Alexandre Assouline: A curated library is the new luxury Assouline, the publishing house turned luxury lifestyle brand, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year — but, it seems, it’s just getting started. Largely driven by Alexandre Assouline — the company’s chief of operations, brand and strategy and the son of its founders — Assouline is in growth mode: In addition...
What’s next for luxury e-commerce As brands become more digital-savvy and promotions-averse, luxury e-tailers are losing their luster.
Luxury Briefing: Louis Vuitton updates the Neverfull as the battle of the designer totes heats up This week, a look at Louis Vuitton’s evolving Neverfull strategy as leather goods’ growth wanes. Plus, the fashion-approved furniture newly making waves, the rise of runway collection pre-orders and a fashion show playlist some loved more than the clothes.
Luxury Briefing: Maison de Mode is the latest luxury e-tailer seeking a lifeline The 9-year-old company, owned by fashion-tech investor Carmen Busquets, Hearst Corporation heiress Amanda Hearst and Hassan Pierre, has largely been at a standstill since the start of the year, when it unloaded its small staff, Pierre told Glossy this week. Now, its owners are looking for a buyer who can...
The New York Times’ Vanessa Friedman on NYFW’s noteworthy moments As fashion director and chief fashion critic of The New York Times since 2014, Friedman has attended four consecutive fashion weeks twice per year for years. That experience has translated to a unique take on the events’ noteworthy shows, trends and celebrity sightings. This New York Fashion Week, those included...
As New York’s fashion capital status is questioned, NYFW designers rally Designers and brand leaders admitted NYC’s fashion industry is in a bit of a funk. But, reflective of New Yorkers’ signature grit, they’re doing their part to turn it around.
Lafayette 148’s Emily Smith: ‘We want to represent ourselves in our own way through our own stores’ A designer at the company for 22 years, starting as a design assistant, Emily Smith is now Lafayette 148’s creative director. As such, her work is largely fueling the brand’s fandom.
Aknvas’s Christian Juul Nielsen: ‘In Europe, everything is about buzz. In America, the focus is the customer’ After training under the biggest designers in fashion, Christian Juul Nielsen has been building his own brand, Aknvas, since 2019. Now, he’s ready to take it to the next level.
The Jacquemus effect: Bags are the big story of NYFW as more designers place bets on their potential The New York Fashion Week Spring 2025 runways are big on bags: designers’ first bags, designers’ re-entries into the bag category, novelty bags, “big-ass bags,” the list goes on. It’s not as though the leather goods market is in a great place. However, several of fashion’s recent success-story brands have been...