Four women standing in front of a caravan in the desert appear the first time I open the White Fox app. The cowboy hats, micro-shorts, low-slung belts and knee-high boots suggest they’re on their way to Coachella. The text reads: “Your new wardrobe just dropped,” alluding to the “hundreds of styles” the online-only Australian fast-fashion brand says it releases every week.
The image encapsulates the strategy that has made White Fox a favourite among teenage girls and twentysomethings across Australia, the United Kingdom and United States. It positions White Fox as the brand hot girls wear to cool parties, and generates fear of missing out in the process.
