Must Read: Former CaaStle CEO Indicted in $300 Million Fashion Rental Fraud Case, New York City's Garment District Faces Threats

Christine Hunsicker (left) leaves federal court in New York City on July 18. Photo: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Monday. Former…

Christine Hunsicker Indicted in $300M Fashion Rental Fraud Case

The next shoe has fallen for Christine Hunsicker — who built CaaStle up to be the future of fashion rental only to have it all disappear into scandal, a Chapter…

How Fashion Rental Services Function as Brand Discovery Platforms

TikTok and Instagram are not the only places Gen-Z and Millennial shoppers are finding new brands these days. Fashion rental marketplaces, in fact, have emerged as significant discovery tools for…

Occasional Wear Rental Platform The Volte Expands Into the U.K.

LONDON — The Volte, an Australian peer-to-peer fashion rental platform that’s been capitalizing on the nation’s resortwear boom with brands like Zimmermann and Alemais, is looking to make its first…

This AI-Run Rental Service for Buzzy Designers Wants to Be the Shopping Hub of the Future

Since Rent the Runway popularized fashion rental in 2009, other companies have and continue to enter the category with more niche approaches to audience and aesthetic. Nuuly, which is owned…

The Clothing Rental Sites Fashion Girls Actually Use

The online clothing rental industry is booming. To wit, the market size is estimated to grow by 1.16 billion from 2025 to 2029, according to Technavio. And it’s no wonder…

P180 Sues CaaStle for Fraud in Fashion Rental Business Collapse

After Brendan Hoffman’s short run as chief executive officer of Wolverine Worldwide ended in 2023, the veteran fashion executive had a “Moneyball” moment during a meeting with Christine Hunsicker, the…