Founder Stephanie Gottlieb: ‘To get to the next level, you need to change your strategies’ On the latest episode of the Glossy Podcast, CEO and designer Stephanie Gottlieb discusses which marketing strategies are proving effective for her fine jewelry brand, how the company is navigating the rise of lab-grown diamonds and how it has been accelerating its growth over the past two years.
Luxury Briefing: Why fashion brand x hotel collaborations are in high demand With luxury fashion prices skyrocketing, it seems brands and giftees alike have realized a luxury gifting loophole: iconic luxury logos on accessible luxury products.
Luxury Briefing: The budding big business of personal shopping Despite retail innovations galore, top-selling, style-befitting fashions are not exactly at one’s fingertips. Those who built careers and businesses off of this industry shortcoming are now looking to further solve it.
After a decades-long Nike contract, Tiger Woods is creating golf shoes again After exclusively working with Nike for 27 years, until January 2024, Tiger Woods is putting his expert stamps on golf apparel and accessories again — this time, under the Sun Day Red label. As the first shoe debuts, the brand's Charley Hudak and Tyler Pinkos join the Glossy Podcast.
Luxury Briefing: Inside Reed Krakoff’s rapid reinvention of a 50-year-old brand After transformative runs at Coach and Tiffany & Co. — where he greatly expanded the category mix and introduced a less stuffy side, respectively — Reed Krakoff is breathing new life into 50-year-old John Hardy, the fine jewelry brand majority-owned by L Catterton since 2014. Five of Krakoff’s first John Hardy...
Nagnata’s Laura May Gibbs on sitting out of ‘gross’ Black Friday On the latest Glossy Podcast, Gibbs discusses Nagnata’s values-driven processes, which have earned it a dedicated fan following. She also discusses its international growth plans and its Patagonia-like holiday strategy.
Shira Sue Carmi, Altuzarra | Glossy 50 2024 As the CEO of the independent luxury fashion brand Altuzarra since early 2020, Shira Sue Carmi has managed to strike a next-to-impossible balance: She’s accelerated business growth while also maintaining the special qualities that differentiate the brand from its mega-conglomerate-powered competitors.
Todd Snyder, Todd Snyder | Glossy 50 2024 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.
Jeff Rudes, L’Agence | Glossy 50 2024 This year, L’Agence proved that its Ralph Lauren-level lifestyle brand ambitions are no shot in the dark. “We’ve got her,” said Jeff Rudes, the brand’s founder, chairman and acting creative director, regarding the L’Agence customer. “She’s brand-loyal. And first-time shoppers are returning fast and buying a lot more product.”