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
Sustainability
Op-Ed | Who Pays for Sustainability?
To fund a more sustainable future, the fashion system must become more productive, embracing a supply chain strategy rooted in shared risk, not lowest cost, argues John S. Thorbeck.
Op-Ed | Who Pays for Sustainability?
To fund a more sustainable future, the fashion system must become more productive, embracing a supply chain strategy rooted in shared risk, not lowest cost, argues John S. Thorbeck.
Luxury
How Big Can Farfetch Get?
Luca Solca calculates the size of the fashion platform’s total addressable market and its projected share of this market by the end of 2025.
How Big Can Farfetch Get?
Luca Solca calculates the size of the fashion platform’s total addressable market and its projected share of this market by the end of 2025.
Media
Op-Ed | Fashion Is Missing the Netflix Revolution
Fashion brands are failing to harness the power of durable entertainment content delivered via streaming platforms, argues Brian Phillips.
Op-Ed | Fashion Is Missing the Netflix Revolution
Fashion brands are failing to harness the power of durable entertainment content delivered via streaming platforms, argues Brian Phillips.
Luxury
How Michael Kors Became New York Fashion’s Ultimate Entertainer
He couldn’t sing, he couldn’t dance, but from Studio 54 to Broadway to Seventh Avenue, he designed his way into a 40-year success story.
How Michael Kors Became New York Fashion’s Ultimate Entertainer
He couldn’t sing, he couldn’t dance, but from Studio 54 to Broadway to Seventh Avenue, he designed his way into a 40-year success story.
Financial Markets
Is Sustainability Compatible With Growth?
The luxury sector has put sustainability centre stage but has yet to resolve the underlying tension between what is good for the world and what is good for shareholders.
Is Sustainability Compatible With Growth?
The luxury sector has put sustainability centre stage but has yet to resolve the underlying tension between what is good for the world and what is good for shareholders.
Luxury
Alessandro Michele: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Bored by Myself’
The designer celebrated Gucci’s centenary with a collection that was all about rebirth.
Alessandro Michele: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Bored by Myself’
The designer celebrated Gucci’s centenary with a collection that was all about rebirth.
Luxury
What Makes Kim Run
As well as designing blockbuster collections for Dior and Fendi, the master of art and commerce found time to edit the latest issue of Vogue Italia.
What Makes Kim Run
As well as designing blockbuster collections for Dior and Fendi, the master of art and commerce found time to edit the latest issue of Vogue Italia.
Retail
The Truth About Black Buying Power
African Americans are disproportionately interested in fashion goods but brands must end the scourge of ‘shopping while Black’ to seize the opportunity, argues Jason Campbell.
The Truth About Black Buying Power
African Americans are disproportionately interested in fashion goods but brands must end the scourge of ‘shopping while Black’ to seize the opportunity, argues Jason Campbell.
Luxury
Kenzo: Party Like It’s 2021
For designer Felipe Oliveira Baptista, happy days are nearly here again.
Kenzo: Party Like It’s 2021
For designer Felipe Oliveira Baptista, happy days are nearly here again.
Luxury
Question Time With Tory Burch
How do you do better? A year into the pandemic, the designer has never stopped looking for an answer.
Question Time With Tory Burch
How do you do better? A year into the pandemic, the designer has never stopped looking for an answer.
Luxury
Op-Ed | Is Copying Always Wrong?
Young fashion designers should be free to imitate others, argues Eugene Rabkin.
Op-Ed | Is Copying Always Wrong?
Young fashion designers should be free to imitate others, argues Eugene Rabkin.
Fashion Week
Mind-Expanding Fashion Experiments
At Paris Fashion Week, new digital formats delivered some surprisingly successful results, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Mind-Expanding Fashion Experiments
At Paris Fashion Week, new digital formats delivered some surprisingly successful results, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
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.