IMG Models has announced its latest addition to the agency. The brand will now represent Natalia Bryant for fashion and beauty projects. On February 8, WWD exclusively reported that the oldest daughter of Kobe and Vanessa Bryant will now join the mega model conglomerate. IMG represents popular names like Chanel Iman, Jourdan Dunn, and Maria […]
Levi Strauss & Co. has tapped filmmaker Oge Egbuonu once again, this time for a campaign called “Beauty of Becoming.” In a series of short films, 14 individuals are featured — figures in sports, entertainment, fashion, art and activism who share their triumphs and obstacles, while highlighting racial equality, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights and environmental […]
WWD reports that Coty Inc. has closed the deal to acquire 20 percent of Kim Kardashian West’s beauty business, KKW Beauty, for $200 million. The deal was originally unveiled in June, but now it’s official. Coty plans to bring KKW beauty into new categories, including skin care, which is slated to launch in fiscal 2022. “Kim […]
Katherine Power is unveiling her “most personal project yet.” Katherine Power, the co-founder and CEO of Who What Wear, is launching a clean, cruelty-free, vegan beauty brand. The brand, called “Merit Beauty,” is made up of minimalist vanity essentials including a complexion stick, highlighter, cheek color, mascara, brow pomade, lip oil and blending brush. This “clean,” […]
TikTok has skyrocketed in popularity this year among Millennials and Gen Z and has quickly become the source of new fashion and beauty trends. Many users flocked to the social media app this year as a source of entertainment during the coronavirus pandemic, and fashion and beauty brands have followed suit to keep up with […]
That’s right, Dolly Parton (a.k.a. an Angel Here On Earth) is joining the long list of celebrities with their own beauty brands. The multi-hyphenate star—recently (and appropriately, IMHO) lauded ‘the patron saint of 2020’ by Marie Claire—will bring her first collection to the market in spring 2021. The range will be in partnership with Edge […]
Luxury fashion company Balenciaga will debut its next clothing collection in a video game on December 6th, according to WWD. Afterworld: The Age of Tomorrow is an “allegorical adventure” set in the year 2031, in which “a hero avatar advances throughout distinct zones, motivated by tasks and interactions.” As game descriptions go it’s not the […]
Luxury fashion company Balenciaga will debut its next clothing collection in a video game on December 6th, according to WWD. Afterworld: The Age of Tomorrow is an “allegorical adventure” set in the year 2031, in which “a hero avatar advances throughout distinct zones, motivated by tasks and interactions.” As game descriptions go it’s not the […]
Last week, Fendi announced it had hired Kim Jones — currently creative director of Dior Homme — to replace Karl Lagerfeld, who died last year, as artistic director of haute couture, ready-to-wear and fur collections for women. Since Lagerfeld’s passing in 2019, Silvia Venturini Fendi had taken up that mantle, overseeing all of the design […]
Patrick Starrr does things differently. For starters, you won’t catch him participating in internet catfights. (Although, an occasional subtweet isn’t out of the question.) He’s not hawking out his name to every brand on the planet. And in a beauty industry with a culture that thrives on what’s happening now, how to be relevant at […]