Fast Fashion Garments Pile Up in South Asia as Middle East Conflict Grounds Planes
Shipments of garments for major retailers are stranded at airports in Bangladesh and India as the conflict in the Middle East forces airlines cancel flights.
Opinions
Global Markets
Fashion Week in the Fog of War: To Speak Up or Stay Silent?
The fashion industry should use both its soft power and economic heft to pressure Russia and support the people of Ukraine, writes Imran Amed.
Fashion Week in the Fog of War: To Speak Up or Stay Silent?
The fashion industry should use both its soft power and economic heft to pressure Russia and support the people of Ukraine, writes Imran Amed.
Financial Markets
Why Fashion Week Is Here to Stay
As the Covid-19 crisis recedes, Pierre Mallevays examines the life, death and rebirth of fashion week.
Why Fashion Week Is Here to Stay
As the Covid-19 crisis recedes, Pierre Mallevays examines the life, death and rebirth of fashion week.
Sustainability
Op-Ed | Li Edelkoort’s Antidote to Fashion’s ‘Speed and Greed’
Design education needs a radical overhaul, argues trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort.
Op-Ed | Li Edelkoort’s Antidote to Fashion’s ‘Speed and Greed’
Design education needs a radical overhaul, argues trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort.
Luxury
Pieter Mulier: Alaïa And I
A year into his tenure, the designer talks to Tim Blanks about wrestling with the riddle of one of fashion’s most intensely personal and technically challenging legacies.
Pieter Mulier: Alaïa And I
A year into his tenure, the designer talks to Tim Blanks about wrestling with the riddle of one of fashion’s most intensely personal and technically challenging legacies.
Sustainability
Op-Ed | New York’s Fashion Act? More Like Fashion Won’t Act.
Proposed legislation targeting the social and environmental impact of brands doing business in the State of New York doesn’t go far enough, argues Beth Esponnette.
Op-Ed | New York’s Fashion Act? More Like Fashion Won’t Act.
Proposed legislation targeting the social and environmental impact of brands doing business in the State of New York doesn’t go far enough, argues Beth Esponnette.
Luxury
Are Department Stores Still Relevant?
Selfridges’ sale for a lofty $5.4 billion suggests there is still life in the department store model. But how to grow in a shrinking category?
Are Department Stores Still Relevant?
Selfridges’ sale for a lofty $5.4 billion suggests there is still life in the department store model. But how to grow in a shrinking category?
Sustainability
Op-Ed | Why I Support New York’s Fashion Act
Voluntary corporate action to address fashion’s social and environmental impact is not working, argues Ken Pucker.
Op-Ed | Why I Support New York’s Fashion Act
Voluntary corporate action to address fashion’s social and environmental impact is not working, argues Ken Pucker.
Retail
The Question No One Is Asking About the Metaverse
Is the metaverse good for the world? Retailers must bake environmental and social awareness into their strategies from the start, argues Doug Stephens.
The Question No One Is Asking About the Metaverse
Is the metaverse good for the world? Retailers must bake environmental and social awareness into their strategies from the start, argues Doug Stephens.
Technology
Op-Ed | Notes From an NFT Sceptic
Nike, Adidas and other big brands have plunged headlong into the latest crypto craze. But companies and their customers may soon discover converting virtual fashion into real-world profits isn’t so easy. Caveat emptor, says The NPD Group’s Matt Powell.
Op-Ed | Notes From an NFT Sceptic
Nike, Adidas and other big brands have plunged headlong into the latest crypto craze. But companies and their customers may soon discover converting virtual fashion into real-world profits isn’t so easy. Caveat emptor, says The NPD Group’s Matt Powell.
Retail
Op-Ed | The Key Element Most Brands Miss About Genderless Fashion
Labels from Gucci to Altuzarra to Calvin Klein are eager to sell to nonbinary consumers. But while brands often get the language around gender right, they need to give the same care to the clothes themselves, particularly how they fit.
Op-Ed | The Key Element Most Brands Miss About Genderless Fashion
Labels from Gucci to Altuzarra to Calvin Klein are eager to sell to nonbinary consumers. But while brands often get the language around gender right, they need to give the same care to the clothes themselves, particularly how they fit.
Marketing
Op-Ed | Sex Doesn’t Sell. Voyeurism Does.
‘Look, don’t touch’ is the ethos that pervades fashion’s exhibitionist post-pandemic look, argues Eugene Rabkin.
Op-Ed | Sex Doesn’t Sell. Voyeurism Does.
‘Look, don’t touch’ is the ethos that pervades fashion’s exhibitionist post-pandemic look, argues Eugene Rabkin.
Luxury
Virgil Abloh: Building on a Legacy
Like Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Gianni Versace before him, the late Virgil Abloh leaves a powerful legacy. What does this mean for Off-White and Louis Vuitton?
Virgil Abloh: Building on a Legacy
Like Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Gianni Versace before him, the late Virgil Abloh leaves a powerful legacy. What does this mean for Off-White and Louis Vuitton?
The News in Brief
Saks Global to Shut 15 More Stores as Part of Restructuring
The luxury retailer, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, will close more stores as it tries to cut losses and focus on more profitable, higher-end locations.
Nike’s Latest SEC Filing Revives Converse Sale Speculation
In a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company’s management has approved a plan for organisational changes expected to cost the brand nearly $300 million. One analyst posited the target could be its struggling subsidiary.
US Economy Unexpectedly Loses Jobs in February; Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.4%
The decline in nonfarm payrolls reported by the Labor Department in its employment report on Friday was the sixth since January 2025 and the second largest.
Asics Buys Marathon Registration Platforms to Boost Running-Shoe Sales
The Japanese sportswear brand is accelerating global expansion by acquiring race-registration platforms to deepen engagement with runners.
Gap Sales Miss Expectations After Old Navy, Athleta Fall Short
The brands Gap and Banana Republic beat comparable sales estimates.
Fashion Startup Founder Pleads Guilty in $300 Million Fraud
Christine Hunsicker admitted she falsified financial statements to promote CaaStle Inc. as a valuable, growing business when in reality it was struggling.
Victoria’s Secret Forecasts Its Best Year Since L Brands Split
The underwear company is anticipating net sales of at least $6.85 billion in the current fiscal year, exceeding analyst estimates and marking the highest revenue since its split from L Brands Inc in 2021.