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📰 Must Read: PAI Partners Acquires Elemis From L’Occitane, ShopMy Opens First Physical Retail Event {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Wednesday . PAI Partners Acquires Elemis From L’Occitane L’Occitane Group has agreed to sell British skin-care brand Elemis to private equity firm PAI Partners. The companies did not disclose financial terms, and closing is expected in the first quarter of 2027, subject to regulatory approvals. Elemis’ net sales nearly doubled to more than $300 million in fiscal 2026 during L’Occitane’s seven years of ownership, and the U.S. now accounts for about half of sales. “We see significant opportunities to accelerate growth in the U.S. and expand the brand’s digital business, while preserving its distinctive British identity,” Gaëlle d’Engremont and Colm O’Sullivan,...

📰 Coperni Ceases Operations Amid Distributor Conflict {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Parisian fashion label Coperni SAS is ceasing operations after eight years in business, Co-Founders Sébastien Meyer and Arnaud Vaillant announced in an Instagram post on Wednesday. This move follows an ongoing conflict with Coperni’s majority shareholder and distributor Tomorrow Ltd., as the London-based company allegedly halted payments owed to the brand. “Over the past few months, we have tried everything to preserve Coperni and find a resolution to the conflict with our shareholder and distributor, Tomorrow,” the co-founders said in a statement. “Despite all our efforts, no solution could be found. It is with profound sadness that we announce today that Coperni SAS is ceasing operations.” View this post on Instagram In February 2026, Coperni opted to not show ...

📰 Inside Oner Active’s ‘Ambitious’ First Move Into Physical Retail {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: What brand founder is gutsy enough to sign a 10-year lease for their debut flagship? In New York City’s SoHo neighborhood, no less? Oner Active’s Krissy Cela — that’s who. “Signing a 10-year contract on a nearly 5,000-square-foot space for your first retail store is a very brave move,” the Miami-based entrepreneur told Fashionista at a preview of the space. “Some might say it’s stupid, but I like to say ‘brave and ambitious.’ I think it makes women believe that Oner is a brand that they are going to have for life.” Krissy Cela. Photo: Courtesy of Oner Active While the investment might be risky, Cela was intentional and thorough in bringing the store to life. For one, the store is exceptionally well-located at 0 Bond Street, right next to...

📰 Miista Opens Its First L.A. Store to a Surprisingly Robust Boot Culture {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: A new large, unmissable storefront has arrived on a prime stretch of Melrose Ave. in West Hollywood, Calif. It belongs to Miista, a 15-year-old independent, shoe-centric brand based between London and Spain; this new location is its first in Los Angeles and second in the United States after opening up shop in New York City in 2024. While Miista has expanded its product offering over the years to include a range of footwear and, more recently, clothing, boots are its bread-and-butter. Of course, L.A., with its crisp 85-degree November days, almost never requires anything with more coverage than a ballet flat. Since moving here from New York in 2017 (happily leaving my entire boot collection behind), I’ve always wondered how boots sell in SoCal. “I wonder that myself, I’m scared!” M...

📰 Must Read: Meg Stalter Stars in Marc Jacobs 'Let It Joy' Campaign, Hugo Boss Lowers Outlook as Q3 Sales Drop {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Tuesday. Meg Stalter Stars in Marc Jacobs ‘Let It Joy’ Campaign Marc Jacobs has unveiled “Let It Joy,” its Winter 2026 holiday campaign starring comedian and Emmy-nominated actor Meg Stalter. She is joined by Knicks center Andre Drummond, Interview Editor-in-Chief Mel Ottenberg, model Kai Schreiber, social media personality Ashtin Earle and stylist Miyako Bellizzi. The holiday campaign highlights the Scene Bag in new sizes, the Tote Bag in seasonal colors, the Puffer, the 72 Spring Street Sneaker and the Aspen Winter Boots. {Fashionista inbox} Hugo Boss Lowers Outlook as Q3 Sales Drop Hugo Boss said Tuesday that third-quarter group sales fell 5% at constant currency amid its strategic re...

📰 The Best Dressed Celebrities at the 2026 CFDA Fashion Awards {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: We’ve been in a bit of a fashion drought ever since Fashion Month ended over a month ago. Thankfully, the 2026 CFDA Fashion Awards arrived just in time to quench our sartorial thirst. The annual event regularly delivers some of the year’s most exciting red-carpet looks, and Monday night’s step-and-repeat didn’t disappoint: Dozens of stars showed up at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City dressed in the latest collections of the buzziest American designers. Little black dresses were popular, like Gracie Abrams’ gown by Emerging Designer of the Year Colleen Allen, Pamela Anderson’s Carolina Herrera dress and Aweng Ade-Choul’s Brandon Blackwood ensemble. Others embraced bold colors and more playful silhouettes, such as Julia Fox in a map-print gown by Mi...