Lauren Maginness is a fan of Lululemon. But the 31-year-old product marketer in New York City is increasingly supplementing her activewear with less-pricey brand duplicates …
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Waste From Adidas, Walmart, Other Brands Fuelling Cambodia Brick Kilns
Waste from at least 19 international brands including Adidas and Walmart is being used to fuel kilns in brick factories in Cambodia, and some workers …
10 Must-Have VSCO Brands For a Signature VSCO Girl Look
In the world of VSCO culture, where subtle original aesthetics reign supreme, knowing and sporting genuine VSCO brands is paramount. Renowned for comfortable, sustainable, and …
Why Some DTC Brands Are Raising Debt, Not Venture Capital
After nearly a year in business, skin care start-up Nakery Beauty was in need of more capital. Up until that point, the brand, which sells …
How Regional Brands Go Global
When Toronto-based designer Spencer Badu was accepted into a well-known showroom in Paris, he was sure it would be his ticket to fame — or …
How Beauty Brands Cut Through the Holiday Noise
The beauty industry is banking on a Christmas miracle. Throughout the retail sector, the last three months of the calendar year are referred to as …
Mac, Dior and Charlotte Tilbury are 2023’s Most Talked-About Beauty Brands
Social media analytics firm Launchmetrics has released its annual beauty business ranking, with Mac in the top spot as the year’s buzziest brand. Launchmetrics said that …
Workers for fast fashion brands fear starvation as they fight for higher wages | Global development
Garment workers making clothes in Bangladesh for UK high-street brands say they are facing starvation and are having to steal and scavenge food from fields …
The Brands Driving the Post-Pandemic At-Home Nail Boom
In 2019, six years after opening the first Olive & June nail salon in Beverly Hills, the brand’s founder Sarah Gibson Tuttle made something of …
10 Best Equestrian Fashion Brands to Shop the Riding Style
The Equestrian style depicts a rare blend of heritage, tradition, and functionality, and the right clothing brands elevate this unique look to new peaks. Holland …
What Big Brands’ Sustainability Reports Won’t Tell You
A little over a decade ago, an unlikely partnership between American mass market giant Walmart and outdoor apparel retailer Patagonia spurred one of the fashion …
Brands Know How to Curb Their Climate Impact. Why Won’t They Do it?
Most of the world’s biggest fashion companies have committed to radically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Though it’s a complex challenge, how to deliver is …
Why Luxury Brands Are Poaching Store Employees from Mass Retail
After nearly two decades in luxury retail, Sarai Shivana had grown accustomed to working alongside a certain type of salesperson – someone with a thick …
Target, New Balance Among New Collective of Brands Pushing Circular Footwear
Last January, the manager of MIT’s Fabric Innovation Hub, Yuly Fuentes-Medel, started getting calls from footwear companies. The businesses were scrambling to get a handle …
10 Best Clothing Brands for Bon Chic Bon Genre Style
Rooted in ‘Good Style, Good Class,’ the Bon Chic Bon Genre, or BCBG, is a unique way of dressing, epitomizing Parisian refinement, sophistication, and timeless …
What Is VF Corp.’s Plan for Vans and Its Other Struggling Brands?
The point of a fashion conglomerate is scale and diversification: resources can be shared across the portfolio, keeping costs down. And if one brand has …
10 Best Men’s Clothing Brands – Quality To Trust For 2023
Hi. Okay, now that the pleasantries are out of the way, a quick note before we swan dive into the best men’s clothing brands: We’re …
20 Best Pocket T-shirts For Men: Brands For All Budgets 2023
The best pocket t-shirts for men are a lot of things: comfortable, stylish, and oh-so impractical when it comes to goods storage. But illogical pocket …
The DTC Watch Brands With Luxury Ambitions
One of 2022′s most talked about watches wasn’t the product of a decades-old Swiss giant like Rolex or Patek Phillippe, but a company founded in …
10 Best Old Money Brands for a Quiet Luxury Look
Old Money is a distinctive way of dressing that conveys heritage, wealth, and long-standing social status, built around single-breasted blazers with brass buttons, penny loafers, …