At Shoptalk 2023 in Las Vegas, brands and platforms alike wrestled with the idea of discoverability. E-commerce has become so saturated, and customer acquisition costs have gotten so high, that one of the biggest challenges facing brands today is getting noticed amid the sea of other brands.

At Shoptalk in Las Vegas this weekend, AI may have been the most novel concept of focus, but a much more established idea was the subject of many conversations: brick-and-mortar retail.

Last week, several big fashion brands announced that their emissions have increased recently, sliding back on some of the carbon goals the industry has set for itself. Elsewhere, The RealReal drops beauty and Snap offers its first AR product for brands to use on their own sites.

Designer Christian Siriano is one of the most notable names in fashion to embrace size inclusivity beyond a single-season trend. His new brand, C. Wonder, offers lower-priced clothes. After being announced late last year, C. Wonder launched its first collection this week in collaboration with HSN, continuing the extended sizing...

This week, we discuss new AI tools like ChatGPT and StableDiffusion and how they may (or may not) have an effect on the fashion business. Later, we talk Jeremy Scott's departure from Moschino and Telfar’s innovative new pricing model.

In her first interview since joining Fabletics, Aman told Glossy that she is approaching her new role with a more expansive view of what activewear can be.

J.Crew has been going through a revamp since emerging from bankruptcy in 2021. That includes bringing in exciting new designers Brendon Babenzien and Olympia Gayot. But J.Crew CMO Derek Yarbrough said 2023 is all about leaning into the brand’s past.

While L’Oréal Paris’s Telescopic Lift mascara may have made headlines earlier this year for more controversial reasons, the product has also enjoyed a lot of organic popularity, according to new Glossy-exclusive research from Launchmetrics.

Last week, the fashion world was shocked when stylist Law Roach said he was retiring from the industry. He later clarified that he’d still work in fashion, just not in styling. Elsewhere, Mango joined the ranks of brands divesting from China, and Neiman Marcus saw its margins get thinner.