Jill Manoff

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 500 stores nationwide.

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Many luxury companies have seen far better days, thanks to consumers pulling back on spending. Rather than lose out to brands and retailers offering more affordability, two resale companies are newly investing in initiatives aimed at appealing to budget-conscious shoppers. This week, a look at Rebag’s new paid membership program, Rebag+, and Vestiaire Collective’s new cost-per-wear-focused marketing campaign.

As luxury experiences turbulence, 5-year-old ear-piercing company Studs edges into the market with an elevated product line and a “fancy” new pop-up. On May 9 in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood, it will open Fancy Studs, a three-week store exclusively featuring fine jewelry.

For last week's Beauty Leaders Dinner held in Los Angeles, Glossy and Listrak gathered top executives from some of beauty’s most influential brands for an evening of discussion around current opportunities and challenges in the industry. At one point, all talk turned to fundraising — specifically, whether or not brands should go there if they don’t have to.

The most-engaged post was by Stray Kids — it featured the members of the band wearing personalized Tommy Hilfiger robes and the caption, “Getting ready for the Met Gala.”

On this week’s Glossy Podcast, Scott Lux, global evp of e-commerce, technology and innovation at Esprit, discussed his role in the brand’s current attempt at a comeback in the U.S. market — Esprit had its heyday in the states in the 1980s.

This week, a look at the current state of the brand-retailer relationship, according to new research, Tapestry's new earnings report, the founder of growing luxury brand Brochu Walker and executives from influential e-tailer Net-a-Porter.

On the week’s episode of the Glossy Podcast, Shannon Savage and Laura Low Ah Kee discuss how their long careers at Lululemon led to the launch of their now 6-year-old premium active swimwear brand, Left On Friday. Savage and Low Ah Kee originally bootstrapped the business, which has remained on a growth trajectory and is profitable. And they’re hopeful that their marketing plans for 2024 will fuel even greater brand growth. For starters, Left On Friday will have a strong presence at the Summer Olympics as the outfitter of the Team Canada Beach Volleyball team.

This week, the Sofia Richie effect has come to luxury hotels. Plus, designer Rachel Antonoff reflects on 15 years of her namesake brand.