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  • CurvyCo opens the resale market to the plus-size community

    Though the resale market has continued to expand in recent years, there’s been one demographic that has been noticeably underserved: plus-size consumers. In response to the void in plus-size resale, Karine Hsu started CurvyCo, the first e-commerce site for previously owned clothing designed for consumers sizes 10 and up.

  • ‘We’re at the onset of an industrial revolution’: The rise of robotics in retail

    Robotics-integrated technology has the power to topple the existing retail supply chain, thanks to a shift to automation at every point in the production cycle. While mass adoption has yet to take off, the implications include increased speed to market and a localization of the manufacturing industry.

  • A complete breakdown of the Covergirl relaunch

    As beauty companies including Estee Lauder and Shiseido kick off grand restructuring projects, Coty is undertaking a revamp of its own that focuses largely on the total rebrand of Covergirl. Although it was formally announced in early October, the project has been underway since the start of the year. Here’s...

  • Theory tries out a collaborative design model

    Theory 2.0, an internal initiative for special collections and projects, launches today as part of an evolution of the brand.

  • First impressions: LVMH’s long-awaited 24 Sèvres has arrived

    Ever since January, when WWD leaked details of 24 Sèvres, LVMH’s late foray into e-commerce, fashion fans have been anticipating its launch — and wondering what to expect. Today, the site went live, confirming what has been reported and revealing a number of unexpected elements. These five details likely caught...

  • Dia&Co publishes full-page ad advocating for plus-size fashion at NYFW

    Dia&Co published a full-page advertisement in The New York Times today, calling on fashion brands to take action and design with body inclusivity in mind. Dia&Co CEO Nadia Boujarwah said the newspaper ad is the start of a larger campaign called Move Fashion Forward, designed to raise awareness and mobilize...

  • New York Fashion Week as it was: 7th on Sixth creator Fern Mallis reflects

    Fern Mallis — who co-founded 7th on Sixth, the first iteration of New York Fashion Week, plus launched many major fashion weeks around the world — shares her memories of NYFW in its Bryant Park heyday.

  • Day in the Life: Cano Castings founder Eric Cano

    Cano founded his namesake casting company in 2015, after three years casting and styling for JackThreads and Thrillist Media Group. He has since helped buzzy brands like KITH, Stampd and Lively -- and a few classics, including Timberland and New Balance -- find the perfect models for their runway shows...

  • How Estee Lauder grew sales 40 percent in China

    Estée Lauder's Chinese sales grew by 40 percent in the past year, thanks to a savvy, localized e-commerce strategy that puts an emphasis on both freestanding e-commerce sites as well as branded Tmall storefronts.

  • ‘You’ve got to keep an open mind’: Next’s Joel Wilkenfeld on the evolution of modeling

    Like the rest of the fashion industry, the modeling world has undergone great change in recent years: Today, bloggers-turned-influencers are being featured in high-fashion campaigns, an increasing number of non-white, other-than-a-size-2 models are walking top runways, and models’ Instagrams have widely replaced their portfolios. Joel Wilkenfeld, who launched Next Models...

  • How Asos gets 58 percent of customers to buy on mobile

    Asos's business is increasingly moving to mobile, and so its 900-person technology team is prioritizing the smaller screen. It's newest features focus on improving and personalizing the mobile experience, from bulking up AI abilities and rolling out a visual search feature.

  • Can a Muslim modeling agency gain traction in today’s landscape?

    Nailah Lymus, a former designer, first launched her Muslim modeling agency, Underwraps, in 2012, but — despite features in The New Yorker and Elle Brazil, and on NBC — it’s struggled to gain the traction one might expect from a business of five years old. To wit, it represents only 10...