Everlane ended this week with several hundred fewer workers as it struggles to cope with the shutdown of its retail business over measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Although the California company has spent the last two weeks e-mailing customers about reduced prices for its brand, made up of casual basics, and striking […]
FALL AHEAD: The entire world is in flux, so the fact that the date for this year’s China Fashion Gala has not yet been set constitutes just another shrug. What is definitive is this year’s leading fashion honoree: Phillip Lim. The occasion is just one of many fashion-rooted spring events on the social calendar that […]
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to grow and businesses worldwide are being hit, it is the smaller, independent brands and retailers that often are suffering the most. WWD asked designers and small stores that support them how they are protecting themselves during this unprecedented time, and how they are looking ahead to the coming months. […]
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti at his daily coronavirus press briefing on Thursday night unveiled a partnership with clothing brand Reformation to organize the city’s garment manufacturers to make protective masks. The L.A. Protects initiative will leverage the city’s manufacturing facilities and garment workers not to make the medical-grade N95 masks so desperately needed by […]
In March, Vera Wang traveled to Paris for a work-pleasure trip. The work aspect focused on vendor meetings, and the pleasure, merely being in the city she loves dearly while taking in shows of some of her favorite designers — Rick Owens, Celine’s Hedi Slimane, Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli and Balenciaga’s Demna Gvasalia. Wang isn’t only […]
The youngest royals are showing their appreciation for medical workers amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, posted a video on their Kensington Royal Instagram Thursday showing their three children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis — applauding the health-care workers fighting COVID-19. “To all […]
OFF SCHEDULE: In light of the coronavirus emergency, Pirelli canceled the production and launch of the 2021 edition of its signature calendar. The company pledged to donate 100,000 euros to support the research and fight the COVID-19 spread instead. “The production of the Pirelli Calendar has been stopped before, in 1967 and then from 1975 […]
As physical stores close around the world, disruption has occurred in the natural economic cycle creating uncertainty for retailers. Consumers have turned attention to online shopping, though continue to show fear in spending. To track online trends, Refintiv has partnered with StyleSage Co. to analyze retailers, brands, online trends, and products from across the globe. […]
SURF’S UP: Shawn Stussy’s psychedelic artwork for Dior has pervaded every aspect of the French fashion house’s pre-fall men’s collection — down to its advertising campaign. His loopy, embellished lettering appeared as a print on shirts, sweaters and bob hats, and featured as the backdrop for the catwalk show held in Miami last December. Now, […]
ALL IN DUE TIME: Like legions of companies, museums and cultural institutions around the globe, initial temporary closings triggered by the pandemic, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will keep its doors closed to the public until July 1. That shuttering has also pushed back the calendar for the opening of its Costume Institute’s “About Time: […]