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Garment factories in the US have been staffed by immigrants for generations, she says: southern and eastern European immigrants in the early twentieth century, Latin American and Asian immigrants in the twenty-first. “Unlike fashion design, garment production jobs are not glamorous positions to which many Americans aspire, but those jobs have long been rungs on the ladder of the American dream,” Scafidi says.Industry workers are genuinely concerned that, should policy and enactment keep going in this direction, it could very well result in a collapse of the American fashion industry. “Without immigrants, there is a risk that sewing machines will…

Vogue: You are making this first deposit of €2 million in the fund. Have you already approached other entities you work with to tell them about this initiative and maybe encourage them to become members?Absolutely. I can’t disclose who, because it is for them to disclose. But absolutely. Sea Beyond has always been an initiative open to third parties, but maybe the reason that we were leading it was making, if not a barrier, then a reason to prevent others from joining. So, for it to be independent is the best way, I think, for it to attract as much…

Set against a backdrop of antique art, ceramics and furniture, the collection featured flowy crinkled silk tops, buttoned cardigans and leather skirts with raw hems. Models came out in pairs, buttoning, zipping and adjusting each other’s outfits (Fuxe says the idea was to thematise the intimacy of dressing and highlight the functionality and versatility of the garments).The challenge for brands like Leoní is to stand out among a crowd of minimalist Scandi labels. “We really focus on the details of the garment, like the inside,” Fuxe tells Vogue Business after the presentation, which was hosted at auction house Bukowskis. “We…

Become a Vogue Business Member to receive unlimited access to Member-only reporting and insights, our Beauty and TikTok Trend Trackers, Member-only newsletters and exclusive event invitations.This article first appeared on Vogue.Fresh off celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Fashion Fund, the Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue announced early this morning the group of finalists taking part in this year’s competition. They are: Ashlyn’s Ashlynn Park; Aubero’s Julian Louie; Bach Mai; Bernard James; Don’t Let Disco by Ashley Moubayed; Gabe Gordon and Timothy Gibbons from Gabe Gordon; Heirlome’s Stephanie Suberville; Jamie Okuma; Meruert Tolegen; and Peter Do. The…

High jewellery bags have become a sweet spot for Bvlgari since Katrantzou was named the brand’s inaugural creative director of leather goods and accessories. In fact, Katrantzou reported that she never even saw some of the final pieces she worked on because they had sold out the first day of sales in Taormina. What makes them such tempting investments, explained Katrantzou, is “they transform. It’s part of the opening mechanism of the bag or the clutch, but also you can wear it as a pendant, as a brooch. And the stones that we use are incredible. We had a spinel…

“Increasing prices doesn’t mean increasing luxury — it just means increasing prices. So people feel a little bit cheated right now,” Marco Bizzarri said, as the opening keynote speaker at the first-ever Vogue Business Global Summit last week. Bizzarri came out all guns blazing. Subjects in his sights included “cautious” creative appointments, “autocratic” executive leadership, a disregard of the value of sales personnel and an over-reliance on the advice of analysts to the detriment of brand identity.Bizzarri is uniquely qualified to deliver this tough love. A free agent since September 2023, he was previously CEO of Gucci during an eight-year…

Stockholm Fashion Week returned on 2 June for a three-day run that followed a six-year pause, spotlighting the new generation of Swedish designers who are redefining Scandi design.The Swedish capital was alive with energy throughout the week as students celebrated their graduations, luxury lovers visited Cartier’s new high jewellery exhibition and locals soaked up some early summer sun ahead of the long weekend celebrating the National Day of Sweden. The fashion week schedule itself was relatively lean, with 12 shows, three presentations and a handful of panel talks and drink events. The timing of the week meant that brands showed…

The future of luxury took centre stage at the inaugural Vogue Business Global Summit, which was held in the beautiful Villa d’Este in Lake Como on 27 and 28 May. Alongside keynote speeches discussing growth, the role of the creative director and the new era of luxury, the conference featured five panel conversations. These focused on the intersections between art and fashion, as well as fashion and sport, the psychology of shopping, elevating the online experience, and the redefining of the global luxury map. Read on for the main lessons from each.Cultural cachet: The ‘new’ currency of luxuryLuxury and culture…

On paper, the brand elevation playbook is relatively straightforward: reduce excessive discounting and overexposure in outlet and wholesale channels while increasing desirability and exclusivity — all of which will allow you to raise prices and improve margins. But while many luxury brands have pursued elevation, there are fewer recent success stories.Ralph Lauren seems to be an outlier. “They’ve had multiple years of average unit retail [AUR] growth,” says analyst Dana Telsey, CEO and chief research officer of Telsey Advisory Group, referring to the average selling price of each product — a key signifier of successful brand elevation. Last month, Ralph…

Become a Vogue Business Member to receive unlimited access to Member-only reporting and insights, our Beauty and TikTok Trend Trackers, Member-only newsletters and exclusive event invitations.It’s not an easy time for fashion. Global tariffs, inflation and geopolitical tensions have shaken even the most die-hard consumers, leading to plummeting stocks and downgraded forecasts for industry leaders. Emerging brands, meanwhile, are dealing with shrinking support structures within fashion, from wholesale retail’s ongoing troubles to fewer exit options.For Nina Khosla, none of this scared her away from getting her second brand, Ossou, out into the world.“Creating in a time of uncertainty meant returning,…