Here are some of this week’s news and features highlights handpicked by TheIndustry.fashion team.
Highlights from TheIndustry.fashion Summit: Fashion [Un]Bound
TheIndustry.fashion’s second summit brought together leading voices from across fashion and retail for a day of networking, insight and strategic debate. Under the theme ‘Fashion [Un]Bound’, the programme explored the trends, challenges and opportunities shaping the future of fashion retail through a dynamic mix of panel discussions, keynote interviews and expert presentations.
Held at The Forum in Leadenhall, London, the summit was delivered in partnership with logistics specialist Bleckmann, with sponsorship from StoryStream, Aptos and MarkMe. The event provided a platform for industry leaders to exchange ideas, share expertise and explore the forces driving change across the sector, while building valuable connections with peers.
The speaker line-up featured influential figures from across the industry, with representatives from H&M, ALIGNE, Toast, Cubitts, Superdry, The Couture Club, Rise & Fall, Albaray, SOJO, The Handbag Clinic and Jigsaw, alongside renowned retail commentator Mary Portas. Bringing together a diverse range of perspectives and experiences, speakers examined the evolving retail landscape and the ideas, innovations and strategies set to shape fashion’s next chapter.
Sophie Smith, News Editor & Senior Writer.
FASHIONPHILE resale report finds Y2K revivals driving luxury bag prices higher
I love how cyclical fashion is, and the resurgence of early-2000s handbags is a perfect example of this. From the Fendi Baguette, famously carried by Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City, to the Saint Laurent Mombasa and Fendi Spy, bags that defined the era are finding a new audience among Gen Z. FASHIONPHILE’s latest resale report shows just how much demand has grown, with the average resale price of the Mombasa rising by 291% and the Fendi Spy increasing by 127% year on year.
I find it particularly interesting how a generation that may not have experienced these trends the first time around is now embracing them, whether through vintage shopping, social media or the revival of Y2K aesthetics more broadly. These bags are not just nostalgic pieces for those who remember them, but newly desirable styles for younger consumers discovering them for the first time. The figures are a reminder that fashion rarely leaves anything behind for good, and that what was once considered dated can become the next must-have all over again.
Catherine Rowe-Kosary, Junior Writer.
Sprayground sets sail on P&O’s Arvia cruise ship with onboard pop-up
Tom Bottomley, Contributing Editor.Â
The Interview: Lucy Litwack, CEO of Coco de Mer, on the brand’s new collaboration with M&S
I had the great pleasure of speaking to Coco de Mer’s CEO Lucy Litwack about the brand’s new collaborative collection with M&S. The 24-piece range launched both as M&S celebrates 100 Years of Fashion and Coco de Mer marks its 25th anniversary.
For Coco de Mer, the collection felt like a natural partnership, and allowed the brand to make its distinctive approach to lingerie accessible to more women, across a broader range of sizes and price points. Indeed the collection’s sizes range from 30-42 A-H and XS-XL, while prices start at £15 to £55. While the price points are more accessible, the product remains distinctly Coco de Mer and is built around four ranges, each encapsulating its own mood but still sharing an emphasis on confidence, individuality and self-expression.
Litwack gave us more insights into how the partnership achieved this in the interview, and what sparked it.
Camilla Rydzek, Senior News Writer.