WWD Voices

WWD Voices

Welcome to WWD Voices, where you will find news, commentary, and industry insights as well as behind-the-scenes stories from the world of fashion apparel, retail, luxury, and beauty. Hosted by WWD editors with special guests.

Episodes

NRF on Shopping Shifts and That $1 Trillion Holiday Forecast

November 24, 2025 • 30 mins
With news headlines shouting doom and gloom in every direction, is the National Retail Federation’s record-breaking $1 trillion holiday forecast wishful thinking? Or something more nuanced? “The consumer is sentimentally weak, but fundamentally sound,” explained Mark Mathews, chief economist and executive director of research for the NRF in a special podcast episode for Retail Rx with Ian Fredericks, chief executive officer of Hi...
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Fashion Retail Past, Present & Future - Insights from 2025

November 13, 2025 • 16 mins
At WWD’s recent Apparel & Retail CEO Summit, Jamie Elden, chief executive officer, Listrak, sat with Amanda Smith, chief executive officer, Fairchild Media Group, to dive into the current retail landscape—including pricing, supply chain resilience, and AI adoption—with a look ahead to what will define successful fashion retail leaders in 2026. This Listrak-sponsored session, titled “Fashion Retail Past, Present & Future - Insights...
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Dissecting Retail Real Estate: Insights on Investment, Growth and Consumer Behavior

November 4, 2025 • 13 mins
Where should retail go in the next 10 years? Wherever the customers go. In a VIP breakfast discussion at WWD's recent Apparel & Retail CEO Summit, industry leaders from commercial real estate company CBRE and investment management firm Nuveen delved into the intersection of retail real estate investments, consumer trends and shifting demographic dynamics. Laura Barr, Americas retail leader, CBRE, explored with Katie Grissom, glo...
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Future-Proofing the Holiday Season with Agentic AI

November 4, 2025 • 39 mins
The holiday season is make or break time for retailers, as the last two months of the year can account for more than 20 percent of annual sales for many businesses. But this season is expected to be like none other, as 2025 marks the first year with agentic AI rewriting the retail playbook, from marketing to customer support. In this podcast for Retail Rx, David Dorf, global head of retail solutions at Amazon Web Services (AWS) ch...
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Inside SJ Denim's Fall Issue: A Decade of Denim

October 30, 2025 • 12 mins
SJ Denim turned 10 this year, and after a decade reporting on the business of denim, one thing is clear: trends might be constantly looking to the past, but innovations and sustainability attitudes are all about the future. In this episode, Sourcing Journal executive editor and denim expert Angela Velasquez chats with Lauren Parker, director of Fairchild Studio, about the latest issue of SJ Denim and the industry at large. With th...
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Balancing Surviving and Thriving While Building

October 27, 2025 • 28 mins
Author and CEO coach Kevin Lawrence works with executives around the world on achieving corporate success while also maintaining personal growth. In his earlier book, “Your Oxygen Mask First: 17 Habits to Help High Achievers Survive & Thrive in Leadership & Life,” Lawrence instructs CEOs to understand they’re not being selfish by taking care of their own wellbeing. His newest book, “The Four Forces of Growth” turns to corporate w...
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Anthropologie on the Growing Business of Brides

October 20, 2025 • 24 mins
Anthropologie launched its bridal line on Valentine’s Day in 2011 and has been tying the knot ever since. On its website last year, Anthropologie’s weddings category saw over 75 million product views (a double-digit increase over the previous year), and on-site wedding search traffic also increased by double digits. As the definition of what constitutes “bridal fashion” exponentially expands, so has Anthropologie’s offerings.   “...
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Eileen Fisher's Business Case for Sustainability

October 16, 2025 • 36 mins
Apparel companies know they should be more sustainable, but with consumers already tightening their purse strings, is sustainable fashion a sustainable business model? Apparel brand Eileen Fisher, with its 60-plus stores and $300 million in sales would certainly say yes. The certified B Corporation has an almost cult-like following among its very eco-minded consumers, and sustainability factors prominently in sourcing, manufacturi...
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Winning Over Gen Z and Millennials

October 13, 2025 • 24 mins
Gen Z and Millennials may live their lives online, but savvy brands and marketers are finding this cohort increasingly enjoys shopping in real life—or IRL as the kids say. a.k.a. Brands, whose portfolio of digitally native brands includes Princess Polly, Petal and Pup, Culture Kings and mnml, has been engaging with the brick-and-mortar space, from new stores to a push into wholesale distribution. Princess Polly opened its first...
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Scaling Sales Teams for Hypergrowth Brands

September 30, 2025 • 29 mins
Ernesta, an accessible luxury direct-to-consumer rug brand launched in 2023 by a Peloton co-founder, is revolutionizing the home décor industry with quick-turnaround custom rugs measured down to the inch. In this episode for Retail Rx, Ian Fredericks, CEO of Hilco Global Capital Solutions and the executive director of Hilco Global’s retail and consumer platform, chatted with Jennifer Parker, chief sales officer at Ernesta, about ...
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Cynthia Rowley on Balancing Business Longevity with Experimentation

September 23, 2025 • 29 mins
It's not easy to maintain relevance in an industry that always seeks the next shiny thing, but Cynthia Rowley has enviable longevity. This year alone, the energetic fashion designer wrapped her 101st runway show at New York Fashion Week, collaborated with everyone from State Bags to Pottery Barn to Airbnb Experiences, and will receive the CFDA’s Founder’s Award in honor of Eleanor Lambert in November. And you can still find her cat...
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Carolina Cucinelli on Being a Woman in a Menswear World and Evolving Her Family’s Business

September 22, 2025 • 43 mins
In the latest “Savage Fashion” podcast episode, WWD’s chief content officer Jim Fallon and style director Alex Badia sat down with Carolina Cucinelli, vice president and co-creative director of Brunello Cucinelli, to discuss her journey in the company and how her family business continues to evolve as it looks to the future. “When I started in the business, I was 19,” Cucinelli said during the podcast, which was filmed at the Four...
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Inside SJ's Logistics Report: The Technology Issue

September 17, 2025 • 25 mins
When it comes to logistics and technology, machines and humans continue their symbiotic dance to get goods loaded, shipped, railed, trucked, stored, sorted, picked, packed and delivered with ever-greater efficiencies. And what they’re achieving, is nothing short of amazing, although not without its challenges. In this episode, Lauren Parker, director of Fairchild Studios, dives into SJ's "Logistics Report: The Technology Issue" w...
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Hanna Andersson Bets Big on Digital and Personal Shopping

September 15, 2025 • 28 mins
Premium childrenswear brand Hanna Andersson is known for its bright, playful prints, family pajamas and a highly sustainable ethos. The label has grown considerably since its start in the 1980s, and shepherding the brand’s most recent growth and digital expansion is Aimée Lapic, who became CEO in 2022. During her tenure, she launched the Hanna-Me-Downs resale marketplace, introduced the Hanna Rewards loyalty program that quickly ...
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'Empire of the Elite' Author Michael Grynbaum Dishes on the Conde Nast Empire

August 27, 2025 • 70 mins
In this episode of Savage Fashion, Jim Fallon and Alex Badia sit down with Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times media correspondent and author, to discuss his new book, "Empire of the Elite: Inside Condé Nast, the Media Dynasty That Reshaped America." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Michael Kors Talks Fashion Origins, Project Runway Return

August 6, 2025 • 63 mins
In this new “Savage Fashion” podcast episode, WWD’s chief content officer Jim Fallon and fashion director Alex Badia sat down with Michael Kors to discuss his fashion-obsessed childhood, industry success and return to "Project Runway." The session was filmed at the newly renovated and recently reopened Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. Kors discussed his brand aesthetic and how it responds to the different sides of his fashion co...
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Inside SJ Denim's 'Made in America' Report

August 4, 2025 • 10 mins
Is there anything more quintessentially American than blue jeans? Denim is so entrenched in the American psyche that it can be easy to forget that most jeans have been manufactured overseas for decades. To explore this disconnect—and to dive into the trials and tribulations of bringing domestic denim manufacturing back—WWD sister publication Sourcing Journal themed its Summer SJ Denim edition the “Made in America” Issue. In thi...
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Chatting with Willy Chavarria After His Paris Show

July 21, 2025 • 55 mins
Having completed the Men's Spring/Summer 2026 show circuit in Milan and Paris, James Fallon, WWD chief content officer, and Alex Badia, WWD style director, touch on the season's latest news and fashion direction, filmed live at the Four Seasons Hotel Georges V Paris.  They then sat down for a heartfelt chat with Mexican-American designer Willy Chavarria, fresh off his second show ever in Paris. Chavarria gets real about his collec...
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Inside SJ's Material Innovation Report

July 10, 2025 • 17 mins
Material innovation takes two forms. You can develop new alt materials that have less impact on the planet, or you can take existing fossil fuel-based materials and develop circular recycling systems to keep them out of landfills and use them again. Both innovations are exciting and both are hard. The good news is that VC funding in the green space has bounced back, albeit with a more selective approach that shifts the investing ...
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Following Through on Size Inclusivity

June 30, 2025 • 28 mins
A lot of fashion brands claim to care about size inclusivity – some offer capsule collections or limited extensions, but few have built their entire business around serving this consumer. FullBeauty Brands has done just that – not just recently, but for over 120 years. Today, the company is a leading force in size-inclusive fashion, home to more than a dozen brands across apparel, intimates, swim and lifestyle – each serving a dee...
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