Emerging Parisian designer Jude Ferrari: Buyers never buy from a brand’s first two seasons In this Fashion Month edition of the Glossy Podcast, we sit down with Jude Ferrari, the designer and founder of the 4-year-old Parisian fashion brand J.Simone, which hosted a fashion show on Monday. Ferrari, who went to school at Central Saint Martens and has worked for brands including Zara and...
- Faith Connexion’s Maria Buccellati on debuting a collaborative design approach at Paris Fashion Week
In this Fashion Month edition of the Glossy Podcast, we sit down with Maria Buccellati, co-owner and CEO of Faith Connexion, which hosted a Paris Fashion Week runway show on Wednesday. Prior to the show, the brand wiped its Instagram clean before posting a series of images promoting the brand’s...
Luxury Briefing: The rapid trend cycle and what Gucci got right It’s been widely reported that TikTok is accelerating the trend cycle. But, in step, consumers are pulling back on discretionary spending. As brands continue to propose “it” items and shift proportions, signaling the need for a wardrobe overhaul (at least) every six months, the gap between what flies in fashion...
- Antidote’s Lauren Amos and Karlo Steel on the return of ‘fashion with a capital F’
In this Fashion Month edition of the Glossy Podcast, we sit down with Lauren Amos and Karlo Steel — the buyer and founder of luxury fashion retailer Antidote, respectively — to discuss the relevance of fashion shows, the state of luxury consumer behavior and the shows they're shopping this season.
Luxury Briefing: NYFW collections reflected pragmatism or fantasy, and a sharpened focus on commerciality At New York Fashion Week Spring 2024, designer collections largely fell into one of two buckets: pragmatic or fantastical, decidedly practical or intentionally whimsical. But all designers seemed to agree on a heightened focus on commercial viability as the season’s dominant theme.
- Highsnobiety editor-in-chief Willa Bennett on building content, commerce and experiences around NYFW
In this Fashion Month edition of the Glossy Podcast, we sit down with Willa Bennett, who joined fashion and media company Highsnobiety as its editor-in-chief in 2022. Highsnobiety had a presence at New York Fashion Week with a three-day “Neu York” pop-up shop and various on-site events. Bennett talks about...
- Studio 189’s Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah on using fashion as an agent for social change
In this Fashion Month edition of the Glossy Podcast, we sit down with Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah, founders of Studio 189, the 10-year-old fashion brand and social enterprise that hosted a runway show on Sunday. Dawson and Erwiah discuss how they’ve built and grown a company with purpose, and...
Luxury Briefing: The new designer brand playbook champions lifestyle and accessibility To a heightened extent and with a new focus on accessibility, luxury brands are building out the story they’re telling, leveraging channels from Spotify to stores to fashion week runways.
- NYFW designer Jackson Wiederhoeft on learning from Thom Browne and gaining the CFDA’s support
In this Fashion Month edition of the Glossy Podcast, we sit down with emerging designer Jackson Wiederhoeft, whose training includes Parsons School of Design and three years under Thom Browne. Like Thom Browne’s, Wiederhoeft's collections are decidedly theatrical, whimsical and, therefore, perfectly suited to a runway. He discusses the importance...