Thom Bettridge to Step Down as I-D Editor in Chief
Global editorial director Steff Yotka will succeed Bettridge, who is leaving to focus on his creative studio Content World.
Opinions
Retail
The Question No One Is Asking About the Metaverse
Is the metaverse good for the world? Retailers must bake environmental and social awareness into their strategies from the start, argues Doug Stephens.
The Question No One Is Asking About the Metaverse
Is the metaverse good for the world? Retailers must bake environmental and social awareness into their strategies from the start, argues Doug Stephens.
Technology
Op-Ed | Notes From an NFT Sceptic
Nike, Adidas and other big brands have plunged headlong into the latest crypto craze. But companies and their customers may soon discover converting virtual fashion into real-world profits isn’t so easy. Caveat emptor, says The NPD Group’s Matt Powell.
Op-Ed | Notes From an NFT Sceptic
Nike, Adidas and other big brands have plunged headlong into the latest crypto craze. But companies and their customers may soon discover converting virtual fashion into real-world profits isn’t so easy. Caveat emptor, says The NPD Group’s Matt Powell.
Retail
Op-Ed | The Key Element Most Brands Miss About Genderless Fashion
Labels from Gucci to Altuzarra to Calvin Klein are eager to sell to nonbinary consumers. But while brands often get the language around gender right, they need to give the same care to the clothes themselves, particularly how they fit.
Op-Ed | The Key Element Most Brands Miss About Genderless Fashion
Labels from Gucci to Altuzarra to Calvin Klein are eager to sell to nonbinary consumers. But while brands often get the language around gender right, they need to give the same care to the clothes themselves, particularly how they fit.
Marketing
Op-Ed | Sex Doesn’t Sell. Voyeurism Does.
‘Look, don’t touch’ is the ethos that pervades fashion’s exhibitionist post-pandemic look, argues Eugene Rabkin.
Op-Ed | Sex Doesn’t Sell. Voyeurism Does.
‘Look, don’t touch’ is the ethos that pervades fashion’s exhibitionist post-pandemic look, argues Eugene Rabkin.
Luxury
Virgil Abloh: Building on a Legacy
Like Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Gianni Versace before him, the late Virgil Abloh leaves a powerful legacy. What does this mean for Off-White and Louis Vuitton?
Virgil Abloh: Building on a Legacy
Like Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Gianni Versace before him, the late Virgil Abloh leaves a powerful legacy. What does this mean for Off-White and Louis Vuitton?
Retail
The Limits of a Lean Supply Chain
The pandemic exposed the weakness of the global manufacturing and distribution networks adopted by most big fashion brands. Executives need to change how they think and talk about supply chains to replace a culture of cost.
The Limits of a Lean Supply Chain
The pandemic exposed the weakness of the global manufacturing and distribution networks adopted by most big fashion brands. Executives need to change how they think and talk about supply chains to replace a culture of cost.
Luxury
A Letter to Burberry’s New CEO
It is time for the British megabrand to again choose which way it’s really going: up or down?
A Letter to Burberry’s New CEO
It is time for the British megabrand to again choose which way it’s really going: up or down?
Luxury
Tom Ford: ‘I Believe in Fashion, Absolutely’
Tim Blanks sits down with the American designer to discuss creativity and cancel culture, fashion and mortality, the future of the Tom Ford brand and his new book, courtesy of ES Magazine.
Tom Ford: ‘I Believe in Fashion, Absolutely’
Tim Blanks sits down with the American designer to discuss creativity and cancel culture, fashion and mortality, the future of the Tom Ford brand and his new book, courtesy of ES Magazine.
Sustainability
Op-Ed | Fashion’s Obligation to End Nature Loss
Fashion has a critical role to play in advancing nature-based solutions to the climate crisis, argue We Mean Business Coalition CEO María Mendiluce and Burberry chair Gerry Murphy.
Op-Ed | Fashion’s Obligation to End Nature Loss
Fashion has a critical role to play in advancing nature-based solutions to the climate crisis, argue We Mean Business Coalition CEO María Mendiluce and Burberry chair Gerry Murphy.
Luxury
Which Luxury Leadership Configuration Works Best?
In luxury fashion, the right configuration of creative and commercial leadership is critical to success, writes Pierre Mallevays.
Which Luxury Leadership Configuration Works Best?
In luxury fashion, the right configuration of creative and commercial leadership is critical to success, writes Pierre Mallevays.
China
The Biggest Mistakes Luxury Brands Make in China
China is the world’s most important luxury market, but key business decisions concerning the country are still taken by Western executives based in Europe, resulting in common and costly mistakes, argue Luca Solca and Jasmine Zhu.
The Biggest Mistakes Luxury Brands Make in China
China is the world’s most important luxury market, but key business decisions concerning the country are still taken by Western executives based in Europe, resulting in common and costly mistakes, argue Luca Solca and Jasmine Zhu.
Retail
Fashion’s ‘First Mile’ Opportunity
Though poorly understood by many fashion executives and investors, upstream supply chains are a powerful lever for value creation, writes John Thorbeck in the first instalment of a new column: First Mile.
Fashion’s ‘First Mile’ Opportunity
Though poorly understood by many fashion executives and investors, upstream supply chains are a powerful lever for value creation, writes John Thorbeck in the first instalment of a new column: First Mile.
The News in Brief
Under Armour Forecasts Steeper Annual Sales Decline
The athletic apparel maker is struggling with weak consumer demand amid macroeconomic uncertainty in its key North American market.
Skims to Enter India Through Partnership With Reliance Brands
The luxury arm of Reliance Retail will operate the Skims brand across physical and digital channels, beginning with Delhi and Mumbai.
Vogue World 2027 Will Be Held in San Francisco
The sixth edition of the annual runway spectacle will return to the US after this year's outing in Milan.
Capri Cuts Revenue Outlook as Iran War Hits Michael Kors Sales
Congestion at ports in Asia combined with weaker demand across Europe and emerging markets from the war hurt sales, the company said.
Sydney Towle, Influencer and Health Activist, Has Died
Towle, known for sharing her life as a young woman living with cancer, passed away aged 26 on Wednesday.
Ralph Lauren Beats Estimates on Demand From Affluent Shoppers
Strong sales among young and affluent shoppers helped drive quarterly revenue above analysts' expectations.
Kenvue Misses Estimates as Inflation, Tariffs Squeeze Margins
The US consumer health company and parent of Neutrogena narrowly missed Wall Street estimates for second-quarter results as tariffs and currency-related costs offset sales gains.