A popular name in comfort has a new look — and could soon find its way into stores again. The Abeo footwear brand was relaunched this month by parent company WalkingCo (the multibrand retailer formerly known as The Walking Company) with a product overhaul, branding refresh and comprehensive digital experience update. The move comes after...Read More
Love Wellness has named Maria Dempsey, who departed from Nest New York earlier this month, the brand’s new chief executive officer. She will take over from brand founder Lo Bosworth. Over Dempsey’s 30-year career, she worked as CEO of Nest New York, executive vice president of regional marketing at Clarins, vice president of marketing at...Read More
Zara owner Inditex said its Spring/Summer 2023 collection flew off shelves over the last six weeks but shares in the world’s biggest fashion retailer fell after it flagged higher spending on technology and automation. Inditex has extended its lead over Swedish rival H&M, in part because of a less price-sensitive customer base. As the cost...Read More
Twenty years ago, Under Armour — a then emerging competitor athletic landscape coming out of Baltimore — delivered its debut brand campaign, “Protect This House.” The effort, highlighted by an intense and instantly memorable “We must protect this house” chant, helped earn the brand a spot among the industry’s giants. Now an established force in...Read More
Fast fashion retailer H&M launched its first branded resale platform Tuesday with ThredUp. Now the largest retailer under ThredUp’s business-to-business-to-consumer channel, “H&M Pre-Loved” aims to offer H&M customers an easy way to access secondhand pieces for their wardrobe. The resale goods are available to shop at Hm.thredup.com starting Tuesday with subshops for H&M concepts such...Read More
The company has emerged as a top player in digital fashion since its launch in 2020. Greenfield Capital, a Berlin-based fund focused primarily on early-stage crypto start-ups, led the round, with participation from Slow Ventures, Warner Music, The Artemis Fund, Red DAO and others. ”Digital fashion is something we have become extremely excited about as...Read More
Macy’s is partnering with Dior Beauty as its first beauty sponsor for the 48th annual Macy’s Flower Show. Thousands of plants, flowers and trees will be on display on the main floor, balcony and windows of Macy’s Herald Square flagship store in New YorkCity from March 26 through April 10. Dior’s exhibition, centered on its...Read More
The 2023 Oscar Awards brought an end to the 2023 awards season — and did so with a burst of glamour. Fashion commentator Melissa Rivers certainly thought so, given that stars “save what they feel is their best dress for the Oscars” and a return to formal dressing-up is already here — particularly seen in...Read More
The conventional wisdom around awards shows these days is that their importance as a cultural force is in possibly terminal decline. Last year’s Oscars had the second-lowest ratings ever, besting only the awkward mid-pandemic edition in 2021. Fashion brands still compete to dress the hottest celebrities, but to them the red carpet is just another...Read More
Powered By People, the Canadian wholesale marketplace that connects fashion, home goods and jewellery buyers in North America and Europe with small-batch producers in roughly 70 countries, has secured $13.6 million in new funding to scale its operations, expand its tech tools and deepen its relationship with African suppliers. The “blended financing” was the result...Read More
