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📰 The Paris Fashion Week Fall 2026 Calendar Has Arrived ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: With New York Fashion Week just days away, Fashion Month planning has kicked into full gear and designers have locked in their runway slots. On Friday, the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM), which organizes the events in Paris, released its preliminary Fall 2026 calendar, setting the stage for the end of the "Big Four" fashion week circuit. Beginning on March 2 and concluding on March 10, the schedule includes runways from the expected luxury heavyweights like Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier and Celine, with independent labels including Vaquera, Paloma Wool, Kiko Kostadinov and Ottolinger sprinkled in between. Related: Your Fashion Week Calendar for All of 2026 What's New Since most of the new creative directors at major France-based houses (such as Jonathan Anderson at Dior, Pierpaolo Piccioli at Balenciaga and Matthieu Blazy at Chanel) st...

📰 Milan Fashion Week's Fall 2026 Schedule Is Here ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: It's quite a busy February for the Milanese. Fresh off of hosting the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, the Italian fashion capital will welcome stylish international showgoers for Milan Fashion Week. Running from Feb. 24 through March 2, MFW is organized by the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (or the National Chamber of Italian Fashion). Major fashion houses like Prada, Ferragamo, Roberto Cavalli and Bottega Veneta are MFW runway mainstays, while the final day on the calendar is dedicated to digital shows. The National Chamber of Italian Fashion  was first established in 1962, aiming to "represent the highest values ​​of Italian fashion, protect, coordinate and enhance the image of Italian fashion in Italy and abroad, as well as the technical, artistic and economic interests of its members." Its predecessor, the Chamber of Syndicate of Italian Fashion, was created in 1958....

📰 Weekly Drop Watch: Marc Jacobs and Tory Burch Newness, Summer Fridays Lip Launches, Cocokind x Olipop and More ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: For our Weekly Drop Watch column, Fashionista scours the market to curate the most noteworthy releases from our favorite fashion and beauty brands. Keep scrolling for this week's highlights. Fashion Launches A new Marc Jacobs campaign Photo: Courtesy of Marc Jacobs Marc Jacobs unveiled its Spring 2026 campaign for Make Your Marc, "a collection that celebrates individuality through the house's most iconic accessories and design codes," per a press release. A focal point of the collection is The Snapshot, a compact-camera style bag that celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.  Tory Burch Spring 2026 Photo: Courtesy of Tory Burch Tory Burch launched its Spring 2026 collection and campaign, featuring Alex Consani, Hejia Li and Anwar Odhiang, this week. It features new ready-to-wear, Romy and Charlie handbag...

📰 9 Brands Making Cute (And Functional) Pilates Apparel for In and Out of the Studio ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: The activewear market can feel stagnant when it comes to design, with countless brands offering the same plain, unimaginative black and grey spandex sets. But with the rise of the "pink pilates princess" aesthetic on social media, reformer regulars are asking for more from their workout outfits, and brands are listening. A mix of new and familiar labels in the performance-apparel space are are rolling out full collections, new SKUs and themed colorways (think "coquette" creams and "cherry girl" reds) to meet the growing demand for softer, more feminine exercise gear, often swapping out compressive, tech-forward materials for more breathable fabrics. Splits59, a Los Angeles-based label, has taken note of this shift, prompting its design team to focus on "style-led activewear by designing pieces that balance technical performance wi...

📰 Must Read: The Latest Huda Beauty Controversy, How Dior and Chanel Are Tackling Fashion's Pricing Problem ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Huda Kattan Photo: Francois Durand/Getty Images for Huda Beauty These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday. Could Sephora drop Huda Beauty over Huda Kattan's Iran comments? Huda Beauty founder and CEO Huda Kattan manages one of Sephora's best-selling brands, but her often misinformed political viewpoints have jeopardized her business and image. Last week, Kattan posted a now-deleted Instagram story seemingly supporting the Islamic Republic of Iran in the wake of the regime's bloody crackdown on protestors. Kattan then posted a video claiming she is not "pro-regime" but has heard "mixed things" about it, but also believes she doesn't know enough about it to speak on it. Sephora has yet to make a public statement, but some stores in the U.S. and Canada removed Huda Beauty signage fr...

📰 Crescent: A Contemporary Clothing Brand Created to 'Simplify' the Everyday Wardrobe ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Photo: Courtesy of Crescent Brand Bio is Fashionista's guide to the best independent fashion and beauty brands — a resource for retailers, job seekers, B2B companies and consumers alike. If you'd like your brand to be featured, fill out this form . Crescent Headquarters: Los Angeles, Calif. E-commerce:  wearcrescent.com Social Media: Instagram , Facebook What: A contemporary essentials brand focused on intentional design and making high-quality, beautiful clothes at an accessible price point. Price Range:  $50-$250 Founder:  Susie Lee Origin Story: After initially launching in 2015, Founder Susie Lee reimagined Crescent in 2018 with a new perspective — one shaped by becoming a mother. Lee wanted the brand's pieces to feel effortless, functional and elevated — clothing that moves with you and simplifies your days. Crescent re...