Luxury Briefing: With searches up 900%, the men’s bag boom is upon us Influenced by the athletes and male celebrities carrying Bottega Veneta Cassettes and Hermès Birkins, more men are expanding their accessories investments from strictly sneakers to crossbodies and carryalls. With the luxury market slowing, the trend offers a growth opportunity for fashion brands and retailers.
Luxury Briefing: Why Brompton bicycles are the next wellness status symbol This week, a bike is gaining buzz among affluent consumers; Tapestry is doing better than expected, but not great; and eTail Boston reveals what’s weighing on the minds of fashion retailers.
Week in Review: Recession fears impact brands, fashion gets political, and the FTC cracks down on fake reviews This week, they discuss how new signs of an upcoming recession are affecting U.S. spending, whether fashion will get more political as the election approaches, and how the FTC's banning of fake reviews will impact consumer behavior.
Week in Review: The Copenhagen shows, Ralph Lauren’s earnings and back-to-school’s standout strategies This week, we recap the Copenhagen Fashion Week highlights, discuss why Ralph Lauren is proving an exception to luxury's slump and break down the brand strategies that won the back-to-school shopping season.
Luxury Briefing: Stock X’s Josh Luber is betting on toys as the next era of collectible investments With his new company, serial entrepreneur Josh Luber is targeting collectors yet again, but this time, he's starting in the primary market.
Jonathan Simkhai on business growth without outside investment and the return to NYFW Fifteen years after starting his fashion brand, Jonathan Simkhai is still growing it — without financial help. “The business is privately held, and we have not taken on any outside investment,” Simkhai said on the latest episode of the Glossy Podcast. “I am open to the idea, but we're also...
Luxury Briefing: Why altering sales strategies based on current market conditions is ‘a mistake’ Sephora is seeing double-digit revenue growth, and luxury conglomerates are experiencing comparatively greater boosts in Japan. But, “brands shouldn’t be scared” and chase sales in such thriving channels and markets, according to experts. This week’s executive conversations and luxury earnings prove that the brands best known for quality service and...
Glossy Storytellers 2024: Thom Bettridge, Ssense Little kids and high fashion (typically) don’t mix — which partially explains the brilliance of Ssense’s 2024 kidswear campaign. “When you combine worlds you don't expect to see together, it creates excitement,” said Thom Bettridge, Ssense’s vp of creative and content, theorizing about the success of the project.
Glossy Storytellers 2024: Erik Torstensson, Frame A beautiful, cool woman in bed with denim. This year, this scenario became a signature of Frame’s seasonal campaigns. It defined the spring 2024 campaign featuring Gisele Bündchen and the summer 2024 campaign with Amelia Gray. And, according to co-founder and creative director Erik Torstensson, brand followers can expect to see...