Luxury’s future is digital: High-end brands are finally taking to e-commerce The luxury industry has been notoriously resistant to change, but now there’s no hiding from the necessity of e-commerce.
Will resale’s quarantine surge last? The data initially showed there was a significant surge in supply, which was attributed to people stuck at home selling off old clothes to get some extra cash. Plus buyers continued to make purchases even as the economy looked grim. But now that the dust is settling a bit, the question becomes...
Bellroy created an e-commerce guidebook to help its small retail partners survive In the early days of the pandemic, Australian accessories brand Bellroy was able to weather much of the worst parts of the crisis, thanks to having a strong direct e-commerce business. Founder Lina Calabria has built up that business over the last 10 years, after starting the brand as a...
The new pop-up: Brands are rethinking the purpose of a temporary store According to Melissa Gonzalez, CEO of the Lionesque Group, more brands that are struggling to come up with a solid plan for retail are using pop-ups as a data-gathering tool for testing and iterating on ideas like curbside pickup and modified fitting rooms before committing to them.
‘A punch in the gut’: NYFW photographers respond to the 3-day calendar New York Fashion Week is one of the most important fashion events on the calendar for the hundreds of stylists, photographers, models and events staff who work the event twice a year, But with the event currently limited to just a few days and most in-person shows likely canceled, those...
New York retailers follow their customers to the Hamptons Overall, New York City's retail market has remained timid even as the state loosens restrictions on what stores can be opened -- so brands and retailers are setting their sights on the Hamptons.
‘There will be no next China’: Gelmart’s Yossi Nasser on the future of manufacturing During the most recent Glossy+ Talk this week, Yossi Nasser, CEO of intimates manufacturer Gelmart International, spoke with Glossy about some of the ways brands can make their supply chain more resilient and what they should avoid in the manufacturing process.
Yeezy and Gap’s partnership speaks to the ongoing democratization of fashion The partnership is emblematic of the ways that fashion and streetwear are evolving: West is working with Gap; Fear of God's Jerry Lorenzo just dropped the latest collection from his affordable basics brand Essentials. The culture of exclusivity and hype in streetwear is giving way to what both West and...
Where does fast fashion go from here? An additional focus on e-commerce won't necessarily be enough to help fast fashion recover from its devastating losses due to coronavirus. There are tectonic shifts happening in the way people consume fashion that will make a recovery extremely difficult.