The Glossy Podcast
The Glossy Podcast is a weekly show on the impact of technology on the fashion and luxury industries with the people making change happen.
Episodes
April 26, 2024 • 24 mins
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.
On this week’s episode, we discuss the ongoing collapse of luxury e-commerce companies like Matches Fashion, the slowdown in luxury spending in China, and the progress of the TikTok ban and its potential impacts on fashion.
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Before becoming Lilly Pulitzer’s CEO eight years ago, Michelle Kelly had been with the company for 12 years. That experience helped set her up for success as the company’s leader, she said on this week’s Glossy Podcast.
"I was able to develop a strong sense of how we operate,” she said. “For everything we've built over the past 20 years, I have some knowledge of how it was done and how we got there. And, of course, the functional k...
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April 21, 2024 • 3 mins
Digiday Media's WorkLife is proud to present season three of The Return, a podcast about the modern workforce, with this season focused on middle management.
Last season, we heard what it’s like for Gen Z to enter the workforce for the first time in a post-pandemic world. We highlighted themes like why values are so important to Gen Zers, whether or not they are loyal to their employers, how they use TikTok for career advice, what ...
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April 19, 2024 • 27 mins
On the Glossy Week in Review podcast, senior fashion reporter Danny Parisi is joined by Glossy managing editor Tatiana Pile and Digiday Media audio producer Sara Patterson to break down some of the biggest fashion news of the week.
Viewership of women’s basketball skyrocketed last year, with the women’s NCAA championship game eclipsing the men’s counterpart. So, on this special episode, Sara and Tatiana give a report from the Orang...
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In 2015, Jimmy, Lan and Conrad Sansone launched The Normal Brand, a fashion company focused on easy, comfortable clothing suitable for both workdays and weekends. In the nine years since, without outside funding, the brothers have opened 11 stores — in cities including Nashville and Indianapolis — and entered partnerships with retailers including Nordstrom and Von Maur. The Normal Brand, which is based in St. Louis, now sells in 50...
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April 12, 2024 • 23 mins
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 Allbirds' precarious financial situation, including how it got there; Hermès’s efforts to expand its watch business and the impact of “Cowboy Carter” on fashion's cowboy and Western aesthetics.
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April 10, 2024 • 40 mins
In December 2020, mid-pandemic, husband-and-wife duo Ricardo and Marina Larroué combined their career experiences — his centered in the financial sector and hers including fashion director roles at Style.com and Barneys — and started the shoe brand Larroudé.
Based on its unique approach to the footwear industry — namely, selling accessibly priced, luxury-quality, “it” girl-perfect shoes — it wasn’t long before consumers and retaile...
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April 5, 2024 • 28 mins
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, Express is reportedly on the verge of declaring bankruptcy. Meanwhile, PVH Corp and its subsidiary brands Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger had a tough earnings report, and Amazon laid off dozens from its physical retail technology division.
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L.A.-based Elwood Clothing has had three lives.
Currently a street- and loungewear brand owned by creative director Justin Saul and business director Jackson Wirht, it first launched in 1996 with different ownership and a focus on skate culture. Twelve years later, it resurfaced with styles including denim. When Saul and Wirht acquired the company in 2020, it was fueling sales with heavy discounts and had “horrible” community enga...
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March 29, 2024 • 24 mins
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 swift appointment of Alessandro Michele as the new creative director of Valentino. We also talk about H&M’s strategy, following its stellar earnings announcement, and U.K.'s new guidance about greenwashing by fast fashion brands....
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Seth Weisser and Gerard Maione co-founded the luxury resale company What Goes Around Comes Around 31 years ago, starting with a single storefront in NYC’s SoHo neighborhood. In the decades since, they’ve built up a strong B2B business, with distribution partners from Dillard’s to Disney. Plus, they’ve teamed up with Amazon on e-commerce and opened two more stores, including a Beverly Hills shop and a second NYC location.
In the la...
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March 22, 2024 • 25 mins
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 talk about Jill’s experience at Shoptalk, with a focus on the big conversations among attending brands and retailers. We also break down the news that Nordstrom may be going private soon and discuss the new Gap x Palace collab following the appointment of Z...
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March 20, 2024 • 30 mins
In 2016, Neil Morgan discovered outdoor apparel brand Filson through a pop-up store in New York City and the fashion blog A Continuous Lean. Morgan was instantly drawn to the brand's heritage and quality, and that same year, he joined the Filson team as a part-time sales associate in Seattle. He then worked his way up into a full-time role, working in project management, operational and marketing roles. Morgan became president of t...
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On this week's Glossy Week in Review podcast, senior fashion reporter Danny Parisi and special guest co-host Sarah Ball, editor-in-chief of Wall Street Journal Magazine, break down some of the biggest fashion news of the week.
They discuss the consolidation in fashion, including the potential acquisitions by Tapestry of Capri Holdings and by LVMH of Paris Match. Later, they talk about the TikTok ban and what it means for the social...
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March 13, 2024 • 35 mins
Among luxury e-commerce players, which have experienced shakeups and declining sales over the last year, Germany-based Mytheresa has proven an exception — and its U.S. business is driving much of that success.
On the latest Glossy Podcast, Heather Kaminetsky, president of Mytheresa North America, discusses what's driving U.S. sales, which increased 17% year-over-year in the company's most recently reported quarter. She also discus...
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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 Zofia’s time at Paris Fashion Week, look at the proposed legislation in France and the U.S. targeting ultra-fast-fashion brands like Shein, and discuss Foot Locker’s poor performance last quarter and the implications for sneaker reta...
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March 6, 2024 • 27 mins
Cos, the H&M Group fashion label founded in 2007, is now hitting its growth stride.
The London-based brand has been expanding its international storefront, with new stores in Mexico City and Stockholm plus a new outpost in New Jersey in 2023. Today, the brand has a 248-store portfolio, spanning 48 physical markets, 38 online markets and selected wholesale partners. Wholesale is a recent venture for Cos, starting in 2022 with retail...
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March 1, 2024 • 32 mins
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 have a special mailbag episode where we answer questions from our listeners. Topics include the future of bankruptcy and M&As among retail brands, the effects of TikTok on fashion, and the components of an effective marketing campaign.
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February 28, 2024 • 48 mins
When Maggie Winter co-founded apparel brand AYR 10 years ago, her goal was simple: provide consumers with luxe alternatives to fast-fashion everyday staples.
Initially, those luxe alternatives only included high-quality denim and other apparel in the womenswear category, but in 2022, AYR expanded into menswear after many requests. Menswear became AYR's fastest-growing category, seeing three times 2022's growth in 2023, according to...
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February 23, 2024 • 24 mins
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 the meteoric rise of Crocs; the struggles in luxury, namely Lanvin and Swiss watch exports; and the Jacquemus x Nike Swoosh Bag.
Plus, we’re planning a mailbag episode soon where we’ll answer listener questions. If you’d like to submit a question, y...
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