SoulCycle aims to open standalone ‘fashion’ retail stores At this week’s Shoptalk conference in Las Vegas, SoulCycle executives told Glossy the company is building up its apparel retail arm to become 15-20% of the business. Standalone retail stores are being considered, as are expanded retail floors in existing studios.
Why Gen Z is spending (a lot of) time in Coach stores Best described as testbeds for ideas with the potential to resonate with Gen Z, Coach Play’s “fully immersive” and “hyperlocal” stores have seen impressive levels of dwell time. Compared to a typical Coach store, a larger number of Gen-Z shoppers enter Coach Play stores. And among those who enter, their...
CMO Sarah Crockett on DSW’s rebrand: ‘We’re not going to throw everything out and just focus on the future’ Nine months into her role as CMO of DSW, Sarah Crockett is making some changes. Crockett, who has led marketing for companies including Dickies and Burton, has been tasked with driving a brand refresh: “What the leadership team was looking for and what was needed [when I was hired] was some...
Tiny Tags CEO Melissa Clayton: ‘We are not in the business of buying customers’ In addition to its DTC business, the customizable fine jewelry brand Tiny Tags has a Target collection that sells in nearly 1,700 stores and is expected to drive $7 million to $9 million in sales this year. On this week’s episode of the Glossy Podcast, the 13-year-old brand’s founder and...
Métier’s Melissa Morris on filling the ‘market gap’ for a new luxury leather goods brand If you watched the Oscars and the event’s afterparties Sunday night, chances are you saw a Métier handbag. The brand’s clutches were seen all over the red carpets, carried by stars from Kaia Germer to Amy Poehler to Anna Sawai. And it wasn’t the first time star fans of the...
‘Take a risk’: NYFW designers weigh in on the CFDA’s advice for Fall 2025 On February 5, the day before the official start of New York Fashion Week Fall 2025, CFDA chairman and designer Thom Browne put out an open letter to fellow designers, encouraging them to go bold. Several designers Glossy spoke to during the week said fulfilling the request would mean business...
Jonathan Cohen’s co-founders on balancing creative and business priorities at NYFW On this NYFW edition of the Glossy Podcast, host Jill Manoff sits down with designer Jonathan Cohen and CEO Sarah Leff, the creative and the business mind behind the 14-year-old Jonathan Cohen brand.
From Beyoncé to Britney: David Blond on leveraging NYFW to win celebrity clients This latest New York Fashion Week edition of the Glossy Podcast features David Blond, one-half of the design duo known as The Blonds, known for their ultra-glam, high-drama styles beloved by the entertainment industry. Blond discusses how The Blonds built their A-list client roster, which includes Rihanna, Beyonce, Lady Gaga,...
Dennis Basso on NYFWs past and present: Showing at Bryant Park was ‘validation’ On the latest New York Fashion Week edition of the Glossy Podcast, designer Dennis Basso discusses his favorite Fashion Week memories and the event’s biggest changes he’s experienced over the years. He also offers a sneak peek of his plans for presenting his fall 2025 collection.