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The Brain Is the Next Frontier for Unregulated Peptides
People are experimenting with the substances in a quest for sharper thinking, despite legal grey areas and little published research.
Satoshi Kondo: Crafting Issey Miyake’s Comeback
The designer, handpicked by the late Mr. Miyake three years before his death, is piloting a renaissance at one of Japan’s most storied fashion labels, decades after its heyday.
The Indie Beauty Guide to GEO
While conglomerates like L’Oréal and Estée Lauder dominate chatbot recommendations, independent labels like Divi and Omnilux are boosting AI traffic by targeting niche queries and overhauling backend data.
Sarah Burton: Cracking the Givenchy Code
Two years since taking on one of French couture’s most high-profile — and trickiest — assignments, the designer is rebuilding the house founded by Hubert de Givenchy from the inside out as she establishes her creative voice after more than a decade leading Alexander McQueen.
Complexity or Cleverness in Paris
Sacai showed that complicated fashion can work. But technical innovation doesn’t always add up to a convincing vision, Angelo Flaccavento writes, also reporting from Louis Vuitton, Loewe and Jean Paul Gaultier.
Where Can Nike Find Its Next Halo?
When Nike is at its peak, there’s usually a central product that gives it a cultural resonance that no other brand can touch. Typically, that’s come from Jordan Brand’s retro business. With that no longer working, let’s talk about where the brand can turn.
The New Platform Bringing Latin Beauty to the World
L-Beauty, a new e-commerce site created by the non-profit organisation Latinas in Beauty wants to introduce shoppers, retailers and investors to emergent Latin-owned brands.
How Victoria Beckham Won in Beauty
The line’s cosmetics offer, which makes up 60 percent of the designer’s business, has become a hit that global retailers and acquirers can no longer ignore.
Report: L’Oréal Explores Unloading Chemical-Related Liabilities
The French company has engaged restructuring advisers to explore options for rising US legal liabilities linked to its use of talc and other chemical ingredients in some of its cosmetic products, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
Worldview | Man Behind TikTok and Douyin Becomes Asia’s Richest Person
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Qatar’s resilient jewellery market, South Korean e-tailer W Concept and Brazil’s newest department store.
Marc Jacobs: Plotting Life After LVMH
A Charli XCX cover, a Sofia Coppola documentary, a guest appearance on Broadway… America’s star designer is still all over pop culture as he opens a new chapter for his namesake label under new owners WHP and G-III after decades at LVMH. Can lightning strike twice?
Gimme More: Matthieu Blazy’s First Birthday at Chanel
In only 12 months, he’s changed the fashion world — and his new collection offers more of the spectacular same.