5867 Results for ‘fashion’
  • Kate Spade’s Kristen Naiman: A ‘backlash’ is coming

    As the fashion industry rapidly continues to transform amid increased digital offerings and the rise of social media, Kristen Naiman, Kate Spade's svp of brand creative, is establishing what it means to be a storyteller in a technological age. "If there's one massive shift that digital has done to fashion,...

  • Timeline: How Nasty Gal arrived at bankruptcy

    Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso launched her second book, "Nasty Galaxy" in October, another step in growing her personal brand. Yet the retail arm of Nasty Gal this week announced it was declaring bankruptcy, in the hopes to restructure the business. Glossy takes a look at the retailers timeline to...

  • The pearl industry wants to shake off the ‘old and cashmere’ stigma

    Many people associate classic pearl necklaces with their grandmothers. Historically, pearls have been significant investments, handed down from generation to generation. They’ve become stodgy. They’re old-fashioned. As a result, pearls are not exactly the go-to piece of jewelry for millennials looking to make an investment. None of this constitutes the most ideal...

  • Retailers are (finally) ditching separate plus-size departments

    Brands and retailers are beginning to meet consumer demand by ditching separate plus-size collections and shopping areas. However, because doing so is neither cheap nor easy, it's going to take time before the trend catches on.

  • Inside the Lion’esque Group, the brains-for-hire behind popup shops

    The Lion'esque Group brings popup stores to fruition, starting with ideation and continuing through collaboration with real estate partners to identify storefronts and conducting data analysis on consumer sentiment and engagement. Its robust roster of clients ranges from fashion brands to lifestyle and food companies.

  • Why lux brands love Line

    The Japanese social network, Line, has added another lux brand to its bow and is drawing an increasing number of fashion and beauty brands all hoping for a bigger bite of Japanese millennials’ appetite for online shopping.

  • How four creative directors are using Snapchat

    While Instagram reigned supreme among style moguls for its filtered look into the fashion industry, Snapchat is quick on its tails as a result of its genuine, unedited behind-the-scenes aesthetic.

  • Launch Collective’s Shira Carmi: Vogue is no longer a guarantor of success

    Launch Collective founder Shira Sue Carmi joined this week’s episode of the Glossy Podcast to discuss why the entire industry is changing as you know it, and why designers need to shake themselves out of the Parsons-Barney’s-Vogue trifecta.

  • Melania Trump wears ‘pussy bow’ shirt to presidential debate

    The wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump came dressed in a hot pink $1,100 Gucci “pussy bow” blouse, a term used to describe a shirt that ties at the neck. Her sartorial decision was particularly notable following the release of a video on Friday that depicted her husband making...

  • Burberry continues digital push with Pinterest partnership

    Using the Pinterest API, Burberry is giving users the ability to fill out a questionnaire on beauty preferences and then building a custom pin board that includes product tips and makeup tips. The collaboration is part of an effort by Burberry's to promote its new mascara line, Burberry Cat Lashes...

  • Consumer-designed Timberlands point to the rise of crowdsourcing

    Timberland and Betabrand teamed up for to bring consumers into the design process, honing in on three final shoe designs. While fashion brands have been slow to join the crowdsourcing trend, the partnership highlights increased efforts in democratization.

  • Inside the mind of a Supreme fanatic

    For David Shapiro, it's a Love Supreme. Shapiro a self-professed Supremacist, creator of Pitchfork Reviews Reviews and a journalist who has written for The New Yorker and the Observer, has been obsessed with the fashion brand and everything it stands for for decades.