Weekend Briefing: Inside Savage x Fenty’s retail ambitions This week, Savage x Fenty opened the last of its first batch of announced stores and revealed more to be opened soon in phase two. Elsewhere, Allbirds is looking to get more competitive in the performance running shoe market. and NFTs and crypto continued to be a roller coaster of...
Shopify aims to make up for disappointing profits with faster fulfillment The acquisition will give Shopify the chance to capitalize on the ongoing issues most brands are seeing around supply chain and fulfillment by offering its one- and two-day shipping services for a variable fee, prompting partner companies to hand off more of their operations to Shopify.
Week in Review: Met Gala, Revolve’s earnings and the future of Off-White This week, the discussion turns to the Met Gala and all the looks on dsplay that were both on-theme and off; Revolve's earnings, specifically how the company is handling its inventory load; and the future of Off-White after New Guards Group named Ibrahim Kamara as its new art and image...
The competition among men’s swimwear brands is heating up Men’s swimwear has largely been left out of the booming-swimwear-category conversation, but that doesn’t mean the sector isn’t evolving. New styles have become dominant and new brands are vying against some of the stalwarts of men’s swim, making it a competitive and growing category, albeit less so than women’s.
Klarna x Glossy Research: Consumers are hitting ‘refresh and reset’ on pandemic shopping behaviors Is the return to normalcy bringing with it a pent-up surge of interest in dressing up and high fashion, as many speculated? Are we actually entering a “Roaring 20s” period of glitz and glamor coming back into style? Exclusive data provided by financial technology company Klarna shows a somewhat complicated...
The new wave of influencers-as-creative-directors is more than just a PR stunt There used to be a fairly straightforward path to become creative director of a fashion brand. You could go the designer route or work your way up through a brand’s ranks from an entry level position. But now, there’s another path: get a couple million followers on Instagram.
Weekend Briefing: Acquisitions abound and Lacoste launches new art direction This past week, acquisitions and price increases were top of mind. Ted Baker may be the latest retailer to be bought by Authentic Brands Group, which also sued one of its fintech partners this week. And underwear brand ThirdLove bought out Kit Undergarments to appeal better to Gen Z.
Week in Review: Thom Browne’s spring show, Simon Property’s Kohl’s plans, Victoria Beckham’s shapewear bid On this week's episode, Thom Browne's spring show at the Javits Center is representative of brands going outside the traditional fashion calendar, formats and venues; Simon Property Group reportedly makes a bid to buy Kohl's two years after it bought its rival JCPenney; and Victoria Beckham is launching a shapewear...
‘It’s become the platform du jour’: How fashion brands are tackling Discord Discord, a 7-year-old social platform built around text and voice chat “servers,” is most popular among the gaming and tech crowds. But as fashion drifts toward both of those worlds, Discord is increasingly becoming a great home for both brand-run communities and organically-organized communities to discuss fashion, especially when it...