- ‘Building aspiration’: A guide to creative director Instagrams
For designers and creative directors in the digital age, it's just as important to have an engaging personal social media presence as it is for the brand itself. The key, experts say, is authenticity. With an ample dose of celebrity, of course.
- Barney’s tries e-commerce returns, but doesn’t go all the way
Barneys Warehouse has long been known for its stringent lack of return policy. Now the department store is eschewing its “all sales final” policy, recently announcing it will allow shoppers to return purchases online. However, they'll have to pay the price.
- Why Paper Magazine is trawling Grindr for models
Paper Magazine posted a call to action for Grindr users to submit applications to participate in an upcoming photo shoot for its summer issue. While Paper is remaining tight lipped on the details of the shoot, including the identify of of the photographer, Landis Smithers, Grindr's vp of marketing, said...
- No athleisure allowed: Tracksmith targets old-school runners
The U.S. is in the midst of its second running boom, a movement that's made the sport more democratic and participatory. That might be a good thing, but it's made old-school runners feel like they've lost something. Enter Tracksmith, the 1970s-esque lifestyle brand for serious runners.
- Mini-me: The rise of luxury childrenswear
Luxury designers like Michelle Smith of Milly are increasingly launching fashion lines for pint-sized clientele in recent years, reflected in the series of tots dominating the runways at fashion week and infiltrating the social media feeds of designers like Marc Jacobs.
- On the Glossy Podcast: Spring CEO Alan Tisch
Hot shopping app Spring's founder and CEO, Alan Tisch, joins us for the inaugural episode of the Glossy Podcast. We discuss why retailers are slow to move (legacy structures); as well as why chatbots are the next big thing (customers are already used to texting their stylists.)
- Fashion schools adapt to transforming industry landscape
At a fundamental level, fashion and design schools around the country are grappling with one major question: As technology disrupts both the design and business sides of the industry, what can fashion do to keep up?
- WTF is haute joaillerie?
Haute joaillerie represents a return to true luxury and experimental design in the high-end garment space. To woo high net worth consumers, jewelry makers are creating custom-made, one-of-a-kind pieces of haute joaillerie, timepieces that cost millions of dollars.
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