Authentic Brands Group elevates portfolio with Ted Baker acquisition Its most recent acquisition of the British brand Ted Baker, announced on Tuesday morning, represents ABG’s efforts to elevate its offering. While ABG’s portfolio is strong with mass-market and affordable brands, its upper price range has been more limited.
Allbirds and Warby Parker’s losses are widening— here’s how they plan to recover Warby Parker and Allbirds, both with earnings calls last week, revealed layoffs, declining revenues and rising costs, showing the vulnerability that the DTC model holds in these times. But at the same time, both brands also laid out plans for weathering this storm.
How ‘The Bear’ created the best fictional menswear icon in a decade In Carmy, the designers created a character whose style is practical yet stylish, high-quality yet affordable. In other words, exactly the kind of aesthetic that dominates menswear right now.
Weekend Briefing: DTC brands hit hard by inflation Last week, while luxury brands showed strong earnings, DTC fashion was definitely feeling the impact of inflation. Also, touching tributes to the late Issey Miyake poured in across the industry, Ferragamo partnered with Farfetch, and E.l.f. Cosmetics became the first beauty or fashion brand to dive into BeReal.
Fashion Briefing: Brands are looking to streaming television for on-screen advertising In June, the California surf brand Quiksilver designed a full collection of nostalgic ’80s apparel, created in collaboration with the costume design team of the Netflix show "Stranger Things." Not only are the designs inspired by the show, but the recently-released fourth season includes several characters wearing the pieces on...
Week in Review: BeReal, luxury inflation and the Inflation Reduction Act This week, BeReal may be an opportunity for brands to show an authentic side, and inflation doesn't seem to be impacting big luxury companies like Ralph Lauren and Capri Holdings. Plus, will the Inflation Reduction Act have a positive impact on the fashion industry?
Will tailoring break streetwear’s dominance in menswear? Lotan is one of the fashion designers looking beyond the hypebeast-driven direction that menswear has taken in the years since Supreme and Louis Vuitton first collaborated in 2017. Hypercasualization and seeing a hoodie on the runway was novel in the early days of streetwear rise, but after years of practically...
Glossy Research: Brands are investing in e-commerce marketplaces and AI recommendations According to Glossy and Modern Retail research, some of brands' recent investments in e-commerce have centered on the creation of third-party marketplaces to sell products from other brands and AI-driven personalization tools.
Weekend Briefing: Major brands are feeling the pressure to offer DEI transparency In this weekend’s edition, we take a look at the growing demand for transparency among fashion brands in their quests to be more inclusive, as well as fashion’s love for Björk and her daughter, and the greenwashing probes into U.K. fashion brands. On the beauty side, Glossier broke from its...