Stitch Fix Launches Freestyle Service
Personal-shopping and -styling platform Stitch Fix announced a more-customized experience for its clients through the launch of its Freestyle offering.
Vuori Partners With Gymnast Olivia Dunne
Vuori, the Encinitas, Calif., activewear brand recently announced its partnership with gymnast Olivia "Livvy" Dunne, who will work with the label as a brand partner and collaborator.
NTWRK Receives $50 Million in Funding Led By Goldman Sachs
NTWRK, the livestream shopping platform aimed at Gen Z and Millennials, raised $50 million in funding led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and the global luxury group Kering.
LFW Includes Adaptive Fashion Show Through Faduma’s Fellowship Program
As the style industry continues to make efforts to shed its notoriously exclusionary reputation, an adaptive-fashion initiative took to the runway during London Fashion Week.
Riata Capital Group Announces Closing of WSS Sale to Foot Locker
Riata Capital Group, a Dallas-based private-equity investment firm, has announced the closing of the sale of West Coast–based WSS, a premier specialty retailer of athletic, fashion, and work-related footwear and accessories, to Foot Locker for $750 million in cash subject to customary agreements.
TravisMathew Launches Eco Collection
Men’s lifestyle brand TravisMathew has launched an eco-friendly collection that will lead company-wide sustainability efforts.
Moss Adams Announces Planned CEO Change
Moss Adams, one of the largest accounting, consulting and wealth-management firms in the United States, recently announced the selection of Eric Miles as the next chairman and chief executive officer effective April 1, 2022.
H&M Premieres Short Film in Support of Climate Week
Fashion retailer H&M has revealed a new short film in support of Climate Week NYC, which runs from Sept. 20 through Sept. 26.
eBay Offering Chance to Win Rare Sneakers
Inspired by eBay’s sneaker buying and reselling community, the website is launching Inside Drop, an exclusive opportunity for sneakerheads to obtain rare pairs of shoes.
SONSON Launches New Collection Celebrating Creatives and Trailblazers
SONSON has announced its new Winter/Spring '22 capsule collection, Excellence. The collection celebrates creatives and trailblazers who excel in front and behind the scenes, ones who create a buzz throughout the world and break metaphorical glass ceilings.
Tailored Brands Announces New Chief Technology Officer
Menswear-retail holding company Tailored Brands, Inc.,headquartered in Houston and Fremont, Calif., and includes in its portfolio Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank, Moores Clothing and K&G Fashion Superstore, has announced Scott Vifquain as its new executive vice president and chief technology officer.
Heading East, California Designers Shine During NYFW
As the fashionable set returned to the runway for New York Fashion Week’s Spring 2022 hybrid on-site and virtual events, California designers shone through with Golden State style during in-person shows and filmed presentations.
Fabric Alternatives PLNT FIBER and FRUT FIBER Introduced by Pangaia
Seeking to combat the negative impacts of pollutive textiles in the fashion industry, materials-science company Pangaia unveiled its latest innovations in the fabric space. Manufactured from plant fibers, Pangaia’s PLNT FIBER and FRUT FIBER were introduced as the company commits further to a mission of moving apparel manxufacturing away from nonorganic cotton and synthetics created from petroleum-based resources.
Buyers and Exhibitors Converge at FMNC for Immediates, Spring Styles
During its most-recent edition, Fashion Market Northern California hosted its trade event at the Embassy Suites South San Francisco as buyers who value local shows met with exhibitors who were ready to take orders on Immediates and Spring. According to FMNC Executive Director Mary Taft, the show is continuing to grow with 25 to 30 new stores in attendance during each edition.
