Fashion |In Pictures

Unconventional constructions and a plethora of debuts: Highlights from the Met Gala’s Garden of Time

Anticipation for fashion’s biggest annual event had already begun over the weekend, when the usual marquee was erected over the steps of New York’s Metropolitan Museum, adorned with the words ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’, the title of the exhibition associated with this year’s Met Gala. While the exhibition is to explore the notions...

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Business

Inc & Co invest in luxury lingerie brand Studio Pia

Investment firm Inc & Co is expanding into the retail sector after acquiring ethical luxury lingerie brand Studio Pia for an undisclosed amount. In a statement, Inc & Co said the strategic investment would allow Studio Pia, known for its ethical and avant-garde lingerie designs, to perform a “brand refresh” later in the year, alongside...

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People

Justin Berkowitz joins NN.07 as a strategic partner

Copenhagen-based menswear brand NN.07 has named Justin Berkowitz, the former men’s fashion director of Bloomingdale’s, as its strategic partner in the US to oversee the opening of its first flagship in the American market. The move is part of NN.07’s continued international expansion plans with branded spaces and flagship stores in Europe and...

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Business

ThreadUp narrows losses in Q1, sales rise

Online resale platform ThredUp reported first quarter revenue of 79.6 million dollars, an increase of 5 percent year-over-year. Gross profit for the quarter totaled 55.3 million dollars, up 8 percent, while gross margin rose to 69.5 percent. Net loss contracted to 16.6 million dollars or a negative 20.8 percent, while adjusted EBITDA loss...

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