If you want to sell a Helmut Lang jacket on a resale site, you have to photograph it, write out a description and price it, which isn’t always straightforward. There are different levels of value for a Helmut Lang jacket designed by Lang himself, one designed by an anonymous studio team after his departure and...Read More
Uplifting the Black community has long been at the center of The Whitaker Group‘s mission. That mission is evolving with The Collective on Tuckaseegee, a new development in North Carolina. This summer, The Whitaker Group — the James Whitner-founded parent company of retailers A Ma Maniére, Social Status, APB and Prosper — will open a development...Read More
The German sportswear company is working with external legal counsel after receiving the letter on June 7, it said in an emailed statement. It’s the latest blow for Adidas, which has had to deal with multiple crises in the last few years, including consumer boycotts in China and a significant hit to sales after severing...Read More
Two days after his Emporio show, Giorgio Armani transformed his Via Bergognone runway theater into a terrace in the tropics for his collection display, setting out rows of wooden director’s chairs and projecting shuddering palm leaves around the perimeter. This smooth, confident collection felt like a master class in tailored dressing for hot climes, the...Read More
Investors are not the best at predicting fashion trends. Birkenstock’s initial public offering was panned, with the sandal maker’s preferred pricing of $46 a share viewed as “reckless” given that consumers might get tired of strappy footwear at any time; since then the stock has risen 45 percent as sales rose 20 percent last year....Read More
In this week’s tech news, StockX fights online crime while IBM says gen AI can be used in product development… Stopping the Spread of Fake Sneakers StockX, which describes itself as the “current culture marketplace,” issued a new report spotlighting the company’s latest verification metrics. This is the third annual report issued by the company,...Read More
Sarah Staudinger was sitting in a lush greenhouse in Los Angeles for the Zoom review of her resort collection. The backdrop was actually a 1920s greenhouse, connected to her home, that she’s spent the last year restoring and converting into her personal ceramics studio. “I’ve been working out of here over the last six months...Read More
Academy Sports + Outdoors shares dipped in pre-market trading on Tuesday after the company missed sales and earnings expectations in the first quarter. For the first quarter, net sales at the Katy, Texas-based retailer fell 1.4 percent to $1.36 billion, down from $1.38 billion in 2023. Net income for the quarter was $76.5 million, down...Read More
Workers rights campaigners have called for the UK’s next government to oppose the online fashion business Shein joining the FTSE, arguing that a London listing would be “yet another betrayal to working people everywhere and the planet.” Alena Ivanova, campaigns lead at Labour Behind the Label, said it had heard the news of senior British...Read More
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. raised its full-year outlook after it blew past first-quarter sales estimates and extended its bounce back from the teen fashion graveyard. The retailer now expects net growth to rise around 10 percent for the year, up from a previous estimate of 4 percent to 6 percent, the New Albany, Ohio-based company...Read More
