Inside the rise of inclusive mannequins As models on the runway are changing to better reflect a diverse audience, the same is happening with mannequins.
Weekend Briefing: The conflict between Nike and StockX deepens Over the last week, Nike escalated its conflict with StockX, accusing the resale platform of selling counterfeit sneakers and continuing one of the biggest conflicts in the fashion resale space. Meanwhile, the crypto market is looking perilous for investors, which should be of interest to crypto-curious fashion brands, and China’s...
Week in Review: Ferragamo’s growth plans, resale earnings and brands speak up about Roe v. Wade This week, Marco Gobbetti, the new CEO of Salvatore Ferragamo, announced plans to double the company's sales in the next three years; earnings reports from resale companies The RealReal and ThredUp revealed divergent paths for the sector; and a few major brands spoke up about defending reproductive rights in the...
Fabletics is the latest fashion brand to embrace tennis Fashion has tennis fever. Either through short-term collaborations or permanent lines, Louis Vuitton and Lululemon are just a couple of the brands that have recently gotten in on the sport. The latest brand to jump on board is Fabletics. The activewear brand launched its first official tennis collection on May...
Weekend Briefing: Inside Savage x Fenty’s retail ambitions This week, Savage x Fenty opened the last of its first batch of announced stores and revealed more to be opened soon in phase two. Elsewhere, Allbirds is looking to get more competitive in the performance running shoe market. and NFTs and crypto continued to be a roller coaster of...
Shopify aims to make up for disappointing profits with faster fulfillment The acquisition will give Shopify the chance to capitalize on the ongoing issues most brands are seeing around supply chain and fulfillment by offering its one- and two-day shipping services for a variable fee, prompting partner companies to hand off more of their operations to Shopify.
Week in Review: Met Gala, Revolve’s earnings and the future of Off-White This week, the discussion turns to the Met Gala and all the looks on dsplay that were both on-theme and off; Revolve's earnings, specifically how the company is handling its inventory load; and the future of Off-White after New Guards Group named Ibrahim Kamara as its new art and image...
The competition among men’s swimwear brands is heating up Men’s swimwear has largely been left out of the booming-swimwear-category conversation, but that doesn’t mean the sector isn’t evolving. New styles have become dominant and new brands are vying against some of the stalwarts of men’s swim, making it a competitive and growing category, albeit less so than women’s.
Klarna x Glossy Research: Consumers are hitting ‘refresh and reset’ on pandemic shopping behaviors Is the return to normalcy bringing with it a pent-up surge of interest in dressing up and high fashion, as many speculated? Are we actually entering a “Roaring 20s” period of glitz and glamor coming back into style? Exclusive data provided by financial technology company Klarna shows a somewhat complicated...