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📰 Inside Korean Beauty Retail Giant Olive Young’s First U.S. Store {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: The second I walked into an Olive Young store in South Korea (well, one of about five locations I visited), I knew the beauty retailer was different. The sense of discovery and playfulness were unlike anything I’d experienced in a long time. Novelty aside, the aisles of innovative skin care , cute and colorful makeup , unique wellness items, hair care and even healthy snacks made me think, “Wow, this would do so well in the U.S.” I didn’t have to wait very long because Olive Young is opening its first brick-and-mortar store in the United States on May 29, right in my city of Los Angeles. Well, Pasadena, to be exact. (A second location is also set to open at the Westfield Century City mall in the next few weeks.) While the product assortment won’t be exactly the same, thanks in part to U.S. regulations on it...

📰 Art of the Set: The Co-Ords You'll Reach for on Repeat {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Sponsored Story Occasionally, we use affiliate links on our site. This in no way affects our editorial decision-making. There's a reason the two-piece set has become the unofficial uniform of women who have their lives together, or at least look like they do. It's one decision, one grab, one outfit that works. Cable & Gauge has quietly become the brand women keep coming back to for exactly that. Cable & Gauge Matching Sets Photo: Courtesy of Cable & Gauge The brand offers softly tailored silhouettes, comfortable fabrics and flattering cuts that feel put together without trying too hard — just really wearable women's clothing that slots into a modern wardrobe and ear...

📰 Must Read: Patrick Ta Addresses Blush Backlash, Signet Jewelers Acquires The Clear Cut {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday. Patrick Ta Addresses Transition Blush Backlash Patrick Ta recently released the Liquid Transition Brightening Blush ($34), the Transition Blurring Blush Duo ($30) and the Dual-Ended Transition Blush Brush ($40), which quickly faced online backlash. Consumers argued these are unnecessary products and that he was taking credit for a look popularized by makeup artist Ngozi Esther Edeme (a.k.a. @paintedbyesther). Ta addressed the claims in a TikTok post, and he and his team expanded on the backlash with Glossy, sharing that the brand had hoped to partner with Edeme in an official way, to launch the Transition collection. { Glossy } Signet Jewelers Acquires The Clear Cut Signet Jewelers is acquiring The Clear Cut in a move to str...

📰 Fashionista's May Shopping List: 11 Items Our Editors Love {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Occasionally, we use affiliate links on our site. This in no way affects our editorial decision-making. Despite New York City expertly rotating through every season this month, team Fashionista is in a summer state of mind. Before June's heatwaves start rolling in, we're updating our warm-weather wardrobes with vacation-approved staples and comfortably chic footwear. This month, our editors loved breezy summertime pieces, including loose-fitting white shorts , a flowy puff-sleeve blouse and a sleeveless roll-neck sweater. Modern takes on the beloved "dad" sneaker and square-toe ballet flats topped our footwear wish lists. Plus, May's standout accessories included a colorful beaded anklet and stylish black handbags. Ahead, see (and shop!) all of our editors' favorite fashion finds from ...

📰 Must Read: Everlane Co-Founder to Launch New Brand, Givenchy Taps Marco De Vincenzo {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Wednesday. Everlane Co-Founder Launches New Brand Michael Preysman (pictured above) announced Tuesday he is launching a new brand built around the same values of sustainability and "radical transparency" as Everlane , the brand he co-founded in 2011 and was the CEO of until 2022. This time, he says, the label will not work with private equity or venture capital ownership. The announcement comes days after news broke that fast-fashion retailer Shein had acquired Everlane. Waitlist sign-up for the new brand is now open here . {Fashionista inbox} Givenchy's New Creative Hire Givenchy has named Marco De Vincenzo as head of leather goods design. He will work under creative director Sarah Burton and be responsible for growing ...

📰 The Heat Is On at Istituto Marangoni Miami’s Graduate Show {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Sponsored Story More than 1,000 guests gathered at Jungle Plaza in the Miami Design District to see the work of graduating students selected by Dean of Fashion Mario Braghieri to represent IMM's class of 2026. Titled  La Grande Bellezza , a nod to the school's Italian roots, the evening opened with a message from Miami-Dade mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who congratulated the student designers while recognizing IMM's status as the first international fashion school in the United States to receive official accreditation. Across the runway, the work moved from menswear to womenswear, between discipline and abandon. Intersections, whether between personal identity, fashion genre or cultural influence, became a thread connecting many of the collections. ...