Jill Manoff

Jill Manoff

Editor-in-Chief, Glossy; Global Editorial Director, Glossy Brands

Jill Manoff

Editor-in-Chief, Glossy; Global Editorial Director, Glossy Brands

  • Armed with a new round of funding, Naadam Cashmere is plotting international expansion

    According to Matt Scanlan, co-founder of 5-year-old sustainable fashion brand Naadam Cashmere, customer acquisition is more affordable with an offline component. Newly armed with $16 million in Series A funding led by private-equity firm Vanterra Capital, announced today, he plans to grow the brand’s physical presence, both in the U.S....

  • How Dover Street Market’s streetwear-inspired merchandising strategy works

    Each year in January and again in July, Dover Street Market guts floors, builds new displays and brings in new merchandise for the upcoming season. Its most recent “New Beginning” relaunch reopened the store on Saturday, July 14 after two days, fresh with fall collections.

  • Glossy+: Why a DTC brand went wholesale

    With the retail landscape becoming more competitive, brands are being forced to stray from their DNA: Luxury brands are pulling out of wholesale channels, digitally native brands are launching brick and mortar, and DTC brands are linking up with retail partners. One example is Richmond, Virginia-based luxury menswear brand Ledbury, which...

  • Lagging department stores are missing out on custom fashion sales

    Traditional department stores are working to become more nimble in the face of changing consumer expectations, but — though custom fashion and beauty are increasingly taking over greater shares of the markets — the Nordstroms and Neiman Marcuses of the world have proven: They’re not ready to go there. A...

  • Wardrobe.NYC expands reach with Adidas collaboration

    Josh Goot and Christine Centenera are rolling out their second Wardrobe.NYC capsule collection today, featuring tweaks to their business model based on learnings from Release 01. Along with fewer options and more sizes, the collection features a sneaker created with Adidas — it’s the fashion brand’s first shoe and collaboration.

  • Glossy+: The case for bringing influencers in-house

    Influencers have never been more central to brands' marketing strategies, and some fashion and beauty companies are going the extra mile to take advantage of their, well, influence.

  • ‘We’re looking at it as department stores 2.0’: Why Bulletin’s retail model is catching on

    Digitally native brands are increasingly seeing the importance of a brick-and-mortar presence, but even a pop-up is out of reach for many out the gate. Multi-brand retailer Bulletin is catching on as a solution.

  • Day in the Life: Model and Kora Organics founder Miranda Kerr

    Kerr walked us through a typical day in her life, which included a product-packed beauty routine, a campaign photoshoot featuring her friends and a meditating session with her 7-year-old son.

  • Glossy+: The case for outdoor marketing

    In November 2017, two-year-old luxury handbag reseller Rebagg relaunched as Rebag, simultaneously opening its first brick-and-mortar store in Soho. Charles Gorra, the company’s founder and CEO, decided to get the word out through outdoor marketing — namely, ads in metro cars, on billboards, in phone booths and on taxis. Five...