Nike vs Lululemon: What the Sneaker Patent Loss Teaches About Trademark Power in Fashion
When a patent unravels, what’s left standing? In fashion, the answer is almost always the same: the brand. The recent dispute between Nike and…
Amazon Pressed Levi’s and Hanes to Fix Prices at Walmart and Target, New Court Filings Show
California Just Released Proof That Amazon Forced Levi’s and Hanes to Raise Prices at Walmart. The Fashion Industry Should Pay Close Attention. On April…
The Business of Being Unattainable: Luxury Scarcity, Economic Theory, and the Law’s Uneasy Encounter with Prestige
Luxury begins, rather inconveniently for economists, at the precise moment economics starts to look a little naïve. Economists adore tidy stories. Demand rises, supply…
QVC Filed for Bankruptcy, Saks Is Still in Chapter 11, and LVMH Had Its Worst Quarter in Years: What Is Actually Going On With US Fashion Retail?
On April 17, QVC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to cut more than $5 billion in debt. Earlier in the week, LVMH reported its…
Corporate Negligence and the Legal Risks Within the Global Fashion Supply Chain
The global fashion industry operates at a breakneck pace. To meet the demands of “ultra-fast fashion,” brands have compressed production cycles from months to…
On Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy & Identity: The Girl Behind the Tortoiseshell Headband
Why true style resists replication and begins with restraint She wore it like it didn’t matter. A narrow strip of tortoiseshell, perched on top…
eBay’s Depop Acquisition: A Smart Move or a Desperate Grasp for Gen Z?
So, the eBay Depop deal just dropped a bombshell on the fashion resale scene. Dropping $1.2 billion to snag this Gen Z hotspot from…
Italian Regulators Raided LVMH Over Sephora Kids. Here Is What That Actually Means
On March 27, 2026, Italy’s competition authority opened two formal investigations into LVMH-owned Sephora and Benefit Cosmetics. The charge, essentially, is this: that both…
Birkinonomics: How Fashion Became an Asset Class
When Fashion Meets Finance In the infamous Bollywood Film “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”, a memorable scene depicting the purchase of a Hermès Kelly bag…
Q Productions v. SHEIN: Trademark and Publicity Rights in Fast Fashion
When a company like SHEIN gets sued over celebrity merchandise, it’s easy to assume the story is simple: someone sold shirts they weren’t supposed…