Luxury Briefing: How price increases, tariffs and AI will impact luxury in 2025 For insight into luxury's dynamics and direction, Glossy spoke with Gemma D’Auria, the global leader of apparel, fashion and luxury at McKinsey.
NFL fashion editor Kyle Smith: ‘It would be a miss’ for fashion to ignore the sports opportunity For this week’s episode of the Glossy Podcast, NFL fashion editor Kyle Smith joined host Jill Manoff to discuss the influence of athletes’ style, the current fashion-sports relationship and the responsibilities he has in his new role. He also recaps his recent trips to international fashion weeks and shares his...
Executive Action Items: Key steps to opening a store that will be successful Glossy compiled a group of retail-focused executives to share their best practices and recommendations for choosing a store location and hiring store associates, among other challenging steps when setting up shop.
Fashion Briefing: Industry outsiders are taking over fashion There’s a new path to fashion brand leadership. That theme played out across discussions with brand founders, technology vendors and industry consultants at the NRF's Big Show conference this week in New York City. Rather than working their way up a corporate ladder, more people are becoming entrepreneurs, leveraging digital tools...
Inside Fabletics’ plan to become a $1 billion brand in 2 years For the first time, the 12-year-old activewear brand will enter wholesale channels, including Nordstrom. Plus, it will newly expand to seven international markets, open at least 20 U.S. stores and build out the assortment of its Lifewear product category. “I’m very confident we’ll hit $1 billion [in annual revenue] in the...
Luxury Briefing: Luxury brands are evolving their social media strategies in preparation for a ‘bumpy ride’ This week, a look at how luxury brands are updating their social media strategies amid a rapidly evolving landscape including a potential TikTok ban.
MoMA’s Chay Costello on leveraging 3 million visitors and brand collabs to create a popular retail destination The MoMA Design Store has earned a reputation as a destination for product discovery and a source of cool, limited-edition, gift-worthy finds. On the fashion side, those have included exclusive collaborations with Champion and New Era. On this week’s Glossy Podcast, the curator behind the store’s assortment, MoMA Retail's Chay...
Luxury Briefing: Platform heels are primed for a 2025 comeback In 2024, retro platforms turned up at cultural events including the Met Gala, the Oscars and Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n Sweet Tour. The celebs and influencers sporting the style largely opted for affordable takes readily available on the market. Now, more designer brands are introducing their own takes on high-drama...
Inside Todd Snyder’s $130 million year For Todd Snyder, who launched his namesake menswear brand in 2011, hosting a runway show at Pitti Uomo in January wasn’t just his 2024 highlight but it was also the highlight of his whole career.