Glossy Podcast: After the break-in at the Louvre, what should luxury brands do to prevent thefts? Glossy is joined by Sarah Davis, co-founder and president of the luxury fashion resale company Fashionphile. With millions of dollars worth of merchandise on Fashionphile’s shelves, Davis is familiar with both the intense security measures required to keep valuable products safe and the gut-punch feeling when merchandise goes missing.
Fashion Briefing: How fashion brands are working with college athletes to reach Gen Z College athletes, through their name, image and likeness (NIL), are increasingly showing up in the marketing campaigns of major apparel brands like American Eagle and Hollister. These athletes serve simultaneously as cultural icons and as conduits to a valuable younger audience who can relate to brand ambassadors who are still...
Good Dye Young co-founders on linking Hayley Williams’s music career to the hair-dye business Co-founded by cosmetician Brian O’Connor and Paramore lead singer Hayley Williams, Good Dye Young has notably shied away from making Williams and her music central to the brand. Instead, it has built a loyal community over the last nine years by focusing on vegan products and vibrant colors. But now,...
Glossy+ Research: Consumer brand investors share red and green flags they see from brands and founders This month, Glossy brought together a group of investors in the consumer brand space. The investors have a stake in a variety of brands spanning fashion, beauty, wellness, tech, food and grocery. They spoke about the fundraising landscape, including why brands are struggling to secure investments and what currently constitutes...
The Glossy Podcast: The new rules of denim Denim is a perennially popular category, and there’s more diversity and competition in denim than ever. On the latest Glossy Podcast, the hosts discuss the trends that are dominant and the ways the denim customer is changing, plus they define some of the current top brands to provide a better...
Abercrombie & Fitch’s new collection with Kemo Sabe marks its first collab with a fellow apparel brand This week, Abercrombie is releasing a collection of western-themed apparel in collaboration with the western luxury brand Kemo Sabe. Kemo Sabe sells custom-made cowboy hats, boots and accessories at its six stores across the western U.S.
Fashion Briefing: Inside the brand opportunity in rising music stars There's a trend of brands focusing on partnerships appealing to a specific, niche customer, rather than those with broad but shallow appeal.
URBN’s FP Movement is focusing on winter sports to fuel its record growth FP Movement is in a growth and investment period. The brand will open 25 stores over the next year, adding to the five it opened in the last quarter. It currently has 56 stores.
The Glossy Podcast: Insights from Glossy’s holiday research report — plus, Grace Wales Bonner joins Hermés On this week's Podcast, Glossy’s research director, Li Lu, breaks down brands' retail strategies for the holiday 2025 season. The conversation draws from Glossy's annual Glossy+ Holiday Research Report, released earlier this month.