In a tight labor market, fashion brands are shortening their hiring and recruiting processes Fashion and beauty brands both have had to rethink the way they recruit, interview and ultimately hire employees in response to a labor market that’s given employees more leverage. Many of the new tactics brands are employing revolve around shortening the time between recruiting and hiring.
After years of sneaker dominance, loafers and dress shoes are making a comeback As the stuffiest of corporate offices are full of Allbirds, Nikes and Vejas, loafers and dress shoes are making a comeback. Some of the biggest men’s fashion influencers, including Justin Livingston and Phil Cohen, have started to slip loafers and thick-soled dress shoes into their usual rotation of sneakers, and...
Hiring, discounting and marketing advice from the Glossy Executive Roundtable On October 6, Glossy hosted its first member-exclusive Executive Roundtable at CSTM Haus in Manhattan, bringing together dozens of executive leaders from fashion brands, beauty brands, retailers and agencies. The discussion was lively, specifically focusing on challenges facing our industries and suggestions and strategies for navigating them.
Weekend Briefing: Inflation is making resale an appealing off-price alternative The reasons for resale’s growth are myriad. In my discussions with various resale platforms, there’s lots of talk about the sustainable benefit of shopping secondhand and the thrill of treasure-hunting. All true, in my opinion, but the biggest reason for resale’s appeal is also the simplest: it’s cheaper.
Week in Review: Inside all the drama at Paris Fashion Week On this week's episode, we take a look at all the dramatic news that came out of a very packed Paris Fashion Week, including the Bella Hadid spray-on dress at the Coperni show and Kanye West's controversial "White Lives Matter" shirts.
As Kanye West alienates fans and collaborators alike, will his brand survive? West’s rhetoric has drawn criticism before, but it has always been outweighed by the success of his fashion lines. Months before the end of his partnership with Gap, his threats against ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her then-boyfriend Pete Davidson drew accusations of misogyny and stalking. Meanwhile, his partners Adidas and...
Inside Dôen’s flash sale approach to resale As the fashion resale renaissance has continued, fashion brands are increasingly interested in bringing resale in-house. Usually, that takes the form of a peer-to-peer model and a dedicated section of the website. But California-based premium fashion brand Doen is taking a different approach, recruiting a resale expert from Patagonia to...
Weekend Briefing: Novel ways brands are responding to inflation We’ve covered the pressures of inflation regularly at Glossy, and the problem isn't going anywhere. Nearly every brand or source Glossy has spoken to in the last month has mentioned how it’s affecting their business. Here’s a look at some of the responses brands came up with last week to...
Fashion Briefing: How is inflation impacting shoppers’ spending habits? The biggest topic in fashion, and possibly all of retail, is inflation. While not exactly sexy, it's so top-of-mind for the industry that at Milan Fashion Week, two different brands – Moschino and Diesel – worked inflation-based puns into their collections with actual inflatable clothes and set dressings.