We took on that challenge together and are delighted to have created a collection that is high-fashion and high-function,” Chris Phillips, J.C. Penney’s senior vice president and general merchandise manager of apparel and head of e-commerce, said in a statement.
Streaming has seen an influx of ad-supported options, with Amazon Prime Video introducing commercials in January and other platforms like Netflix securing larger upfronts commitments as they improve their ad tech and sales sophistication.
Ultimately, findings support an industry desire for change, with a clear focus on diversifying and updating talent pools.
Victoria’s Secret late last month reported second-quarter operating income grew for the first time since 2021, while overall sales in the quarter decreased by just under 1% over last year to reach $1.4 billion.
Last November, Thom Browne hosted his first CFDA Awards as chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America at the American Museum of Natural History.
The programme was set up in 2019 by Anna Cofone, a hairstylist who has worked with the likes of Dua Lipa and Lana del Rey, and who grew up with a blind father.
To promote the collection, Old Navy has debuted the “Once More ’94” campaign, which spans in-store, digital media, social, out-of-home placements in New York City and a limited-edition zine available online and in stores.
Mytheresa’s net sales grew 9.8 per cent to €840.9 million in 2024 as the company navigates the murky waters of luxury retail, beating the wider industry slowdown.
Country music, specifically, has been part of the brand’s DNA for decades, spanning partnerships with legends like George Strait and contemporary stars Cody Johnson and Lainey Wilson that have allowed Wrangler to engage its core consumers and extend into new audiences.
Combined with a passion for cycling, discovered through “being so poor and needing to get around” while completing her foundation and BA courses at Central Saint Martins (CSM), this morphed into an MA collection that mashed the Edwardian attire of the UK’s suffrage movement with references to bicycling (whose adoption by women proved simultaneously subversive).
Marks & Spencer’s expansion plans never materialised, but Costelloe ended up working for Italian high-end department store La Rinascente for two years.
Guizio is launching a limited-edition sneaker with Puma, exclusively available at her New York store, and is hosting a pop-up activation for viral beauty brand Laneige (which is also supplying gift bags for the opening).
