Jessica Schiffer

Jessica Schiffer

Jessica Schiffer

  • The myth of closed-loop manufacturing

    Although well-intentioned, and certainly better than having no recycling initiatives at all, closed-loop manufacturing is somewhat of a pipe dream, as adopting it on a large scale would be next to impossible.

  • Half the Story hopes to take some of the BS out of fashion

    Social media is known for many things, but authenticity -- at least in the fashion and beauty sphere -- is not one of them. Larissa May, a 22-year-old entrepreneur and former fashion blogger, is hoping to change that with Half the Story, a multi-media project encouraging more honest reflections from...

  • Pratt’s annual jury panel breeds lucrative relationships for all involved

    Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute has been hosting an industry-led jury panel for its senior students since 2009. Hosted in a beautiful loft space at Canoe Studios, the annual event invites some of the most established voices in fashion -- like Hamish Bowles, Vanessa Friedman and Laurent Claquin, the president of Kering...

  • Lord and Taylor gets a makeover from Bobbi Brown

    After leaving her namesake company in December, Bobbi Brown has joined Lord and Taylor as a creative consultant, kicking things off yesterday with the launch of the Just Bobbi curated lifestyle concept shops. The career move marks Brown’s first since leaving her brand behind and is an unexpected pivot for...

  • New companies are competing to make the vitamin space sexy

    Once relegated to the crunchy aisles of health-food stores and mass-market pharmacies, vitamins and supplements -- fresh off a makeover -- are storming the start-up scene. Unusually stylish brands including Ritual, Olly, Hum, Care/of and Goop Wellness have launched within the past year to cater to an increasingly health-focused consumer,...

  • Confessions of a fashion model: ‘I adopted a lot of unhealthy habits’

    For our latest installment of confessions, in which we grant anonymity for honesty, we talk to a model who’s worked in the industry for 11 years -- shooting with the likes of Sports Illustrated, Glamour and Love Magazine -- about the struggles of being an “average-size” model, the overwhelming pressure...

  • 3 big insights for fashion brands looking to compete with Amazon

    While many have been suspect of Amazon’s ambitions in the fashion space, and whether it can really pull them off, L2’s founder Scott Galloway believes the company has effectively declared war in the space. But there are a few insights, outlined here, that brands can use to either leverage Amazon’s...

  • How P.E. Nation is tapping into today’s active-meets-streetwear zeitgeist

    As consumers gravitate more and more toward athleisure and streetwear, the Australian brand P.E. Nation is smartly offering up the best of both worlds. Founded in March of last year by industry veterans Pip Edwards and Claire Tregoning, the brand has seen impressive success in a short period of time,...