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📰 THIERRY LASRY Is Hiring An Office Manager / Customer Service Manager In New York, NY {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Sponsored Story THIERRY LASRY USA is seeking a highly organized and service-oriented Office Manager / Customer Service Manager to join our New York Team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced luxury fashion environment, enjoys building strong client relationships, and is comfortable managing both customer service and operational responsibilities. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain relationships with wholesale accounts, including optical stores and fashion boutiques Communicate with clients professionally via phone and email Process customer orders accurately and efficiently Prepare, pack, and ship orders Coordinate product replenishment requests with our Paris headquarters Respond promptly to customer inquiries and resolve issues with professionalism Maintain ...

📰 BEV95 Agency Is Hiring A Freelance Junior PR Assistant In New York, NY (Remote) {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Sponsored Story Company:  BEV95 Agency Location:  New York- USA -Remote worker Type:  Full-time Freelance contract About BEV95 Agency BEV95 Agency  is a dynamic and forward-thinking communications agency specializing in PR, media relations, and brand storytelling across fashion, art, culture, specialising in photography and lifestyle sectors. We work with innovative clients to shape narratives, build visibility, and create impactful media presence. Role Overview We are looking for a results hungry, motivated and detail-oriented, US based Junior PR Assistant (with one to 2 years agency or in-house experience) to support our PR team in executing press campaigns, managing media outreach, and assisting with day-to-day communications activities. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking t...

📰 Must Read: Rent the Runway Co-Founder Jennifer Hyman Steps Down as CEO, New Report Highlights 'Optimizer' Beauty Consumers {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Wednesday. Rent the Runway Co-Founder Jennifer Hyman Steps Down as CEO Rent the Runway Co-Founder Jennifer Hyman is stepping down as CEO, president and board member, effective May 15, 2026. She will remain an advisor to the company through January 2027. Teri Bariquit, current board member of Rent the Runway, has been appointed interim CEO and president. "Rent the Runway is stronger today than it has ever been, and that is exactly why this is the right moment for me to step down so Rent the Runway can write its next chapter," Hyman said in a statement. { Rent the Runway, Inc. } New Report Highlights "Optimizer" Beauty Consumers In partnership with WWD , BCG released the sec...

📰 Jefferson Announces a New College of Fashion & Textiles {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Sponsored Story Thomas Jefferson University is undergoing a strategic academic restructuring that will result in three new colleges. As a result, Jefferson is establishing the College of Fashion & Textiles , representing a powerful alignment of heritage, innovation and industry advancement. By uniting our distinction as the nation's first textile school with our globally recognized fashion programs, we have created a dynamic ecosystem designed to educate the next generation of talent — a collaborative community of students — where creativity, purpose and possibility come together. Photo courtesy of Thomas Jefferson University. In state-of-the-art maker spaces at Jefferson's F...

📰 Is Private Equity's Involvement in Beauty Stifling Brand Individuality? {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Beauty has always sold aspiration to its consumers, but increasingly, it's also selling predictability — to its investors, anyway. From prestige skin care to mass cosmetics, the category has become one of private equity’s most reliable investments. The appeal is straightforward: repeat purchasing, strong margins and scalable brand equity. However, as more firms invest in beauty, a growing tension is emerging: Growth capital can accelerate success, but it can also upend the identity that made a brand worth investing in to begin with. The challenge for founders is not just scaling a business and hitting lofty goals, but also protecting the point of view that made it stand out. Why beauty became a private equity darling Few industries offer the kind of built-in demand that beauty does. Products a...

📰 How Sochima Mbadugha 'Bottles Up the Magic' as Topicals' President ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Sochima Mbadugha Photo: Courtesy of Topicals Watch the full conversation between Sochima Mbadugha and Fashionista Staff Writer Janelle Sessoms on The Fashionista Network . Though Sochima Mbadugha knew early on that strategy consulting wasn't her forever career, she spent her first steps in the corporate world learning how to grow and maintain a thriving business. Her entrance into the skin-care world was "serendipitous": Mbadugha met Olamide Olowe at an undergraduate summer conference, and a year after Olowe launched skin-care brand Topicals , she reached out to Mbadugha and tapped her strategic skillset to help scale the business in 2021. "My role has always been: how to bottle up the magic," Mbadugha told Janelle live on The Fashionista Network. ( Watch it here !) "[Olowe] has a very clear, instinctual drive around our marketing, our...

📰 RADIIA Is Hiring A Multimedia Content Creator In New York, NY ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Sponsored Story Desired Skillsets: ● Video and video editing ● Photography ● Social media, especially TikTok ● Content creation ● Drawing ●Written and verbal communication skills Logistics: ● Full-time in-office role ● Midtown Manhattan ● Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm ● Subject to successful completion of a criminal background check RADIIA is a full service fine and high jewelry manufacturer located in New York City. We supply diamonds and gemstones, and provide additional fulfillment and back office support as needed. We work with clients ranging from emerging designers to established luxury houses to DTC online platforms. We’re looking to bring in a well-rounded creative person to help showcase and support our work, both internally and on behalf of our clients. The right candidate will be highly experienced with social media ...

📰 Skin by Brownlee & Co.: An Esthetician-Led Skin-Care Brand ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Photo: Courtesy of Skin by Brownlee & Co. 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 . Skin by Brownlee & Co. Headquarters: Cincinnati, Ohio E-commerce: skinbybrownleeandco.com Social Media: Instagram / TikTok What: An esthetician-led skin-care line and facial studio in Cincinnati, Ohio. Price Range: $12-$231 Founder:  Sylvia Brownlee Origin Story:  Esthetician and skin-care expert Sylvia Brownlee founded the brand in 2017, based on "a deep belief in the transformative power of proactive skin care for adults with acne, hyperpigmentation and aging concerns." Her passion lies in educating others on how to love and care for their skin, "instilling a profound sense of se...

📰 An Era of 'Deconsumption' Is Upon Us; Here's What That Could Mean for Fashion ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Are we done over-consuming? Could we finally be nearing the end of disposable fashion and wear-once culture? According to a new report by leading trend forecasting agency WGSN, consumers are beginning to embrace a concept called "deconsumption." And today's economic uncertainty is accelerating this impending shift in shopping behavior. “The data suggests we're seeing a shift away from high-frequency, low-attachment purchases toward items that offer lasting value — financial, cultural or emotional," Natacia Lim, WGSN Researcher and author of the report "The Future of Deconsumption," tells Fashionista via email. "Yes, wear-once culture is fading, but not because people don't want novelty. It's because novelty alone no longer justifies the cost." Deconsumption goes beyond the "recession indicators" an...