This week, we talk about the Paris Fashion Week highlights, look at the proposed legislation in France and the U.S. targeting ultra-fast-fashion brands like Shein, and discuss Foot Locker’s poor performance last quarter and the implications for sneaker retail.

The next big category expansion for Abercrombie & Fitch is bridal, a growing industry worth $61 billion globally according to Research and Markets. On Thursday, Abercrombie is launching the online A&F Wedding Shop featuring over 100 pieces including bridal dresses, bridesmaids dresses and apparel geared toward bachelorette parties and trips,...

The film’s oppressive visuals of desolate deserts, strange planets and alien cultures may seem like an odd source of fashion inspiration, but the film’s flowing, retro-futuristic costume designs have already proven inspirational. The same is true of the avant-garde outfits worn by the movie’s cast on the red carpet. Fashion...

Macy's is closing 150 stores in the next few years and The RealReal reached profitability by cutting costs, reflecting a trend in fashion where reining in costs becomes the clearest path to profits.

As seen on both the runways and the streets, it was clear that nudity is back. Celebrities and models alike sported a preponderance of sheer clothing, skin-baring garments, and sometimes fully exposed private parts. The trend toward nudity reflects both the return of ’90s-era fashion trends — when risque looks, low-rise...

This week, we have a special mailbag episode where we answer questions from our listeners. Topics include the future of bankruptcy and M&As among retail brands, the effects of TikTok on fashion, and the components of an effective marketing campaign.

The bulk of the brand's U.S. expansion will be through physical retail. Orlebar Brown is planning to open 10 stores in the U.S. this year, in Montecito and Newport Beach in California, Boca Raton in Florida, and Belmont Village in New York, among other locations. The first of that flurry...

Carhartt’s rugged clothes, designed to hold up through years of wear and tear, make it a perfect candidate for resale. Fashion resale is nearly a $200 billion business globally, and outdoor brands like Carhartt, with its long shelf life, are a good match. Patagonia and REI, for example, have two...

The team dropped the video on Alex Mill’s Instagram channel on February 15, getting almost 60,000 views on the first day and 80,000 by February 23. That helped the brand sell out of multiple styles from the denim line within the first week. The video was inspired by a similar...