After 10 years and taking her company public, Stitch Fix founder Katrina Lake is stepping down as CEO. Taking her place this August is Elizabeth Spaulding, who joined the company shortly before the pandemic hit, rocking the online retailer’s business.  Now, Stitch Fix is in rebound mode, and Spaulding is laying the foundation for the company’s next 10 years. Already, Stitch Fix has begun adding new features to its try-before-you-buy model that put e-commerce more at the centre; the goal is to build a new way to shop online that gives customers a range of options focused on personalisatio ..read more

On The Future of Fashion: The Innovators podcast, executive Americas editor Hilary Milnes speaks to Jenny Campbell, CMO of Kate Spade, and PayPal’s Greg Lisiewski on fashion’s outlook led by Gen Z trend setters. Gen Z set industry trends. That’s influenced how Kate Spade shows up online, what products are best-sellers and the e-commerce and retail strategies the brand invests in, says CMO Jenny Campbell. At the same time, the role of the CMO has changed, requiring insight over areas like customer service and clienteling to storytelling on platforms like YouTube and TikTok.  Campbell join ..read more

Renzo Rosso is still building. The founder of Diesel and chairman of OTB, the Italian luxury group, led the acquisition of Jil Sander earlier this year and more M&A isn’t off the table. In seeking out brands that will be a fit for OTB, which he says is an alternative to the larger French luxury conglomerates, he looks for talent, creativity and “bravery”. (OTB stands for Only The Brave.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

Poshmark co-founder Tracy Sun joins the Vogue Business Future of Fashion: The Innovators podcast to discuss an upcoming partnership with Snapchat that will broaden the company’s reach, its outlook on sustainability and the potential of working with brands directly. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

American Giant founder and CEO believes brands will begin to commit to materials like organic cotton and fair living wages for supply chain workers as government and customer pressure builds. As part of this shift, America’s apparel manufacturing industry will play a bigger role in the industry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

The Yes founder Julie Bornstein joined the Vogue Business Future of Fashion podcast to discuss launching her company during a pandemic, why she doesn’t consider Instagram a fashion competitor (it’s the ads) and how user data informs the shopping experience. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

H&M head of sustainability Pascal Brun joined The Future of Fashion: The Innovators podcast along with Ayesha Barenblatt, the founder and CEO of Remake, to discuss the merits of its sustainability strategy, as well as where improvements are needed. Degrowth is an essential part of any retailer’s sustainable model, Barenblatt argues. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

Munira Rahemtulla, the director of Amazon Live, joined the Vogue Business Future of Fashion podcast to discuss the talent, creative and brand work that goes into building out a live stream shopping arm of Amazon and ambitions to become the next QVC for modern customers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

On this episode of The Future of Fashion: The Innovators podcast, Eileen Fisher and Fibershed executive director Rebecca Burgess, who works with brands to help them incorporate more sustainable materials into their businesses, join executive Americas editor Hilary Milnes and senior sustainability editor Rachel Cernansky for a conversation on how companies can navigate sustainability priorities at a faster pace.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

In this week’s episode, Dr Helen Crowley joins executive Americas editor Hilary Milnes and senior sustainability editor Rachel Cernansky for a discussion on her role at Kering, why luxury fashion has a duty to set responsible trends in regards to how fashion operates within nature and the ways the industry has set out to achieve ambitious goals related to regenerative agriculture. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more