The plus-size market, to a large extent, is being ignored. Plus-size consumers say there are a lack of options, particularly in the high-end and corporate work wear, so one brand, Of Mercer, has made a move to fill the gap.

“My job is never just one thing, which is good for me because I’m super OCD and bore of things quickly,” said Karen Robinovitz, the co-founder of Digital Brand Architects. As one of the first influencer agencies on the scene, DBA’s talent roster includes some of fashion’s biggest names in...

'Made in America' signifies a return to roots, bringing product manufacturing back to once-bustling factories. In North Carolina, which was once home to a booming textile industry, a resurgence of made-in-America goods from the likes of brands like American Giant has a decidedly different feel. While manufacturing is trickling back...

Celebrities have long served as the public faces of fashion and beauty brands, but now brands are tapping them for insider roles with mysterious titles like “head of imagination” and “storyteller-in-chief.”

Le Tote is building up its clothing rental subscriptions with buzzy influencer collaborations, designed in house using the million data points left by members.

Digital-born companies like online styling service Dia&Co are catering to the $21 billion plus-size market, while more traditional retailers are still lagging behind. Using the data Dia&Co collects from its consumers, co-founder Nadia Boujarwah is on a mission to increase the number of brands offering sizes larger than a 12...

Ross Bailey launched Appear Here -- which has raised $21 million and worked with brands from Nike to Givenchy -- in 2013. The site features a comprehensive listing of available pop-up spaces across London, Paris and New York City, and facilitates the rental process in the same vein as Airbnb....

As the rise of e-commerce continues to transform the retail space, brands are increasingly turning to technology to strengthen the appeal of in-store shopping. Case in point: the growing popularity of geofencing, which allows companies to target consumers with special deals or advertisements within designated virtual boundaries.

Christian Siriano’s Saturday afternoon runway show, held at at the Grand Ballroom of The Plaza Hotel, highlighted the fact that the “Project Runway” alum is succeeding where so many in fashion are failing: He is working with all women in mind.

American women have long coveted French style, and, though it’s often associated with luxury brands including Chanel and Dior, a new crop of French contemporary lines are selling a more accessible version of that sartorial je ne sais quoi. These newer indie labels — including Rouje, Sézane and Miaou —...

Brand pop-ups, to be done properly, require more work and heavy lifting than simply turning on the lights — even if they are a more sensible investment than a flagship store.

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...