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📰 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. ...

📰 Henry Zankov Is Diane von Furstenberg's First Artistic Director {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: For the first time, Diane von Furstenberg officially has an artistic director at its helm. Henry Zankov, a Russian-born American designer based in New York City, is stepping into the newly-created role overseeing the brand's total creative, with his debut collection set for September 2026 during New York Fashion Week . "I have always been surrounded and inspired by strong women and Diane is the ultimate embodiment of that," Zankov said in a statement. "The DVF woman is a rebel – confident, curious and independent. It is an honor and privilege for me to build on Diane's legacy and to carry the brand into the future." Zankov launched his own eponymous knitwear label in 2020, and will continue to steer operations at his own brand in addition to his responsibilities at Diane von F...

📰 Which Beauty Retailers Are Winning the Indie Perfume Race? {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Entering Printemps New York’s beauty floor feels like stepping into a sophisticated Candy Land where, instead of mouthwatering confections, you find jewel-like perfume bottles at every turn. You get the sense you’re about to uncover a hidden treasure the moment you lay eyes on the expansive marble table scattered with statuesque flacons. This is the centerpiece of the fragrance area, and you won’t find a single mainstream perfume bottle on that counter — the more well-known brands are waiting in the wings against a gorgeous, green-tiled wall. Printemps’ perfume setup is vastly different from those inside other retailers like Nordstrom , Bloomingdale’s and even Sephora . Mass-marketed designer scents have long been the bread and butter of department stores’ fragrance offerings. But those established perfumes simp...