How Fashion Is Celebrating Year of the Ox
2021’s Lunar New Year will commence on February 12th, marking the start of the Year of the Ox. Chinese urban myth says that those born in...
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- Feb 9, 2021
- 1 min
$76,000 Birkinstocks Made From Actual Birkin Bags?
Warning: Neither Hermès nor Birkenstock has approved this product. On the second Monday in February, the Banksys of consumer culture...
- Feb 6, 2021
- 7 min
DTC vs Wholesale: Striking the Right Balance
How and where should brands sell in 2021? New best practices are emerging. Supreme made it look easy. From a single store in downtown...
- Feb 3, 2021
- 1 min
Black Designers Navigate Steep Barriers to Financing
Image courtesy of Jamie Williams and Charles Royals, co-founders of Naclo Apparel Black entrepreneurs face enduring challenges finding...
- Feb 2, 2021
- 1 min
Off-White reveals Spring/ Summer 2021 via digital Imaginary TV
Image courtesy of Off-White – Spring/ Summer 2021 Virgil Abloh does enjoy breaking the rules. His latest video presentation, in this case...
- Feb 2, 2021
- 1 min
Fashion has made progress on diversity, but still has a long way to go
Image from Tommy Hilfiger’s “Moving Forward Together” campaign for Fall/Winter 2020 – Photo: Tommy Hilfiger Building on research started...
- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
Peloton Creates Capsule for Black History Month
Image courtesy of: A look from the Monica Ahanonu collection for Peloton Four Black artists teamed with instructors from the fitness...
- Jan 30, 2021
- 1 min
Supreme’s new owner says it won’t ‘mess it up’ and ruin the brand
Image courtesy of Supreme VF Corp. paid $2.1 billion for the New York streetwear king. Those wondering how VF Corp.’s $2.1 billion...
- Jan 30, 2021
- 1 min
Behind the HYPE: How the Louis Vuitton Monogram Became A Global Phenomenon
From Coco Chanel to Dapper Dan to Kanye West, the LV monogram owes its hype to a little help from high-profile friends. From the Lakers’...
- Jan 29, 2021
- 1 min
Levi’s Launches ‘Beauty of Becoming’ Series f/ Jaden Smith, Naomi Osaka, and More
The storied denim brand teamed up with filmmaker Oge Egbuonu on the new series, in which creatives and activists recount their personal...
- Oct 23, 2020
- 1 min
Moncler and Rick Owens Launch New Collab Collection
The new collection is largely focused on outerwear pieces, though prospective buyers also have a pair of snow boots to look forward to in...
- Oct 21, 2020
- 1 min
FENDI x Chaos launch their AW21 capsule collection
What could be born out of a collab between Italian luxurious brand Fendi and British creative accessories label Chaos? The answer is: a...
- Oct 17, 2020
- 1 min
YouTube Launches Programming That Celebrates Black Leaders in Fashion
The streaming giant has curated a programming playlist that highlights industry figures like Virgil Abloh, Naomi Campbell, Jerry Lorenzo,...
- Jul 22, 2020
- 2 min
Consumers Think the Brands They Like Are the Most Sustainable
What makes a brand sustainable in the eyes of a consumer? Evidence from the Vogue Business Index survey of 8,400 luxury shoppers...
- Jul 15, 2020
- 5 min
How to Reach Customers Who Still Don’t Like Shopping for Clothes Online
Neiman Marcus had been planning a gradual rollout of its customer service app, called Connect, which allows employees to recommend...
- Jul 14, 2020
- 2 min
Why Brand Packaging is Essential
A brand’s product may be perfect, but if it’s packaged poorly all bets are off. This is the one thing that Jesse Genet, co-founder and...
- Jul 14, 2020
- 4 min
Hood By Air Is Back, and It’s Ready to Radicalize Fashion
Fashion insiders have come to remember Hood By Air, which went on hiatus in 2017, as a savior of New York fashion that was way ahead of...
- Jul 8, 2020
- 5 min
Gen Z isn’t ready to rent clothes — yet
Liam Baines, 20, from Manchester shops regularly for second-hand clothes on Depop, but is uncertain when asked about renting clothes. “I...
- Jul 8, 2020
- 5 min
Websites Used to be Secondary to Stores. That Dynamic is Shifting.
Investing in online is now no longer a choice for fashion. At a time when most stores have been closed to traditional shoppers,...
- Jul 8, 2020
- 5 min
The Pandemic Is Rewriting the Rules of Retail
Retailers need to stop expecting business to return to “normal.” There’s no going back to how it was anytime soon. Even before the...
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