Tamara Mellon: ‘The future of retail is the end of wholesale’ Tamara Mellon joined the Glossy Podcast to discuss how she started building a brand for the third time, how it sits in the luxury market, and the future of retail business models.
- How Milaner is posturing to become the ‘Etsy for luxury’
Though e-commerce sites like Etsy often serve as creative outlets for burnt-out designers, former Silicon Valley executive Elisa Rossi is using a similar model to debut a marketplace for the independent work of artisans specializing in luxury goods.
- Pinterest is using AI to filter beauty searches by skin tone
Beauty is the fifth most-searched category on Pinterest. However, the company regularly hears from its 200 million monthly users that searching for beauty images and tutorials that match their skin tone is next to impossible. In response, the social network is adding an “inclusive discovery feature” that allows users to...
- The gatekeeper to trust: How blockchain could infiltrate luxury
Through technology like IBM’s new TrustChain platform, which uses blockchain technology to create a network of information surrounding product history, the fine jewelry industry is getting on board with the idea of a trusted database. As the network gets off the ground, it could serve as a template for other...
- Report: Levi’s is ‘all talk and no action’ on sustainability
Though Levi Strauss & Co. has long asserted itself as a leader in sustainable fashion, the environmental group Stand.earth is calling out the denim retailer as a top polluter in an extensive new report released today.
- ‘Back to Basics’: The American Apparel guide to a brand comeback
“We are not politically correct, but we have good ethics,” reads the opening to a webpage on American Apparel’s new global e-commerce site, which officially relaunched Tuesday in 200 countries. The statement sets the tone for American Apparel 2.0, as the much maligned brand reveals a revamped identity that embraces...
Why founder Jessica Lee didn’t raise any VC funding for Modern Citizen Modern Citizen founder Jessica Lee joined the Glossy Podcast to discuss differentiating the company in a crowded market, marketing with a non-existent budget and building the brand's first store.
- Blockchain, Internet of Things and AI: What the newest luxury startup accelerators are investing in
Helping to foster new industry startups is a way for retailers and conglomerates to lend their support and cash to companies they think will prove lucrative and beneficial down the line, as well as demonstrate an interest in the broad umbrella of innovation. And each accelerator, through overarching themes as...
- Outdoor Voices creates augmented reality app to debut first running collection
Fresh off a $34 million Series C investment round, athletic apparel startup Outdoor Voices is debuting its first running collection with the help of an augmented reality app.