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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. So your child doesn’t have a backpack to wear to the first day of school, and every day after — even though the start of a new academic year is right around the corner (if not already here in many states). The binders, folders, lunch boxes, and new sneakers have all been purchased, but, quite simply, a cool enough carrier for all of these essentials hasn’t come around quite yet. Nike is here to solve the problem and get the student in your life — elementary, college, or otherwise — said backpack with speedy shipping; free store pickup on online orders; and 60-day returns for all Nike members, should they, out of pickiness, desire a different size or colorway. And while the Swoosh brand is known for its performance-ready fabrications and silhouettes optimized for all the ways you stay active, Nike also knows a ...

Maternity wear is not what it used to be. Clothes for pregnant bodies have drastically changed over the course of the last decade, and Anne Hathaway’s maternity style is a case study in just how much that category has evolved. From 2016’s minidresses and caftans to the era of freeing the baby bump and celebrating changing bodies, Hathaway’s maternity wear follows a trajectory that has seen luxury labels and fashion houses create customized pieces and designs for pregnant bodies. WWD takes a closer look at Hathaway’s maternity style evolution ahead. January 2016 Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman at Los Angeles Convention Center on Jan. 27, 2016. Getty Images During Hathaway’s first pregnancy, T-shirts and minidresses were still very much a part of the actress’ wardrobe. For a January 2016 event, just two months before her first chi...

Meadow Walker, the daughter of the late “The Fast and The Furious” star Paul Walker, has been making a name for herself in the fashion world for years. At 27, Meadow Walker has already walked runways for major fashion houses, fronted campaigns and developed close relationships with luxury labels. As Walker’s star continues to rise, WWD looks back at the highlights from the model’s career thus far, from campaigns to catwalks. Campaigns Givenchy Model Meadow Walker in a still from Givenchy’s video campaign for the 4G bag. Walker opened Givenchy’s fall 2021 ready-to-wear show, marking her runway debut. The following month, she starred in the French luxury house’s April 2021 ad campaign for the 4G bag, Matthew M. Williams’ debut handbag for the label. The campaign also featured model He Cong. Walker became a Gi...

Queen Camilla returned to public royal duties Wednesday at the York Racecourse for the first day of the Ebor Festival, bringing back a familiar Philip Treacy fedora with one new detail: a feather. The British royal, who is a Patron of York Racecourse, went mostly monochrome for the occasion in an Anna Valentine dress and the complementary navy hat. Queen Camilla Getty Images Aside from her neutral pumps, trenchcoat and top-handle Dior bag, Queen Camilla’s attire embraced shades of blue, beginning with a rewear of one of her go-to Anna Valentine dresses. The midi frock featured the queen’s signature silhouette, with long sleeves, a slightly cinched waist and a midi hemline. The dress is a favorite in Queen Camilla’s closet, having worn the piece during her tour of the United States with King Charles in April. She rewore the dress roughly one week later fo...

Meadow Walker joined her “The Fast and the Furious” family for the film’s 25th anniversary screening at Directors Village in Los Angeles on Monday night. Meadow Walker Michael Buckner The daughter of late actor and “The Fast and the Furious” star Paul Walker brought a pared-back variation with a textural bent to model off-duty styling. Walker wore a sleeveless white tank top with a scoop neckline and fitted style. The model added a playful element to her red carpet attire with a pair of Bottega Veneta textural trousers with a low-rise and slouchy wide-leg silhouette in shades of black and gray with muted mixed tones throughout. Meadow Walker and Vin Diesel Michael Buckner With her statement-making pants, the rest of Walker’s look was pared back...

In fashion’s race toward agentic commerce, the industry has quickly discovered that intelligence alone isn’t enough. Reliability and trust — especially around fit and sizing — have emerged as a key constraint. For True Fit, this has become the opportunity. Earlier this year, the company introduced its “Fit Intelligence Layer,” a new architecture designed to power artificial intelligence shopping agents built on real outcomes. True Fit’s proprietary data moat is powered by nearly two decades of enriched shopper profiles, enriched clothing and footwear profiles and purchase and returns data. Now, True Fit is bringing that architecture into production, with deployments live at enterprise retailers including Lands’ End. Why Fit Is Crucial for AI in Fashion Agentic commerce, AI systems that guide, recommend and act on behalf of shoppers, has rapidly moved from concept to priority across retail organizations. But still, fashion presents a d...