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What the Return of the Cargo Pant Reveals About Consumer Psychology

Why the polarising style is trending at every segment of the spending spectrum.

News & Analysis

What the Return of the Cargo Pant Reveals About Consumer Psychology

Why the polarising style is trending at every segment of the spending spectrum.


News & Analysis

Why Margiela's Tabi Boot Is Minting Money

As the enigmatic designer's split-toe shoe gains a celebrity following years after its initial release, retailers are cashing in.

News & Analysis

Why Margiela's Tabi Boot Is Minting Money

As the enigmatic designer's split-toe shoe gains a celebrity following years after its initial release, retailers are cashing in.


News & Analysis

What the ‘Amazon Coat’ Reveals About the Future of Shopping

Decoding the style, price and positioning of this season’s most viral piece of outerwear.

News & Analysis

What the ‘Amazon Coat’ Reveals About the Future of Shopping

Decoding the style, price and positioning of this season’s most viral piece of outerwear.


News & Analysis

New Outerwear Brands Ride the Instagram Wave

From Kassl Editions to Common Leisure, a flurry of emerging labels are challenging mainstay names like Moncler and luxury brands like Gucci in the fast-growing outerwear category.

News & Analysis

New Outerwear Brands Ride the Instagram Wave

From Kassl Editions to Common Leisure, a flurry of emerging labels are challenging mainstay names like Moncler and luxury brands like Gucci in the fast-growing outerwear category.


Beauty

What’s Behind the Lip Gloss Boom? The 90s Nostalgia, Wellness and Tinder.

High-shine lacquered lips are back on the beauty radar. But like its consumers, lip gloss has grown up and brands have made modifications to improve their formulas.

Beauty

What’s Behind the Lip Gloss Boom? The 90s Nostalgia, Wellness and Tinder.

High-shine lacquered lips are back on the beauty radar. But like its consumers, lip gloss has grown up and brands have made modifications to improve their formulas.


News & Analysis

Why Puffer Jackets Are at the Centre of Korea’s Class Divide

While the explosive popularity of puffer jackets is a boon for outerwear brands like The North Face and Moncler, the trend highlights some uncomfortable truths about South Korean society.

News & Analysis

Why Puffer Jackets Are at the Centre of Korea’s Class Divide

While the explosive popularity of puffer jackets is a boon for outerwear brands like The North Face and Moncler, the trend highlights some uncomfortable truths about South Korean society.


Global Markets

China’s Running Craze Gains Mileage in Fashion

As China’s running boom gathers pace, spurred by the ‘athleisure’ trend and encouragement from the government, brands are adjusting their strategies.

Global Markets

China’s Running Craze Gains Mileage in Fashion

As China’s running boom gathers pace, spurred by the ‘athleisure’ trend and encouragement from the government, brands are adjusting their strategies.


Beauty

How ‘Glow’ Became Beauty's Latest Obsession

The ultimate signifier of inner health, ‘glow’ has become the new buzzword in beauty.

Beauty

How ‘Glow’ Became Beauty's Latest Obsession

The ultimate signifier of inner health, ‘glow’ has become the new buzzword in beauty.


News & Analysis

Consumers Want to Eat Beef, Not Wear It, Sending Leather Prices Plummeting

More American shoppers want to cover their feet in animal-free footwear.

News & Analysis

Consumers Want to Eat Beef, Not Wear It, Sending Leather Prices Plummeting

More American shoppers want to cover their feet in animal-free footwear.


China

Gold Jewellery Sales Recovering in China, but Platinum Left on the Shelf

Chinese consumers do not have the strong cultural affiliation with platinum that they have with gold.

China

Gold Jewellery Sales Recovering in China, but Platinum Left on the Shelf

Chinese consumers do not have the strong cultural affiliation with platinum that they have with gold.


Retail

The Gucci-Gap Divide: How Luxury Is Winning the Race for Millennial Spend

Luxury labels like Gucci and Balenciaga — whose $1,300 'T-Shirt Shirt' spawned countless memes this week — are pulling away from the pack. When was the last time a Gap t-shirt generated that kind of traction on Instagram?

Retail

The Gucci-Gap Divide: How Luxury Is Winning the Race for Millennial Spend

Luxury labels like Gucci and Balenciaga — whose $1,300 'T-Shirt Shirt' spawned countless memes this week — are pulling away from the pack. When was the last time a Gap t-shirt generated that kind of traction on Instagram?


Luxury

How Denim Brands Can Stay Cool

The jeans of the moment have an inherently limited lifespan linked to the zeitgeist. But the shrewdest labels are able to maintain relevance and keep revenue coming in when the moment passes.

Luxury

How Denim Brands Can Stay Cool

The jeans of the moment have an inherently limited lifespan linked to the zeitgeist. But the shrewdest labels are able to maintain relevance and keep revenue coming in when the moment passes.