During Fashion Month, luxury doubled down on the 1 percent Rather than rethinking the runway or embracing new talent, the season's major houses doubled down on exclusivity. Celebrities and billionaires replaced influencers in the front row. Archival reissues outpaced innovation on the runway. And the messaging was clear: Luxury brands are no longer trying to reach everyone. They’re designing for...
Luxury Briefing: Inside Pandora’s growth plans, backed by a new CEO and US momentum This week, a look at Pandora's transformation under a new CEO. Also, a buyer’s take on Paris Fashion Week, executive moves at Monica Vinader and Vestiaire Collective, news to know, and the Glossy podcast covers Paris Fashion Week.
How H&M used a fashion week event to power a 360-degree content strategy H&M turned its London Fashion Week show into a multi-channel content engine, generating $2.8 million in media impact value. Here’s what fashion brands can learn from the playbook.
What OpenAI’s new checkout means for luxury OpenAI launches “Instant Checkout” inside ChatGPT while unveiling the Sora video app. Can luxury brands preserve storytelling, manage margins and navigate global AI regulation in this new commerce era?
Luxury Briefing: Are fashion films smart investments in 2025? In this week's luxury briefing, a deep dive into how fashion films are made and why they are becoming popular brand-building vehicles. Also, Harrods's buying director's highlights from Milan Fashion Week, LuxExperience's earnings, executive moves, and the latest Glossy podcast focusing on Milan Fashion Week.
Inside Milan Fashion Week: Gucci’s high-stakes debut, Diesel’s spectacle and what’s next for Bottega Zofia Zwieglinska, Jill Manoff and guest co-host Madeline Galassi, style director of Betches, discuss NikeSkims, plus Burberry and Simone Rocha in London, and Gucci and Bottega in Milan.
International designers turn fashion weeks into gateways to the US market At London and New York Fashion Weeks, brands including AK/OK, Rixo and Luke Azzopardi turned runways into launchpads for U.S. expansion.
Overcrowding and exclusivity exposed deeper cracks in London Fashion Week At Dilara Findikoglu’s Spring 2026 show at the Barbican, more than 100 guests were left stranded outside amid overcrowding and safety concerns. The incident highlights London Fashion Week’s ongoing issues with access, PR mismanagement and the absence of re-sees.
Luxury Briefing: Amazon Luxury’s Trisha Gregory on scaling Saks partnership and redefining marketplace prestige In this week’s luxury briefing, Amazon Luxury’s Trisha Gregory details the platform's Saks tie-up and brand expansion, and the reasons why Prime Video and AI will shape the future of Amazon Luxury Stores. Also, an inside look at a new luxury climate event during Climate Week in NYC, as well...