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How Beauty Devices Finally Broke Through
For years, at-home cosmetic devices based on in-office treatments have been slow to sell. Then the pandemic made them one of beauty’s fastest growing categories.
What Fashion’s Advocacy Will Look Like in the Trump Era
Many brands have stopped engaging with social and political issues, fearing a conservative backlash. That calculus may change when Trump returns to office.
How to Sell Jewellery Like Fine Art
At the inaugural Joya fair in Monaco last week, two former art gallerists aimed to defy luxury’s current malaise with avant-garde jewellery propositions sold with a curated, high-culture approach.
Why Your Trademark Is Your Most Valuable Asset
Brands of all sizes and statures can suddenly find themselves in costly, time-consuming legal disputes over what one expert calls their “primary corporate asset.” Knowing when to fight back is hard.
Telfar’s First Store: A Block Party for the ‘Bushwick Birkin’
More than 2,000 people showed up in SoHo on Saturday to celebrate the opening of the brand’s first permanent outpost – and add another of the sometimes hard-to-find tote to their collection.
Represent Sells Minority Stake to Private-Equity Firm True
The investment comes off the back of soaring sales for the British menswear brand, which opened its first flagship stores in Los Angeles and Manchester this year and expects to hit annual sales of £100 million by the end of 2024.
Will HeyDude Trip Up Crocs’ Winning Streak?
With the company’s signature clogs seeing slower growth, turning around the struggling maker of casual, sneaker-like loafers is a priority — and Sydney Sweeney has been enlisted to help.
This Week: On Black Friday, It’s Shein and Temu Versus the World
Spending has been sluggish, but retailers have a chance to make up for lost time in a compressed holiday season - if they can find an answer to their online competition.
Luxury’s Pricing Reality Check
Value for money matters, even at high-end brands. This week, Mulberry joined Burberry and Capri in admitting rampant price inflation has contributed to a collapse in demand. Will others follow suit?
Via Montenapoleone Becomes World’s Most Expensive Shopping Strip
The Milanese street has overtaken New York’s Fifth Avenue as the world’s most expensive retail real estate, with rents soaring above €20,000 per square metre.
What Will Happen to Fashion If the World Misses Its Climate Targets?
This year, average global temperatures surpassed 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels for the first time. With action increasingly uncertain after a fractious UN climate summit, fashion is facing risks from overheated factories to consumer volatility.
The Business of Beauty Haul of Fame: The Next Status Bag Is for Your Makeup
Sales of “beauty bags” are booming. Is it Carrie Bradshaw’s fault?