Jill Manoff

On this NYFW edition of the Glossy Podcast, host Jill Manoff sits down with designer Jonathan Cohen and CEO Sarah Leff, the creative and the business mind behind the 14-year-old Jonathan Cohen brand. 

This latest New York Fashion Week edition of the Glossy Podcast features David Blond, one-half of the design duo known as The Blonds, known for their ultra-glam, high-drama styles beloved by the entertainment industry. Blond discusses how The Blonds built their A-list client roster, which includes Rihanna, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, JLo, Britney and many more. He also breaks down the brand’s runway preparations and the reasons it’s made an NYFW show a seasonal tradition.

On the latest New York Fashion Week edition of the Glossy Podcast, designer Dennis Basso discusses his favorite Fashion Week memories and the event’s biggest changes he’s experienced over the years. He also offers a sneak peek of his plans for presenting his fall 2025 collection.

Patricio Campillo is the designer behind the 8-year-old menswear brand Campillo, which blends his Mexican heritage with his take on contemporary menswear and sustainable practices. It also happened to be a semi-finalist in last year’s LVMH Prize. Ahead of his runway show at New York Fashion Week, Glossy sat down with Campillo to discuss what’s behind his unique fashion focus and to what extent celebrity fans of his brand, including Nick Jonas and Leon Bridges, have contributed to its success.

Ahead of her brand Melke’s fall 2025 collection presentation, set for Sunday in Midtown Manhattan, designer Emma Gage presented a pitch deck to her choice sponsor for the show, Hidden Valley Ranch. This New York Fashion Week, Melke is not the only emerging brand leveraging an outside-the-box sponsorship to make a go of a show.

Dr. Joyce Brown shares the evolving ways FIT has set its designers up for industry success. She also weighs in on the role of a fashion show in today’s fashion landscape.

Glossy compiled a group of retail-focused executives to share their best practices and recommendations for establishing a beneficial wholesale-retail-online distribution split, and providing an in-store experience that works to the advantage of both customers and the company.

According to this week’s earnings reports by leading luxury groups, growing sales in America are making up for declines in China, equating to overall growth — if only in the low single digits — and appeasing investors. 

President of Derek Lam 10 Crosby since July, Danielle Alalu has big plans for the company, which include growing its annual revenue from $35 million to $60 million over the next three years and hosting its first New York Fashion Week presentation next week. 

For insight into luxury's dynamics and direction, Glossy spoke with Gemma D’Auria, the global leader of apparel, fashion and luxury at McKinsey.