Last week, a series of sales drops, regulatory decisions and trade disagreements hampered the plans of several companies across the luxury industry.

“I wanted to offer small-batch pieces that are truly special and almost become collectible,” Todd Snyder told Glossy. “We’ve always worked with the best mills, whether it's been in Italy, Japan or America. But it was important to me to create a premium offering that was the best of the...

The biggest topic in fashion, and possibly all of retail, is inflation. While not exactly sexy, it's so top-of-mind for the industry that at Milan Fashion Week, two different brands – Moschino and Diesel – worked inflation-based puns into their collections with actual inflatable clothes and set dressings.

The holiday shopping season is traditionally the most important sales time of the year for brands and retailers, but for the last two years, brands have approached the season with cautious optimism. This year, brands are feeling much better about their holiday sales going into the season.

Last week, rental brands proved resilient in spite of inflation and rising costs. Richemont finally unloaded the costly burden that was Yoox Net-a-Porter, paving the way for Farfetch’s continued ascendance. Also: Victoria’s Secret tried to turn bad press into good press, and Coty had a strong second half of the...

In 2000, Smashbox launched The Original Photo Finish Smooth & Blur Oil-Free Primer, which, in the 25 years since, has been repackaged several times, but never reformulated. "It is an icon," said Michelle Shigemasa, Smashbox's global gm. Since 2000, Smashbox has sold 20 million units of the SKU, and today,...

Fashion brand and material innovation company Pangaia has been known for groundbreaking clothing concepts since its inception in 2018. Now, after integrating traceable digital passports into its products in 2021, it's introducing the first digital passport-enabled peer-to-peer resale platform. 

MAC was the first beauty brand to work with TikToker Sabrina Bahsoon, aka "Tube Girl." In September, it tapped her to walk in its Face Show, a runway show it held during London Fashion Week at Outernet London. In part, the event was meant to promote MAC's Studio Radiance Serum-Powered...

After more than 13 years of slow-burning momentum, Daniella Kallmeyer’s namesake label has emerged as one of the most-watched American brands of 2025. What looks like an overnight rise was, in reality, a strategic, deeply intentional year. And it was one defined by smarter wholesale partnerships, a high-performing retail expansion...

With founders Andy Forch and Richard Greiner at the helm, 14-year-old Huckberry has always gone its own way, and that has served the company well — allowing it avoid the pitfalls of excessive funding; thrive as a direct-to-consumer business; develop a “design house” of successful owned brands; and go all...

Hiring top-level talent is getting more difficult, plagued by many of the same challenges that hiring at lower levels presents. The pandemic has made remote work a reality, which is affecting where brands recruit and how willing candidates are to relocate. On top of that, as the stakes are higher...

This year, following a rebrand, Naked Wardrobe is on track for 50% year-over-year growth. Opening a first flagship store and expanding internationally are among plans for the near future, founders Shirin, Shida and Shideh Kaviani said on the Glossy Podcast.