Albert Muzquiz, @edgyalbert, explains why menswear is so stuck on vintage clothing Vintage and secondhand fashion is having an explosive moment, and menswear content creators are particularly in love with high-quality vintage goods from years past when clothes were made to last. Not only do menswear brands have to compete with each other, but they also have to compete with the decades'...
Fashion Briefing: A profitable brand builder, eyewear is fashion’s new favorite category The cost, both to produce and to purchase eyewear, is relatively low, making them a lower barrier for entry for consumers and a lower commitment for the brands.
Fashion Briefing: Fashion resale is finally ready for primetime With the rise of resale powerhouses like Vinted and the expansion of resale channels by fashion brands like Eileen Fisher, secondhand fashion has gone from a niche way to save money to a legitimate, mainstream phenomenon.
The Swatch x Audemars Piguet Royal Pop isn’t a wristwatch. Will the hype die off? Robertino Altieri, founder and CEO of the watch marketplace WatchGuys, joined the Glossy Podcast to discuss how the watch community is responding to the Royal Pop and what the collaboration says about the state of the watch industry.
Fashion Briefing: Canadian fashion brands are caught between geopolitical tensions and the lucrative US market Glossy spoke with several Canada-based brands that are in the midst of expansions into the U.S. market about the challenges they've faced.
Why Swatch’s collaboration with Audemars Piguet is creating ‘the most hype ever’ for a new watch While little has been officially revealed about the collaboration, the name alone has already sparked speculation. The "Royal Pop" will likely draw inspiration from Audemars Piguet's popular "Royal Oak" watch and combine it with the Swatch Pop, a series of pop-art-inspired watches from the 1980s, in which the watch case...
Chaos and confusion in the Strait of Hormuz could drive apparel production costs up 15% While much of the concern about the Strait of Hormuz has been focused on the lack of oil being shipped through it, that's not the only cargo being delayed. Apparel and textile hubs like India and Bangladesh produce clothing for global brands like Tommy Hilfiger, Gap, Zara and H&M.
‘Fashion businesses want immediate contributions’: An FIT professor on the ‘challenging’ fashion labor market On this week's Glossy Podcast, senior fashion reporter Danny Parisi speaks with Keith Fraley, a professor of fashion business management, about the challenges facing new graduates and others seeking entry-level roles in the fashion industry.
Fashion Briefing: How Steve Madden is using resale to ‘hedge against tariffs’ Steve Madden has been weathering the retail storm better than expected. All three of its core brands — Steve Madden, Dolce Vita and Betsey Johnson — have experienced growth in the last year, and direct-to-consumer revenue is increasing.