Nordstrom Is Shuttering Trunk Club
The department store company acquired the startup back in 2014 for a reported $350 million but failed to make the personal styling service profitable.
Chavie Lieber
Beauty
Exclusive: Halsey Launches a Second Beauty Brand
AF94, the musician’s second beauty label which launches at Walmart this week, targets Gen-Z and will sell for $10 and under.
Exclusive: Halsey Launches a Second Beauty Brand
AF94, the musician’s second beauty label which launches at Walmart this week, targets Gen-Z and will sell for $10 and under.
Sports
The Debrief | In Activewear, Where Are the White Spaces?
BoF correspondents Chavie Lieber and Daniel-Yaw Miller discuss why fashion brands are making products for sports like pickleball, padel, rugby, boxing and skiing.
The Debrief | In Activewear, Where Are the White Spaces?
BoF correspondents Chavie Lieber and Daniel-Yaw Miller discuss why fashion brands are making products for sports like pickleball, padel, rugby, boxing and skiing.
Retail
Ties Are Dead. Or Are They?
As menswear sales are now bouncing back, brands have conflicting opinions on where they stand on neckties. Some, like Zegna, are themselves from the accessory while others, like Neiman Marcus and Bonobos, are seeing a necktie resurgence.
Ties Are Dead. Or Are They?
As menswear sales are now bouncing back, brands have conflicting opinions on where they stand on neckties. Some, like Zegna, are themselves from the accessory while others, like Neiman Marcus and Bonobos, are seeing a necktie resurgence.
Luxury
Brooklyn Museum Exhibit Honours Virgil Abloh
The show includes pieces from the late designer's two decades in fashion, music, architecture and art.
Brooklyn Museum Exhibit Honours Virgil Abloh
The show includes pieces from the late designer's two decades in fashion, music, architecture and art.
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The News in Brief
Victoria’s Secret Starts Selling Its Beauty Line on Amazon
The apparel company has launched an Amazon storefront, where it will start selling about 120 products from its in-house beauty line, VS Beauty, as well as products from its Pink brand.
Lululemon Expands Resale Programme Across the US
The fitness apparel giant will be bringing the programme to just under 400 stores across the US, where shoppers can trade in their used clothes for store merchandise gift card.
Hermès to Open Two New Leather Workshops in France
The new workshops in Gironde and Charente will create about 500 new jobs.
Gucci and Adidas Announce Collaboration
The collection, per Gucci, “combines the heritage and the creative codes of both brands."
Rebecca Minkoff Brand Sold to Sunrise Brands
Minkoff will stay on in her role as chief creative officer while her brother Uri, who’d been serving as the company’s chief executive, will step down from his position and assume an advising role.
Louis Vuitton Factory Workers in France Stage Walkout, Demand Higher Pay
The walkouts were organized by the French Democratic Confederation of Labour and the General Confederation of Labour, two labour unions.
Hong Kong Lingerie Company Hop Lun Up for Sale
Chief executive Erik Ryd is looking to sell his $500 million business.