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📰 This Versatile Linen Shirt Dress Makes Me Want to Book a Vacation Right Now ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Apiece Apart Alessandra Sarong Shirt Dress, $445, available here Photo: Courtesy of Apiece Apart Editors' Picks are the Fashionista team's true (#notspon) fashion and beauty obsessions, handpicked by professionals who see it all. I've been a longtime subscriber of Rent the Runway 's monthly clothing rental plan, and there's a lot I love about it: I get to test-drive trends I'm not quite sure I'd want to invest in for the long-term; I have flexibility with sizing (which is especially helpful, given lots of recent health-related weight fluctuations); I don't have to go to the dry cleaner; I often nab pieces that are brand-new with the tags still on; and I get access to high-quality designer pieces that would otherwise never be accessible for my budget. Renting clothing also allows me to take a gamble on a bold color or print I might not...

📰 Maison Louis Marie: A Fragrance Brand Crafting Luxury Scents at Accessible Price Points ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Photo: Courtesy of Maison Louis Marie 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 . Maison Louis Marie Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA E-commerce: maisonlouismarie.com Social Media: Instagram What: A fragrance house that offers luxury candles, perfumes and skin care inspired by the founder's family's botanical legacy Price Range: $38-$98 Founder: Marie du Petit Thouars Origin Story: Marie du Petit Thouars grew up in Belgium, playing in her grandfather's nursery while making candles and experimenting with scents in her mother's greenhouse. Inspired by her family's botanical history (Louis Marie Aubert du Petit Thouars discovered many plant specimen...

📰 How Rok Hwang Went From Star Design Student to Showing at Paris Fashion Week ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: In our long-running series, " How I'm Making It, " we talk to people making a living in the fashion and beauty industries about how they broke in and found success. Rokh founder Rok Hwang's journey to becoming the accomplished fashion designer he is today is nothing short of impressive. After relocating to the States from South Korea as a child, Hwang moved to London and attended the esteemed Central Saint Martins in 2004. There, he won first prize in the school's graduation collections competition, leading Phoebe Philo, then the creative director of Celine, to scout him for a position on her team. "It was quite magical," Hwang tells Fashionista. "I was very lucky to jump straight into the industry and experience Phoebe's first show at Celine. One of the most important lessons I learned from her is the importance of knowing who...