Mejuri announces new stores, app and loyalty program Mejuri has raised more than $100 million in funding to date from investors including Felix Capital. That money has so far gone into hiring — the company has nearly 600 employees, over 70% of whom are women — and opening new stores. Mejuri operates 24 stores across the U.S., Canada...
The show formats and product strategies that ruled NYFW In this final episode of our NYFW coverage, Glossy senior fashion reporter Danny Parisi and editor-in-chief Jill Manoff break down some of the biggest brand strategies of the week, discuss insights from backstage designer interviews and give a preview of Glossy's ongoing Fashion Month podcast coverage.
Tommy John hires former Calvin Klein head as new CEO in wholesale shift Abel-Hodges brings over three decades of experience in the underwear space, including as president of PVH’s Underwear Group along with stints at Ralph Lauren, Izod and Ralph Claiborne. The announcement comes just a year after another former PVH executive, Manny Chirico who was previously CEO of PVH, joined Tommy John’s...
Adeam’s Hanako Maeda on making the most of a NYFW show In this Fashion Month Edition of the Glossy Podcast, we sit down with Hanako Maeda, the founder, CEO and creative director of the luxury fashion brand Adeam. Made in Maeda's home country of Japan, Adeam's clothes have been a favorite of Asian and Asian-American celebrities like Harry Shum Jr. and...
NYFW designers say casting for size inclusivity remains challenging During last season's New York Fashion Week, in February, the number of plus-size models and size-inclusive runway shows took a nosedive, with the former dropping by nearly 24%. At the time, it was widely seen as a backsliding of the progress that NYFW had made around diversity in prior seasons.
Weekend Briefing: Does Authentic Brands Group have the juice to compete in luxury? Last week, the Forever 21 x Barneys collaboration was unveiled, begging the question of whether parent company Authentic Brands Group has a portfolio that can hold up to its luxury ambitions. Meanwhile, NYFW kicked off, and John Varvatos joined Under Armour as chief design officer.
Fashion Briefing: This season, NYFW is a launching — and relaunching — point for brands New York Fashion Week kicked off on Friday. This season, it features many of the mainstays including Cinq à Sept, Helmut Lang, Proenza Schouler and Tibi. But it's also hosting brands, both old and new, that are making their fashion week debut.
Draper James is the latest DTC brand acquired as the sector consolidates The consolidation in the apparel retail market continued this week as Draper James, the lifestyle brand founded by actress Reese Witherspoon, was acquired by Consortium Brand Partners.
Is Tom Brady’s apparel brand struggling? In January, Jens Grede, the co-founder of Tom Brady’s athleticwear brand Brady, said the brand had the potential to challenge major players like Nike and Adidas. But eight months later, Brady has slowed the cadence of new releases and pulled back from much social media promotion, indicating a quieter period...