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📰 Must Read: Big Tech Wore Indie Designers to the Met Gala, James Murdoch Is Reportedly in Talks to Buy 'New York' Magazine {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday. Big Tech Wore Indie Designers to the Met Gala Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri wore Kartik Research, while VP of Fashion Eva Chen wore Proenza Schouler . Stewart Butterfield (Slack CEO) and Selby Drummond (founder of tech venture firm Plum Alley) both wore Conner Ives. Charles Porch, OpenAI's VP of global creative partnerships, wore Kallmeyer 's first-ever men's look. "Opting for an emerging name signals a level of investment in fashion's rising stars, rather than its established houses," Madeleine Schulz writes for Vogue Business . { Vogue Business /paywalled} James Murdoch Is Reportedly in Talks to Buy New York Magazine James Murdoch is in "advanced talk...

📰 Love All Tennis: A Tennis Apparel Brand For On- and Off-Court Style {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: HQ:  New York, NY Founder:  Kate Davis Social: Instagram Category: Apparel E-comm: lovealltennisusa.com Price Range:  $16 - $225 Hero Product: Ainsley Top ($140), Anna Resort Dress ($195) Stockists: Kohls , Nordstrom PR Representation: LNA PR How to get in touch: love@lovealltennis.com Origin Story Love All Tennis was founded by Harvard Business School graduate and lifelong tennis player Kate Davis. The brand was born from a gap she experienced firsthand as a club player: After years on the court, she found herself searching for pieces that felt both timeless and flattering, yet could perform seamlessly through a full day, on and off the court. Recognizing an opportunity to reimagine the category, she launched Love All Tennis in 2021. Inspired by vintage court style and the elegance of classic sports...

📰 SCAD's New Luxury Boutique Puts Student Designers Front and Center {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: The Savannah College of Art and Design ( SCAD ) stands apart from its peers thanks to its extensive hands-on training: Its film majors explore an 11-acre backlot, aspiring actors enjoy an on-site casting office and now, its fashion design students can sell their one-of-a-kind garments in a luxury boutique. Located at 318 E Liberty St. in downtown Savannah, GA, Bazaar by ShopSCAD opened its doors in March to showcase student, faculty and alumni creations while simultaneously preparing its collegiate designers for the realities of the retail landscape. To Bazaar Director and Manager Ash Williams, the off-campus boutique functions as "a trading post of sorts for the school of fashion." "Students learn about design, branding and consumer behavior in the classroom, and Bazaar gives them a r...

📰 How an Independent Designer Gets Ready for the Met Gala {% if EntryImageUrl and EntryImageUrl != "" %} {% endif %} ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: With reports of a single ticket to the 2026 Met Gala costing $100,000 and tables priced at $350,000, the annual fête has become an increasingly difficult event for independent designers to be part of. At such astronomical costs, only major fashion labels with hefty corporate backing can typically afford to have a presence. But this year, a handful of New York's best indie creatives were given the opportunity to have their designs spotlighted on the carpet as well as attend. Such was the case for emerging talent Grace Ling . "I'm very honored that Google invited me to the Met Gala this year. It's actually my first time at the Met Gala [with my work] on the carpet and I'm also dressing myself," Ling told Fashionista while getting ready on Monday. "Designing a piece for yourself is actual...