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  • ‘The same boring basics’: Gap continues to struggle

    In a call with investors yesterday, Gap. Inc. reported that comparable sales increased by just 1 percent in the first quarter of 2018, missing forecast expectations from analysts. The stalled growth was attributed largely to challenges involving the Gap brand, which experienced a 4 percent drop in comparable sales from...

  • The Gabriela Hearst guide to building an ethical luxury fashion brand

    Gabriela Hearst is a proponent of longevity, in all interpretations of the word. The Uruguayan designer uses it as a guiding principle for most areas of her life -- from the way she designs her products, to the professional and personal relationships she cultivates and the environment she keeps.

  • 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...

  • Despite technological advances, 3D-printed fashion still slow to catch on

    3-D printing is having a difficult time getting off the ground for larger brands. Despite business benefits to using printers -- including reduced waste and more room for product personalization -- there are several barriers to implementing the technology. 3-D design company founders cited a number of factors, including the...

  • How Instagram is luring fashion brands

    Fashion brands were among the earliest adopters of Instagram, so it makes sense they continue to be the most voracious users of the platform’s shopping features. At eTail East, Susan Buckner Rose, Instagram’s product marketing director, discusses how these retailers are using the feature to profit.

  • Rimowa is launching a new online identity under LVMH ownership

    Rimowa’s web relaunch is timed to reflect its new branding, which was introduced in January. With a new logo, monogram, packaging and voice, Rimowa is now focused on using its online store as a way to connect directly with customers, rather than relying on wholesale relationships to promote the brand....

  • Fashion brand Gant is launching an online video series

    The show, titled “Couple Thinkers,” follows the comedian and one-time “Late, Late Night” host Craig Ferguson and his wife Megan as they travel the world interviewing notable figures about different social-cultural phenomena ranging from sustainability to psychopathy. Guests include Arianna Huffington, Kimbal Musk, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Daisy Robinton, Jon Ronson,...

  • ‘This is an experience war:’ 5 things we learned about fashion retail and visual content

    In fashion, the image has always been everything. Now, digital platforms have transformed imagery into commodity and retailers are putting a premium on crafting visual content that stands out. Here are the top 5 takeaways from Splashlight’s “The Power of Visual Content,” event. Sponsored content by Splashlight

  • The state of luxury digital advertising, in five charts

    Luxury brands have been particularly reticent to wade into digital advertising. Now they are slowly coming around, thanks in part to a push in digital marketing in the hospitality and lifestyle category.

  • ‘It has broad appeal’: Why retailers are still betting on band merch

    Fashion and music have long had a love affair, but the retailers cashing in on the relationship have only recently expanded beyond merch booths and mall stores. In the last five years, band tees have increasingly made their way into the inventory of luxury boutiques and department stores.

  • Join Glossy’s editorial team: We’re hiring a beauty reporter

    Glossy is looking for an experienced reporter to own the beauty beat, a main, growing category within Glossy’s editorial content.

  • NYFW Daily Recap: The coed class

    The coed fashion show is catching on. On Monday, luxury streetwear designer John Elliott, who launched his LA-based menswear brand four years ago, jumped into womenswear feet first. About half of his 43-look runway show, which played out in Gallery II of Spring Studios, was dedicated to his new women’s...