Fashion Briefing: Fashion designers spoke out against ICE at New York Fashion Week One of the most commonly spotted accessories at New York Fashion Week this season wasn't a handbag or a pair of sunglasses — it was a small black-and-white pin featuring the words "ICE OUT."
Fashion brands hope the fall of department stores leads to a ’boutique boom’ Wholesale may be struggling, but at New York Fashion Week, designers are hoping for a "boutique boom" to revitalize fashion retail.
NYFW brands experimented with AI, virtual try-on and smart mirrors Including virtual try-on, smart mirrors, cameras tracking items taken off a rack and other forms of AI, brands are integrating new tech into their shows to demonstrate how that tech is affecting the shopping experience.
Glossy Podcast: How to dress an NBA star, with stylist Courtney Mays This week, Glossy sat down with stylist Courtney Mays, who has styled some of the biggest names in the NBA, including LeBron James, Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan. With the NBA All-Star Weekend around the corner and more attention than ever on players' style, Mays spoke about the convergence of...
Fashion Briefing: At NYFW, fashion brands are embracing department stores — even the embattled Saks Global The American department store's reputation has taken a beating in the last year. The high-profile bankruptcy of Saks Global, along with struggling foot traffic at department stores like Neiman Marcus, has made the prospect of wholesale via this channel a tougher sell. But on the first day of New York...
How an indie bridal brand earned a major marketing moment at the Super Bowl A 30-second Super Bowl ad was quoted this year at $8 million. The Hayley Paige dress was on-screen during the NBC broadcast for roughly that amount of time, free of charge.
As China’s fashion market recovers, Western brands are going all in on Lunar New Year Despite a slowdown in Chinese spending on fashion and luxury in recent years, the last quarter shows that China remains a growth opportunity for fashion brands. Burberry cited interest from young Chinese consumers as helping to animate its recent resurgence, including a 6% increase in sales in China and double-digit growth among...
What goes into an NFL partnership? With Abercrombie & Fitch CMO Carey Collins Krug This week, we're talking about the Super Bowl. With the biggest American sporting event of the year taking place this weekend, editor-in-chief Jill Manoff sat down with Carey Collins Krug, the CMO of Abercrombie & Fitch, which has big plans tied to its title of "official fashion partner of the...
Fashion Briefing: Brands are rushing to make fashionable sports merchandise — but is there enough demand? Call it "the Taylor Swift effect." A custom-designed coat she wore to a game in 2024 showed many female sports fans that sports gear isn't limited to oversized jerseys and foam fingers. Since then, demand for more stylish, fashion-forward sports gear has grown, and both new and existing brands are...