Italy’s Ermenegildo Zegna posted a 19.3 percent increase in full-year organic revenue on Friday and proposed a 20 percent hike in its annual dividend, helped by …
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Why Aimee Song Is Taking a Different Approach to the Influencer Brand
Aimee Song has spent over 15 years building her personal brand online. With her next venture, however, she wants to take a more behind-the-scenes role. …
H&M Profit Beats Estimates as Spring Range Draws Shoppers
Hennes & Mauritz AB posted better-than-expected profit in the first quarter as it cut costs and introduced new spring looks that proved more attractive to …
What Is It About Celine Beauty?
When we broke the news earlier this week that Hedi Slimane was launching Celine Beauté, my inbox, text messages and DMs were immediately flooded: “Have …
Modern Synthesis’ Jean Keane Talks Fashions’ Green Transition
We hear from Jen Keane, co-founder and CEO of Modern Synthesis, to discuss their partnership with GANNI and the power of innovation in transitioning the …
What Will It Take to Tackle Fashion’s Climate Financing Gap?
It will cost the fashion industry an estimated $1 trillion to make the shift away from polluting practices to greener ones required to meet goals …
Inside Angola’s Secretive Luxury Market
Angola’s bustling capital city of eight million people never sleeps. Parties in Luanda are held throughout the week and often have unspoken dress codes. Among …
Luxury Brands Might Want to Think Twice About Buying Back Their Beauty Lines
For many fashion businesses, beauty is becoming a lot more than just another accessory. As the industry grows in value, with more engaged super-users willing …
Shein Considers London IPO Amid US Resistance to Listing
Fast-fashion company Shein is considering the possibility of switching its initial public offering to London from New York because of hurdles to the listing in …
New York Says Goodbye to Downtown Darling Puppets and Puppets
NEW YORK â âSample sale? Floor four.â The lone security guard repeated the mantra to a trickle of 20-and-30 somethings who had taken the train …
The Rowâs Margaux: A Birkin in the Making?
Throughout the 2010s, The Row founders Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were routinely photographed carrying Hermèsâ famed Birkin bag. Now, they seem to have created their …
The Emerging Brand Survival Plan: Bags, Basics and Beyoncé
For up-and-coming designers, fashion month began with a whimper â and in some cases, outright tears. The latter made an appearance at the final runway …
Why We Can’t Stop Talking About Khaite
For Catherine Holstein, last year will be hard to beat. The designer and creative director behind the New York-based womenswear label Khaite opened her first …
Why Logo-Free Luxury Is Here to Stay
This week, amid rising uncertainty in the luxury market, Ermenegildo Zegna reported 20 percent organic growth in the fourth quarter, beating estimates and pushing full-year …
Zegna Group Sales Up 28% in 2023
Despite a challenging backdrop for the luxury sector, Zegna Group ended 2023 on a high, with a strong fourth quarter over the critical holiday season …
Off-Price Retailer Brand Alley Has Acquired The Edit Ldn, a Sneaker Resale Platform
Limited edition sneaker and streetwear marketplace The Edit Ldn has sold a majority stake to UK-based off-price fashion retailer Brand Alley, after experiencing cash flow …
Fashion Events 2024: Update Your Calendar!
A fresh new year means a new calendar full of exciting fashion events to look forward to! Each year brings new trends, one-of-a-kind exhibitions, and …
The Year Ahead: Deconstructing Fast Fashion’s Future
In 2023, fast fashion accelerated. Following in the footsteps of e-commerce giant and market leader Shein, a cohort of challengers has upended the competitive landscape …
How Comme des Garçons Grew Gosha Rubchinskiy
LONDON, United Kingdom — Gosha Rubchinskiy is standing in front of a photographic backdrop of Moscow high-rises, which demarcates the space the designer’s post-Soviet, skater-inflected …
Can AI Predict What Shoppers Will Buy?
Of the services that Sparkbox, an AI-centric retail planning platform, offers to customers, one seeing demand uses AI to place quick in-season reorders of products …