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• The Biggest Fashion News Stories of 2025

  24-12-2025 14:45 via fashionista.com
  
  The fashion and beauty industries didn't disappoint when it came to providing plenty of headlining news this year: The biggest story, no doubt, was the ongoing game of creative director musical chairs. While the rapid number of swaps and switch-ups across major luxury houses has been underway over ...Continue reading
  
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• Fashionista's Most-Read Stories of 2025

  24-12-2025 14:30 via fashionista.com
  
  Before we say "hello" to the new year, team Fashionista is taking a look back at the stories our readers loved most in 2025.  Buzzy collaborations, headlining news, a fashion exposé and street style trends were among the topics that drew in visitors the most. We answered questions like "Is ...Continue reading
  
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• How 7 Indie Designers Landed Coveted Awards-Season Red Carpet Placements (Best of 2025)

  24-12-2025 14:00 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in March. While the red carpet continues to shine a spotlight on fashion's biggest luxury brands — especially during awards season — ...Continue reading
  
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• How the Reismans are Positioning Olandria Carthen as Fashion's Next 'It' Girl (Best of 2025)

  24-12-2025 13:30 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in October. Some people are just born with it. That unexplainable star factor that simply can't be taught or bought. There's a charm ...Continue reading
  
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• Doechii's Stylist Agrees: She's a Fashion Icon in the Making (Best of 2025)

  24-12-2025 13:00 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in April. When Law Roach gives you high praise, you know you're on the right track, sartorially speaking. "I think that Doechii is ...Continue reading
  
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• How Chappell Roan's Hairstylist Brought the Star to Her 'Ultimate Form' for the 2025 Grammys (Best of 2025)

  23-12-2025 20:30 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in February. In the music world, 2024 was, in many ways, Chappell Roan's year. Though the artist broke several records— including ...Continue reading
  
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• How I Shop: Rebecca Black (Best of 2025)

  23-12-2025 20:00 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in February. We all buy clothes, but no two people shop the same. It can be a social experience, and a deeply personal one; at times, ...Continue reading
  
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• Pashion Footwear: The Shoe Brand That Converts High Heels to Flats

  23-12-2025 18:00 via fashionista.com
  
  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. Pashion FootwearHeadquarters: Los Angeles, CAE-commerce: ...Continue reading
  
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• HOWL: A Handmade Jewelry Brand Inspired by History

  23-12-2025 17:00 via fashionista.com
  
  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. HOWLHeadquarters: Los Angeles, CAE-commerce: handleonlywithlove.comSocial ...Continue reading
  
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• Wide-Leg Pants Make a Comeback: 4 Must-Have Styles in 2026

  23-12-2025 16:00 via fashionista.com
  
  Cold breezes and freezing temperatures signal that Christmas and the New Year are just around the corner. Embracing the concept of 'New Year, New Me' is the perfect excuse to refresh our wardrobes. While we love experimenting with edgy trends, wide-leg pants are making a major comeback, becoming a ...Continue reading
  
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• Habelo Beauty: A 'Facial-Grade' Beauty Brand Made Exclusively for Hands

  23-12-2025 16:00 via fashionista.com
  
  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. Habelo BeautyHeadquarters: Boston, MAE-commerce: habelobeauty.comSocial ...Continue reading
  
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• The Pre-Fall 2026 Collections Offer Plenty of Hints at Next Year's Biggest Fashion Trends

  23-12-2025 14:45 via fashionista.com
  
  Fun (or terrifying, depending on what you do for a living) fact: The Fall 2026 runway season starts in less than a month! Before you start stressing about that (feels like a "circle back in the new year" situation), take a breath and get caught up on the Pre-Fall 2026 collections designers have ...Continue reading
  
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• How Do You Become a Costume Designer? (Best of 2025)

  23-12-2025 13:30 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in March. For so many who pursue a career in design, it's the memories of watching glamorously decorated films and television shows and ...Continue reading
  
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• How Do You Become a Fashion Historian? (Best of 2025)

  23-12-2025 13:00 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in June. In many ways, fashion historians are unsung heroes of the industry. After all, "fashion history is incredibly telling about ...Continue reading
  
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• What Does It Take to Be the CEO of a Fashion Brand? (Best of 2025)

  23-12-2025 12:30 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in Januray. The archetype of a fashion CEO is a bit fictitious. From the world of film, the highly ambitious-yet-unbalanced Jules Ostin ...Continue reading
  
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• Amidst Industry Upheaval, Are Fashion Students Changing Their Career Goals? (Best of 2025)

  22-12-2025 21:30 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in October. Colby Zur, a senior apparel design major at Colorado State University and 2025 Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) Scholar, says ...Continue reading
  
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• Fashion Professionals Are Burnt Out and Underpaid, According to Our Survey (Best of 2025)

  22-12-2025 21:00 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in May. Let's be honest: 2025 doesn't exactly feel like the most stable time to be working in fashion (or any industry, really), so ...Continue reading
  
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• What It's Like to Intern at Nike World Headquarters (Best of 2025)

  22-12-2025 20:30 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in August. The Nike World Headquarters (WHQ) in Beaverton, Oregon are no doubt among the most famous corporate campuses in the world. ...Continue reading
  
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• Indie Beauty Founders Are Getting Really Real About the Challenges They're Facing (Best of 2025)

  22-12-2025 20:00 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in August. The beauty industry doesn't have it easy right now, and that's especially true for the companies that aren't backed by ...Continue reading
  
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• Chandra Beauti: A Botanical Body-Care Brand Founded by a Swimwear Model

  22-12-2025 17:30 via fashionista.com
  
  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. Chandra BeautiHeadquarters: Los Angeles, CAE-commerce: chandrabeauti.comSocial ...Continue reading
  
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• Flamingo Estate: An L.A.-Based Lifestyle, Fragrance and Wellness Brand

  22-12-2025 17:00 via fashionista.com
  
  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. Flamingo EstateHeadquarters: Los Angeles, Calif.E-commerce: ...Continue reading
  
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• Ming Yu Wang: A Small-Batch Jewelry Brand Committed to Ethical Sourcing

  22-12-2025 16:00 via fashionista.com
  
  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. Ming Yu WangHeadquarters: New York, NYE-commerce: mingyuwangnewyork.comSocial ...Continue reading
  
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• Meet Chuks Collins, the Nigerian-British Designer Merging African Storytelling with Western Craftsmanship

  22-12-2025 14:45 via fashionista.com
  
  "As a child, I always had an artistic side, but I didn't really embrace it because I'm coming from an African background, and with African parents, you dare not say that you want to be an artist," New York-based designer Chuks Collins tells Fashionista. Fortunately for him, he grew up with his ...Continue reading
  
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• How True Beauty Ventures Became the 'Partner of Choice' for Indie Brands (Best of 2025)

  22-12-2025 14:00 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in July. One of the most positive effects of the social media age, at least from a capitalistic standpoint, is that it's democratized ...Continue reading
  
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• A Self-Taught Tailor From Brooklyn Gets His Met Gala Moment (Best of 2025)

  22-12-2025 13:30 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in May. "I like to think of tailoring as the secret service, because it's the behind-the-scenes [skill] that no one really talks about, ...Continue reading
  
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• After Popularizing Blowouts, Alli Webb Is Leading a Movement Against Them (Best of 2025)

  22-12-2025 13:00 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in June. If you're an adult woman with wavy, curly or coily hair, chances are you've spent much — if not most — of your life in a quiet ...Continue reading
  
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• How Klur's Lesley Thornton Is Scaling Her Skin-Care Brand Without Ulta, Sephora or Investors (Best of 2025)

  21-12-2025 20:30 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in November. "Last time we spoke, we were a D2C brand, and that was my biggest vision," recalls Lesley Thornton, whom Fashionista first ...Continue reading
  
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• Behind the Scenes of Cynthia Rowley's 101st Runway Show (Best of 2025)

  21-12-2025 20:00 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in July. Before the Spring 2026 season of New York Fashion Week kicked off, Fashionista visited Cynthia Rowley's Manhattan headquarters ...Continue reading
  
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• Meet Octavia Morgan, the First Black Woman Prestige Perfumer Stocked at Ulta (Best of 2025)

  21-12-2025 19:00 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in February. Octavia Morgan's lifelong love of perfume wavered once she began experiencing fragrance sensitivity in her adult years. ...Continue reading
  
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• Chris McMillan on Finally Launching His Hair Brand, 30+ Years Into His Career (Best of 2025)

  21-12-2025 18:00 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in July. In our long-running series, "How I'm Making It," we talk to people making a living in the fashion and beauty industries about ...Continue reading
  
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• ICYMI: Matches Gets Acquired and Plans Relaunch, Pat McGrath Opens Casting Call & 2025's Most Memorable Fashion Ad Campaigns

  20-12-2025 14:00 via fashionista.com
  
  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 sugar cookie latte in our honor when you're discussing who did what over your French toast sticks. Homepage photo: Courtesy of Hulcan Fashionista's ...Continue reading
  
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• Must Read: Pat McGrath Labs' Assets Marketed for Sale, Starbucks Hires First Senior Marketing Manager of Fashion and Beauty

  19-12-2025 18:00 via fashionista.com
  
  These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday. Pat McGrath Labs' assets are being marketed for sale, WWD reported. Hilco Global is said to be managing the process. The sale includes pledged collateral by Pat McGrath Cosmetics LLC and Patricia McGrath. "Pat McGrath Labs is ...Continue reading
  
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• By the Beach: A Sun-Care Brand Elevating SPF With 'Transportive Scents'

  19-12-2025 17:00 via fashionista.com
  
  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. By the BeachHeadquarters: Atlanta, GAE-commerce: bythebeachsuncare.comSocial ...Continue reading
  
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• Weekly Drop Watch: Topicals x Billionaire Boys Club, Tatcha's Newest Launch, Fendi's 'Emily in Paris' Collab and More

  19-12-2025 16:10 via fashionista.com
  
  For our Weekly Drop Watch column, Fashionista scours the market to curate the most noteworthy releases from our favorite fashion and beauty brands. Keep scrolling for this week's highlights. Coinciding with the debut of "Emily in Paris" Season 5 on Netflix, Fendi has released a capsule collection ...Continue reading
  
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• Parsons: Your Launchpad for Fashion Careers

  19-12-2025 16:00 via fashionista.com
  
  For a century, Parsons School of Design has propelled fashion and textiles careers — from leaders making industries more sustainable and equitable to household names shaping culture. Looking to enter the fashion industries or advance? Parsons' degree programs, offered at our New York City and Paris ...Continue reading
  
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• Fashionista Editors' 33 Favorite Beauty Products of 2025

  19-12-2025 14:45 via fashionista.com
  
  It's been quite a year. While reporting on supply chain chaos, fashion's ongoing creative director shake-ups, emerging indie brands, inspiring founders, curious industry trends and oh so much more, team Fashionista also spent the past 12 months going all-in on beauty testing. We tried hundreds of ...Continue reading
  
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• The Investor Behind Some of Indie Beauty's Top Brands on What She Looks for in a Founder

  19-12-2025 14:30 via fashionista.com
  
  Securing funding is among the most daunting tasks beauty founders face in their entrepreneurial journeys. We're constantly hearing how crowded the market is — and yet, brands are out there doing deals, nabbing the interest of VCs and effectively proving their concepts anyway. So what makes that ...Continue reading
  
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• More Beauty Brands Are Investing in Third-Party Certifications — Is it Worth it? (Best of 2025)

  19-12-2025 14:00 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in April. When Amy Liu launched skin-care and makeup brand Tower 28 in 2019, earning the Seal of Acceptance from the National Eczema ...Continue reading
  
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• Why Fragrance Houses Are Coming Out With Intense, 'Beast Mode' Versions of Bestselling Perfumes (Best of 2025)

  19-12-2025 13:30 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in October. Walking down the New York City streets, a variety of questionable smells are bound to hit your nostrils. A standout stench? ...Continue reading
  
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• An Oral History of Clinique Black Honey, From '70s Game-Changer to TikTok Phenomenon (Best of 2025)

  19-12-2025 13:00 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in June. In the TikTok era, cosmetics companies are bending over backwards to try to create the next viral hit, launching flashier ...Continue reading
  
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• How Do Fragrance Brands Sell Gen Alpha Scents Through Their Screens? (Best of 2025)

  18-12-2025 22:30 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in June. Even before "Sephora kids" — tweens dropping their allowances on high-end beauty products — became a TikTok phenomenon, ...Continue reading
  
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• 'GLP-1 Beauty' Is Here — But Is it a Marketing Gimmick? (Best of 2025)

  18-12-2025 22:00 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in July. Whether as a topic for daily conversation or via ads on seemingly every platform, GLP-1 medications are pretty impossible to ...Continue reading
  
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• Wellness Brands Are Betting on 'Hormone Balancing' Solutions — Endocrinologists Are Skeptical (Best of 2025)

  18-12-2025 21:30 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in September. Women's healthcare has historically been shrouded in confusion and mystery due to a lack of funding and research. (In ...Continue reading
  
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• What's Behind the Return of Matte Lips? (Best of 2025)

  18-12-2025 21:16 via fashionista.com
  
  As 2025 draws to a close, we're revisiting the best stories Fashionista published this year (at least in our editors' opinions). The below was originally published in April. Back in 2015, matte lips had a major moment: Kylie Cosmetics Lip Kits were a coveted status symbol, Kat Von D's Everlasting ...Continue reading
  
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• Must Read: Stella McCartney's Falling Sales Fuel Fears for Its Future, Birkenstock Reports 20% Revenue Spike in Q4

  18-12-2025 18:00 via fashionista.com
  
  These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday. Sales at Stella McCartney sank by more than a quarter last year, which added to fears it could run out of money by 2028. Pre-tax losses widened to £33.6 million ($45 million) in 2024 from £25 million ($33.5 million) the year ...Continue reading
  
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• Goli June: A Chicago-Based Bridal House for the Modern, Non-Traditional Bride

  18-12-2025 17:00 via fashionista.com
  
  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. Goli JuneHeadquarters: Chicago, Ill.E-commerce: golijune.comSocial Media: ...Continue reading
  
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• Stone & Mason: A British Accessory Brand Founded by a Mother and Daughter

  18-12-2025 16:00 via fashionista.com
  
  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. Stone & MasonHeadquarters: LondonE-commerce: stone-and-mason.comSocial ...Continue reading
  
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• After 25 Years of Fashion Film, Showstudio's Nick Knight Envisions the Medium's Future

  18-12-2025 14:45 via fashionista.com
  
  Beyond being one of the industry's most renowned photographers, Nick Knight is an indisputable trailblazer of fashion's digital revolution. By launching Showstudio in 2000, just a few years before Fashionista debuted on the worldwide web (and long before the rise of Instagram), Knight gave ...Continue reading
  
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• Amanda Batula Is 'Mentally Preparing' Herself to Buy Saint Laurent Loafers

  18-12-2025 14:00 via fashionista.com
  
  What's the opposite of gatekeeping? Welcome to "Payment Processing," in which we ask stylish, generally cool people who've tried it all about their favorite fashion and beauty buys. Fans of Bravo's hit show "Summer House" — which is slated to return for its 10th season on Feb. 3, 2026 — have ...Continue reading
  
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• Must Read: Gordon Brothers Invests in Rachel Zoe Brand, Model Bhavitha Mandava Discusses Her Rising Career

  17-12-2025 18:00 via fashionista.com
  
  These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Wednesday. Boston-based investment firm Gordon Brothers has bought a majority stake in the Rachel Zoe brand. The investment will help Rachel Zoe with its licensing partnerships, product development and creative marketing. Zoe will remain ...Continue reading
  
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