Shein Discloses FTC Probe in US, Warns of Significant Payments
According to documents the ultra-fast-fashion company filed in connection with its planned Hong Kong IPO, Shein is cooperating with the investigation and could face significant fines.
collaboration
Technology
Zalando Co-CEO on Bringing Data Science to Fashion Retail
AI is critical to how the German fashion giant matches millions of customers with the right product in the right fit.
Zalando Co-CEO on Bringing Data Science to Fashion Retail
AI is critical to how the German fashion giant matches millions of customers with the right product in the right fit.
Luxury
Kim Jones’ ERL Collection: Don’t Call It a Collaboration
Dior Men’s artistic director invited Venice, California-based designer Eli Russell Linnetz to build a capsule nostalgic for the early 1990s, but helped him merchandise it for today.
Kim Jones’ ERL Collection: Don’t Call It a Collaboration
Dior Men’s artistic director invited Venice, California-based designer Eli Russell Linnetz to build a capsule nostalgic for the early 1990s, but helped him merchandise it for today.
Technology
The Traceability Tech Aiming to Unlock a More Sustainable Industry
Traceability systems powered by tracking software and Big Data will help brands reach far into their supply chains to understand the entire lifecycle of their products.
The Traceability Tech Aiming to Unlock a More Sustainable Industry
Traceability systems powered by tracking software and Big Data will help brands reach far into their supply chains to understand the entire lifecycle of their products.
Beauty
What Scarlett Johansson and Winnie the Pooh Have in Common
Both are recent entrants in a crowded field of actors, singers and the occasional cartoon character launching beauty lines. Success means creating a product that could stand on its own even without a famous founder.
What Scarlett Johansson and Winnie the Pooh Have in Common
Both are recent entrants in a crowded field of actors, singers and the occasional cartoon character launching beauty lines. Success means creating a product that could stand on its own even without a famous founder.
Luxury
Case Study | A New Model for Building Independent Fashion Brands
Brand accelerators like Tomorrow offer cash, shared services and economies of scale. Can the approach turn high-potential young labels into success stories?
Case Study | A New Model for Building Independent Fashion Brands
Brand accelerators like Tomorrow offer cash, shared services and economies of scale. Can the approach turn high-potential young labels into success stories?
Marketing
Calvin Klein’s New Strategy: Don’t Market the Dream, Market What Sells
As seen in its latest collaboration with skate brand Palace, Calvin Klein’s path forward is focused on highlighting its most successful categories like denim and underwear.
Calvin Klein’s New Strategy: Don’t Market the Dream, Market What Sells
As seen in its latest collaboration with skate brand Palace, Calvin Klein’s path forward is focused on highlighting its most successful categories like denim and underwear.
Retail
Coachella and the Business of Festival Fashion Is Back
Big music festivals produce a torrent of content for social media, but the fashion is equally as important, as what influencers wear to Coachella can quickly become a big seller in stores worldwide.
Coachella and the Business of Festival Fashion Is Back
Big music festivals produce a torrent of content for social media, but the fashion is equally as important, as what influencers wear to Coachella can quickly become a big seller in stores worldwide.
Sports
A New Era of Fashion-Carmaker Collaborations
From Rimowa’s new tie-up with Porsche to Mercedes teaming up with Palace, a new wave of fashion-carmaker partnerships is targeting a younger generation of aspirational consumers.
A New Era of Fashion-Carmaker Collaborations
From Rimowa’s new tie-up with Porsche to Mercedes teaming up with Palace, a new wave of fashion-carmaker partnerships is targeting a younger generation of aspirational consumers.
Luxury
Dries Van Noten’s Empire of the Senses
‘I can’t complain about the business,’ said the designer as he turned a rundown 18th-century mansion in Paris into a Wunderkammer for his latest collection and the launch of his new fragrance and beauty offering.
Dries Van Noten’s Empire of the Senses
‘I can’t complain about the business,’ said the designer as he turned a rundown 18th-century mansion in Paris into a Wunderkammer for his latest collection and the launch of his new fragrance and beauty offering.
Retail
Kanye West’s Instagram Ban Is an ‘Unwanted Distraction’ for Gap
The retailer’s Instagram posts are filled with comments asking the company to end its partnership with the musician following his use of a racial slur and concerns over treatment of his ex-wife.
Kanye West’s Instagram Ban Is an ‘Unwanted Distraction’ for Gap
The retailer’s Instagram posts are filled with comments asking the company to end its partnership with the musician following his use of a racial slur and concerns over treatment of his ex-wife.
Luxury
Lucky Number 111 for Burberry’s Riccardo Tisci
The Italian transforming Britain’s biggest luxury brand is confident at last: ‘It’s a big company to move, but now I feel the boat is in the water.’
Lucky Number 111 for Burberry’s Riccardo Tisci
The Italian transforming Britain’s biggest luxury brand is confident at last: ‘It’s a big company to move, but now I feel the boat is in the water.’
Luxury
Ralph Lauren Unveils Collection for HBCUs Morehouse and Spelman
The brand aims to honour the contributions of Black students to American collegiate style — drawing inspiration from fashion worn at historically Black colleges from 1920 to 1950.
Ralph Lauren Unveils Collection for HBCUs Morehouse and Spelman
The brand aims to honour the contributions of Black students to American collegiate style — drawing inspiration from fashion worn at historically Black colleges from 1920 to 1950.
The News in Brief
Frasers Group Takes a Position in Burberry
The billionaire Mike Ashley’s investment arm disclosed Tuesday it holds an interest worth a potential 4.2 percent of the voting rights in Burberry.
EssilorLuxottica Beats Forecasts, AI Glasses and Myopia Products Drive Growth
The Franco-Italian eyewear maker reported a 15 percent rise in first-half profit, beating expectations, while revenue growth was driven by strong demand for AI-enabled glasses myopia products.
Whoop Names Kyle Leahy Chief Commercial Officer
Leahy joins the wearables brand from Glossier, where she was chief executive for three years.
Chinese Jeweller Laopu Gold’s Shares Drop on Growth Outlook
The jeweller lost $2.1 billion in market value after forecasting first-half 2026 revenue growth of up to 66 percent, a sharp slowdown from last year that unsettled investors in one of China’s most viral consumer brands.
Unilever Lifts Outlook on Strongest Volume Growth in Over A Decade
Unilever upgraded its annual forecast on Tuesday, as consumers reached for brands like Vaseline and Dove despite household budget concerns stemming from the Iran war.
J&J to Pay $5.5 Billion to Settle Talc-Related Cancer Claims
Johnson & Johnson on Monday said it agreed to a $5.5 billion commitment to resolve years of litigation related to claims that its talc products caused ovarian cancer.
Lenzing Closes UK, Austria Sites in Turnaround Bid
The closures are the latest in a series of cost-cutting and refinancing measures at the textile maker, which has faced headwinds from competition in China and India.