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...
Weekend Briefing: Tremaine Emory’s exit puts pressure on Supreme Last week, a fiery end to Tremaine Emory’s tenure at Supreme put the brand on blast. Elsewhere, Meta mulls letting E.U. customers pay to avoid ads, and Kering’s Françoise-Henri Pinault nears a deal to acquire CAA.
Week in Review: Kylie Jenner’s potential new brand, Rolex’s Bucherer acquisition, Lanvin’s struggles This week, we discuss the rumor that Kylie Jenner is allegedly planning to launch a “quiet luxury” brand with Jens and Emma Grede, the executives behind other brands in the Kardashian universe including Skims and Good American. Later, we talk Rolex buying Bucherer and the troubles facing Lanvin.
Brilliant Earth opens another 3 stores, this time in shopping malls All three are located in shopping malls, a first for the brand. One store opened in Roosevelt Field Mall in New York on August 24, another opened in Pennsylvania's King of Prussia on Thursday, and the final one will soon open in Roseville Galleria in California. All are traditional indoor...