This Week in Fashion
Why Logo-Free Luxury Is Here to Stay
‘Quiet luxury’ may have waned on TikTok, but strong results at Zegna, Brunello Cuccinelli and Loro Piana suggest demand for discreet propositions has staying power.
Why Logo-Free Luxury Is Here to Stay
‘Quiet luxury’ may have waned on TikTok, but strong results at Zegna, Brunello Cuccinelli and Loro Piana suggest demand for discreet propositions has staying power.
Why Is Vestiaire Collective Crowdfunding?
The move is more about marketing than finances. But it provides a good excuse to check in how the luxury resale player is adapting in a brutal marketplace for fashion start-ups and resale platforms alike.
Why Is Vestiaire Collective Crowdfunding?
The move is more about marketing than finances. But it provides a good excuse to check in how the luxury resale player is adapting in a brutal marketplace for fashion start-ups and resale platforms alike.
Sabato De Sarno’s Gucci Menswear Debut Had Drama in the Details
Gucci’s new designer offered up a more relatable menswear vision than his predecessor, updating classic wardrobe pieces with discreet contemporary twists. But will covetable coats and shoes be enough to revive excitement in the Italian megabrand?
Sabato De Sarno’s Gucci Menswear Debut Had Drama in the Details
Gucci’s new designer offered up a more relatable menswear vision than his predecessor, updating classic wardrobe pieces with discreet contemporary twists. But will covetable coats and shoes be enough to revive excitement in the Italian megabrand?
What Fashion Should Understand About New Sanctions on Russian Diamonds
Nearly two years after Russia invaded Ukraine, a group of the world’s biggest economies have imposed a rolling ban on stones from the country, starting this week.
What Fashion Should Understand About New Sanctions on Russian Diamonds
Nearly two years after Russia invaded Ukraine, a group of the world’s biggest economies have imposed a rolling ban on stones from the country, starting this week.
Can Luxury E-Commerce Be Saved?
While cash-strapped e-tailers Farfetch and Matches narrowly avoided collapse this week, both inking sales to new owners, online luxury’s way forward remains unclear.
Can Luxury E-Commerce Be Saved?
While cash-strapped e-tailers Farfetch and Matches narrowly avoided collapse this week, both inking sales to new owners, online luxury’s way forward remains unclear.
Why Fashion Campaigns Need Sensitivity Checks
The outcry over Zara’s ill-conceived, poorly-timed campaign this week highlights the blind spots that fashion brands routinely make apparent in their advertising.
Why Fashion Campaigns Need Sensitivity Checks
The outcry over Zara’s ill-conceived, poorly-timed campaign this week highlights the blind spots that fashion brands routinely make apparent in their advertising.
Why Online Luxury Is Broken
Reports of financial strain at Farfetch amid a stalled deal with YNAP has driven confidence in multi-brand e-commerce to all-time lows. With value propositions eroding and investment drying up, a way forward remains unclear.
Why Online Luxury Is Broken
Reports of financial strain at Farfetch amid a stalled deal with YNAP has driven confidence in multi-brand e-commerce to all-time lows. With value propositions eroding and investment drying up, a way forward remains unclear.
Why Going Private Won’t Solve Farfetch’s Problems
The luxury e-tailer could be the latest e-commerce firm to go private amid its worst year as a public company. But Farfetch’s much scrutinised lack of focus could persist outside the public market.
Why Going Private Won’t Solve Farfetch’s Problems
The luxury e-tailer could be the latest e-commerce firm to go private amid its worst year as a public company. But Farfetch’s much scrutinised lack of focus could persist outside the public market.
Who Won ‘Las Vegas Fashion Week’? Inside Fashion’s F1 Breakout
Brands ranging from sportswear players like Puma and Kappa to luxury houses like Versace and Louis Vuitton made a splash at Formula One’s latest grand prix.
Who Won ‘Las Vegas Fashion Week’? Inside Fashion’s F1 Breakout
Brands ranging from sportswear players like Puma and Kappa to luxury houses like Versace and Louis Vuitton made a splash at Formula One’s latest grand prix.
Can Luxury Brands Grow in 2024?
For over a decade, luxury brands could depend on casualisation, China and a post-pandemic boom to drive record sales and profits. Now that those factors have played out, its unclear where they will turn next for growth.
Can Luxury Brands Grow in 2024?
For over a decade, luxury brands could depend on casualisation, China and a post-pandemic boom to drive record sales and profits. Now that those factors have played out, its unclear where they will turn next for growth.
Would Higher Wages Break Fast Fashion’s Business Model?
This week, deadly protests after the Bangladeshi government proposed a minimum wage increase well below the level unions had called for highlighted a fundamental challenge in raising worker salaries: somebody has to pay for it.
Would Higher Wages Break Fast Fashion’s Business Model?
This week, deadly protests after the Bangladeshi government proposed a minimum wage increase well below the level unions had called for highlighted a fundamental challenge in raising worker salaries: somebody has to pay for it.
Why Some Luxury Groups Are Doing Better Than Others
The slowdown in demand for high-end brands is hitting the sector unevenly, as seen in the polarised third-quarter results released this week by Hermès, Kering and others.
Why Some Luxury Groups Are Doing Better Than Others
The slowdown in demand for high-end brands is hitting the sector unevenly, as seen in the polarised third-quarter results released this week by Hermès, Kering and others.