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📰 How Forty Five Ten Is Rebuilding Its Brick-and-Mortar Footprint Post-Covid ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: In 2020, the pandemic pushed luxury multi-brand retailer Forty Five Ten into a retail crisis: The company was forced to shut down all of its store locations (including the one in New York City's Hudson Yards), halt its online sales and lay off a significant number of its employees. It was a plight many retailers faced at the time. Once Forty Five Ten could reopen its doors, it decided to keep them all permanently closed, except for its Dallas, TX flagship.  While that decision might've been considered a distress call for most retailers, Forty Five Ten saw it as "the right moment for some growth," Anne Wallach, president and COO, tells Fashionista. Now, six years later, that tough call has paid off: The retailer is building its store footprint once more, starting with the unveiling of its Fort Worth, TX location, which officially opened on March 21. ...

📰 chillhouse Is Hiring A Senior Retail Account Manager In New York, NY ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Sponsored Story Job Title: Senior Retail Account Manager Location : New York, NY Job Type: Full-Time (remote Mondays and Fridays) Salary Range: $90k - $140k Reports to: Founder + CEO (Cyndi Ramirez Fulton) and Co-Founder + COO (Adam Fulton) About Chillhouse Chillhouse is on a mission to help our community find their chill through unapologetic self-expression and self-care. From our award-winning Chill Tips (available at Target, Walmart , CVS, Amazon, and beyond) to our world-renowned NYC flagship, we’re redefining beauty and wellness for a new generation. Job Description We’re looking for a Senior Retail Account Manager to help grow and nurture our retail partnerships while bringing our brand to life across every touchpoint. This role is both strategic and hands-on, combining relationship management, revenue ownership, and team leadership. You’ll work closely ...

📰 Why a Coach Brooklyn is the Perfect First 'Investment Bag' ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Sponsored Story Elle Fanning carries the Coach Brooklyn Photo: Courtesy of Coach There's a lot that goes into deciding on a first investment bag: It must have that perfect balance of timeless design, durable quality and practical ease. That's not an easy list of criteria to meet. Well, unless it's the Coach Brooklyn bag.  First released in the summer of 2024, the Brooklyn tote has quickly risen up the fashion ranks as an "It" item. (And it got the top spot on Lyst's 2024 Hottest Fashion Products list to prove it.) A street-style mainstay, it's frequently spotted as arm candy on well-dressed celebrities and fashion insiders.  There's a reason why it's attracted such a strong fan base: Defined by its relaxed silhouette and natural grain leather, the bag is the ultimate grab-and-go carryall. Need a reliable work bag that can comfortably fit ...

📰 Weekly Drop Watch: MAC Viva Glam x Conner Ives, Dôen x Garrett Leight 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 Dôen x Garrett Leight Photo: Courtesy of Dôen Dôen partnered with eyewear brand Garrett Leight on a line of summer-ready sunglasses. Developed over the past year, the limited-edition capsule introduces two exclusive silhouettes — The Doyenne and The Ingénue — each inspired by French songbirds and silver-screen icons of the 1960s and 1970s. The frames are crafted in Japan from lightweight acetate with 100% UV protection and retail for $425. Shop the collection now at shopdoen.com . Ilia x Eberjey Photo: Courtesy of Eberjey Beauty brand Ilia and PJ's brand Eberjey teamed up on a limited-edition capsule, titled "Silk Rituals." The li...

📰 The 12 Best Beauty Products Fashionista Editors Tried in March ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Each month, Fashionista editors try a *lot* of beauty products . And while not every formula we test is a winner, we're constantly unearthing new favorites. Here, we've rounded up our latest hair, skin, fragrance, wellness and makeup discoveries — whether fresh-to-market drops or merely recent additions to our personal routines. March's ever-shifting weather may have thrown our editors' skin barriers out of whack, but team Fashionista is welcoming spring showers with open arms (and hydrating skin-care treatments). On the skin-care front, our editors gravitated toward a soothing gel cleansing balm, a lightweight acne-safe moisturizer and a brightening cream mask. We also upgraded our makeup routines with standout new additions like a shimmering pink powder blush, dewy SPF-packed primer, creamy medium-coverage concealer and a glossy tinted lip balm. A fine hair-fri...

📰 Must Read: Mulberry is Relaunching its Ready-to-Wear With Christopher Kane, Henkel to Acquire Olaplex ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Photo: Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty Images These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday. Mulberry is Relaunching its Ready-to-Wear With Christopher Kane After a six-year hiatus, Mulberry is bringing back its ready-to-wear and appointed Christopher Kane as creative director of the category. The collection will debut in September and enter stores starting January 2027. "It is an honor to join Mulberry, a brand with such a rich British heritage and a deep commitment to craft," Kane said in a press statement. "I look forward to working closely with Andrea and the team to create a new chapter of ready-to-wear that celebrates the spirit of Mulberry." { Mulberry } Henkel to Acquire Olaplex Henkel is acquiring hair-care brand Olaplex for $1.4 billion. The deal broadens Henkel's portfolio and allows Olapl...