Kendra Scott Names Chris Blakeslee as CEO
The Austin, Tex.-based accessories label tapped an Athleta and Alo veteran as its next chief executive.
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Diana Pearl is Senior News and Features Editor at The Business of Fashion (BoF). She is based in New York and drives BoF’s marketing and media coverage. Previously, Diana was the brands editor at Adweek and a reporter at People magazine. She has a Bachelors in Magazine Journalism and History from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

New tools and platforms have made it much easier to measure what influencers are driving sales. That reality is reshaping which creators are in high demand, and what sort of creator network brands need to build.

New tools and platforms have made it much easier to measure what influencers are driving sales. That reality is reshaping which creators are in high demand, and what sort of creator network brands need to build.

Top spenders on the influencer platform’s app will be able to have their style questions answered by creators, a service ShopMy hopes will serve as an antidote to AI product recommendations.

Top spenders on the influencer platform’s app will be able to have their style questions answered by creators, a service ShopMy hopes will serve as an antidote to AI product recommendations.

The tech giant is finally allowing creators to earn affiliate commissions through its in-app product tags. But with so many other influencer monetisation platforms on the market, it faces stiff competition for adoption.

The tech giant is finally allowing creators to earn affiliate commissions through its in-app product tags. But with so many other influencer monetisation platforms on the market, it faces stiff competition for adoption.

As both the temptation to spend and the ease of doing so grow in tandem, mental health advocates, regulators and even everyday consumers are thinking more seriously about the toll it takes on consumers.

As both the temptation to spend and the ease of doing so grow in tandem, mental health advocates, regulators and even everyday consumers are thinking more seriously about the toll it takes on consumers.
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This week on The Debrief, BoF’s Diana Pearl explains why brands like Coach, Ralph Lauren and Tory Burch are outperforming many European luxury houses — and what their turnarounds reveal about pricing, product, retail and long-term brand building.

This week on The Debrief, BoF’s Diana Pearl explains why brands like Coach, Ralph Lauren and Tory Burch are outperforming many European luxury houses — and what their turnarounds reveal about pricing, product, retail and long-term brand building.

At the Nvidia GTC conference on Monday, the AI company announced it was partnering with Catches to launch RealFit, a new platform that uses physics to improve digital try-on technology.

At the Nvidia GTC conference on Monday, the AI company announced it was partnering with Catches to launch RealFit, a new platform that uses physics to improve digital try-on technology.

The Savannah, Ga.-based pajama brand has developed a devoted following for its super-soft pyjamas. With their first daywear collection, they’re hoping that loyalty will apply in a much more competitive category

The Savannah, Ga.-based pajama brand has developed a devoted following for its super-soft pyjamas. With their first daywear collection, they’re hoping that loyalty will apply in a much more competitive category

Ryan Murphy’s smash hit chronicling the ill-fated romance of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. is reshaping the trend cycle.

Ryan Murphy’s smash hit chronicling the ill-fated romance of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. is reshaping the trend cycle.
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Stylists Emily Current and Merritt Elliott had an instant success and a quick exit with their denim brand Current/Elliott in the 2010s. For their second venture, The Great, they’re taking an alternative approach.

Stylists Emily Current and Merritt Elliott had an instant success and a quick exit with their denim brand Current/Elliott in the 2010s. For their second venture, The Great, they’re taking an alternative approach.

While pay-for-play on creators’ feeds isn’t going away entirely, the #ad is no longer the cornerstone of social media marketing that it once was. Some brands are taking a new approach they hope will feel more like an extension of creators’ relationships with their followers.

While pay-for-play on creators’ feeds isn’t going away entirely, the #ad is no longer the cornerstone of social media marketing that it once was. Some brands are taking a new approach they hope will feel more like an extension of creators’ relationships with their followers.

New York’s history with sleek, streamlined style is well-documented, and in recent years, has birthed a number of brands offering their own take on the aesthetic. But as louder fashion bubbles back up, these brands must find ways to go bolder without sacrificing their identity.

New York’s history with sleek, streamlined style is well-documented, and in recent years, has birthed a number of brands offering their own take on the aesthetic. But as louder fashion bubbles back up, these brands must find ways to go bolder without sacrificing their identity.

At a challenging time for the industry and the world at large, brands focused on serving their clients’ needs for comfort, a source of power, specialness and of course — things to buy.

At a challenging time for the industry and the world at large, brands focused on serving their clients’ needs for comfort, a source of power, specialness and of course — things to buy.
The Austin, Tex.-based accessories label tapped an Athleta and Alo veteran as its next chief executive.
The King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace will play host to the exhibition, which opens next spring.
The Series B round will be used to fuel the affiliate platform’s expansion beyond fashion and beauty.
It’s the PR giant’s fifth acquisition this year as it aims to double in size by 2025.
The executive will depart from the company in June 2025.
Harper’s Bazaar has named Lynette Nylander as its next executive digital director, the publication’s parent company Hearst Magazines announced on Wednesday.
Live commerce company Ntwrk is paying $108.6 million in cash for Complex, less than half of the $300 million BuzzFeed paid for it in 2021.
The Paris-based communications agency is opening its doors in London, on Great Portland Street in the Fitzrovia neighbourhood.