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Luxury

The New Luxury: How Streetwear Changes Everything

New streetwear aesthetics are hybridising with traditional luxury goods and fundamentally reshaping the market for status symbols, resulting in a genetically different luxury world, argues Luca Solca.

Luxury

The New Luxury: How Streetwear Changes Everything

New streetwear aesthetics are hybridising with traditional luxury goods and fundamentally reshaping the market for status symbols, resulting in a genetically different luxury world, argues Luca Solca.


News & Analysis

Supreme Items Go on the Auction Block

French auction house Artcurial will sell 150 lots from the label, including rare items ranging from $1,800 box logo t-shirts to $84,000 Louis Vuitton x Supreme trunks.

News & Analysis

Supreme Items Go on the Auction Block

French auction house Artcurial will sell 150 lots from the label, including rare items ranging from $1,800 box logo t-shirts to $84,000 Louis Vuitton x Supreme trunks.


Luxury

Ssense’s Billion-Dollar Ambitions: More Than Hype

The e-tailer that pioneered selling luxury streetwear to millennials is opening a five-storey flagship in Montréal. The next challenge: building a billion-dollar global business while keeping its cool.

Luxury

Ssense’s Billion-Dollar Ambitions: More Than Hype

The e-tailer that pioneered selling luxury streetwear to millennials is opening a five-storey flagship in Montréal. The next challenge: building a billion-dollar global business while keeping its cool.


News & Analysis

The Dawn of Micromerch

"Consider it the modern-day equivalent of the private-press LP or the small-batch zine, amplified for social media and very late capitalism."

News & Analysis

The Dawn of Micromerch

"Consider it the modern-day equivalent of the private-press LP or the small-batch zine, amplified for social media and very late capitalism."


Entrepreneurship

Streetwear Reigns Supreme, Say Teens

Brands including Adidas, Supreme and Gucci come out on top in a Piper Jaffray survey of young consumers, while Nike and Ralph Lauren are losing lustre.

Entrepreneurship

Streetwear Reigns Supreme, Say Teens

Brands including Adidas, Supreme and Gucci come out on top in a Piper Jaffray survey of young consumers, while Nike and Ralph Lauren are losing lustre.


News & Analysis

Gosha Rubchinskiy to Stop Label, Launch New Venture

The Russian designer is stopping his namesake label and exploring new ways to make and sell product.

News & Analysis

Gosha Rubchinskiy to Stop Label, Launch New Venture

The Russian designer is stopping his namesake label and exploring new ways to make and sell product.


Luxury

How Grailed Became Menswear's Luxury Resale Mecca

With a strategy rooted in curation, content and community, the fast-growing peer-to-peer platform has become a top fashion re-commerce destination for men.

Luxury

How Grailed Became Menswear's Luxury Resale Mecca

With a strategy rooted in curation, content and community, the fast-growing peer-to-peer platform has become a top fashion re-commerce destination for men.


Luxury

Cult Sneaker Label Filling Pieces Launches Ready-to-Wear

The Amsterdam-based footwear brand, known for its minimal sneakers, wants apparel to account for 40 percent of its total revenue by 2025.

Luxury

Cult Sneaker Label Filling Pieces Launches Ready-to-Wear

The Amsterdam-based footwear brand, known for its minimal sneakers, wants apparel to account for 40 percent of its total revenue by 2025.


Retail

Nike Showcases Big Bet on Women's Sneaker Market

The American sportswear giant has landed at Paris Fashion Week to debut Unlaced, a new boutique concept that it is calling 'a fantasy sneaker destination for women.'

Retail

Nike Showcases Big Bet on Women's Sneaker Market

The American sportswear giant has landed at Paris Fashion Week to debut Unlaced, a new boutique concept that it is calling 'a fantasy sneaker destination for women.'


Luxury

Why Russia Loves Counterfeit Fashion

In a new documentary, Highsnobiety explores Moscow's growing obsession for fake goods from designers including Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Adidas.

Luxury

Why Russia Loves Counterfeit Fashion

In a new documentary, Highsnobiety explores Moscow's growing obsession for fake goods from designers including Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Adidas.


Financial Markets

Sneaker Resale Heats Up

This week, LVMH Luxury Ventures and Index Ventures bet on sneaker marketplaces Stadium Goods and Goat.

Financial Markets

Sneaker Resale Heats Up

This week, LVMH Luxury Ventures and Index Ventures bet on sneaker marketplaces Stadium Goods and Goat.


Retail

Union is Headed to Tokyo

The new destination will be the cult streetwear retailer's first new space in 27 years and will include exclusive collaborations with Kaws, Alyx and OAMC.

Retail

Union is Headed to Tokyo

The new destination will be the cult streetwear retailer's first new space in 27 years and will include exclusive collaborations with Kaws, Alyx and OAMC.