G&G Garments and the Jack Martin Fund are teaming to donate 8,000 N95 respirator masks to Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. The garment manufacturer, which produces private-label apparel found in retailers such as Macy’s, Dillard’s and Nordstrom, among others, is working with the Jack Martin Fund to obtain the respirator masks from its […]
André Leon Talley’s new book won’t be out until September, but many are already feasting on the fallout he had with his former Vogue boss Anna Wintour. Penguin Random House has pushed back the release of “The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir” to September. But The Daily Mail’s recent recap of the book exposed how the […]
The NFL held the first round of its first virtual NFL Draft on Thursday night, which turned out to be history-making moments for young prospects and a showcase of home outfits. The NFL Draft has often been a sports fashion affair, alongside the NBA All-Star Weekend, NBA Draft and the Espy Awards. But how do […]
It took a pandemic for legendary Los Angeles fashion boutique Maxfield to launch e-commerce for the first time in its 50-year history. “We changed our computer system a year ago with the idea to go into online, and we probably would have rolled it out in the fall. But faced with the virus and having […]
To understand how consumers are being impacted by the pandemic, N26 has released global and U.S. specific consumer research. The company’s research included a survey that asked 10,000 adults across Europe and the U.S. to discuss how “their financial lives are being impacted” by the coronavirus pandemic. According to new research by mobile banking platform […]
WWD’s China edition, launched last May in partnership with China Mind Next, will host its inaugural Digital Sustainability Summit from April 22 to 24 at 8 p.m. Beijing time (8 a.m. Eastern time) every day, marking the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The three-day event, in cooperation with Yehyehyeh, one of China’s leading sustainability agencies […]
FOR KIDS’ SAKE: Loewe is pitching in to the global effort to fight the coronavirus. In a joint statement, Loewe chief executive officer Pascale Lepoivre and artistic director Jonathan Anderson said the brand would donate 100,000 surgical masks to the Spanish Red Cross. In addition, it is making nonsurgical masks at its factory in Getafe, […]
Elyse Kroll may have been out of the trade show business since 2012, but the founder of ENK International has never strayed very far from her fashion roots. She has been so touched by the work of the nurses that she mobilized her former ENK team to help her create a charity for those frontline […]
In the magazine world, it’s not just Condé Nast that has been forced to take action as it grapples with a coronavirus-related plunge in advertising revenues. People and InStyle owner Meredith Corp. has cut salaries for 60 percent of its 5,000 staffers, paused its stock dividend payments and withdrawn guidance about its fiscal 2020 performance, causing […]
Newly launched pan-industry group RetailersUnited sort of sounds like a high-five among superheroes — and that’s precisely what it is. The group said retail businesses and fashion industry-related firms have joined forces to save lives and save jobs by creating a centralized platform to source and distribute PPE to those on the frontlines of the […]