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📰 Must Read: 'WYouth' Releases First Issue, Sabato De Sarno Named Creative Director of Icicle {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Tuesday. WYouth Releases First Issue W Magazine is unveiling WYouth (pronounced “Double Youth”), a spinoff magazine aimed at teens, with its debut issue arriving on newsstands Sept. 15. The idea came from a text Sofia Coppola sent to Ava Nirui suggesting a teen version of W , and Coppola later connected her with W ‘s Editor-in-Chief Sara Moonves. For WYouth ‘s first issue, the theme centers on connection and features Hailey and Justin Bieber on the cover, along with Tyler, The Creator, Clairo, Chloë Sevigny, alongside other creatives and young talent. { WYouth } Sabato De Sarno Named Creative Director of Icicle Icicle has named Sabato De Sarno as its new creative director overseeing women’...

📰 Must Read: CFDA Reveals 2026 Scholarship Fund Winners, Gap Inc. Sees Sales Decline Amid Old Navy Leadership Change {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday. CFDA Reveals 2026 Scholarship Fund Winners The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) marked the 30th anniversary of its Scholarship Fund this year, drawing nearly 700 applications and awarding scholarships across seven programs (five of which are new this year). The 24 scholarship winners, selected by industry committees from 50 finalists, received between $10,000 and $50,000, along with mentorships and internships at partner brands including Carolina Herrera, Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. { CFDA } Gap Inc. Sees Sales Decline Amid Old Navy Leadership Change Gap Inc. reported a 2% sales decline in the second quarter to $3.65 billion, ending a 10-quarter growth streak, driv...

📰 Must Read: Sézane Introduces Rebrand, Harlem's Fashion Row Reveals Its Style Awards 2026 Honorees {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Monday. Sézane Introduces Rebrand Sézane is introducing a creative rebrand, including a new logo, packaging, silhouettes, a reimagined visual identity and a redesigned digital experience. This new identity will also come to life physically via stores and pop-ups globally beginning this fall. Founder and CEO Morgane Sézalory ushered in this new chapter to guide the brand with more intention and refinement. “I am no longer the person I was 20 years ago. My perspective has sharpened, my desires have become clearer and today I feel ready to shape the brand I have always dreamed of,” she said in a press statement. {Fashionista inbox} Harlem’s Fashion Row Reveals Its Style Awards 2026 Honorees Ha...

📰 Must Read: ShopMy Accused of Manipulating Affiliate Commissions, Boohoo Fined $2.7 Million Over Fake Discounts {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday. ShopMy Accused of Manipulating Affiliate Commissions Researcher Ben Edelman is accusing influencer platform ShopMy of pushing retailers to favor its links and cancel commissions owed to rival affiliate networks, departing from the industry’s standard last-click attribution model. ShopMy, now valued at $1.5 billion, has not commented on the claims. The dispute underscores growing competition across the $210 billion affiliate marketing industry as platforms increasingly compete for credit on the same sales. { Business of Fashion /paywalled} Boohoo Fined $2.7 Million Over Fake Discounts France’s consumer watchdog fined British retailer Boohoo €2.3 million ($2.7 million) for deceptive pra...

📰 Must Read: Marc Jacobs Covers 'Vanity Fair,' Céline Dion Fronts 'Harper's Bazaar' {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Tuesday. Marc Jacobs Covers Vanity Fair Marc Jacobs covers Vanity Fair ‘s latest style issue, discussing the pending sale of his namesake label from LVMH to a joint venture between WHP Global and G-III Apparel Group in an accompanying interview. (The deal is valued at roughly $850 million and expected to close by October.) Jacobs said he remains uncertain about his brand’s future direction and acknowledged frustration with how LVMH managed the business over nearly three decades, while also praising chairman Bernard Arnault. New co-owners Yehuda Shmidman and Morris Goldfarb said they intend to keep Jacobs involved creatively and continue his runway shows. { Vanity Fair /paywalled} Photo: Robin Galiegue Célin...

📰 Must Read: Lindsay Lohan to Enter Celebrity Beauty Market, U.S. Retail Sales Fell in July {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Monday. Lindsay Lohan to Enter Celebrity Beauty Market Lindsay Lohan is reportedly entering the celebrity beauty market with Linlo Beauty, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing dated July 22. The brand is being helmed by CEO Lara Verdugo, a Proctor & Gamble and Isdin veteran. Linlo is seeking to raise up to $5 million through a private securities offering. No public announcement of a launch date, product offering, pricing or distribution has been made for Linlo. { Beauty Independent /paywalled} U.S. Retail Sales Dropped 0.6% in July U.S. retail sales declined by 0.6% in July, following an unrevised 0.2% increase in June, according to the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau. This decline was ...

📰 Must Read: Why Emerging Fashion Brands Are Betting on L.A. Manufacturing, JW Anderson Denies Zara Collaboration Rumor {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday. Why Emerging Fashion Brands Are Betting on L.A. Manufacturing California is the leading U.S. state for apparel manufacturing, and L.A. remains its main hub as it accounts for roughly 23% of national apparel-manufacturing employment. Anna Esposito, account director at L.A. manufacturer Lefty Production Co., said that the company is seeing more emerging brands interested in producing locally because they can review samples in person as well as change fit or construction quickly. L.A.’s cluster of apparel specialists also makes it different from manufacturers elsewhere in the U.S. { Glossy /paywalled} JW Anderson Denies Zara Collaboration Rumor Photo: JW Anderson on Instagram Followi...

📰 Must Read: Depop and Spotify Partner, Keke Palmer to Host the 2026 CFDA Fashion Awards {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Tuesday. Depop and Spotify Partner on Artist-Curated Shops Depop and Spotify are collaborating to connect music and secondhand fashion through exclusive artist-curated Depop shops. Six artists —  Eve ,  Amira Elfeky ,  Estevie ,  Frost Children ,  House of Protection  and  Lily Meola — will curate a personal collection of pieces from their own wardrobes. On Spotify, fans can also listen to a co-branded editorial playlist. Artist shop drops will be live on Aug. 12 at 3 p.m. ET. Depop and Spotify will host an activation on Aug. 13 and 14 at the Hollywood Premiere Motel on Hollywood Boulevard to celebrate the launch. {Fashionista inbox} Keke Palmer to Host the 2026 CFDA Fashion Awards Keke Palmer is the host of the 2026 CFDA Fashion Aw...

📰 Must Read: Steff Yotka Is 'i-D''s New Editor-in-Chief, Consumers Criticize Tarte's Snatch Stick Marketing {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Monday. Steff Yotka Is i-D 's New Editor-in-Chief Steff Yotka, i-D 's global editorial director, has been promoted to editor-in-chief (EIC). She succeeds Thom Bettridge, who is stepping down from his role to focus on his creative studio, Content World. Bettridge will stay on as EIC until the release of i-D 's Autumn/Winter 2026 print issue. { Business of Fashion /paywalled} Consumers Criticize Tarte's Snatch Stick Marketing To market its new contouring product, Snatch Stick, Tarte Cosmetics converted an ambulance into a "glambulance" and offered content creators "snatch consultations." Online users are criticizing the rollout, saying it makes people feel like they n...

📰 Must Read: E.l.f. Beauty Reports 36% Net Sales Growth, Exemplar Luxury Group Hires Women's Fashion Director {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday. E.l.f. Beauty Reports 36% Net Sales Growth in Q1 2027 E.l.f. Beauty — the parent company of E.l.f. brands, Rhode, Naturium and Well People — reported its Q1 2027 results on Wednesday, which showed a 36% spike in net sales growth to $479.4 million. This marks the company's 30th consecutive quarter of sales growth. E.l.f. Beauty raised its fiscal 2027 outlook to 18% to 20% net sales growth, up from 12% to 14%. { E.l.f. Beauty } Exemplar Luxury Group Hires Women's Fashion Director Exemplar Luxury Group (formerly Saks Global) has hired Chloe King as the women's fashion director for its Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue businesses. King succeeds Roopal Patel, who left the company in January. ...

📰 Must Read: LVMH Sees Growth Accelerate in Second Quarter, Tyla Named Kate Spade Brand Ambassador {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Tuesday. LVMH Sees Growth Accelerate in Second Quarter LVMH 's fashion and leather goods unit ended a two-year decline in the second quarter, with sales rising 1% as Dior 's relaunch under Jonathan Anderson began to pay off. Overall, group revenue climbed 3% to €38.6 billion ($44 billion) for the first half of the year, beating analyst forecasts, thanks to strong performances from Louis Vuitton , Tiffany and Sephora . Currency pressures still weighed on the bottom line, though, pushing profit down 4% to €8.7 billion ($9.9 billion) even as the business itself showed signs of improvement. { LVMH } Tyla Named Kate Spade Brand Ambassador Photo...

📰 Must Read: Where Aspiring Fashion Professionals Want to Work, R.E.I Customers Mourn the Closing of Its Soho Storefront {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Monday. Where Aspiring Fashion Professionals Want to Work Chanel , Hermès and  Dior are the most desirable companies aspiring fashion professionals want to work for, according to a Business of Fashion report. The surveyed respondents said luxury brands like those feel the most stable in the market due to their strong legacies and steady cash flow. Respondents also said they are willing to prioritize prestige over a big salary . { Business of Fashion /paywalled} R.E.I Customers Mourn the Closing of Its Soho Storefront On Thursday, dozens of customers stood outside R.E.I's Soho storefront in grief as the outdoor equipment retailer shuttered its location. Ahead of the closure, an anonymous customer c...

📰 Must Read: Hailey Bieber Fronts Miu Miu's Fall 2026 Campaign, Moncler Group's H1 2026 Revenues Rise 9% {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday. Hailey Bieber Fronts Miu Miu's Fall 2026 Campaign Miu Miu Fall 2026 campaign. Photo: Zoe Ghertner/Courtesy of Miu Miu View the 3 images of this gallery on the original article Hailey Bieber and Xiao Wen Ju are the stars of Miu Miu ’s Fall 2026 campaign, photographed by Zoe Ghertner. Set against a nocturnal industrial backdrop, the images emphasize the collection's intentional contrasts. Bieber and Ju were photographed wearing...

📰 Must Read: Dior to Stage Pre-Fall 2027 Show in Dublin, NAD Flags Vacation's Sunscreen Marketing Claim {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Wednesday. Dior to Stage Pre-Fall 2027 Show in Dublin Dior will stage its pre-fall 2027 show in Dublin at Trinity College on Dec. 4, marking both the house's first show in Ireland and Northern Ireland native Jonathan Anderson's first time presenting a collection there. "Showing at Trinity College Dublin is a dream come true. I began my career in fashion in Dublin, so returning here feels deeply personal. To present this collection in such an extraordinary setting," Anderson said in a statement. { WWD /paywalled} NAD Flags Vacation's Sunscreen Marketing Claim The National Advertising Division (NAD) has recommended that sunscreen brand Vacation revise how its "World's Best-Smelling Sunscr...

📰 Must Read: World Cup Halftime Style, Reformation Aims For $1B IPO Valuation {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Monday. World Cup Halftime Style The FIFA World Cup's inaugural halftime show brought together more than 350 performers, spanning multiple genres and styles alike. Madonna opened in a Saint Laurent corset and crystal-covered Teddy jacket. BTS performed in red, white and black soccer-style sets, while Justin Bieber wore a custom Skylrk look paired with $19,795 diamond earrings. Shakira closed the performance in a Roberto Cavalli by Fausto Puglisi bodysuit hand-embroidered with more than 200,000 crystals, and to match, Gold Swarovski Hyperbola sunglasses. { WWD /paywalled} Reformation Aims For $1B IPO Valuation Reformation is eyeing a valuation of up to $1 billion as it moves toward a U.S. stock market debut. The brand plans to pull in as mu...

📰 Must Read: The Brands Who Won the World Cup, Kate Spade New York Names New Chief Marketing Officer {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday. The Brands Who Won the World Cup The FIFA World Cup, along with the global branding frenzy surrounding the event, comes to a close on July 19. Success is relative to a brand's objective, but from a social media perspective, Adidas came out on top. According to CreatorIQ, Adidas generated an earned media value (EMV) of $48.9 million from 6,700 posts and almost 3,000 creators between June 1 and June 21. Nike landed on $28.9 million EMV from 4,400 posts and 1,900 creators. { Vogue Business /paywalled} Kate Spade New York Names New Chief Marketing Officer Kate Spade New York has appointed Allison Badea as its new chief marketing officer. Badea succeeds Kaisy O'Reilly, who held the role on an interim basis. ...

📰 Must Read: Marine Serre Enters Receivership, Seeks Investor, J.Crew Names New President {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday. Marine Serre Enters Receivership, Seeks Investor Marine Serre  has entered into receivership and is seeking an investor. Marine Serre Sarl said the Paris Commercial Tribunal granted its request for court protection, as the independent brand has wavered amid geopolitical and economic turmoil. Marine Serre is also "actively seeking a financial partner to support its future development," according to the brand. { WWD /paywalled} J.Crew Names New President Kathleen Van Nest Pierce is the J.Crew brand's new president, effective Aug. 4. In this newly created role, Pierce will lead J.Crew's merchandising, design, marketing and retail teams. Pierce joins from Dyson, where she served as the global president for be...

📰 Must Read: Gucci Beauty Goes to L'Oréal, CFDA Awards Return to the Natural History Museum {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Wednesday. Gucci Beauty Goes to L'Oréal L'Oréal is entering into a 50-year exclusive license agreement for all Gucci fragrances and beauty products. The deal follows Kering 's early redemption of the Gucci Beauty license from Coty , with Coty receiving roughly $400 million for the early exit and L'Oréal paying Kering about 70% of the transition costs. L'Oréal CEO Nicolas Hieronimus called the deal "a significant additional growth engine," while L'Oréal Luxe President Cyril Chapuy said the deal positions the companies to "build a new multi-billion-euro house." { L'Oréal ; Kering } CFDA Awards Return to the Natural History Museum For the fourth consecutive year, the 2026 CFDA Fashi...