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...
Week in Review: The RealReal’s profitability struggles, the impacts of inflation, Jennifer Lopez’s honeymoon looks On this week's episode of the Glossy Week in Review podcast, senior fashion reporter Danny Parisi is joined by fashion reporter Zofia Zwieglinska and Glossy intern Gabriela Garcia-Astolfi to break down some of the biggest news in the fashion industry.
How LVMH and Kering are preparing for a recession In economic downtimes, luxury brands tend to be more insulated than mass brands. Even so, a number of luxury companies shared their recession plans in earnings calls this week.
Shopping app Mada aims to pick up customers left behind when The Yes shut down An app called Mada, with a discovery-shopping combination similar to The Yes, hopes to scoop up some of the customers left behind when The Yes was folded into Pinterest.
Ethical consumers and streetwear heads: Inside Sperry’s strategy to reach new audiences Under CMO Elizabeth Drori, Sperry is undergoing a transformation. Through a number of recent projects and partnerships, Sperry is in the process of shifting its placement in the market and building two new audiences for the brand: ethical shoppers and streetwear heads.
Weekend Briefing: Yeezy x Gap is more Yeezy, less Gap Last week, Yeezy x Gap saw its first in-store launch, Ken Downing headed to Halston, Bernard Arnault cemented control of LVMH, and fashion's executive shuffle continued.
Fashion Briefing: Why buy-now, pay-later companies are tanking despite rising consumer adoption Despite their massive adoption and growth, BNPL companies have recently found themselves struggling.
- Week in Review: UK heatwave, cross-company fashion initiatives, the potential return of Google Glass
This week, the U.K. suffered some of the hottest temperatures the country has ever seen with impacts on the fashion industry, and big e-commerce players like Zalando, Yoox Net-a-Porter and About You joined forces on a cross-company sustainability initiative. Meanwhile, new AR technology is coming out of Google and Snap.
How fashion brands are staving off rising return rates When a customer returns a product, it’s not just the sale that the brand is losing, but potentially the customer, as well.