Clothes for sweating and lounging are propping up fashion sales
Since the start of the pandemic, clothing companies from the high-end to the low have seen their sales tumble due to store closures and shoppers reining in spending on non-essentials. It also saw strong growth in sales of casual clothing and sneakers, helping its total sales to rise 10% over the period (pdf) despite the pandemic. Sales of evening dresses, formalwear, and day dresses all sank.