Jonathan Cohen Joins J. Mendel as Resident Designer
The New York-based designer is tasked with reviving the 156-year-old luxury fashion house, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2018.
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Luxury
At Geneva Watch Days, Brands Fret About Fate of Suppliers
An industry temperature check in Geneva showed executives concerned about component suppliers as the polarisation of the Swiss watchmaking sector deepens.
At Geneva Watch Days, Brands Fret About Fate of Suppliers
An industry temperature check in Geneva showed executives concerned about component suppliers as the polarisation of the Swiss watchmaking sector deepens.
Retail
Did Shein Pass Its IPO Test?
The ultra-fast fashion retailer closed its first day of trading flat as investors weigh slowing growth and mounting challenges to its business model.
Did Shein Pass Its IPO Test?
The ultra-fast fashion retailer closed its first day of trading flat as investors weigh slowing growth and mounting challenges to its business model.
Sustainability
Why So Many Fashion Brands Are Upcycling
From Miu Miu to Coach, upcycling is moving beyond sustainability capsules into mainstream fashion as brands highlight the design and uniqueness of their products as much as — if not more than — their sustainability benefits.
Why So Many Fashion Brands Are Upcycling
From Miu Miu to Coach, upcycling is moving beyond sustainability capsules into mainstream fashion as brands highlight the design and uniqueness of their products as much as — if not more than — their sustainability benefits.
Sustainability
Why Fashion’s Economics Work Against Sustainable Brands
The industry’s underlying economics still make it difficult for more sustainable business models to compete. Brands that take responsibility for a garment’s full lifecycle, including what happens after it’s sold and then discarded, shoulder costs that others don’t.
Why Fashion’s Economics Work Against Sustainable Brands
The industry’s underlying economics still make it difficult for more sustainable business models to compete. Brands that take responsibility for a garment’s full lifecycle, including what happens after it’s sold and then discarded, shoulder costs that others don’t.
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Global Markets
Opinion: When Indian Craft Becomes Luxury’s Moral Alibi
Craft is not simply cultural spectacle. It is a referendum on the kind of nation India is becoming.
Opinion: When Indian Craft Becomes Luxury’s Moral Alibi
Craft is not simply cultural spectacle. It is a referendum on the kind of nation India is becoming.
Sustainability
Can the EU Ban on Destroying Unsold Goods Actually Work?
Companies from luxury groups to high-street giants are rethinking what to do with unsold goods in the EU as its ban on destroying excess inventory takes effect. Critics say loopholes in the rules could cause problems.
Can the EU Ban on Destroying Unsold Goods Actually Work?
Companies from luxury groups to high-street giants are rethinking what to do with unsold goods in the EU as its ban on destroying excess inventory takes effect. Critics say loopholes in the rules could cause problems.
Sustainability
Fashion Can’t Treat Climate Change as Just a Sustainability Problem
Fashion’s biggest sustainability challenges don’t exist in isolation. Increasingly, neither do the solutions.
Fashion Can’t Treat Climate Change as Just a Sustainability Problem
Fashion’s biggest sustainability challenges don’t exist in isolation. Increasingly, neither do the solutions.
Sustainability
Nylon Recycling Startup Syntetica Raises $30 Million Series A
Lululemon and apparel manufacturer MAS Holdings are among the investors backing the French startup as it scales a proprietary process for recycling nylon from mixed-textile waste.
Nylon Recycling Startup Syntetica Raises $30 Million Series A
Lululemon and apparel manufacturer MAS Holdings are among the investors backing the French startup as it scales a proprietary process for recycling nylon from mixed-textile waste.
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Sustainability
How to Fight Extreme Heat in Fashion’s Supply Chain
Record-breaking temperatures are threatening worker health and disrupting production, but there are simple, cost-effective steps the industry can take to adapt.
How to Fight Extreme Heat in Fashion’s Supply Chain
Record-breaking temperatures are threatening worker health and disrupting production, but there are simple, cost-effective steps the industry can take to adapt.
Sustainability
Why Fashion Is Falling Behind on Its Climate Targets
While H&M and Kering have cut emissions by more than a third, the majority of fashion’s biggest brands remain behind the schedule they set for themselves.
Why Fashion Is Falling Behind on Its Climate Targets
While H&M and Kering have cut emissions by more than a third, the majority of fashion’s biggest brands remain behind the schedule they set for themselves.
Sustainability
Why Traceability Is Becoming a Business Requirement for Fashion Brands
With the US, EU and Canada introducing measures on forced labour in supply chains, traceability is no longer just a sustainability initiative but a necessity for market access.
Why Traceability Is Becoming a Business Requirement for Fashion Brands
With the US, EU and Canada introducing measures on forced labour in supply chains, traceability is no longer just a sustainability initiative but a necessity for market access.
Partner Content
Inside Farfetch’s Strategy for a New Era of Luxury Experience
Farfetch’s chief commercial officer unpacks the strategy behind Farfetch First, the luxury e-commerce company’s newly launched service designed to elevate its customer experience — and empower a global community of brand partners.
Inside Farfetch’s Strategy for a New Era of Luxury Experience
Farfetch’s chief commercial officer unpacks the strategy behind Farfetch First, the luxury e-commerce company’s newly launched service designed to elevate its customer experience — and empower a global community of brand partners.
The News in Brief
Signet Lifts View as Cautious Consumers Splurge on Jewellery
The Jared, Kay and Zales owner raised its outlook for the second time this year as demand for jewellery remains resilient even as shoppers pull back on spending elsewhere.
The CFDA Names Anthony Vaccarello International Designer of the Year, Unveils 2026 Award Nominees
Prize alum Rachel Scott of Diotima is nominated for Womenswear Designer of the Year again, while 2013 winners Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne of Public School are nominated for Menswear Designer of the Year.
European Luxury Stocks Face a Tough Second Half, HSBC Says
HSBC analysts downgraded LVMH and Burberry to hold as they said the second half of the year looks harder for soft luxury to navigate.
Zara Owner’s Sales Grow, but Profit Disappoints as Expenses Mount
Inditex’s sales growth accelerated at the start of the third quarter as it continued to outpace rivals, but rising depreciation charges ate into profits.
Theory Appoints James Kelly Global CEO
A veteran at Fast Retailing, Kelly previously held the role of US chief financial officer at the brand.
Nike Shareholders Reject Climate Proposal Backed by Norway Wealth Fund
The proposal urged more transparency about the company’s climate goals, including the disclosure of details on how the sportswear maker intends to achieve emissions-reduction targets.
Report: CVC Explores $2 Billion Sale of Dr Teal’s Parent Company
Talks for a potential sale of Arthea, formerly known as PDC Brands, are at an early stage in a busy year for personal care mergers and acquisitions.