Weekend Briefing: What inflation means for the aspirational luxury shopper Last week, some of the biggest luxury fashion companies posted positive earnings, even as price increases are putting pressure on customers. In this Weekend Briefing, I also take a look at Adidas’s ongoing troubles and the clearing up of West Coast ports.
Week in Review: NBA fashion, Skechers sues Hermès, early holiday marketing On this week's episode: looks at the fashion evolution of the NBA and Skechers' surprising lawsuit against luxury brand Hermès. Plus, a deep dive into the different ways brands and retailers are tackling earlier-than-ever holiday marketing.
Why Lanvin cut its valuation ahead of an IPO It's common for investment-seeking companies to inflate their own value. It's less common for a company to intentionally lower its own valuation.
Amid a wedding boom, brands are launching their first bridal collections Bridal Fashion Week, hosted in New York this month, saw a number of first bridal collections. LaPointe and Eloquii are established fashion brands that presented bridal for the first time.
Weekend Briefing: New European regulatory guidance aims to curb greenwashing Last week, some new guidance from Norway and the Netherlands shed light on the arduous but necessary process of ensuring fashion’s sustainability claims are backed up by data. Ahead, a few thoughts on greenwashing, as well as quick looks at Thom Browne’s appointment to the CFDA and the international expansion...
With Grailed acquisition, Goat attempts peer-to-peer resale Goat is a consignment reseller where customers send their product off to the Goat team who verifies, authenticates and sells it to buyers. Grailed, meanwhile, is peer-to-peer. Customers buy and sell their products directly to each other, facilitated by Grailed’s marketplace. By acquiring Grailed, Goat will now be one of...
- Week in Review: LVMH earnings, Thom Browne at the CFDA, Farfetch’s Fashion Concierge service
This week, a look at LVMH's earnings and the resilience of the luxury fashion sector to changes in the economy, and Thom Browne taking over as chairman of the CFDA. Plus, a breakdown of Farfetch's concierge service and ways retailers are catering to the lucrative — and secretive — ultra-wealthy customer...
In a tight labor market, fashion brands are shortening their hiring and recruiting processes Fashion and beauty brands both have had to rethink the way they recruit, interview and ultimately hire employees in response to a labor market that’s given employees more leverage. Many of the new tactics brands are employing revolve around shortening the time between recruiting and hiring.
After years of sneaker dominance, loafers and dress shoes are making a comeback As the stuffiest of corporate offices are full of Allbirds, Nikes and Vejas, loafers and dress shoes are making a comeback. Some of the biggest men’s fashion influencers, including Justin Livingston and Phil Cohen, have started to slip loafers and thick-soled dress shoes into their usual rotation of sneakers, and...