How much higher can luxury prices go? Luxury brands are increasingly raising their prices to get more value out of their most valuable customers: the hyper-affluent, high-frequency buyers whose wealth insulates them from the vicissitudes of the economy. These customers tend to continue buying from luxury brands regardless of how high the prices get.
These 3 fashion collectors view their expensive goods as assets The combination of luxury’s ever-increasing prices, the rise of luxury resale platforms like Fashionphile and The RealReal, and fashion's streetwear-influenced focus on limited-edition drops have all come together to create a type of consumer for whom luxury goods are investment assets. These customers amass large collections of exclusive, high-priced items...
Who is Bluestar Alliance, the management company that just bought Off-White? Off-White has been sold off by LVMH to Bluestar Alliance. The deal was announced Monday afternoon for an undisclosed sum. The move was widely seen as a tacit admission that LVMH hasn’t known what to do with the brand without Abloh at the helm. Off-White hesitated to appoint a new...
Inside the booming world of the ‘everyday carry’ subculture The EDC community — gathering on subreddits like r/EDC, social media platforms under the hashtag #EDC, or on blogs like Everyday Carry and Gear Patrol — are obsessed with assembling a fine-tuned collection of every day essentials. Their flatlays include metal wallets, leather notebooks, rugged flashlights, pocket knives and Casio...
Why the sheer trend is taking over Paris Fashion Week More than just clothes have been on display at Paris Fashion Week. On both the runways and in the front rows, designers and stylists have been dressing models and attendees in sheer styles, often eschewing any undergarments that would mask what’s underneath.
Week in Review: Paris Fashion Week, Telfar embraces leather, Stitch Fix’s future This week, we talk about Paris Fashion Week, particularly the contrasting shows from Dior and Saint Laurent. We also discuss Telfar’s decision to go upmarket with a higher price point, real leather and a wholesale collaboration. Finally, we explore Stitch Fix’s ailing finances and the future of styling service-based businesses.
Secondhand fashion has invaded fashion month If you looked closely at the Maccapani presentation at Milan Fashion Week on September 19, you may have noticed something unusual. The models, styled by the brand’s designer, Margherita Missoni, wore not just clothes from the brand’s new collection, but also accessories from other brands including Roberto Cavalli and Murano.
Bezel’s Quaid Walker on the post-boom ‘correction in the watch market’ Bezel, like the watch market in general, has seen significant growth over the last three years. It now boasts over $500 million worth of watches coming through its marketplace annually. Millions of new watch enthusiasts are getting into the market for the first time, and secondhand marketplaces like Bezel are...
Milan Fashion Week Briefing: Philipp Plein’s show previews his hospitality ambitions For Philipp Plein, who showed his spring 2025 collection in Milan on Saturday, the venue was especially important because he owns it. The Plein Hotel is the German designer's soon-to-be-opened luxury hospitality venture, with 20 rooms and four restaurants within its walls in the former Krizia headquarters in Milan.