De Beers Makes Sweeping Cuts to Its Elite Diamond-Buying Club
The diamond company produced less than 22 million carats last year, down from almost 35 million in 2022.
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Technology
The Executive Who Left Luxury for Digital Fashion
Alice Delahunt left her role as Ralph Lauren’s chief digital and content officer to strike out on her own and found a new web3 company in the belief that digital fashion is reaching a turning point.
The Executive Who Left Luxury for Digital Fashion
Alice Delahunt left her role as Ralph Lauren’s chief digital and content officer to strike out on her own and found a new web3 company in the belief that digital fashion is reaching a turning point.
Technology
Should Your Brand Have a Discord?
Managing a community and keeping it safe from scams and hacks is no small task, as more fashion brands are learning as they rush to launch their own Discord servers.
Should Your Brand Have a Discord?
Managing a community and keeping it safe from scams and hacks is no small task, as more fashion brands are learning as they rush to launch their own Discord servers.
Technology
How the Internet Disrupted Fashion’s Trend Cycle
The instant access to information and products provided by the internet is changing how we adopt trends and signal status, argues author W. David Marx in “Status and Culture,” leaving us worse off for it.
How the Internet Disrupted Fashion’s Trend Cycle
The instant access to information and products provided by the internet is changing how we adopt trends and signal status, argues author W. David Marx in “Status and Culture,” leaving us worse off for it.
Entrepreneurship
Benoit Pagotto: The Nike-Backed Gamer Building the Supreme of the Metaverse
Virtual fashion brand RTFKT rocketed from launch to Nike acquisition in less than two years. The man on the joystick isn’t a Silicon Valley geek but a French provocateur with a radical business vision and a warning for the fashion industry: ‘A lot of brands are going to die.’
Benoit Pagotto: The Nike-Backed Gamer Building the Supreme of the Metaverse
Virtual fashion brand RTFKT rocketed from launch to Nike acquisition in less than two years. The man on the joystick isn’t a Silicon Valley geek but a French provocateur with a radical business vision and a warning for the fashion industry: ‘A lot of brands are going to die.’
Technology
Why Puma Is Showing at New York Fashion Week
The upcoming show, which is Puma’s first return to NYFW since its Fenty collaboration in 2017, will feature immersive virtual elements and two new sneakers designed for the digital world first.
Why Puma Is Showing at New York Fashion Week
The upcoming show, which is Puma’s first return to NYFW since its Fenty collaboration in 2017, will feature immersive virtual elements and two new sneakers designed for the digital world first.
Technology
What Is ‘The Merge’ and What Does It Mean for Fashion NFTs?
BoF explains how a long-in-the-works upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain promises to solve one of the biggest hurdles to NFTs going mainstream — if its backers can pull it off.
What Is ‘The Merge’ and What Does It Mean for Fashion NFTs?
BoF explains how a long-in-the-works upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain promises to solve one of the biggest hurdles to NFTs going mainstream — if its backers can pull it off.
Technology
The Secrets to a Successful NFT Drop
The reasons some fashion NFTs are successes and others fall flat goes beyond having big, recognisable brands involved and comes down to factors like their creativity, audience and value for the price.
The Secrets to a Successful NFT Drop
The reasons some fashion NFTs are successes and others fall flat goes beyond having big, recognisable brands involved and comes down to factors like their creativity, audience and value for the price.
Technology
Why CryptoPunks and Bored Apes Are Fashion
NFT profile pictures signal tastes and affiliations, have aesthetic value and set and follow trends. In other words, they're fashion.
Why CryptoPunks and Bored Apes Are Fashion
NFT profile pictures signal tastes and affiliations, have aesthetic value and set and follow trends. In other words, they're fashion.
Technology
How Fashion Is Using NFTs to Sell Exclusive Physical Products
Brands like Tiffany, Prada and Nike-owned RTFKT are among those using the digital tokens to offer exclusive access to tangible goods.
How Fashion Is Using NFTs to Sell Exclusive Physical Products
Brands like Tiffany, Prada and Nike-owned RTFKT are among those using the digital tokens to offer exclusive access to tangible goods.
Retail
The New Rules of Off-Price Retail
Downturns typically mean a boom for discount retailers. But a glut of unsold merchandise and a surging resale sector are creating new pressures in the market.
The New Rules of Off-Price Retail
Downturns typically mean a boom for discount retailers. But a glut of unsold merchandise and a surging resale sector are creating new pressures in the market.
Technology
Tiffany Is Launching a Custom Jewellery Programme for CryptoPunk Owners
Holders of the pixelated NFT characters will be able to buy an “NFTiff” for about $50,000 that entitles them to a custom pendant featuring their CryptoPunk.
Tiffany Is Launching a Custom Jewellery Programme for CryptoPunk Owners
Holders of the pixelated NFT characters will be able to buy an “NFTiff” for about $50,000 that entitles them to a custom pendant featuring their CryptoPunk.
Technology
Ommy Akhe on How Augmented Reality Could Transform Fashion
The creative technologist believes that experimenting with new AR technologies could radically reshape products, experiences and habits.
Ommy Akhe on How Augmented Reality Could Transform Fashion
The creative technologist believes that experimenting with new AR technologies could radically reshape products, experiences and habits.
The News in Brief
L’Oréal India in Talks to Acquire Beauty Company Innovist
L’Oréal is in advanced talks to acquire a majority stake in Bare Anatomy parent Innovist sources told The Economic Times India.
Zegna Chairman Says War Has Clouded Visibility of Demand in Middle East
The Italian fashion house cautioned the war is reducing visibility on demand in the Middle East, which accounts for 7 percent of its sales, though all stores are currently open in the region.
Glossier Appoints New CMO
Nicole Solorzano, who joins from Ouai, is the Millennial beauty brand’s latest hire.
Macy’s CEO Points to E-Shaped Economy, Signalling Consumer Shift
The mention of a forked economy by the head of America’s largest department store signals a heightened wariness that middle-income Americans will continue to spend at the same pace.
France’s Bid to Suspend Shein’s Marketplace Rejected by Appeals Court
The decision from Paris’ Court of Appeal marked a win for the fast-fashion giant after a scandal over sex dolls resembling children for sale on its site.
Coty Announces Board Revamp
The embattled Covergirl owner has appointed five new independent directors amidst a wider leadership and company shakeup.
Zimmermann Names Roberto Eggs CEO
The Moncler Group executive will succeed longtime CEO Chris Olliver, who is staying on as executive chairman.