- Why the designer revolving door isn’t letting up
With Bouchra Jarrar leaving Lanvin, the revolving door of designers who are out at luxury brands after just a few seasons shows no signs of slowing down. At the center of it: a soured relationship between the creative and business sides of the brand.
- Shopify’s Frenzy app expands from streetwear to luxury fashion for NYFW: Men’s
Shopify’s product drop app Frenzy is expanding into luxury fashion in time for the forthcoming New York Fashion Week: Men’s with the aim of accelerating the already breakneck pace of see-now-buy-now.
- Plus-size menswear market struggles to gain momentum
Though the women's plus-size market has continued to make strides over the past year — sales rose by 6 percent in 2016, up to $21.4 billion — the men’s plus-size industry remains stifled.
- Phlur CEO Eric Korman: ‘What does it even mean to buy fragrance from Tom Ford?’
Eric Korman, CEO and founder of the direct-to-consumer, sustainable perfume brand Phlur, joined the Glossy Podcast to share what he's learned about the opaque fragrance industry and supply chain, and how he created a company for the modern consumer.
- For brands, fitting rooms are the key to unlocking valuable customer data
In-store retail is evolving, and that includes the fitting room. Brands like Reformation, Rebecca Minkoff and Fabletics are using technology to closely track what's going in and out of the fitting room to make business decisions.
- Esquire is the latest Hearst publication to experiment with voice platforms
As voice-activated technology continues to proliferate, Hearst is identifying more ways to tie its editorial content to programs like Amazon Echo and Google Home. Esquire is its latest publication to test the waters.
- Inclusive modeling agency Zand Wagon is on a mission to subvert beauty standards
With his new inclusive modeling and talent casting agency Zand Wagon, founder Kayvon Zand is dedicated to breaking beauty barriers by providing visibility to a diverse array of models that span all ages, races and sexualities.
- Mejuri founder Noura Sakkijha: ‘Being direct-to-consumer is key’
Mejuri is a direct-to-consumer brand for fine jewelry, which cuts out the middlemen retail partners and focuses on a new marketing message supported by a transparency strategy. Founder Noura Sakkijha joined the Glossy Podcast to discuss the problems riddling the traditional jewelry industry and how to sell jewels online.
- Why Fabletics brought its online membership model to physical stores
Fabletics, the athletic apparel brand that offers a membership model to unlock lower prices, has moved offline. It's opened 24 stores in less than two years, and it's used that customer data to improve its membership experience, as well as educate new customers about the model.