This Week in Fashion
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.
Why Farfetch’s Problems Are Fashion’s Problems
EU regulators are expected to give the go-ahead for Richemont to spin-off Yoox Net-a-Porter in a joint venture with rival Farfetch. But in the 14 months since the deal was announced, Farfetch has lost 90 percent of its market value with significant implications for the transaction and the wider fashion ecosystem.
Why Farfetch’s Problems Are Fashion’s Problems
EU regulators are expected to give the go-ahead for Richemont to spin-off Yoox Net-a-Porter in a joint venture with rival Farfetch. But in the 14 months since the deal was announced, Farfetch has lost 90 percent of its market value with significant implications for the transaction and the wider fashion ecosystem.
The Party May Be Over, but LVMH Has Moves to Make
This week, softening sales growth at the French giant was the latest sign that the post-pandemic luxury boom is over, but chairman Bernard Arnault may be able to play the weak market to his advantage.
The Party May Be Over, but LVMH Has Moves to Make
This week, softening sales growth at the French giant was the latest sign that the post-pandemic luxury boom is over, but chairman Bernard Arnault may be able to play the weak market to his advantage.
Luxury Fashion’s Designer Diversity Problem Persists
Despite major hires like Chanel’s Virginie Viard and Louis Vuitton’s Pharrell Williams, gender parity and racial diversity in top creative roles remain urgent problems.
Luxury Fashion’s Designer Diversity Problem Persists
Despite major hires like Chanel’s Virginie Viard and Louis Vuitton’s Pharrell Williams, gender parity and racial diversity in top creative roles remain urgent problems.
Unpacking Fashion’s Crime Wave
Amid a wave of high-profile incidents of theft and violence, big retailers are taking increasingly drastic steps, including closing stores and beefing up security.
Unpacking Fashion’s Crime Wave
Amid a wave of high-profile incidents of theft and violence, big retailers are taking increasingly drastic steps, including closing stores and beefing up security.
Can TikTok’s Addictive Algorithm Get US Shoppers Buying?
The company, which rolled out its Shop feature to all US users this week, is banking on its powerful algorithm to help it succeed where Instagram and others have failed by delivering a constant stream of products along with its targeted content into users’ feeds.
Can TikTok’s Addictive Algorithm Get US Shoppers Buying?
The company, which rolled out its Shop feature to all US users this week, is banking on its powerful algorithm to help it succeed where Instagram and others have failed by delivering a constant stream of products along with its targeted content into users’ feeds.