Lululemon vets on launching Left On Friday: ‘We were able to go so far so fast’ On the week’s episode of the Glossy Podcast, Shannon Savage and Laura Low Ah Kee discuss how their long careers at Lululemon led to the launch of their now 6-year-old premium active swimwear brand, Left On Friday. Savage and Low Ah Kee originally bootstrapped the business, which has remained on...
Luxury Briefing: It’s complicated — The brand and retailer relationship status is evolving This week, a look at the current state of the brand-retailer relationship, according to new research, Tapestry's new earnings report, the founder of growing luxury brand Brochu Walker and executives from Net-a-Porter.
Esprit’s Scott Lux: ‘At the end of the day, the product and customer have to be the heroes’ On this week’s Glossy Podcast, Scott Lux, global evp of e-commerce, technology and innovation at Esprit, discussed his role in the brand’s current attempt at a comeback in the U.S. market — Esprit had its heyday in the states in the 1980s.
Tommy Hilfiger-styled Stray Kids dominated the Met Gala buzz on social media The most-engaged post was by Stray Kids — it featured the members of the band wearing personalized Tommy Hilfiger robes and the caption, “Getting ready for the Met Gala.”
When to fundraise, according to beauty leaders For last week's Beauty Leaders Dinner held in Los Angeles, Glossy and Listrak gathered top executives from some of beauty’s most influential brands for an evening of discussion around current opportunities and challenges in the industry. At one point, all talk turned to fundraising — specifically, whether or not brands should...
Luxury Briefing: Studs launches lab-grown diamonds and Fancy Studs store, as it hits 1 million customers As luxury experiences turbulence, 5-year-old ear-piercing company Studs edges into the market with an elevated product line and a “fancy” new pop-up. On May 9 in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood, it will open Fancy Studs, a three-week store exclusively featuring fine jewelry.
Fashion Briefing: For resale companies, luxury spending dips — and girl math — are inspiring new price-focused initiatives Many luxury companies have seen far better days, thanks to consumers pulling back on spending. Rather than lose out to brands and retailers offering more affordability, two resale companies are newly investing in initiatives aimed at appealing to budget-conscious shoppers. This week, a look at Rebag’s new paid membership program,...
Lilly Pulitzer CEO Michelle Kelly: Our ‘balanced marketing mix’ includes catalogs and commercials Before becoming Lilly Pulitzer’s CEO eight years ago, Michelle Kelly had been with the company for 12 years. That experience helped set her up for success as the company’s leader, she said on this week’s Glossy Podcast.
The Normal Brand’s Jimmy and Lan Sansone: ‘To build a lasting brand, you need a brick-and-mortar presence’ In 2015, Jimmy, Lan and Conrad Sansone launched The Normal Brand, a fashion company focused on easy, comfortable clothing suitable for both workdays and weekends. In the nine years since, without outside funding, the brothers have opened 11 stores — in cities including Nashville and Indianapolis — and entered partnerships with...