Mejuri to begin selling lab-grown diamonds alongside mined diamonds Across the jewelry sector, lab-grown diamonds are shaking up an industry that’s been ruled by mined diamonds for centuries. But while many jewelers and jewelry brands are picking one or the other – Pandora sells exclusively lab-grown diamonds for example – DTC jewelry brand Mejuri sees a place for both.
Weekend Briefing: Regulators set their sights on buy-now, pay-later Buy-now, pay-later is a growing form of payment, but it's not without its risks. Now regulators are taking a closer look. Also, we explore what's behind the executive leadership changes taking place throughout fashion.
Luxury Briefing: Why are so many brands replacing their creative director? We’re in the middle of a great reshuffling of creative directors across luxury fashion. In the last month alone, Tod’s, Rochas, Givenchy and Alexander McQueen have replaced or lost their creative directors. If you zoom out a few more months, you can add Supreme, Gucci, Chloé, Bally and Ann Demeulemeester...
Week in Review: Talking watches with guest co-host Quaid Walker of Bezel This week, Danny Parisi and guest co-host Quaid Walker discuss why luxury watch prices keep falling, even amid apparent high demand. They also talk about the watch brands embracing brick-and-mortar retail and the future of the primary and secondary watch markets.
Citizen opens first U.S. store on Fifth Avenue Citizen typically prefers to engage with the brick-and-mortar retail world through its large network of dealers. But this week, the company is changing that with the opening of its first major flagship store.
Thanks to ‘Barbie’ and ‘Yellowstone,’ cowboy boots and Western wear are everywhere From the popularity of "Yellowstone" to Barbie’s hot-pink cowgirl costume, there has been no shortage of Western-related fashion moments in the culture this year. The term “cowboy boots” has more than a billion global views on TikTok, with 43 million views in the last month alone, according to November research...
Weekend Briefing: More retailers are offering returnless refunds Last week, as the post-Black Friday hangover set in, Glossy looked back at some of the trends that dominated the holiday shopping week, including how retailers tackled the issue of returns. Elsewhere, Matthew Williams announced his departure from Givenchy and Italian biomaterials company Biofluff raised new funding.
Week in Review: Farfetch may go private, workers strike at Gucci This week, we talk about rumors that Farfetch may be going private soon and what that means for the wider luxury retail world. Additionally, we talk about a strike at Gucci against the company’s decision to move its design headquarters.
Price-conscious consumers embraced e-commerce this Black Friday The higher sales in the e-commerce channel have been owed, in part, to the lingering effects of inflation making customers more price-conscious. As shoppers continue to be more cautious with their spending habits, online shopping offers a better way to survey a wider variety of prices and find a better...