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Black Designers Navigate Steep Barriers to Financing
Image courtesy of Jamie Williams and Charles Royals, co-founders of Naclo Apparel Black entrepreneurs face enduring challenges finding...
Feb 3, 20211 min read


Target Is Winning the Pandemic Race
Image courtesy of Target Here’s why and what other retailers can learn from the big-box giant. Target might have mastered the perfect...
Feb 3, 20211 min read


Off-White reveals Spring/ Summer 2021 via digital Imaginary TV
Image courtesy of Off-White – Spring/ Summer 2021 Virgil Abloh does enjoy breaking the rules. His latest video presentation, in this case...
Feb 2, 20211 min read


Fashion has made progress on diversity, but still has a long way to go
Image from Tommy Hilfiger’s “Moving Forward Together” campaign for Fall/Winter 2020 – Photo: Tommy Hilfiger Building on research started...
Feb 2, 20211 min read


Peloton Creates Capsule for Black History Month
Image courtesy of: A look from the Monica Ahanonu collection for Peloton Four Black artists teamed with instructors from the fitness...
Feb 1, 20211 min read


Supreme’s new owner says it won’t ‘mess it up’ and ruin the brand
Image courtesy of Supreme VF Corp. paid $2.1 billion for the New York streetwear king. Those wondering how VF Corp.’s $2.1 billion...
Jan 30, 20211 min read


Behind the HYPE: How the Louis Vuitton Monogram Became A Global Phenomenon
From Coco Chanel to Dapper Dan to Kanye West, the LV monogram owes its hype to a little help from high-profile friends. From the Lakers’...
Jan 30, 20211 min read


Levi’s Launches ‘Beauty of Becoming’ Series f/ Jaden Smith, Naomi Osaka, and More
The storied denim brand teamed up with filmmaker Oge Egbuonu on the new series, in which creatives and activists recount their personal...
Jan 29, 20211 min read


American Eagle Outfitters Launches New Slow Fashion Business ‘Unsubscribed’
American Eagle Outfitters is shifting from its typical fast fashion model with the launch of ‘Unsubscribed’, a new women’s apparel and...
Jul 1, 20202 min read


The Real Lessons of Telfar, Kanye and the Gap
Late last week, when the embattled Gap brand announced, with great fanfare, that it was embarking on a 10-year partnership with Kanye...
Jul 1, 20205 min read


What is the TikTok subculture Dark Academia?
School may be out indefinitely, but on social media there’s a thriving subculture devoted to the aesthetic of all things scholarly....
Jun 30, 20205 min read


How Growth For Indie Retail Is Forecasted Post Covid-19
The COVID-19 crisis is forecasted to make major changes in the retail business, and, when the dust from the crisis settles, some of the...
May 26, 20203 min read


The Future of Luxury Is Freedom
Beyond goods, services and experiences, freedom will become the ultimate signifier of status. In essence, luxury is about status, playing...
May 26, 20203 min read


Could Antiviral Fabrics Take Off With Luxury Shoppers?
A leading Italian manufacturer has perfected an antiviral fabric, one of the first of its kind. Vogue Business unpicks the potential. Can...
May 26, 20203 min read


Direct-to-Consumer Brands’ Average Sales Revenue is To Soar 85% by 2020
Direct-to-consumer upstarts like Dollar Shave Club and Kylie Cosmetics sold stakes in their businesses to Unilever and Coty,...
May 26, 20204 min read


‘Squad Shopping’: Share, Ask, Interact – Shop Online With Your Friends
A new platform developed by a former L’Oréal brand manager wants to make e-commerce social by letting users shop online in groups. Key...
May 26, 20205 min read


What Comes After Legacy Mid-Market Retail
J.Crew, Neiman Marcus, JCPenney. In May, the whispered demise of some of America’s most storied retailers abruptly became a reality with...
May 26, 20205 min read


What Will Post Pandemic Progression Look Like?
There’s no denying the Covid-19 pandemic has caused huge disruption, devastation and uncertainty about our future. Daily routines have...
May 26, 20203 min read


After Covid-19: What Changed For (the) Good?
Sales could fall up to 35% this year, but companies can still emerge stronger, more innovative, and more purposeful. From the earliest...
May 26, 202011 min read


Covid-19 & The Retail Industry: An Overview
MADE Trends introduces "Covid-19 & The Retail Industry". In this new report, MADE Trends explores a post-COVID future for retail, where...
May 21, 20201 min read
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