We’re going through this period where consumers are challenging the way we buy and the market hasn’t caught up. | | | | Polished. Coordinating Courrèges, Vogue 1969.
(Bert Stern/Condé Nast Collection/Getty Images) | | | | | | “We’re going through this period where consumers are challenging the way we buy and the market hasn’t caught up.”
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| | rantnrave:// EUGENE LAUDRY, a moderator of the SUPREME Subreddit, acts as an arbiter in a community about 61,000 strong (with many more waitlisted), swapping, sharing tips and rumors, and self-policing markets in an effort to call out fakes. He spoke to JIAN DELEON about the rise of the Supreme community, forum culture, and how the game has changed. It's a must-listen even if you're not a fan of Supreme; it speaks volumes about how online culture is affecting retail and fashion. Laudry's firsthand experience shows how devoted fans activate their own networks and act outside traditional retail. They're rewriting the rules. He's also got a weekly show called SUPREME NIGHT LIVE. And where does it air? TWITCH... There are a lot of great fashion/retail podcasts out there. Time doesn't allow for me to listen to as many as I'd like, but I've brought together some of the most memorable episodes we've shared recently. You may recognize some of the names in AMERICAN FASHION PODCAST, FAILING UPWARDS, FASHION CULTURE DESIGN, GLOSSY, HIGH SNOBIETY, LOOSE THREADS, and more. FashionSET: Listen Up, Fashion. We have a handy suggest a link at REDEF for any I missed... Beauty is another space that parallels streetwear, with customers that are highly educated and switched-on. BRITISH VOGUE highlights some of the scene and how companies are moving with it... The release of MARIE CLAIRE's first sustainability issue is a smart move. 2017 might be the year that sustainability sheds the notion that it's somehow niche or too hard/expensive. Is it generational, or are we being forced into it because businesses won't survive without a plan?... ICYMI: AFFIRM has 1,000 retail partners... NOAH's latest merch features SMOKEY THE BEAR... Every DIOR couture collection from 1947–2017 in one book... RIP KENNETH JAY LANE. | | | - HK Mindy Meissen, curator |
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| While shops like Supreme have stores in New York, London, Paris, and all over Japan, their fanbase undeniably stretches beyond those cities. The Internet has made it (a little) easier to get your hands on rare gear, but the online community united by a shared passion for labels like Supreme have been galvanized by social media like forums and Facebook groups. | | |
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| Diversity takes centre stage as Naomi Campbell, Lupita Nyong’o, Whoopi Goldberg and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs feature in Tim Walker and Edward Enninful’s twisted version of "Alice in Wonderland." | | |
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| The biotech lab specializes in luxury sustainable materials, such as yeast-based silk. | | |
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| As an exclusive partner on ModiFace's popular iOS and Android app MakeUp (which has close to 50 million downloads), Smashbox was the first brand on the company's roster to test out the technology, which allows them to track what a user is most interested in based on his or her eye movements. | | |
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| "Paris is honestly just a bigger audience, and it was time for our audience to get bigger." | | |
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| Of course, people are more inclined to share products they like than those they're unhappy with. | | |
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| The hair was perfectly composed at the Senate hearing, not wilting under the spotlight or collapsing under questioning. | | |
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| The designer duo’s Autumn/Winter 2017 collection was their last for the house. The future of the brand’s creative leadership is unknown. | | |
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| "In order to stay relevant, we need to be on top of sustainability practices," says editor-in-chief Anne Fulenwider. | | |
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| The ‘just rolled out of bed’ look is fine if you’re thin, but for fat women, make-up, dresses and perfect hair can feel like a necessity rather than a simple preference. | | |
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| Pierre Cardin, the 95-year-old iconic French couturier, remains one of the most‑referenced (and most‑lauded) fixtures in fashion. Thanks to an ambitious new exhibition in collaboration with The Preservation Society of Newport County, Pierre Cardin: 70 Years of Innovation, at the Rosecliff mansion in Newport, his work is getting the attention it so richly deserves. | | |
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| Modern Dazed acquired Nowness from LVMH, and is now working with K11 founder Adrian Cheng to take the creative video platform to new heights in China. | | |
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| During a time when cheap new clothing is easily available, the lost art of mending is having a revival with divers practices aiming to transform not only garments but the perceptions people have on repairing and restoring. | | |
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| We meet Goom to go behind the memes. | | |
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| MADE is further disrupting the traditional fashion show, with help from rappers like Wiz Khalifa, Snoop and RZA. MADE organizers have also discovered that promoting young designers may require a return to something as simple as an open bazaar of pop-up shops of more than 40 independent brands. | | |
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| The unauthorized sale of genuine products can cause real damage for luxury brands, both in terms of serious and lasting reputational damage, and loss of profits. But all is not lost; here we take a high level look at some of the avenues brand owners have in the European Union (“EU”) for challenging unauthorized sales, and what to consider about when approaching this issue. | | |
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| Julie Wainwright has gone from the “pariah” of Silicon Valley to the leader of a rapidly growing e-commerce marketplace. | | |
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| Brands like NIOD, The Ordinary, Zelens and Odacité are leading the way in creating hard-working skincare products for intelligent consumers | | |
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| Here is a little taste of my visit this morning with luxury ready to wear designer, Christine Hyun Mi Nielsen. | | |
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| As a new campaign to create a book about her life launches online, John-Michael O'Sullivan reflects on the magic of Barbara Mullen. | | |
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