How Changing Views About Marriage & Weddings Impact Bridal Designers

Like college, marriage is no longer a must for millions of people, as it may have been for their parents or grandparents. While some are opting for cohabitation versus matrimony, others are postponing weddings until they have more life experience. A 2023 Pew Research Center study determined that relatively few Americans see marriage as essential … Read more

Dunkin’ Serves Up Apparel, Doughnuts and Supposedly 5,000 Coffee Choices

After five years of being on a first-name basis with customers, Dunkin’ changed its name for a day to “Donuts.” Quite the April Fool’s Day prank, the Canton, Mass.-based coffee and donut chain has launched a limited-run of apparel. After being known as Dunkin’ Donuts for decades, the company retooled its name to just “Dunkin’” … Read more

Vera Wang called her, Barney Cheng said ‘do your own thing’: Hong Kong fashion designer Vivian Luk on starting out, moving on from bridal gowns, and cancer

“Seeing my dad as an interior designer, it was more natural for me to think about a career in the arts. I applied [to Parsons, in New York], didn’t get in, so I went to the Fashion Institute of Technology first, and then applied again and finally got into Parsons.” Luk and Emily Lam-Ho, the … Read more