Posts by Morgan Hills
Freemans Sporting Club to Be Relaunched for Fall
Back in the day, Freemans Sporting Club was the ultimate in cool with its restaurant, barbershop and men’s store tucked into an alley on New York’s Lower East Side. Taavo Somer and William Tigertt founded the business in 2005 and helped revolutionize menswear with their distinct take on traditional American craftsmanship blended with contemporary style…
Read MoreJW Anderson Fall 2026: Clothes, Clothing Brushes and Kylie Minogue
WWD photo editors were stopped in their tracks processing look book photos for JW Anderson’s fall 2026 collection, encountering brass peaches, wooden mice and clothing brushes interspersed among fashion looks worn by the likes of singer Kylie Minogue, actor Justin Vivian Bond and model Mona Tougaard. This is the second season reflecting Jonathan Anderson’s new…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Gabriela Hearst Promotes Michele Cohen to President
Designer Gabriela Hearst has promoted Michele Cohen, her longtime head of sales, to the new role of president, effective Thursday, WWD has learned. Cohen succeeds chief executive officer Thierry Colin, who left to pursue other ventures, the company said. Hearst credits Cohen for playing an instrumental role in the growth of her New York-based fashion…
Read MoreIn Two Films About Palestinian Struggle, Time Is of the Essence
Dabis’s diagrammatically structured screenplay is built on clear historical parallels and tidy intergenerational contrasts. A young boy adores his father, yet grows up to be despised by his own son. Political rage seems to ebb and flow with each generation. All three major male characters experience Israeli settler violence, the consequences of which are brutal,…
Read MoreCan Saks Global Be Fixed?
Geoffroy van Raemdonck and team are on a rescue mission. And they’re going to have to move fast and step right if they want to succeed in pushing Saks Global not just through bankruptcy, but back out as a viable business. Van Raemdonck stepped in as the new chief executive officer of Saks Global late…
Read MoreVans, Timberland and The North Face Leaders on What It Takes to Reignite Brand Energy
Global brand presidents from Vans, Timberland and The North Face took the keynote stage at NRF’s Big Show in NYC on Tuesday to discuss how they’re shaping parent company VF Corp.’s growth strategy amid its turnaround. Among the key strategies examined included bold leadership, organizational overhauls, and consumer-centric approaches to drive brand energy – a…
Read MoreStop Chasing Funding, Start Chasing Customers
There’s a lie many founders hear on day one: you need outside money to build a real business. You don’t. The first step isn’t a pitch deck. It’s a customer. My stance is simple and firm. Funding should not be your default plan—revenue should. This matters because chasing investors sends many founders down the wrong…
Read MoreRose Byrne Suits Up in Armani Privé
Rose Byrne joined a bevy of honorees and special guests for the National Board of Review Gala in New York City on Tuesday night, for which she wore an Armani Privé suited look. The Golden Globe Award-winning “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” star turned to stylist Kate Young, who curated Byrne’s look. The…
Read MoreGrok and the A.I. Porn Problem
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For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Brady Brickner-Wood is filling in for Kyle Chayka. Shortly after Elon Musk purchased Twitter, in 2022, he claimed that “removing child exploitation is priority #1.” It was certainly a noble goal—social-media sites had become havens for distributing abusive materials, including child pornography and revenge porn, and there was perhaps…
Read MoreSaks Global Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Saks Global’s high-wire financial act is finally over. The company, which just over a year ago bought Neiman Marcus Group for $2.7 billion, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy late Tuesday — scrambling high-end retailing and leaving both vendors and lenders holding the bag. Saks Global went to court with $1.75 billion in financing from a…
Read MoreOne/Size by Patrick Starrr Lands at Boots in the U.K., Sephora Stores Across Continental Europe
LONDON — One/Size by Patrick Starrr is on a whistle-stop tour of the U.K. and continental Europe, regions that are set to generate a combined 35 million pounds in sales in 2026 as customers snap up its multitasking collection of primers and setting sprays. One/Size, which was cofounded by the makeup artist and influencer Starrr…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Madison Avenue Vacancy Rate Nears Historic Lows
Madison Avenue‘s vacancy rate has dropped down to 5.6 percent, nearing historically low pre-pandemic levels for the nation’s premier luxury venue. Six months ago, Madison’s vacancy rate along the stretch from 57th to 86th streets was just under 8 percent. In 2023, the vacancy rate stood at 10 percent, and during the pandemic, it exceeded…
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