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Worldview | Why China’s Singles’ Day Sales Lasted Longer Than Ever
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Galeries Lafayette in India, Peruvian vicuna and Lagos Fashion Week’s prize win.
The Silicon Valley Skin-Care Brand Biohackers Are Obsessed With
OneSkin, all over TikTok, merges the beauty industry’s fixation with anti-ageing and tech’s fantasy of halting death.
LVMH Nears China Store Openings as Luxury Demand Begins Recovery
Louis Vuitton, Dior, Tiffany and Loro Piana are all slated to open multistory stores in Beijing this December, while Dior is also in talks to open a new location in Shanghai.
Inditex Takes On the Activewear Market
Oysho, the Zara-owner's women's sportswear label, is growing across Europe with its free workout classes and value-led, fashion-focused offering.
It’s Time for Fashion to Get Real About AI’s Impact on Jobs
Fashion brands are racing to deploy AI in marketing, design and employee workflows. But inside companies, a lack of clarity is breeding layoff anxiety — and quiet AI use that feels risky, if not like cheating.
Prestige Hair Care’s Shampoo Problem
In recent years, prestige hair care has begun to grow at a faster rate than its mass competitors. The only problem: Shoppers still want drugstore shampoo.
Is China’s Luxury Market Ready to Rebound?
The short answer is yes — but it won’t soon return to its pre-pandemic growth rates. After two years of turbulence, the market remains shaky, and brands will need to earn every sale.
Can Fashion Still Meet Its Climate Promises?
As the UN’s annual COP climate summit gets underway against a challenging backdrop, the industry’s near-term pledges to help cap planet-warming emissions are slipping out of reach.
This Week: COP30, Burberry Earnings, China’s Singles Day
Climate change advocates hope to get the movement back on track in Brazil. Meanwhile, Burberry and Richemont round out luxury earnings, and China’s biggest shopping holiday kicks off.
The End of Teen Vogue Completes Fashion Media’s Retreat From Politics
Condé Nast’s decision to absorb the publication into Vogue.com will likely boost the company’s bottom line, but its progressive, Gen-Z-centric political content is unlikely to survive the transition.
The Cost of Being Shein
The ultra-fast-fashion giant’s first permanent store opening in Paris has been a source of high drama.
At the CFDA Awards, Recession Beauty Hacks Get Real
Guests like Addison Rae, Chloe Malle and Angel Reese talked getting ready for the demi-Met Gala — and the blush shades, drugstore hairsprays and makeup counters that got them there.