5543 Results for ‘fashion’
  • The world’s oldest eyewear brand is going all-in on digital

    Eyewear is going the same way as streetwear. At least it is according to Safilo’s chief executive. “The rise of digital and social media is influencing new avenues of design and aesthetic, and the trend of ‘urban athlete’ is emerging in eyewear,” Luisa Delgado said. Delgado has been been at...

  • Little prince: How a royal robe broke the internet

    Blogs like 'What Kate Wore' and 'What Kate's Kids Wore' cater to young mothers looking to emulate the styles of both Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and her royal children, including the robe wore by Prince George during his recent meeting with President Obama.

  • Why a company is selling a $1,800 bag for $200

    Cost transparency is coming to a new industry: luxury bags. Oliver Cabell, a travel and leather goods designer brand, is set to launch later in the summer and is offering Everlane-style price transparency in a much higher-priced market.

  • Social media has transformed streetwear

    After years as a subculture, being “street” has hit the mainstream -- beyond the street, onto runways and a full-fledged lifestyle brand. That’s why Stussy can be found at Urban Outfitters and Vetements can sell $300 t-shirts without anybody batting an eye. And Gosha Rubchinskiy can take his counterculture streetstyle...

  • Why Paper Magazine is trawling Grindr for models

    Paper Magazine posted a call to action for Grindr users to submit applications to participate in an upcoming photo shoot for its summer issue. While Paper is remaining tight lipped on the details of the shoot, including the identify of of the photographer, Landis Smithers, Grindr's vp of marketing, said...

  • On the Glossy Podcast: Spring CEO Alan Tisch

    Hot shopping app Spring's founder and CEO, Alan Tisch, joins us for the inaugural episode of the Glossy Podcast. We discuss why retailers are slow to move (legacy structures); as well as why chatbots are the next big thing (customers are already used to texting their stylists.)

  • Inside Privé Porter’s $18m Birkin reselling business

    Every so often, a piece of news about an ultra-expensive, rare handbag appears in the mainstream press such as the Birkin that sold two weeks ago to an unidentified buyer for the record amount of $298,000. Behind that sale, and many of its ilk, Privé Porter, a Florida-based handbag reseller...

  • How Kit and Ace opened 63 locations in two years

    In two years, Kit and Ace, the technical apparel -- don’t call it athleisure! -- brand founded by Chip Wilson’s wife and son, Shannon and JJ Wilson, has grown at a breakneck speed, with 63 locations in two years. It came in hot, arriving just after the functional-but-stylish clothing boom...

  • Rimmel London to host Snapchat press conference with Cara Delevingne

    In tandem with the announcement that Cara Delevingne has been appointed the newest brand ambassador for Rimmel London, the company is holding a Snapchat press conference with the model on April 15.

  • Inside Justin Bieber’s VFiles pop-up

    The Justin Bieber Purpose Tour pop-up shop at VFiles demonstrates streetwear's ongoing rise as a burgeoning business in recent years, reflected in the numerous celebrity collaborations with emerging designers and media sites devoted to tracking their launches.

  • The streetwear influencers of Instagram

    The rise of social media has changed the way streetwear is discovered. On Instagram, people can know about the latest drop or where to try to get their hands on the latest pair of sneakers as soon as it's posted. But according to influencers and streetwear enthusiasts, actually discovering the...

  • E-commerce winners and losers in the wake of Brexit

    The two-year "conscious uncoupling" from Europe will be an uncertain time for U.K. retail. But who will be the winners and losers of Brexit?