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📰 'GLP-1 Beauty' Is Here — But Is it a Marketing Gimmick? ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Whether as a topic for daily conversation or via ads on seemingly every platform, GLP-1 medications are pretty impossible to avoid nowadays. But here's a quick recap, in case you've been fully off the grid for the past five years (which sounds nice): Drugs like Ozempic (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tirzepatide) were initially FDA-approved to help regulate diabetes, but subsequent approvals for weight management caused the popularity of these meds to skyrocket. According to a 2024 KFF Health Tracking Poll , about one in eight American adults has used or is using a GLP-1 drug, with a white paper from Fair Health showing that GLP-1 prescriptions have increased 363% in the past five years. GLP-1 use often triggers a lifestyle shift, changing how these consumers shop for food and fashion as well as how they approach beauty and wellness. It's also worth noting that one in five ...

📰 A. Cicognani Communications (ACC) Is Seeking Fall 2025 PR Interns In New York, NY ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Sponsored Story We are seeking bright, highly organized, motivated candidates who are passionate about PR. This for-credit position will start in August, and require a minimum of 2-3 days a week in person. Previous Fashion PR experience is ideal but not required. Our ideal candidates are self-starting individuals with a positive and professional attitude, strong multi-tasking skills, and interested in fashion and culture. Additional skills: Exceptional computer, written and verbal communication skills, knowledge of Canva/Photoshop and Launchmetrics a plus. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: ● Sample trafficking & inventory management ● Updating of publication, VIP & influencer contacts lists ● Assisting with show & event RSVP management for Fashion Week ● Creating media clipping reports in a timely manner Our i...

📰 Anita Ko: A Celebrity-Beloved Fine Jewelry Brand ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Photo: Courtesy of Anita Ko 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 . Anita Ko Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA E-commerce:  anitako.com Social Media: Instagram What: A fine jewelry line offering unique pieces that are wearable in one's day-to-day or for red-carpet glam. Price Range: $640-$264,000 Founder: Anita Ko Origin Story: Launched in 2006,   Anita Ko is an internationally renowned, award-winning fine jewelry brand based in Los Angeles. The designer creates contemporary, luxury pieces with a unique twist designed for the modern woman. Anita has made her mark on the jewelry industry by creating collections that are wearable in both day-to-day elegance and red carpet glam. Her designs are aspi...

📰 Must Read: Ty Haney Is Back at Outdoor Voices, LVMH Reportedly Looking to Sell Marc Jacobs ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Glamour These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Monday. Ty Haney is back at Outdoor Voices After her 2024 exit from the company following abrupt store closures and allegations of business mismanagement, Ty Haney is making her return to Outdoor Voices with a full rebrand for the activewear line. As founder, partner and co-owner, Haney will oversee "product, brand and creative," according to a statement from the company. The first collection from the brand refresh will be available August 5 at outdoorvoices.com . { Business of Fashion } LVMH reportedly looking to sell Marc Jacobs LVMH has reportedly been in discussions with several potential buyers in an effort to offload Marc Jacobs from its portfolio. Authentic Brands Group, which owns Reebok and Brooks Brothers, is said to be a top contend...

📰 IED promoted young talent at Feeric Fashion Week 2025 ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Sponsored Story "Escapism" by Michał Duraj. Photo: [Cornel Petrus] - Courtesy of IED and Feeric Fashion Week IED Istituto Europeo di Design headed back to Sibiu, Romania, to partner with Feeric Fashion Week , one of the country's most important fashion events. Running from July 15 to 20, the event brought together various designers and brands, along with graduate collections from students at schools and universities in Romania and across Europe. As one of the official partners, IED offered a Summer Course scholarship at IED Barcelona in July 2026 to one of the participating designers. Polish student Michał Duraj won the contest with his design proposal "Escapism." A romantic collection presenting draped seams, patinated textures and moth-eaten silks suggesting decay not as ruin, but as transformation. "The collection embraces the emotional harshness of summ...

📰 Arey: An Aging-Focused Hair-Care Line That Prevents and 'Repigments' Greys ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Photo: Courtesy of Arey 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 . Arey Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA E-commerce:  areygrey.com Social Media: Instagram  / TikTok  / YouTube What:  An aging-focused hair-care brand with products that "prevent, delay and repigment grey." Price Range: $32 - $100 Founders:  Allison Conrad (CEO) and Jay Small, certified trichologist and celebrity hairstylist Origin Story:  A transformative approach to hair wellness that transcends traditional hair care, Arey's "supercharged, high-function formulas" are designed for longevity, leveraging "breakthrough science in cellular rejuvenation to nurture hair from the inside...

📰 ICYMI: Chris McMillan on Launching His Hair Brand, Inside Beauty's Banana Trend & NYFW Spring 2026 Preliminary Schedule ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: In case you missed them, we've rounded up our most popular stories of the week to help you stay in the loop. No need to thank us — just toast a raspberry iced tea in our honor when you're discussing who did what over your French toast. Related: Chris McMillan on Finally Launching His Hair Brand, 30+ Years Into His Career Related: Why Are There So Many Bananas in Beauty Right Now? Related: The Preliminary New York Fashion Week Spring 2026 Schedule Is Here Related: How 'Family Style' Founder Joshua Glass Is Getting a New Generation to Care About Print Magazines Related: 'Next Gen NYC' Star Emira D'Spain Can't Resist Those Viral Guizio Mini Skirts Related: The Spring 2026 London Fashion Week Schedule Has Arrived Related: I Can't Stop Thinking About All the Ways to Wear This Necklace ...