Kiki de Montparnasse targets a stronger wholesale business under new leadership Alexa Cahill recently completed a successful 7-year run as head of the Australian fashion brand Zimmerman where she helped the brand grow by 32,000%. She envisions Kiki as having similar global potential.
New Era has a billion-dollar licensing business, but can it establish a brand of its own? Dao-yi Chow's newest role is vp and creative director of brand at the 140-year-old hat company New Era, known for its ubiquitous baseball caps. While New Era sells hundreds of licensed products — an abundance of team, logo and brand names can be found on New Era hats — Chow’s...
How Zenni leveraged AI to double profits, despite internal skepticism In 2022, David Ting became Zenni's chief technology officer and global gm for the company and made changes that quickly proved impactful. By cutting back on expensive creative campaigns and using generative AI to create new marketing ideas and product imagery, Ting said he was able to cut Zenni’s marketing...
‘They just stopped paying’: Saks Fifth Avenue owes hundreds of thousands of dollars to dozens of brands Ryan Babenzien, the entrepreneur behind the men’s sneaker brand Greats and the shower head company Jolie, said he’s owed over $15,000 from Saks Fifth Avenue from an order the retailer placed last year. The product was delivered and sold to customers, but Jolie has yet to see a dime of...
Week in Review: Results from Adidas, Prada, Armani and Hugo Boss show the state of fashion’s finances This week, we take a look at the recent earnings reports from brands including Prada, Adidas, Armani and Hugo Boss to break down what’s happening in fashion financially. Some standouts include Miu Miu's amazing growth, inflation's pressure on luxury shoppers and Adidas’s recovery from the Yeezy debacle.
Why iconic LA retailer Fred Segal is shutting down: ‘Retail is one of the most difficult businesses there is’ The pressures from the pandemic never let up and forced the company to close its final stores when the business failed to recover.
Fashion Briefing: With the Hamptons overcrowded, Upstate New York is ripe for fashion retail There’s another New York City-adjacent destination besides the Hamptons that’s becoming a destination both for affluent travelers and the luxury and fashion brands looking to cater to them: Upstate.
Cosmetic chemist Javon Ford on his unorthodox career path Ford’s background in chemistry, working on making new formulations for cosmetics companies, has given him an in-depth knowledge of what goes into beauty and skin-care products. His videos involve him busting some of the most widespread myths in beauty and skin care and pointing out which ingredients are harmful and,...
The Paris Olympics are disrupting French brands’ wholesale plans Fashion brands from luxury to sportswear have capitalized on the Paris Olympics with campaigns and collections, hoping to benefit from the billions of people watching the games. But the Games have also proven to be a time of disruption. Not only are there unexpected events — like the sabotaging of...