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How Homme Plissé Fits Into Issey Miyake’s New Menswear Strategy
The Japanese brand’s fastest-growing line is ceding the Paris fashion week spotlight to IM Men and taking a ‘slow road’ with traveling events powered by a new ‘open studio’ strategy, starting with an Italy-inspired presentation at Pitti Uomo in Florence.
Customers Want Beauty Brands to Prove Their Worth
As beauty customers grow more selective and cost-conscious, brands must demonstrate a clear and ownable value proposition, regardless of price, according to the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion: Beauty report Volume 2.
Strategic Reinvention: Growing a Beauty Brand with Staying Power
At The Business of Beauty Global Forum, Front Row’s chief revenue officer Christopher Skinner and Tatcha’s chief marketing officer Nicole Frusci joined BoF’s Alice Gividen on stage to explore building a lasting beauty business in an ever-changing market.
Shein Is Struggling to Clean Up Its Dirty Image
The company’s latest sustainability report shows it’s still fashion’s most polluting player, with planet-warming emissions that far outstrip those of rivals and help make the brand a target for politicians and regulators.
Beautycounter Would Like To Reintroduce Itself
Back under the ownership of founder Gregg Renfrew, the beauty label will relaunch on June 25 as Counter, keeping its clean formulations and giving up its MLM-style compensation model in favor of “community commerce.” Renfrew talks exclusively to The Business of Beauty about her vision for the new brand.
New York’s Fashion Workers Act Set to Go into Effect June 19
The Model Alliance, New York State Department of Labor and fashion industry stakeholders gathered Tuesday to celebrate the new law, which establishes regulations for fair treatment of models — including, preventing management agencies from charging unfair fees and giving models control over their likenesses created with AI.
Clothing Retailer Dynamite Raises Prices 9% Amid Trade Tensions
The women’s fast-fashion retailer plans to raise prices at twice the rate of inflation in the future.
How Dubai Is Defying the Luxury Downturn
Last week, Zegna staged a runway show in Dubai the emirate, following in the footsteps of Roberto Cavalli, Armani and Chanel. The emirate remains the most established hub for luxury shopping in the Gulf region, which has bucked the industry’s downward trend.
The Debrief | When Fashion Lost Its Voice
As immigration raids in Los Angeles spur large-scale protests, the fashion industry has remained largely silent. The Debrief explores the reasons behind the muted response and the tangible actions brands can take to support vulnerable workers.
US Retail Sales Post Biggest Drop in Four Months
US retail sales declined more than anticipated last month, though clothing sales rose by 0.1 percent between April and May.
Dôen Raises Series A Funding Led by Silas Capital
The funding round marks the first time the Los Angeles-based womenswear brand raised outside capital after its initial $1 million seed round. The new capital will go towards its retail expansion.
Asos CFO to Depart After Just 14 Months
The British retailer’s director of group finance, Aaron Izzard, will replace outgoing CFO Dave Murray.