‘Sustainability should be judged by longevity’: Ply-Knits’ Carolyn Yim on the importance of timeless designs Designer Carolyn Yim said sustainability is an important part of how the brand operates, but it's not a central focus of its marketing. What's more, she said, a product's aesthetics can be as important to its impact on the environment as the way it's made.
1 year in: How DTC brand Labucq tested distribution schedules to find one that worked With her brand, Lauren Bucquet planned to eschew the traditional seasons of the fashion calendar for a more freeform style of production in which she could design and release things at her own cadence. One year in, she learned that it was not so simple.
Customer service is the battleground in the increasingly competitive fashion rental market The fashion rental market is growing increasingly crowded, with new platforms like Nuuly or TK popping up everyday. Rent the Runway has been in the top spot of the rental service for most of its existence, being the most recognizable name and widely credited with popularizing the modern fashion rental...
StockX beats out competitors online, highlighting divergent paths of sneaker resale platforms Among the biggest names in sneaker resale, StockX is emerging as one of the most powerful players in an increasingly crowded field. Their secret? The company has an astonishingly high degree of web traffic, far above that of its competitors.
LVMH’s Stella McCartney deal highlights the growing importance of sustainability Only a year after splitting with French luxury conglomerate Kering, Stella McCartney is now joining up with one of Kering’s main rivals: LVMH.
‘Trends end’: Fashion brands are working to move sustainability efforts beyond PR Sustainability is about more than just materials. While making a pair of shoes out of plastic bottles is good PR, it’s the behind-the-scenes supply chain changes across a company's inventory that really move the needle on reducing its carbon impact.
‘Sustainability is an abused term’: Atelier and Repair’s Maurizio Donadi on the brand’s new recycled collection Atelier & Repairs, the brainchild of former Levi’s designer Maurizio Donadi, has made a name for itself taking old and worn out clothes and giving them a new life. Donadi has always been infatuated with workwear, which lead him to seek out the classic men’s chino brand Dockers for a...
Stadium Goods looks to solidify the streetwear-luxury relationship with new Sotheby’s collaboration Less than a year after its big acquisition by luxury platform Farfetch, Stadium Goods is partnering with another huge name in the world of high-end luxury: Sotheby’s.
20 years in, luxury fashion brand The Danes expands focus to digital The Danes, a high-end womenswear brand created by designer Robert Danes, has been sold on the fourth floor of Bergdorf Goodman, along with spots in Saks and Nordstrom, for 20 years. And while Danes said he has had a healthy business, one weakness that has routinely come up when he's asked people...