It's a pivotal moment for modest fashion. Spending by Muslim consumers on fashion is projected to hit $428 billion by 2027, marking significant annual growth. Yet despite booming demand, modest fashion remains commercially fragmented and struggles for global recognition. Emirati fashion designer Rabia Zargarpur (@iamrabiaz) founded her namesake brand after confronting the severe lack of modest clothing options in post-9/11 America. Driven by a personal need, she launched her brand from her g...
It's a pivotal moment for modest fashion. Spending by Muslim consumers on fashion is projected to hit $428 billion by 2027, marking significant annual growth. Yet despite booming demand, modest fashion remains commercially fragmented and struggles for global recognition. Emirati fashion designer Rabia Zargarpur (@iamrabiaz) founded her namesake brand after confronting the severe lack of modest clothing options in post-9/11 America. Driven by a personal need, she launched her brand from her g...
It's a pivotal moment for modest fashion. Spending by Muslim consumers on fashion is projected to hit $428 billion by 2027, marking significant annual growth. Yet despite booming demand, modest fashion remains commercially fragmented and struggles for global recognition. Emirati fashion designer Rabia Zargarpur (@iamrabiaz) founded her namesake brand after confronting the severe lack of modest clothing options in post-9/11 America. Driven by a personal need, she launched her brand from her g...
It's a pivotal moment for modest fashion. Spending by Muslim consumers on fashion is projected to hit $428 billion by 2027, marking significant annual growth. Yet despite booming demand, modest fashion remains commercially fragmented and struggles for global recognition. Emirati fashion designer Rabia Zargarpur (@iamrabiaz) founded her namesake brand after confronting the severe lack of modest clothing options in post-9/11 America. Driven by a personal need, she launched her brand from her g...
Something strange is brewing in the realm of sustainable fashion. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have created chaos for fashion companies, disrupting supply chains and resulting in a plummet in the volume of imports entering the US. But one of the most immediate effects of his trade policy has been a dramatic fall in sales at Chinese fast fashion giants Shein and Temu as a result of the de minimis ban, removing the tax exemption that once enabled billions of dollars worth of low-value purc...
With tariffs driving up costs of new clothing, resale platforms are seeing a surge of new shoppers. According to data from marketing intelligence firm Sensor Tower, which found downloads of resale apps in the US rose during the first quarter of 2025, with Depop, Vestiaire Collective, Poshmark and eBay among those seeing the most significant growth. While resale has other tailwinds, like more consumers trading down and looking for deals after a long period of inflation, the anticipation of h...
Resale platforms are grappling with the best sort of problem to have: how to manage a surge in new shoppers. While US trade policies roil the fashion industry at large, resale is welcoming a flood of “tariff-ied” new customers. On Monday, resale marketplace ThredUp reported that the number of new buyers on its platform in the first quarter rose 95 percent compared to last year, marking the largest quarterly increase in new customers in the company’s history. On the other end of the spectrum,...
Resale platforms are grappling with the best sort of problem to have: how to manage a surge in new shoppers. While US trade policies roil the fashion industry at large, resale is welcoming a flood of “tariff-ied” new customers. On Monday, resale marketplace ThredUp reported that the number of new buyers on its platform in the first quarter rose 95 percent compared to last year, marking the largest quarterly increase in new customers in the company’s history. On the other end of the spectrum,...
During the two-week run of Spanish womenswear brand La Veste’s pop-up in New York City, the brand’s “super fans” — as described by chief executive Sofia García-Gallardo — arrived in its wares from head to toe. Eager to get their hands on a pair of La Veste’s striped pants or one of its scalloped shirts, they ended up selling out several items, including its parasol pants and knit capsule. The US is an increasingly important market for La Veste (@lavestelaveste): Despite not having a permanen...
During the two-week run of Spanish womenswear brand La Veste’s pop-up in New York City, the brand’s “super fans” — as described by chief executive Sofia García-Gallardo — arrived in its wares from head to toe. Eager to get their hands on a pair of La Veste’s striped pants or one of its scalloped shirts, they ended up selling out several items, including its parasol pants and knit capsule. The US is an increasingly important market for La Veste (@lavestelaveste): Despite not having a permanen...
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During the two-week run of Spanish womenswear brand La Veste’s pop-up in New York City, the brand’s “super fans” — as described by chief executive Sofia García-Gallardo — arrived in its wares from head to toe. Eager to get their hands on a pair of La Veste’s striped pants or one of its scalloped shirts, they ended up selling out several items, including its parasol pants and knit capsule. The US is an increasingly important market for La Veste (@lavestelaveste): Despite not having a permanen...
During the two-week run of Spanish womenswear brand La Veste’s pop-up in New York City, the brand’s “super fans” — as described by chief executive Sofia García-Gallardo — arrived in its wares from head to toe. Eager to get their hands on a pair of La Veste’s striped pants or one of its scalloped shirts, they ended up selling out several items, including its parasol pants and knit capsule. The US is an increasingly important market for La Veste (@lavestelaveste): Despite not having a permanen...
During the two-week run of Spanish womenswear brand La Veste’s pop-up in New York City, the brand’s “super fans” — as described by chief executive Sofia García-Gallardo — arrived in its wares from head to toe. Eager to get their hands on a pair of La Veste’s striped pants or one of its scalloped shirts, they ended up selling out several items, including its parasol pants and knit capsule. The US is an increasingly important market for La Veste (@lavestelaveste): Despite not having a permanen...
The Costume Institute's 2025 exhibition, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," celebrated its opening at the annual Met Gala, marking the first menswear-focused exhibit in two decades and the first ever centred exclusively on Black fashion. Inspired by Monica L. Miller's seminal work on Black dandyism, the exhibition took a scholarly approach to exploring the historical and cultural significance of Black tailoring. The gala’s official dress code, "Tailored for You," provided a broader and more ...
The Costume Institute's 2025 exhibition, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," celebrated its opening at the annual Met Gala, marking the first menswear-focused exhibit in two decades and the first ever centred exclusively on Black fashion. Inspired by Monica L. Miller's seminal work on Black dandyism, the exhibition took a scholarly approach to exploring the historical and cultural significance of Black tailoring. The gala’s official dress code, "Tailored for You," provided a broader and more ...