Modern Citizen is part of the newest class of direct to consumer brands that were launched in more mature market of consumer startups. While it’s similar to all the brands that have come before it -- Everlane, Bonobos, Warby Parker -- Modern Citizen is rewriting the rulebook to set new...
With its recent upgrades, What Goes Around Comes Around is waging a war against the big players in luxury consignment. Born in NYC’s Soho neighborhood, the 25-year-old company — known for its cherry-picked selection of Chanel and Hermès bags, vintage Levis and rock tees — relaunched its website earlier this...
With digitally native brands now migrating to physical spaces and Amazon going to great lengths to cozy up to high fashion, the industry is as unpredictable as ever; what happens next is anyone’s guess — still, we asked eight fashion professionals to try. Here, editors, designers and other insiders share...
With Wardrobe NYC, their new clothing line launched late last week, designer Josh Goot and stylist Christine Centenera are betting on the long-term success, and evolution, of the direct-to-consumer model.
In early 2016, following the first of American Apparel's two bankruptcies, Louis Terline and Jeff Madalena bought back Oak — the indie boutique they launched in 2003 — from the now defunct chain, which had acquired it two and a half years before. Since then, Madalena and Terline have been...
Today, French fashion house Celine entered the e-commerce space with the relaunch of celine.com in France. The move is one of many this year contributing to Celine’s mission to make up for lost time in the digital space.
The direct-to-consumer model is on the rise, with more brands looking to tell their own stories, build closer relationships with consumers and cut out middlemen, which hike up prices across the board. These six fashion brands have successfully established strong foundations in the space, and — based on their potential...
Shop-in-shops are set up to benefit both parties: The brand moving in gets increased brand awareness and the chance to test physical retail, and the hosting retailer gains access to the brand’s novel customer base. But if not a cooperative effort, they could prove failures across the board — and,...
Influencer Aleali May discusses how her collaboration with the Jordan Brand came to be, what streetwear’s future holds for women and why the sneaker resale market, as it stands, is here to stay.