The Glossy Podcast

This week, we talk about changes at Nike, where the sportswear giant is reducing its reliance on products like the Dunk and trying to reclaim some of its lost market share. Later, we discuss the many indicators that the U.S. is headed toward a recession, as well as the impacts that the Trump administration’s aggressive deterrence of immigration and travel to the U.S. will have on the fashion industry.

When Shirin, Shida and Shideh Kaviani, sisters-turned-co-founders, created Naked Wardrobe in 2012, it was meant to fill a gap in the basics market. According to the sisters, up until Naked Wardrobe's inception, many of the brands releasing basics were either fast fashion brands or luxury brands with an out-of-reach price point for everyday consumers. With Naked Wardrobe, the Kaviani sisters provided an option in the contemporary market that prioritized high-quality materials at a reasonable price.

In the first year of business, Naked Wardrobe drove $1 million in sales, which led the brand on a track to experience 40% year-over-year growth for several years thereafter. Eventually, Naked Wardrobe expanded beyond direct-to-consumer, securing an exclusive domestic retail partnership with Nordstrom. Currently, Naked Wardrobe is 70% direct-to-consumer and 30% wholesale.

Since launching with body-conscious basics 13 years ago, the L.A.-based brand, beloved by A-listers such as the Kardashians, has since expanded to also sell suiting, outerwear and special occasion dresses. And in 2024, Naked Wardrobe underwent a relaunch, introducing a new logo, a new custom-built platform and updated assortments, which resulted in sales growth of 30% year-over-year.

This year, Naked Wardrobe is on track for 50% year-over-year growth. The sisters are kicking Naked Wardrobe's growth up a notch as they plan to open the brand's first flagship store and expand internationally, all while staying true to Naked Wardrobe's DNA.

On the Glossy Week in Review podcast, senior fashion reporter Danny Parisi and editor-in-chief Jill Manoff break down some of the biggest fashion news of the week.

This week, we discuss Jonathan Anderson leaving Loewe and his long tenure at the brand, Michael Kors selling on Amazon, and the implications of buy-now, pay-later services like Klarna, which is going public soon.

Nine months into her role as CMO of DSW, Sarah Crockett is making some changes. 

Crockett, who has led marketing for companies including Dickies and Burton, has been tasked with driving a brand refresh: “What the leadership team was looking for and what was needed [when I was hired] was some level of brand amplification and brand relevance,” Crockett said on the latest Glossy Podcast. 

While working to meet these demands, Crockett has leaned into DSW’s existing strengths, including its large store footprint and loyal customers, she said. She’s also studied the footwear landscape to pinpoint DSW's unique opportunities.

“This is going to be an evolution, not a revolution,” she said. “'We’re asking, ‘Where could DSW uniquely fulfill something for the consumer, and what does that require us to sharpen up within our own personality and within our own brand?'”

Other details from Crockett’s rebranding strategy are spelled out in this week’s episode.

On the Glossy Week in Review podcast, senior fashion reporter Danny Parisi is joined by guest host Alison Bringé, CMO of Launchmetrics, to break down some of the data around Fashion Month.

We discuss the brands that made the most of their shows, the economics of hosting a fashion show and the best ways brands can take advantage of Fashion Month.

In addition to its DTC business, the customizable fine jewelry brand Tiny Tags has a Target collection that sells in nearly 1,700 stores and is expected to drive $7 million to $9 million in sales this year. On this week’s episode of the Glossy Podcast, the 13-year-old brand’s founder and CEO, Melissa Clayton, discusses how she’s growing the brand with a focus on moms and a “back to basics” approach to marketing, and without outside funding.

On the Glossy Week in Review podcast, senior fashion reporter Danny Parisi and international reporter Zofia Zwieglinska break down some of the biggest fashion news of the week.

This week, we talk about Paris Fashion Week and the lack of political statements made on the runways, as well as Adidas’s surprisingly good financial performance and the chaos of the Trump tariffs.

If you watched the Oscars and the event’s afterparties Sunday night, chances are you saw a Métier handbag. The brand’s clutches were seen all over the red carpets, carried by stars from Kaia Germer to Amy Poehler to Anna Sawai. And it wasn’t the first time star fans of the brand earned Métier attention. As the brand’s founder and designer, Melissa Morris, pointed out on this week’s episode of the Glossy Podcast, sightings of Kate Middleton, Nicole Kidman and various “Succession” characters carrying the brand have “made a big impact” on the business since its launch in 2017. 

Also on the podcast, Morris discusses her strategies for launching a brand with luxury price points out of the gate and building the brand in the U.K. post-Brexit. In addition, she talks about Métier’s U.S. expansion plans, which include a NYC store and more awareness plays via A-listers.

On the Glossy Week in Review podcast, senior fashion reporter Danny Parisi and international reporter Zofia Zwieglinska break down some of the biggest fashion news of the week.

This week, we talk about the goings on at Milan Fashion Week, including the Gucci show and the departure of Jil Sander’s creative directors. Later, we talk about Steve Madden raising prices to deal with the costs of tariffs and the continued struggles of the mined diamond industry.

In the latest episode of the Glossy Podcast, international reporter Zofia Zwieglinska sits down with Edward Buchanan, a designer and creative director whose work has helped define modern luxury. From his early days as the first creative designer at Bottega Veneta to his launch of a gender-fluid knitwear brand, Sansovino 6, Buchanan has continued to push fashion forward. He's now bringing his fresh perspective to Perfect Magazine, founded by stylist and creative director Katie Grand, where he's the fashion director.

Ahead of Milan Fashion Week's start, Buchanan discussed the decline of quality in luxury, the challenges facing independent designers and the structural shifts happening behind the scenes in Italian manufacturing.