5479 Results for ‘beauty’
  • Covet Fashion relaunches app to remove racial biases

    Covet Fashion users were reporting that racial biases were growing pervasive on the app, which pits user-designed ensembles against one another to score points. Blair Ethington, vp and general manager at Covet Fashion, said users had started to abuse the skin tone feature, which allows players to customize the look...

  • How Gucci’s latest collaborations are helping emerging artists gain visibility

    Luxury brands have long partnered with artists, musicians and fellow designers, but what sets Gucci apart is its continued focus on young and emerging artists. Beyond just bringing a hip factor that resonates with millennials, these partnerships are also helping build the careers of fledgling artists by giving them global...

  • Beauty mags love Facebook Live

    Facebook Live is changing the way beauty publishers share information. The use of live video is seeing an increasing number of editors getting behind the camera themselves to share tips and products reviews, but they're having to get creative, because they all say the beauty video market is saturated. Glossy...

  • Jennifer Fleiss on leaving Rent the Runway and starting a new company with Walmart

    Rent the Runway cofounder Jennifer Fleiss has stepped down from her role and is transitioning to CEO of Code Eight. The company is part of Store No.8, Walmart's retail innovation incubator, and will be focused on developing personalized and customized e-commerce experiences for brands and customers.

  • Inside L’Occitane’s first experiential flagship store

    L'Occitane reported an earnings increase of 33.9 percent for the six-month period ending on September 30, as the result of an aggressive growth strategy that includes an expansion of flagship locations across the U.S. and new spa services. Now, the company is focused on providing an experiential retail experience with...

  • How New York Fashion Week drove the relaunch of Jonathan Simkhai’s website

    It’s a big week for Jonathan Simkhai. Tomorrow, the designer will debut his fall 2017 collection at New York Fashion Week. On Wednesday, he premiered a completely made-over website — a content-rich, easy-to-navigate “digital flagship” that was five months in the making.

  • Prada’s turnaround plan: fewer stores, more e-commerce

    Prada, facing its worst profit results since 2011, is pushing forward on a full e-commerce strategy that will bring ready-to-wear online, open its online store in new markets and collect customer data.

  • Influencer marketing has a diversity problem

    As an influencer, navigating contracts with brands and agencies is inherently challenging, given lack of stringent protocols. However, the process can be even more challenging as a minority influencer, who are largely underrepresented in influencer marketing.

  • ‘People are people’: Christian Siriano uses NYFW to make a statement on inclusivity

    Christian Siriano’s Saturday afternoon runway show, held at at the Grand Ballroom of The Plaza Hotel, highlighted the fact that the “Project Runway” alum is succeeding where so many in fashion are failing: He is working with all women in mind.

  • ‘It’s a never-ending process’: Designer Mara Hoffman on the road to sustainability

    For years, Mara Hoffman styles were synonymous with body-con pieces in high-impact prints, but last year, it became apparent that the designer was turning over a new leaf. Today, she designs “uniform” pieces that are easy to mix and match. What’s more sustainability has become her No. 1 focus.

  • Kik launches concierge bot ability

    As fashion brands continue to delve into the world of chatbots, messaging platform Kik is offering a new capability for its own fashion and beauty chatbots to enhance the shopping experience.

  • Influencers are becoming beauty tastemakers

    In the digital age, social influencers are increasingly siphoning power from style publications, leveraging their clout to set trends and establish predilections through Instagram feeds and blog posts. Beyond pushing products, these beauty aficionados make waves by showcasing how a brand fits into a particular lifestyle or looks on average...