Luxury Briefing: How Halston and Hervé Léger are hitting refresh for the post-pandemic era September and October’s Fashion Month Spring 2024 is set to be one for the books. Along with designers taking their final bows for brands, a number of newly appointed creative directors are set to reveal the first fashion collections showcasing their brand visions in all their glory. Among them: Halston...
Kendra Scott CEO Tom Nolan: ‘We’ve been bullish on retail, even through Covid’ In 2021, Kendra Scott passed on the CEO title she’d held for her 20-year-old namesake jewelry company to Tom Nolan, a Ralph Lauren and Condé Nast veteran who’d joined Kendra Scott in 2015 as a member of the board of directors. Between 2015-2021, Kendra Scott became “a very big business valued...
Luxury Briefing: How luxury shoppers are trading down in the challenging economy There are mixed messages about how luxury consumers are currently spending. But — when factoring recent data, expert insights and insider reports of recent customer behavior — the resounding message is that the luxury consumer isn’t much different than consumers with less spending power. They’re shopping as they’ve always shopped,...
Founder Amahlia Stevens on selling Vitamin A: ‘We’ve always been self-funded and under-resourced’ Announced on Wednesday, Vitamin A was just acquired by Swim USA, a family-owned company that also counts Miraclesuit and Amoressa in its portfolio. Its licensed brands include Polo Ralph Lauren and Reebok.
Luxury Briefing: Pharrell, ‘Damouflage’ and the merch-ification of fashion This week, a look at what Pharrell’s history and first Louis Vuitton show say about the brand’s new direction. Scroll down to use Glossy+ Comments, giving the Glossy+ community the opportunity to join discussions around industry topics. So much for quiet luxury. Louis Vuitton’s spring 2024 menswear fashion show in...
Luxury Briefing: With new waitlist, Louis Vuitton is making it harder to buy a Neverfull tote After an era of luxury brands working toward inclusivity in a bid for Gen Z, the pendulum is swinging back to exclusivity. Appealing to ultra-high-net-worth shoppers less impacted by the turbulent economy is the current focus.
H&M Americas Head of Customer & Marketing Linda Li Steiner: 2023 Top Marketers In Glossy’s second annual list of top marketers in beauty and fashion, we're spotlighting the people generating the most buzz – socially, fiscally or virally – for their respective brands.
J.Crew & Madewell Chief Marketing Officer Derek Yarbrough: 2023 Top Marketers In Glossy’s second annual list of top marketers in beauty and fashion, we're spotlighting the people generating the most buzz – socially, fiscally or virally – for their respective brands.
Fashion Briefing: So much for self-expression — Gen Z just wants in on the trend At Glossy's Fashion & Luxury Summit this week, brand marketers discussed what’s driving sales among young shoppers. References to TikTok trends and pop culture dominated the conversations, while products’ affordability and IRL shopping channels were also called out as top purchase drivers. In addition, they said, an early presence on...