🌎 It’s World Press Freedom Day. Stand with Marketplace and our independent journalism. Donate now

Beyonce's pixie cut rattles hairstyle industry

Aug 8, 2013
The pop star is sporting a new, shorn look, and there's a financial fallout when a pop or beauty icon changes styles.

Red pants aren't snobby, right?

Aug 2, 2013
But it's tradition here at Marketplace!

Hi-top fade haircut: It's all business

Jun 25, 2013
The iconic '80s hairstyle, the hi-top fade, is making a comeback. Part of the reason: It's good for business.
NBA players like Iman Shumpert have helped bring back the hi-top fade.
Jamie McDonald/Getty Images

Is your dress looking at me?

Jun 25, 2013
Designer Ying Gao has created dresses that are embedded with eye-tracking technology.

Fast-fashion H&M slow to take its clothes online

Jun 19, 2013
Fast-fashion retailer H&M took a long time to start online sales in the U.S. When you start late, you have to get it right.

Chinese refashion Italy's textile industry

Apr 22, 2013
Chinese manufacturers have moved to Italy and set up garment factories. They excel at making garments fast and cheaply, but some Italian manufacturers are unhappy with their presence.

For public good, not for profit.

The latest fashion trend: Pajama bottoms as daywear

Apr 5, 2013
Trendsetters, take note: sales of men's pajamas bottoms have jumped 15 percent in the last year.

A faux faux fur kerfuffle at Nieman Marcus

Mar 20, 2013
The fashion market for fake fur has grown so fast that some suppliers are meeting the demand with real fur. Retailers as large as Nieman Marcus have been caught up in the faux faux fur kerfuffle.

Zara-owner Inditex translates fast-fashion into big profits

Mar 13, 2013
The Spanish company Inditex, which owns Zara among other chain stores, has just unveiled an impressive set of figures: a 22 percent jump in profits.