Zara
Zara has come up in 16 episodes of The Pattern, first on Fri 13 Mar 2026 and most recently on Wed 7 Oct 2026.
Going into a meeting about Zara? Copy a one-page brief: the threads it sat in, who came up alongside it and the latest stories.
- Usually in
- Fashion and Style (8), Brand and Business (3)
- Comes up alongside
- John Galliano (6), Jo Malone (3), Estée Lauder (2), Gap (1), Target (1)
The threads it sat in
The idea that connected each episode's stories, latest first.
- Wed 7 Oct 2026Attention came cheap. Retention is costing everyone more
- Wed 30 Sep 2026Craft intelligence migrates. The gatekeepers who held it lose authority
- Tue 8 Sep 2026Handcraft stopped being humble. It became the premium signal
- Fri 21 Aug 2026Moments replace messages. Culture now sells the calendar
- Sat 6 Jun 2026Physical presence became the scarcest premium. Screens are cheap
- Sun 10 May 2026Imperfection became the premium. Polish is losing its pull
Every episode
- Wed 7 Oct 2026 · Ep 221Zara signs John Galliano and Gap invests in GapStudio to chase creative credibilityVia Glossy · Brand and Business
- Wed 30 Sep 2026 · Ep 216John Galliano remakes Zara's archives into something approaching haute coutureVia Vogue · Fashion and Style
- Tue 8 Sep 2026 · Ep 196Luca Guadagnino's Zara Home collection runs to 200 pieces.A director with serious cultural standing designing sofas and candles at high-street scale blurs the line between art-house and mass market.Via Wallpaper · Lifestyle and Taste
- Fri 21 Aug 2026 · Ep 178Zara's Shanghai flagship treats the building as an argument, not a container.Flagship architecture is competing with editorial as a brand statement, especially where the store is the first impression.Via Dezeen · Design and Architecture
- Fri 14 Aug 2026 · Ep 171Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
- Sat 6 Jun 2026 · Ep 102Zara gives its Bond Street flagship a tech-enabled renovationVia Business of Fashion · Fashion and Style
- Thu 4 Jun 2026 · Ep 100Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
- Sun 10 May 2026 · Ep 75Zara is contesting Jo Malone's trademark in court, taking the dupe fight to heritage fragrance.Via Business of Fashion · Fashion and Style
- Sat 11 Apr 2026 · Ep 46Mentioned in the audioMentioned in the audio
- Tue 24 Mar 2026 · Ep 28Willy Chavarria collaborated with Zara on a collection rooted in Latino identity and telenovelasVia Hypebeast · Fashion and Style
- Sun 22 Mar 2026 · Ep 26John Galliano signs two-year collaboration with Zara after leaving Maison Margiela last yearVia Hypebeast · Fashion and Style
- Sat 21 Mar 2026 · Ep 25John Galliano designing for Zara turns creative directors into rental talentVia Business of Fashion · Fashion and Style
- Fri 20 Mar 2026 · Ep 24Zara bets on Galliano to up its pricing powerVia Glossy · Fashion and Style
- Wed 18 Mar 2026 · Ep 22John Galliano returns to fashion via a creative partnership with ZaraVia Vogue · Fashion and Style
- Fri 13 Mar 2026 · Ep 17Estée Lauder sues Jo Malone for using her own name on Zara fragrancesVia Retail Gazette · Brand and Business
1 more episode retold this news.
How we count: an episode counts once for Zara when Zara is the subject of a headline or story title, or is one of the names the episode covers and is named in a story, in the thread that connects the stories or in the audio. Being cited as a source does not count.
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