Based on the media soundbites alone, one would owe the recent resale boom to the rise of the eco-conscious consumer. The resounding message: Since the start of the pandemic, shoppers have taken more care to consider their purchase choices. As a result, they’re foregoing supporting the primary market, in favor...
On Day 1 of Glossy’s Future of Fashion Summit (October 4-6), executives from fashion brands met for a town hall discussion on the current challenges they’re facing and the strategies they’re using to navigate them. Shipping delays and rising material costs stood out as their main pain points. Ahead, a...
Fifty-nine-year-old luxury knitwear brand St. John is making a concerted effort to reach a younger shopper base. Its game plan: expanding its versatile clothing assortment, offering more affordable products via accessories and opening a pop-up in NYC’s trendy SoHo neighborhood.
As fashion and the metaverse come together, it seems it’s only a matter of time before brands bring gaming concepts into the IRL world via their physical stores.
Introducing Glossy's "Week in Review" podcast, where editor-in-chief Jill Manoff and fashion reporter Danny Parisi discuss the week's need-to-know fashion news, launches and events. This week, that includes the Balenciaga x Fortnite partnership, the London Fashion Week business trends and the latest funding mega-round to hit the luxury resale space.
As retailers evolve to compete, they’re infringing on the territory of one-time industry disruptors. Now, those with formerly innovative business models are expanding their horizons.
On this bonus episode of the Glossy Podcast, editor-in-chief Jill Manoff and fashion reporter Danny Parisi break down what they experienced while show- and event-hopping this NYFW. As they tell it, the event had highs and lows, plus a few surprises that hinted at the future of fashion week.
This season, an increasing number of shows steered away from the traditionally enclosed studio setup, in favor of outdoor venues and livestreams. And on a metaphorical level, the walls of the fashion industry, which some have called out for impeding diversity, have begun to break down amid the stream of...
New York Fashion Week doesn’t officially wrap until tomorrow night. But with today marking the 20th anniversary of September 11, crowds have tapered, venues have quieted, and events have been streamlined, compared to earlier in the week.