L’Oréal, the world’s biggest cosmetics group, posted on Thursday higher-than-expected revenue growth for the fourth quarter, helped by a strong performance in China and by booming online sales during the coronavirus crisis. The French owner of Maybelline said sales reached 7.88 billion euros ($9.56 billion) in the October to December period, flat from a year […]
Rebecca Minkoff, the designer known for her $300 leather crossbody handbags, has nearly one million followers on Instagram. On her profile, she shares a mélange of photos and videos, including product images from the brand’s latest accessory or fragrance launch, interviews with actresses and fashion insiders and on occasion, cheeky quotes. But for those seeking […]
Manju Journal, a culture platform founded in 2015 and run by Orlando Mensah and Kusi Kubi, has been championing emerging talent in photography and other creative disciplines from across Africa. As well as being an incubator for the next generation of standout creativity, they have fostered a supportive community in an industry known for fierce competitiveness. “We’re drawn […]
From boho-grunge to The Row, we chart over three decades of the Olsen twins’ aspirational style. The Olsen twins are hands-down the fashion icons of the millennial generation. From Full House to New York Minute and The Row, Mary-Kate and Ashley have kept long-standing fans and fashion enthusiasts entranced for three decades and counting. Against many odds, the duo flipped their child stardom […]
Haute couture week is not where you go to see everyday clothes. Indeed, the showcasing event is intended as an opulent theatre of dreams, and for close to two decades, one of the best-loved actors on its stage was Alber Elbaz. Until his departure from Lanvin in 2016, he was universally admired as a fashion magician, a couturier able […]
This past year, in order to keep up to date with the endless stream of news, we unexpectedly made a collective return to television. Sure, we have access to an enormous amount of information through social media and elsewhere on the Internet, but the TV news format reflects a sense of urgency like nothing else. While we don’t know that […]
The Black in Fashion Council is returning to fashion week this season with a four-day showroom in New York. Hosted with partners IMG, the showroom will spotlight 16 Black designers who will present their new collections from February 14 to 17. “I am really excited that we are expanding this partnership because it still feels like […]
Fenty, under the leadership of its savant Creative Director Rihanna, has in its three year lifespan become an absolute powerhouse. From leading diversity in the world of cosmetics with Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin, to revolutionising runway presentations with Savage X Fenty lingerie, Rihanna made the rest of the industry take a long, hard look at itself. Expanding […]