On Wednesday, the final day of her royal tour of Australia and New Zealand with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle gave equal play to both the designers who created her wedding looks. Having donned a dress by Stella McCartney for a traditional Maori ceremony in Rotorua, New Zealand, she changed into a Givenchy ensemble by Clare Waight…
Read moreHow This Year’s Singles’ Day in China Will Be Bigger Than Ever
Just 10 years after the first Singles’ Day in China, the Nov. 11 extravaganza — the biggest day of shopping in the world by total gross merchandise value — is bigger than ever. Conceptualized by Alibaba Group CEO Daniel Zhang in 2009, the first event brought in $7.8 million. Last year’s gross merchandise value totaled $25.3 billion….
Read moreKaty Perry Styles Her Sandals in the Most Bizarre Way
You have a pair of jeans, and you have a pair of ankle-strap sandals. Do you roll up the hem to show off the ankle strap? Do you cover the strap? Do you change into a cropped pants? It looks as though FN cover star Katy Perry faced a similar dilemma, and she resolved it in…
Read moreWhy Caleres Inc. CEO Diane Sullivan Is FN’s 2018 Person of the Year
Diane Sullivan certainly knows how to multitask. The Caleres Inc. CEO, president and chairman — who has been named FN’s 2018 Person of the Year — expertly juggles the busy day-to-day running of a multibillion-dollar industry powerhouse while making time for numerous philanthropic endeavors. And if that’s not enough, she has become a powerful voice…
Read moreMeghan Markle Wins a Boot Throwing Competition in These Affordable and Stylish Wellies
As the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle will embrace some British traditions alongside her husband, Prince Harry. And on Tuesday in Auckland, New Zealand, she was already off to a good start as she won a welly wanging contest — a boot-throwing competition that originated in England in the 1970s and has become a popular…
Read moreExactly Where and How Consumers Will Shop This Holiday Season
Retail is in a time of flux, and even the holiday season — a reliable high point of the year, expected to generate between $717.45 billion and $720.89 billion for the industry, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey — is undergoing significant change. E-commerce, of course, is playing an ever-greater role in how…
Read moreGoogle Patents Footwear Technology for a More Realistic VR Experience
The future of virtual reality is in footwear. Google filed a patent for shoes that will allow users to walk endlessly in a VR environment while remaining stagnant in real life. Filed on May 9 and published yesterday, the technology addresses an existing limitation to VR: Currently, users cannot believably walk using in-home technology. At…
Read moreThese Brands Are Creating Cult Followings — Here’s How They Did It
It turns out it’s possible to create a cult sneaker without the usual media assault and marketing blitz. French footwear brand Veja hasn’t spent a single dollar on advertising since its founding in 2004 and sends one “kind of prehistoric” email newsletter to customers, co-founder Sebastian Kopp told the audience at ReMode in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Instead of…
Read moreVictoria’s Secret Confirms Gigi, Bella, Kendall to Walk in 2018 Fashion Show
It’s been confirmed: Three of the world’s biggest supermodels — Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner— will walk in the upcoming 2018 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The highly anticipated fashion extravaganza is set to air Sunday, Dec. 2. at 10 p.m. EST on ABC, featuring custom Brian Atwood shoes and new pieces from a collaboration with…
Read moreAdriana Lima Gets Emotional on the Runway at Her Last Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
Adriana Lima walked the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway for the last time in New York yesterday. The 37-year-old — who walked her first one in 1999 — announced in a heartfelt social media post that she would be leaving the brand behind. “Dear Victoria, Thank you for showing me the world, sharing your secrets, and most…
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