Pattern Beauty Names Tiffani Carter Chief Marketing Officer
Carter joins the company from makeup artist Danessa Myricks’ namesake cosmetics label, where she was CMO.
For fashion’s private market investors, deal-making may provide less-than-ideal returns and raise questions about the long-term value creation opportunities across parts of the fashion industry, reports The State of Fashion 2024.
L Catterton, the private-equity firm with close ties to LVMH and Bernard Arnault that’s preparing to take Birkenstock public, has become an investment giant in the consumer-goods space, with stakes in companies selling everything from fashion to pet food to tacos.
L Catterton, the private-equity firm with close ties to LVMH and Bernard Arnault that’s preparing to take Birkenstock public, has become an investment giant in the consumer-goods space, with stakes in companies selling everything from fashion to pet food to tacos.
Brands struggle to adapt to wholesale partners like Ssense because of their rampant discounting, which some say threatens the entire livelihood of independent fashion. But individual brands and retailers may have their own tricks up the sleeve.
Brands struggle to adapt to wholesale partners like Ssense because of their rampant discounting, which some say threatens the entire livelihood of independent fashion. But individual brands and retailers may have their own tricks up the sleeve.
Fashion and beauty start-up valuations appear to have stabilised after plunging last year, though it may be months or even years before many return to their old highs — if they ever do. But there are ways for emerging and established players to ride out the downturn.
Fashion and beauty start-up valuations appear to have stabilised after plunging last year, though it may be months or even years before many return to their old highs — if they ever do. But there are ways for emerging and established players to ride out the downturn.
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With the direct-to-consumer funding heyday now over, DTC brands need to turn a profit. Unlike their revenue-obsessed counterparts, DTC pioneers Marine Layer, Meundies and Trinny London offer a blueprint for achieving both top- and bottom-line growth.
With the direct-to-consumer funding heyday now over, DTC brands need to turn a profit. Unlike their revenue-obsessed counterparts, DTC pioneers Marine Layer, Meundies and Trinny London offer a blueprint for achieving both top- and bottom-line growth.
Start-ups under pressure to operate in the black have logistics and marketing expenses in their sights.
As the economy weakens and funding dries up, more digital upstarts will face pressure to sell. They’ll have no trouble finding buyers – if they can prove they’re more than just another money-losing start-up.
From fragrance to skin care to hair care, independent brands are making their mark on the beauty industry, but competition is stiff and scaling these businesses is more complex than ever.
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The deal concludes a strategic overhaul announced last year.
For founders of undercapitalised, unprofitable DTC brands, partnering with a strategic player earlier than anticipated is a success, not a failing, argues Matt Kaden.
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Private equity firms typically seek scalable fashion brands that promise a speedy return on investment. The results can be disastrous or magnificent, depending on the case.
Carter joins the company from makeup artist Danessa Myricks’ namesake cosmetics label, where she was CMO.
The companies are the latest additions to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List that restricts the import of goods tied to what the US government has characterised as an ongoing genocide of minorities in China’s Xinjiang region.
Craig Green, Ottolinger and Louis Gabriel Nouchi have been tapped to design for the fifth edition of the project by Netherlands-based tannery Ecco Leather, now known as Ecco.Kollektive.
London-based womenswear brand Chopova Lowena has been named the winner of the 2024 BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund.
The Toronto-based company reported revenue of C$358 million ($263 million) for the fiscal fourth quarter.
The likelihood of a successful Burberry turnaround is limited in the near term, UBS Group AG analyst Zuzanna Pusz wrote in note.
The collaboration includes collections designed and curated by David Beckham for both formal and casual menswear.
The seven-piece collection has been created with the perfumers Anne Flipo, Fanny Bal and Quentin Bisch.