insert_link Fashion Rihanna to open Savage x Fenty stores in 2022 Rihanna's billion-dollar lingerie brand, Savage X Fenty is set to open its first physical stores next year. In an interview with Bloomberg, the brand's chief marketing and design officer, Christiane Pendarvis, said that you'll "absolutely see some stores in 2022" in the US, without specifying where. The brand would also consider stores in Europe in the future, she said. The company has tested pop-up stores, but it largely operates online […] todayOctober 4, 2021
insert_link Fashion Beyoncé and Jay-Z are the new Brand Ambassadors for Tiffany & Co. Beyoncé and Jay-Z are the new faces of iconic jewelry brand Tiffany & Co. The super cool power couple will work as ambassadors for the brand, along with actress Anya Taylor-Joy and Olympic skier and model Eileen Gu (who recently became a spokesperson for Victoria's Secret). The news was announced in an interview with Beyoncé in Harpers Bazaar this week. The nearly 200 year-old iconic jewelry company is undergoing a […] todayAugust 16, 2021
insert_link Fashion Victoria’s Secret Lingerie prepares to spin off from L Brands Last week L Brands announced that it's preparing to spin Victoria's Secret Lingerie, which includes Pink and Victoria's Secret Beauty, off into its own independent, publicly held company. This step allows the more successful Bath & Body Works to separate from the struggling lingerie retailer. "We believe the spin-off will enable each company to maximize management focus and financial flexibility to thrive in an evolving retail environment and to deliver profitable growth," said Andrew Meslow, […] todayMay 25, 2021
insert_link Fashion Vogue’s Sally Singer to lead Fashion Direction at Amazon Sally Singer, Vogue’s former creative director, has joined Amazon. According to a company spokesman, “Singer joins the Amazon Fashion team as head of fashion direction, reporting into Amazon Fashion’s president, Christine Beauchamp.” Singer’s Vogue tenure spanned two decades. She arrived in 1999 and spent her first 11 years at the magazine heading up its fashion news, politics, celebrity, and culture coverage. It was at this time that she began a career-long custom of […] todayNovember 18, 2020
insert_link Fashion The CEO of Victoria’s Secret Is Stepping Down After years of controversy and sliding sales, Leslie Wexner, the billionaire behind Victoria’s Secret, is stepping down as its CEO. Wexner’s exit, confirmed by Bloomberg last week, has been a long time coming. The brand has been in free fall for years: The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show was officially canceled last year after years of declining viewership, and the brand’s sales started falling in 2017, as customers turned to new […] todayFebruary 25, 2020
insert_link Fashion Introducing MINDD™ — The First-Ever Wire-Free Bra Company Created Specifically For The D+ Consumer Helena Kaylin, a veteran apparel and intimates industry expert who has held executive leadership positions with iconic intimates brands that include Victoria's Secret, Under Armour, Uniqlo, Lululemon and Calvin Klein, is launching MINDD™, a direct-to-consumer wireless bra company created specifically for the D+ shopper. MINDD's debut line – The For Life Collection – will introduce the first bras designed using MINDD Tech™, the brand's proprietary, innovative fit technology system. Despite […] todayFebruary 21, 2020
insert_link Fashion Rihanna Takes NY Fashion Week by Storm With Her Empowering Savage x Fenty Show The runway show is dead, or at least that’s been the message at New York Fashion Week this season, where fully immersive experiences have stolen the thunder of traditional catwalk presentations. When it comes to performance, though, no designer can even begin to compete with Rihanna. Simply put, this is what she was born to do. This week, at her Savage x Fenty show at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the […] todaySeptember 12, 2019
insert_link Fashion Victoria’s Secret Breaks New Ground, Hiring First Transgender Model VIctoria Sampaio Victoria’s Secret has reportedly hired its first transgender model, Valentina Sampaio. The Brazilian model and actress took to her Instagram on Saturday to share a behind-the-scenes shot of her photo shoot for an upcoming Victoria’s Secret Pink campaign. While the L Brands-owned company has not responded to requests for comment on Sampaio’s casting, the model’s agent, Erio Zanon, confirmed the news in an interview with CNN on Monday. Sampaio […] todayAugust 15, 2019
insert_link Fashion Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show May Be Going Off The Air The big broadcast bacchanal that was the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show may be no more, at least as we've known it for the last two decades. On the heels of controversy, intense criticism, troubled sales, and sinking ratings, Les Wexner, CEO of the brand's parent company, L Brands, has informed employees that it's totally "rethinking" the event in a memo obtained by CNBC. "Fashion is a business of […] todayMay 29, 2019