- Adidas looks to gain U.S. clout with experiential Fifth Avenue flagship
Just in time for the holiday season, Adidas is opening its first flagship store in the U.S., boasting 45,000 square feet worth of fitness apparel on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan
- The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show by the social media numbers
The annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is known to be an extravagant spectacle of toned bodies and elaborate angel wings, and it's equally as grandiose when it comes to social media.
- ‘Leadership isn’t about sparkle’: Rent the Runway’s Jennifer Hyman on the future
Rent the Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman joined this week’s Glossy Podcast to discuss how she got people to stop thinking renting clothes was gross; the role of data in her business; and why leadership needs to be about more than “sparkle.”
- On the street: How 5 New Yorkers are holiday shopping this year
This past Black Friday generated record breaking sales at $3.4 billion, a 22 percent increase on 2015. And mobile sales reached the highest they've ever been at just over $1 billion dollars. To get an insight into how every day customers really shop and whether they're lured in by the...
- Calvin Klein reveals plans for a co-ed fashion show in February
On Tuesday, Calvin Klein revealed plans to host a co-ed fashion show featuring menswear and womenswear collections in tandem. In doing so, it will join several other brands that have decided to merge their menswear and womenswear shows, including Bottega Veneta, which shared similar plans on Monday.
- Mobile drives record Black Friday sales
This year, Black Friday sales set two records: most total sales on a Black Friday and most mobile sales on a single day to date.
- Kohl’s is using social data to steer its new fast-fashion label
Department store Kohl's has hired a data-focused team to build its newest in-house clothing brand, K/Lab. Included is a data scientist, who scours social media and blogs to gather data on what millennial women are responding to.
- Patagonia to donate 100% of Black Friday sales
Though fashion designers and retailers are largely staying mum regarding President-elect Donald Trump for fear of potential outcry and boycotts, some are using Black Friday as a springboard to donate to charitable causes that Trump has indicated he would defund.
- Confessions of a fashion designer: US production is ‘not a serious option’
A majority of U.S. clothing brands produce clothes overseas, lured by cheaper labor and manufacturing costs. While brands are slowly becoming more transparent about their factories, a vast majority remain tight-lipped. In Glossy's latest confessions, we speak to a fashion designer on the realities of producing overseas.