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The insiders driving big comebacks.
For Nicky Campbell, pent-up demand for authentic fashion reviews has translated to more than 320,000 followers across TikTok and Instagram. They encompass talent he’s featured, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Kris Jenner and Charli XCX, as well as “fashion-, beauty- and entertainment-obsessed” Gen Zers, he said.
Gap is in the middle of a cultural renaissance. Under the leadership of Mark Breitbard, the brand is successfully reasserting itself at the intersection of music, fashion and storytelling.
This year, Michelle Freyre and her team built on Clinique’s Black Honey craze with new products, like mascara and trending lip oil, in the iconic color. According to Freyre, the original formula remains the No. 1 lip color in the United States.
The old Abercrombie & Fitch’s mountain of controversies was big enough to fill an entire 2022 documentary. But the new Abercrombie & Fitch is a different story. Over the last few years, the brand has made an incredible comeback. CEO Fran Horowitz, who has been at the company since 2014, has played an integral role in Abercrombie & Fitch’s return to dominance.
