This Week in Fashion
How Vulnerable Is LVMH?
This week, shares soared after luxury’s biggest player reported another quarter of better-than-expected results. But protesters flooding Paris’ tony shopping streets penetrated LVMH’s headquarters — sounding the alarm for luxury’s political climate.
How Vulnerable Is LVMH?
This week, shares soared after luxury’s biggest player reported another quarter of better-than-expected results. But protesters flooding Paris’ tony shopping streets penetrated LVMH’s headquarters — sounding the alarm for luxury’s political climate.
Barbiecore’s Surprisingly Long Legs
A new teaser for the Margot Robbie-fronted Barbie movie has kicked off more frenzy around the film. It’s also setting up a showdown between two of the hottest TikTok trends of the moment: quiet luxury and Barbiecore.
Barbiecore’s Surprisingly Long Legs
A new teaser for the Margot Robbie-fronted Barbie movie has kicked off more frenzy around the film. It’s also setting up a showdown between two of the hottest TikTok trends of the moment: quiet luxury and Barbiecore.
How Bad Will the US Luxury Slowdown Be?
Sales growth has slowed sharply after a two-year surge. But analysts expect the American luxury market to bounce back soon, as brands open more stores and adapt their offer to changing tastes.
How Bad Will the US Luxury Slowdown Be?
Sales growth has slowed sharply after a two-year surge. But analysts expect the American luxury market to bounce back soon, as brands open more stores and adapt their offer to changing tastes.
Why Telfar’s New Pricing Model Matters
For its latest apparel collection, the brand will cap prices on items the faster they sell. The idea is to make fashion more accessible — and future inventory easier to plan.
Why Telfar’s New Pricing Model Matters
For its latest apparel collection, the brand will cap prices on items the faster they sell. The idea is to make fashion more accessible — and future inventory easier to plan.
What the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank Means for Fashion
Start-ups that banked with the failed lender still have their money after regulators stepped in, but the crisis will change how brands approach their finances going forward.
What the Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank Means for Fashion
Start-ups that banked with the failed lender still have their money after regulators stepped in, but the crisis will change how brands approach their finances going forward.
The Bifurcation of Fashion Is Back With a Vengeance
A cooldown in consumer spending hasn’t slowed momentum at luxury labels, fast fashion or off-price retailers. It’s brands stuck in the middle that are paying the price.
The Bifurcation of Fashion Is Back With a Vengeance
A cooldown in consumer spending hasn’t slowed momentum at luxury labels, fast fashion or off-price retailers. It’s brands stuck in the middle that are paying the price.
Can Puma Strike Gold Twice With Rihanna?
The first Fenty x Puma tie-up wrote the textbook for successful celebrity-brand collaborations. The pair will have to work harder to get the same reception in a market that’s now saturated with sneaker launches, and where elegance is elbowing out streetwear on the runway.
Can Puma Strike Gold Twice With Rihanna?
The first Fenty x Puma tie-up wrote the textbook for successful celebrity-brand collaborations. The pair will have to work harder to get the same reception in a market that’s now saturated with sneaker launches, and where elegance is elbowing out streetwear on the runway.
Tech Firms Keep Laying Off Workers. Is Fashion Next?
While job losses aren’t happening at the same pace as in Silicon Valley, retailers facing slowing demand and rising operating costs are starting to make cuts.
Tech Firms Keep Laying Off Workers. Is Fashion Next?
While job losses aren’t happening at the same pace as in Silicon Valley, retailers facing slowing demand and rising operating costs are starting to make cuts.
Pharrell at Louis Vuitton: Has Luxury Outgrown Fashion?
Reactions were mixed to the brand's move to appoint a non-designer as men's creative director. But cultural strategies that stretch beyond fashion may be increasingly pivotal for brands at Vuitton's scale.
Pharrell at Louis Vuitton: Has Luxury Outgrown Fashion?
Reactions were mixed to the brand's move to appoint a non-designer as men's creative director. But cultural strategies that stretch beyond fashion may be increasingly pivotal for brands at Vuitton's scale.
The End of Blanding?
Burberry is the latest fashion house to adopt a serif typeface for its logo. Return to idiosyncratic heritage or just another form of blanding?
The End of Blanding?
Burberry is the latest fashion house to adopt a serif typeface for its logo. Return to idiosyncratic heritage or just another form of blanding?
The Trouble With Luxury E-Commerce
This week, Ssense said it laid off 138 workers, and MatchesFashion received a $73 million cash injection from its shareholder. From more niche players to giants like Farfetch, the pressure remains high for luxury e-tailers.
The Trouble With Luxury E-Commerce
This week, Ssense said it laid off 138 workers, and MatchesFashion received a $73 million cash injection from its shareholder. From more niche players to giants like Farfetch, the pressure remains high for luxury e-tailers.
Adidas, Activism and Fake News
This week, a spoof press release claimed Adidas had appointed a co-CEO to address rights violations in its supply chain, a sign of more disruptive and confrontational tactics from advocacy groups focused on the industry.
Adidas, Activism and Fake News
This week, a spoof press release claimed Adidas had appointed a co-CEO to address rights violations in its supply chain, a sign of more disruptive and confrontational tactics from advocacy groups focused on the industry.