The attention fashion is currently receiving for its attempts at gender inclusivity is often rooted in progress. And as experts see it, the industry's ramped-up celebration of individuality is a sign of the times.

Customizable retailer Shoes of Prey has cut down its design-to-delivery window from 10 weeks to two, after bringing all of its production in house and reorganizing the way its manufacturing process worked.

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.

After months of rumors, Walmart acquired the menswear retailer Bonobos today for $310 million -- more than it spent on its previous acquisitions of Moosejaw, Shoebuy and Modcloth combined. Andy Dunn, the founder and CEO of Bonobos, will now report to Marc Lore, Walmart’s president and CEO of e-commerce, and...

Fabletics, the athletic apparel brand that offers a membership model to unlock lower prices, has moved offline. It's opened 24 stores in less than two years, and it's used that customer data to improve its membership experience, as well as educate new customers about the model.

'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...

“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...

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.

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.

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.