Fashion Briefing: Why Pitti Uomo chose Korean streetwear brand Post Archive Faction as its next guest designer This year, Pitti Uomo’s "guest designer" is Post Archive Faction, a South Korean brand founded by designers Dongjoon Lim and Sookyo Jeong. Supported by Pitti Immagine, the organization that hosts Pitti Uomo, and the Korea Creative Content Agency, PAF will host a show in the middle of Pitti Uomo when...
How Texas-based boutique Kick Pleat became a hot spot for international, timeless fashion Rather than cater to any sort of stereotypical Southern tropes, Kick Pleat founder Wendi Martin has consistently stuck to her own vision of timeless, elegant style since the store’s founding in 2003.
LaQuan Smith: For designers, the Met Gala ‘opens a lot of doors’ Smith is one of many designers and stylists whose weeks leading up to the Gala are a hectic mix of fittings, last-minute design consultations and promotional dinners and interviews. And as the Met Gala has grown – last year’s event drove over 30 million social media posts – it has...
Glossy Podcast: Prada’s earnings, Nike’s NFT lawsuit and a conversation with Rent the Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman This week, we talk about Prada’s positive earnings, including the spectacular growth of Miu Miu. We also talk about Nike being sued in a class action lawsuit over the shutdown of its NFT business, RTFKT. Later in the episode, Jill speaks with Rent the Runway co-founder and CEO Jennifer Hyman.
Fashion Briefing: Empty ports and shelves as tariffs cause companies to deprioritize the US market With tariffs affecting goods coming from China, the American consumer will soon see the tangible impact of tariffs in the form of reduced inventory on shelves. Higher production and shipping costs will likely lead companies to implement higher prices and accept lower quality for goods that do make it to...
Glossy 101: The dos and don’ts of influencer partnership disclosures Glossy spoke with influencer marketing and legal experts about exactly what the rules are for disclosing influencer partnerships and what brands can do to avoid a class-action lawsuit or other detrimental effects of failing to meet them.
Executive Action Items: How fashion brands should navigate pricing and category expansion This month, Glossy brought together a group of executives from the fashion industry to talk about issues related to product development and manufacturing. Developing strategic pricing and expanding into new product categories were among the timely topics discussed.
Shein and Temu hike prices and join the global retreat from the US market A survey of Shein products before and after the price hikes showed some products increasing in price by as much as 90%, while others increased by smaller amounts of 20-30%. A plus-size women's dress, for example, increased from $22 to $27, while a bathing suit increased from $5 to $9....
Fashion Briefing: Will traditional fashion models survive the rise of AI twins? Between AI, celebrities, influencers and customers serving showing up in fashion shoots, where does that leave the traditional model?