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• Ace Back-to-School Style With These Actually Chic Handbags

  31-08-2026 19:00 via fashionista.com
  Sponsored StoryOccasionally, we use affiliate links on our site. This in no way affects our editorial decision-making.We may be clinging to the final days of summer, but fall semester syllabuses have already been handed out. Before fretting about the seemingly endless assignments in your gen-ed requirements, locking down your campus-ready handbag is top priority. After all, selecting a signature bag is no easy decision. It’s a constant companion throughout late-night library visits and ear
  
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• The Lede Company Is Hiring A PR Account Manager In Beverly Hills, CA

  02-09-2026 22:15 via fashionista.com
  Sponsored StoryCategory: Fashion, Brand, CPG, and Lifestyle
  Type: Full-time
  Min. Experience: Manager
  Salary: $80,000 – $95,000
  Lede’s Account Manager is responsible for overseeing and executing key client priorities within the cpg, lifestyle and fashion sectors. This includes developing and implementing high-impact PR strategies for product launches and events, generating targeted media outreach for editorial placements (both long and short lead), and driving comm
  
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• The Lede Company Is Hiring A Fashion & Lifestyle Senior Account Manager In Beverly Hills, CA

  02-09-2026 22:15 via fashionista.com
  Sponsored StoryCategory: Fashion
  Type: Full-time
  Min. Experience: Manager
  Salary: $95,000 – $115,000
  The Lede Company, a full-service communications, strategy, and impact consulting firm specializing in brand, corporate, entertainment, and nonprofit sectors, is seeking a creative and experienced Senior Account Manager/Associate Director with expertise in Fashion and Lifestyle to join our Brand team in Los Angeles.
  With dedicated divisions in Brand, Talent, Music, Strate
  
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• Julia Golden Studio Is Seeking A Fashion Styling Intern In New York, NY

  02-09-2026 19:05 via fashionista.com
  Sponsored StoryJulia Golden is a New York–based wardrobe stylist and creative consultant working across editorial, advertising and commercial projects. 
  The role includes assisting with fashion pulls and returns, sample trafficking, studio organization, shoot and fitting prep, market research, packing/unpacking jobs, and general styling support. Opportunities to assist on set may also be available.
  We’re looking for someone reliable, proactive, detail-oriented, NYC-based, and ge
  
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• Must Read: WHP Global and G-III Finalize Marc Jacobs Acquisition, Topicals Appoints New CEO

  02-09-2026 18:00 via fashionista.com
  These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Wednesday.
  WHP Global and G-III Finalize Marc Jacobs Acquisition
  WHP Global and G-III Apparel Group have closed their acquisition of the Marc Jacobs brand from LVMH, ending nearly three decades of LVMH ownership. The two companies formed a joint venture, evenly split, to co-own the Marc Jacobs intellectual property, with WHP leading global brand licensing and G-III overseeing wholesale, retail and e-commerce operations. Marc Jacobs will remain
  
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• Ursa Major: A B Corp-Certified Skin-Care Brand Tapping Forest-Inspired Ingredients

  02-09-2026 16:00 via fashionista.com
  HQ: Vermont
  Founders: Emily Doyle and Oliver Sweatman
  Social: Instagram
  Category: Skin Care
  E-comm: ursamajorvt.comPrice Range: $67 – $84
  Hero Products: Golden Hour Recovery Cream ($54), Mountain Glow Serum ($84), Brighten Up Vitamin C Serum ($56)
  Stockists: Credo Beauty, Heyday, Goop, Ulta and Nordstrom
  PR Representation: Project MM
  How to get in touch: [email protected]
  Origin Story
  Ursa Major was founded on a simple belief: Skin care should make you feel good &md
  
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• This Indie Designer Will Take the Long Route To Make Fashion She's Proud Of

  02-09-2026 14:30 via fashionista.com
  “I designed my first dress when I was 13 years old,” Tamanna Mullen, founder of Arth Atelier, tells Fashionista. But despite this early interest in fashion, Mullen pursued a business degree after leaving Punjab, India for the U.S. 16 years ago.
  “The easiest way I can explain that is my upbringing as a South Asian person,” she says, of feeling pressure to study a perceivably serious and respectable subject. Still, the initial vision she had for her career — running h
  
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• Sephora Is Entering the Live-Shopping Game

  02-09-2026 14:15 via fashionista.com
  Big news for Sephora fans who like to lie in bed and scroll on TikTok: You’ll soon be able to shop select brands from the beauty retailer right on TikTok Shop. Starting Sept. 19, the Sephora Drop Shop will roll out exclusive monthly drops of curated Sephora goods. It’s a huge step for the retailer that has yet to officially dip into the burgeoning world of live shopping.
  Here’s how it’s going to work. Sephora will post teaser content on TikTok to get consumers excited and
  
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• Sofie Pavitt on the Common Beauty Trend She Thinks Is a 'Grift'

  02-09-2026 14:00 via fashionista.com
  Welcome to “Face It,” in which practitioners, dermatologists, facialists and other beauty experts answer our rapid-fire questions (quicker than you can say “just a few more units, please?”), revealing their hottest takes, most controversial opinions and the hard truths they wish their clients could come to terms with.
  Sofie Pavitt is one of New York City’s most sought-after facialists, and that’s not just because she’s a certified miracle worker for thos
  
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• India's Sudarshan Chemical sells VP4 Frankfurt to Celanese

  02-09-2026 04:31 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Sudarshan Chemical has announced the sale of step-down subsidiary VP4 Frankfurt GmbH to Celanese Corporation, USA, tightening its focus on pigments and colorants.VP4 makes Diketene and mainly operates as a tolling supplier for Nutrinova, an affiliate of Celanese and Mitsui & Co Japan.Nutrinova will keep supplying materials Sudarshan needs after completion.
  
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• Germany’s PPG unveils five marine coatings at SMM 2026

  02-09-2026 04:31 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  PPG has launched the PPG One Range portfolio of five ready-to-use, one-component marine coatings at SMM 2026 in Hamburg, Germany.The range is designed to simplify onboard fleet maintenance, supporting more efficient application, easier preparation, storage and handling, and less waste.PPG will preview the battery-powered PPG PowerPack tool for roller and brush application at the trade fair.
  
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• Diversify India’s import sources, fortify manufacturing: EY expert

  02-09-2026 04:31 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  India needs to diversify import sources while strengthening domestic manufacturing, according to D K Srivastava, chief policy advisor of EY India.As India’s non-oil imports, which accounted for 77.6 per cent of merchandise imports in FY26, remain heavily concentrated in China, there is a need for both source diversification and a targeted import substitution strategy, he said.
  
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• Brazil cotton body urges natural fibre focus in import debate

  02-09-2026 04:31 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Abrapa is urging Brazil’s Congress to weigh natural fibres, domestic textile competitiveness and synthetic-fibre impacts as MP 1,357/2026 nears a vote.
  The measure keeps a zero import duty on online foreign purchases up to $50; without approval in early September, the previous 20 per cent duty returns.
  A proposed CIDE-Têxtil would tax imported finished textiles by synthetic-fibre content.
  
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• Why is PFY slipping despite rising crude, PTA and MEG costs?

  02-09-2026 04:31 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Domestic China PFY fell 0.2-2.5 per cent across major grades even as crude, PTA and Asian MEG rose on renewed Middle East tensions.
  Weak downstream demand, need-based mill buying and producer discounts are overriding feedstock cost pressure; healthy POY margins provide room.
  If upstream costs stay firm, margin compression could end discounting, with POY margin erosion the key signal for PFY buyers
  
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• US’ SLB to acquire Kelvion for $3.4 bn to expand data centre business

  02-09-2026 04:31 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  SLB has agreed to acquire Kelvion, adding thermal management and heat exchange technologies to its Data Center Solutions business.
  The deal positions SLB to serve cooling-intensive AI infrastructure as customers look to bring data centre capacity online faster.
  Kelvion expects $2.3 billion to $2.4 billion revenue in 2026; closing is targeted for the first half of 2027.
  
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• UK biz confidence hits 53% in August 2026, highest since March: Lloyds

  02-09-2026 04:31 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  UK business confidence rose by four points in August to 53 per cent, the highest since the start of the Middle East conflict in March and above the 12-month average of 47 per cent, the Lloyds Business Barometer revealed.Business confidence among UK manufacturers rose by eight points to 55 per cent—the highest since October 2025.Retail firms saw an increase of five points to 48 per cent.
  
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• South Korea’s LG Energy Solution signs 10-year US lithium supply deal

  02-09-2026 04:31 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  LG Energy Solution has signed a 10-year binding offtake deal with Smackover Lithium for 8,000 metric tonnes of US-produced battery-quality lithium carbonate annually.
  The agreement supports local cathode-material sourcing for ESS LFP batteries as North American demand grows.
  Supply will come from Arkansas’ South West Arkansas Project using DLE and purification.
  
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• Romania’s OMV Petrom lifts Petrobrazi green hydrogen capacity to 55 MW

  02-09-2026 04:31 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  OMV Petrom has delivered seven modules for a 35 MW green hydrogen electrolyser at Petrobrazi, lifting total installed capacity to 55 MW.
  It will support SAF and HVO production from vegetable and waste oils, relevant to lower-emission transport and sourcing logistics.
  The two projects are estimated to produce 8,000 tonnes of hydrogen annually, with a 250,000-tonne SAF/HVO unit under construction.
  
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• Sri Lanka’s PPI for apparel manufacturing up 10% YoY in July 2026

  02-09-2026 04:31 via fibre2fashion.com
  
  Sri Lanka’s producer price index (PPI) for all economic activities was 249.7 in July—a 5-per cent YoY growth.The PPI increased by 0.5 per cent month on month (MoM) to 249.7 in July 2026 from 248.6 in June.The index for apparel manufacturing went up by 10 per cent YoY and 0.3 per cent MoM in the month, while the index for textile manufacturing dropped by 0.7 per cent YoY and remained unchanged MoM.
  
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• Must Read: Victoria's Secret Unveils New Model Docuseries Trailer, WNBA Taps Catbird as Its Official Jewelry Partner

  01-09-2026 18:00 via fashionista.com
  These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Tuesday.
  Victoria’s Secret Unveils New Model Docuseries Trailer
  On Tuesday, Victoria’s Secret released the first trailer for “Angels Among Us,” a docuseries following aspiring models competing to become the brand’s next Angel. Directed by Nadia Hallgren, the series tracks contestants through castings and auditions ahead of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in Los Angeles, with the winner earning a contract
  
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• Rita Vinieris: A Bridal Brand With 'Couture-Level' Craftsmanship and Understated Adornments

  01-09-2026 17:00 via fashionista.com
  HQ: Canada
  Founder: Rita Vinieris
  Social: Instagram
  Category: Bridal
  E-comm: ritavinieris.comPrice Range: $2,200-$12,000+
  Hero Products: Elise, Reeve, Cascade
  Stockists: Kleinfeld, Jaxon James Couture, White House Bride, Lovella Bride
  PR Representation: CLD PR
  How to get in touch: [email protected]
  Origin Story
  Designer Rita Vinieris is passionate about design, quality fabrications and couture details. She creates silhouettes that help real women feel their most beautiful
  
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• Fabtopia, Aliyah Bah’s New Alternative Fashion Brand, Puts Black Women Front and Center

  01-09-2026 16:00 via fashionista.com
  Aliyah Bah, better known as Aliyah’s Interlude, has already hit a number of career milestones: She created her own trending aesthetic, #Aliyahcore; has sat front row at major New York Fashion Week shows; and performed at music festivals including Lollapalooza and OutLoud. But there’s one more thing she knew she wanted to achieve before she dies.
  “I’ve always told myself, ‘I will not leave this earth without having a fashion brand,'” she tells Fashionista.
  
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• Fashionista's August Shopping List: 14 Items Our Editors Love

  01-09-2026 14:30 via fashionista.com
  Occasionally, we use affiliate links on our site. This in no way affects our editorial decision-making.New York Fashion Week is nigh. When our editors aren’t organizing our busy show schedules, we’re restocking our wardrobes and test-running the latest runway trends.
  This month, team Fashionista gravitated toward eye-catching accessories, including an adjustable tassel necklace, playful bag charm, rounded silver glasses and a gold paperclip bracelet. Thong wedges, square-toe ballet f
  
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• The 19 Best Beauty Products Fashionista Editors Tried in August

  01-09-2026 14:00 via fashionista.com
  Occasionally, we use affiliate links on our site. This in no way affects our editorial decision-making.Each month, Fashionista editors try a *lot* of beauty products. And while not every formula we test is a winner, we’re constantly unearthing new favorites. Here, we’ve rounded up our latest hair, skin, fragrance, wellness and makeup discoveries — whether fresh-to-market drops or merely recent additions to our personal routines.
  As August slipped away into a moment in time (IYK
  
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• Beauty Industry Veteran Nancy Twine Is Doing Hair Care Differently the Second Time Around

  01-09-2026 13:30 via fashionista.com
  Nancy Twine is entering her second act as a beauty founder. Nearly four years after Wella Company acquired her first venture, hair-care brand Briogeo, the entrepreneur has launched Soulstice, a new hair-care brand focused on high-performance formulas at more affordable prices. Her love for the hair industry — and scrappy startup culture — ultimately brought her back to the founder’s seat.
  “I think people think that, once you get to a certain point or achieve a milest
  
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• This New, Sephora-Exclusive Fragrance Brand Puts the Perfumer First

  01-09-2026 13:00 via fashionista.com
  For Anecdotes by Artists, a new fragrance brand launching exclusively at Sephora on Sept. 14, each scent starts with a story, as its name implies. Rather than leading with transportive notes or celebrity-fronted campaigns, Anecdotes by Artists brings the perfumer’s own memories and emotions to the forefront. For its debut collection of three eaux de parfum, each scent is inspired by a personal anecdote from perfumer Patricia Choux’s life.
  “When you understand the story behind a
  
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• Daily Drills Brings Its Gen Z-Beloved Loungewear to Shopbop

  01-09-2026 01:23 via fashionista.com
  If you’re on Fashion TikTok at all, you’ve likely seen a few Daily Drills try-on hauls. The Los Angeles-based brand has a cult following, especially with Gen Z, for its cozy loungwear in bright colors and stripes. For the elder millennials, it’s sort of like the Juicy Couture tracksuit mania.
  Co-founders Kennedy Crichlow (“Ken”) and Mary Ralph Lawson Bradley (“Ralph”) built a community around their weekly limited-edition drop model — with early acc
  
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• Ib Kamara Exits Off-White

  31-08-2026 16:44 via fashionista.com
  Off-White’s Ib Kamara chapter has come to a close. On Monday, the brand announced that the designer is exiting his role as creative director, effective immediately. His successor has not been announced.
  “Working at Off-White has been an honor and a profound creative education,” Kamara said in a press statement. “The teams I have worked alongside, the collections we produced, the shows we dreamt and the conversations we sparked — I will carry all of it with me, and I
  
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• The Doux Is Bringing Textured Hair-Care Education to Roblox

  31-08-2026 16:00 via fashionista.com
  What can diverse hair representation look like in the gaming world? That’s the question The Doux Co-Founder Maya Smith set out to answer when she launched My Salon Empire, a tycoon-style hair salon game now available on Roblox (an online platform that allows users to create avatars and build virtual worlds). 
  The free game invites Roblox players to manage their own hair salon and serve clients, including completing consultations, shampooing and styling hair (with branded The Doux prod
  
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• The Met Cancels Its Spring 2027 John Galliano Exhibit

  31-08-2026 15:53 via fashionista.com
  Exactly a month ago, The Metropolitan Museum of Art revealed that its Spring 2027 Costume Institute exhibition would spotlight controversial designer John Galliano and his four-decade career. The long-rumored news exploded across the fashion industry, inspiring a torrent of think pieces and online backlash. On Monday, The Met announced that it is canceling the “John Galliano: Horizons” exhibit, originally scheduled to open in May 2027.The Met and Galliano released a joint press relea
  
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