For example, neither the American company ThredUp nor its luxury cousin The RealReal are profitable, disappointing investors and dragging share prices below their IPOs. In 2022, less than two years after going public, the American peer-to-peer resale site Poshmark was acquired by a Korean tech company for $1.2bn (£950m), one-sixth of its IPO valuation. While […]
Continue ReadingIris Apfel, the OG geriatric fashion inspiration and influencer who died on Friday at age 102, was not an advocate of minimalism. She did not have much of a truck with stealth wealth or quiet luxury or the old axiom that elegance is refusal. She was not very interested in the tyranny of good taste. […]
Continue ReadingThe incredible life of a woman described as Nigeria’s first feminist has been the inspiration behind an award-winning research project by a Northumbria University student. Final year Fashion Design and Marketing student Dede Arisekola was recently named winner of the 2024 British Fashion Council and British Library student research competition, held this year in collaboration […]
Continue ReadingSelf-Portrait debuted a new campaign on March 6, 2024, to announce their new collaboration with Jisoo. The BLACKPINK vocalist models Self-Portrait’s Spring-Summer 2024 Collection in the images taken by Yoon Ji Yong in Seoul, South Korea. The London-based fashion label was founded by Malaysian designer Han Chong in 2013. As the first musician and current […]
Continue ReadingSign up to receive the Vogue Business newsletter for the latest luxury news and insights, plus exclusive membership discounts. This season, the Paris Fashion Week schedule gave a platform to an unprecedented number of young Chinese female designers. Each vastly different — from provocative to quiet luxury — they represent the range of brands coming […]
Continue ReadingElizabeth Castaldo Lundén, University of Southern California, The Conversation The dress actress Lupita Nyong’o wore to the 86th Academy Awards in 2014 became a story in and of itself. Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage via Getty Images The Oscars are no longer just a celebration of movies. They’ve also become a fashion show, with fans, designers and the […]
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