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How Brands Are Preparing for Life After Inflation
When inflation was at a 40-year high, most brands had little choice but to raise prices. Today’s less-overheated economy requires a more nuanced approach. Last …
Kim Kardashian Teases Return of Makeup and Fragrance Brands
While Kardashian previously offered a range of cosmetics and perfume, her focus has been solely on skincare since launching a prestige skincare line, Skkn by …
why luxury brands should reconsider displaying their logos too prominently
More than 75% of customers in the US say that a brand’s logo is the most important identifier of a company. This is even more …
How Struggling Beauty Brands Can Course-Correct
Just before the holidays, skincare line Matter of Fact quietly laid off five employees, representing some 40 percent of its workforce. It was the second …
10 Stylish Women’s Streetwear Brands for a Fresh Urban Look
Seeing streetwear brands finally focusing on women gives me great satisfaction. However, since streetwear is not a fashion style but people in big cities dress …
In 2024, Investors Want Young Brands to Have It All
Fashion and beauty brands seeking investment in 2024 have a reason to be optimistic. In 2023, an uncertain economic landscape, rising capital costs (thanks to …
DTC Brands See a Long-Delayed Path to Exit in 2024
For fashion’s long-suffering start-ups, 2024 may be the year the money starts flowing again. Menswear brand True Classic, for instance, has hired investment bank Moelis …
Rachel Arthur: How the UN Wants Brands to Sell Sustainability
In June 2023, the United Nations published a report with a radical message for fashion brands: stop pushing overconsumption. “The Sustainable Fashion Communication Playbook” published …
How Beauty Brands Are Gearing Up for 2024
Even with a high profile founder, a slew of influential investors and healthy wholesale distribution, the chief executive of Hair by Sam McKnight still has …
10 Clothing Brands Perfect for Clean Girl Aesthetic
With a minimalist-chic aesthetic at the core, the Clean Girl style weaves a sartorial narrative of understated elegance and confident simplicity. Yet, finding garments, footwear, …
What Beauty Brands Need to Know About the EU’s Regulation of Retinol
Retinol’s popularity may be ageless, but the ingredient has courted regulatory scrutiny. Following the signing of the Modernisation of Cosmetics Regulations Act (MoCRA), granting the …
Are Brands Ready for a Holiday Returns Surge?
This holiday season, retailers’ returns headache is getting worse. Propelled by expected increase in year-over-year sales this holiday, returns management platform Optoro projects that $173 …
Farfetch Woes Worsened by Brands’ Distaste for Discounts
A winding down of the post-pandemic spending frenzy is hitting European luxury companies from LVMH to Kering, but none more than Farfetch, an e-commerce pioneer. …
Big Brands’ Slow Climate Progress Put Targets Out of Reach, Report Finds
In 2018, a group of fashion companies pledged to halve the planet-warming emissions associated with their business by 2030, launching the UN Fashion Charter for …
Amyris Brands Sold at Auction
Now-bankrupt Amyris has found buyers for some of its brands. After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August, the company decided to sell off its …
Miu Miu tops Lyst’s hottest brands 2023 Q3 rankings
The global fashion scene in 2023 is rapidly evolving with brands pushing the envelope like never before and creative directors coming and going faster than …
10 Best Fairy Grunge Brands and Stores to Shop for Unique Aesthetic Clothes
Fairy Grunge style is a way of dressing where the mystique of magical forests fuses with the untamed energy of Grunge. In this guide, I’ll …
6 stylish golf fashion brands that need to be on your radar
In the world of sports, where style often takes a backswing to functionality, golf has long been associated with a wardrobe that’s clung stubbornly to …
Can Global Brands See Beyond Bollywood in India?
Last month, Jimmy Choo tapped Ananya Panday as brand ambassador and campaign model for its Diwali season collection. A few days before that, Uniqlo appointed …