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  • Rent the Runway tries to go beyond prom dress rentals

    The fashion industry wasn't sure what to make of Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss when they came on the scene as co-founders of then fledgling luxury rental company, Rent the Runway back in 2009. Hyman talks about how they convinced brands of her company's value, and built a lucrative business...

  • Why Cadillac partnered with fashion designers to enhance its brand

    Cadillac is partnering with the Council for Fashion Designers of America on an initiative called Retail Lab that helps cultivate young fashion designers. The program fosters up and coming young designers, and augments Cadillac's efforts to rebuild its brand following decades of slumping sales.

  • What a Burberry and Coach merger would say about luxury retail

    Burberry is reportedly in talks to acquire Coach for an estimated $20 million, according to financial blog Betaville. Though Coach has allegedly been in talks with with investment banking firm Evercore on a deal for “several weeks,” murmurings of a merger began prior to this month -- the Financial Times...

  • How The Cut drives social engagement

    The Cut is experimenting with new social media strategies to drive engagement, including collaborations with photographers and recently hiring an Instagram editor to design tactics leading into New York Fashion Week.

  • Michael Kors launches editorialized ‘street style’ campaign

    Michael Kors is jumping on the street style trend with a new, highly editorial-style campaign. The campaign, titled The Walk, features shots of influencers with the brand’s latest line of handbags, taken by fashion photographer Tommy Ton. The campaign style, which resembles an editorial spread, is losing favor with some brands,...

  • Levi’s continues to clean up its supply chain, lead change

    In an ongoing effort to eschew harmful chemicals in its clothing production, Levi Strauss & Co. announced it will be pushing suppliers to avoid petroleum-based materials, instead opting for items made using natural resources, including bacteria, fungus, yeast and methane gas.

  • Inside the Instagram with Teen Vogue’s Elaine Welteroth

    Having been at the helm of a string of fashion magazines like Ebony, Glamour and Teen Vogue since 2008, it is no surprise that Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth treats Instagram like her own little mini-magazine. Welteroth tries to post at least once or twice a day, giving her nearly...

  • In bid for transparency, Gap releases global factory lists

    Gap Inc. announced that it is now disclosing its list of global factories that produce clothing across its six brands -- including Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Piperlime, Athleta and Intermix -- in a push for increased transparency.

  • Internet erupts in support of Siriano inclusivity

    Designer Christian Siriano is taking his body positive message to the runway after featuring five plus-sized models at his show on September 10, and the internet has taken notice.

  • Pucker up: Beauty brands are all in on the lip art trend

    Instagram contains over 141,000 tags of #lipart alone, and beauty brands including MAC, Lancôme and others are all in on the trend.

  • Betabrand flips focus to ‘First Gentleman’ style

    Even before Jackie Kennedy because a presidential style icon, the First Lady has historically been the center of sartorial discussion. Now with presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton in contention to serve as the first female president in U.S. history, crowdsourcing fashion platform Betabrand is flipping the focus to the prospect of...

  • How a former One Direction singer helped drive Highsnobiety’s audience

    Streetwear magazine Highsnobiety's latest theme was independence, and it chose former One Direction singer Zayn Malik for one of its four covers. As part of its digital strategy to reach new audience, Malik's cover did just that. The publication saw its Instagram followers increase by 4,500 followers in the two...