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Inside the New Dover Street Market Los Angeles

November 5, 2018

If anyone still questions whether Los Angeles should be taken seriously by the fashion industry, this past weekend offered a barrage of convincing evidence that it should, including ComplexCon, two epic events hosted by Gucci and the opening of Dover S...

How Urban Outfitters Plans to Weather the Current U.S. Retail Drought

May 17, 2017

Dhani Mau

It's only May and the dismal earnings reports from American fashion retailers are already piling up. The latest comes from Urban Outfitters Inc., which saw comparable retail sales decline 3 percent, net income decline 60 percent and overall sales flat ...

Nike, H&M Named World’s Most Valuable Apparel Brands

March 10, 2017

Dhani Mau

In news that should surprise no one, Nike has retained its position as the most valuable apparel brand in the world for 2017 (even if it is starting to lose ground to Adidas and Under Armour). Each year, Brand Finance, a valuation and strategy consulta...

Kate Spade Basically Confirms It’s Up for Sale

February 16, 2017

Dhani Mau

Rumors began to swirl in December that American women's lifestyle brand Kate Spade might be exploring a sale, and on Thursday the brand finally confirmed those rumors — well, pretty much. In its full-year and fourth-quarter earnings report, the company expressed that it is "conducting a ...

Kiddie Couture: An Insider’s Look at the Bonpoint Atelier in Paris

February 9, 2017

Fashionista CoLab

Six stitches to the centimeter — and not one stitch less — are composed seamlessly on the hem of a young girl's dream dress. It's not just an article of clothing, it's decades of craftsmanship and artistry brought together to create more than material, but a sense of lifestyle. A ...

Ralph Lauren CEO Departs The Company After Disagreements With The Designer

February 2, 2017

Dhani Mau

It's gotta be a confusing time to be running a legacy international fashion and retail business. You know you need to adapt and evolve your business model to stay relevant and profitable, but as we've learned, there is more than one way to do that. And...

H&M Announces Bigger Focus on E-Commerce Expansion, Will Still Open 430 New Physical Stores This Year

January 31, 2017

Dhani Mau

At the end of each year, high-street giant H&M makes sure to spell out just how much bigger it's going to get in the year ahead with grand plans to open, usually, upwards of 400 new stores — which works out to more than one store opening per day. At this point, this rapid growth strategy ...

15 Fashion Brands to Watch in 2017

January 4, 2017

Dhani Mau

Congratulations, you've made it through 2016! We've already broken down some of the year's biggest fashion stories and brand turnarounds, as well as what we're most looking forward to seeing take shape within the industry over the next 12 months, ...

Copyright, Trademark, Patent: Your Go-To Primer for Fashion Intellectual Property Law

December 16, 2016

Tyler McCall

We will level with you guys: Understanding intellectual property issues in fashion is seriously challenging. It's a field of law that is complicated for even practiced lawyers, let alone fashion journalists and designers — which means that sometimes, despite our best efforts, we can ...

How the Kardashians Cashed in on the Fashion and Beauty Industries in 2016

December 15, 2016

Alyssa Vingan Klein

Another year has come and gone, and with it, a whole slew of Kardashian/Jenner/West-branded merchandise, product endorsements, headline-commanding news stories and business ventures have entered the collective consciousness. The California-based f...