Beauty media operates from this place of, 'If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it,' but consumers are a lot smarter than that, and it’s very transparent. Not every product is going to change your life, and when all the celebratory press is coming out in the same day, it’s so obvious it’s just from a PR push. | | | | Kaia. Valentino Haute Couture S/S 2018, Paris, Jan. 24, 2018.
(Francois G. Durand/WireImage/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “Beauty media operates from this place of, 'If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it,' but consumers are a lot smarter than that, and it’s very transparent. Not every product is going to change your life, and when all the celebratory press is coming out in the same day, it’s so obvious it’s just from a PR push.”
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 | Racked |
| In 2015, shareholders of manufacturing corporations from across the East African Community (EAC) -- including Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, and Tanzania -- met for a summit in Uganda to discuss " a new dawn in the history of manufacturing in [the] East Africa region." | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| Pierpaolo Piccioli put magic into the ease of the everyday, while Viktor & Rolf explored the possibilities of less-is-more and Jean Paul Gaultier honored Pierre Cardin. | | |
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 | Loose Threads |
| On the 56th episode of the Loose Threads Podcast, a show about the rapidly changing consumer economy, we talk with Ryan Babenzien, the founder of GREATS, the first-digitally-native footwear brand that is hyper-focused on bringing extreme value to the sneaker market. | | |
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 | The New Yorker |
| How a legal battle over intellectual property exposed a cultural battle over sex, gender roles, and the workplace. | | |
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 | Glossy |
| By most accounts, media's "pivot to video" has largely failed -- but beauty is one realm in which the medium still has legs. Nevertheless, its a crowded space, and it often leaves the producers behind the videos putting more insightful content on the back burner, in lieu of what might go viral. | | |
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 | Fashionista |
| For several seasons running, major American designers have defected from New York Fashion Week in droves, choosing to show in other fashion capitals, on a different schedule or abandoning the runway altogether. This has lead to many claims that New York Fashion Week is dead ( guilty), something which clearly drives CFDA CEO and president Steven Kolb crazy. | | |
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 | 1 Granary |
| The RCA grad talks heavy metal, cowboys and Lamborghinis. | | |
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 | The Fashion Law |
| In October 2017, the "New York Times" published a massive and hard-hitting expose detailing decades of allegations of sexual harassment involving Harvey Weinstein. In the wake of the Times’ investigation of the high-powered film executive, a steady stream of additional allegations have emerged against other prominent public figures, including several well-established names in fashion. | | |
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 | Document Journal |
| As one of the most well known and accomplished hairstylists working in fashion, Guido Palau has launched careers and started trends with his eye for texture, shape, and styles that both stand on their own and compliment the person wearing them. | | |
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| Fashionista |
| The more you learn about the ethics of manufacturing and production, the more you'll be forced to acknowledge that " ethical fashion" is less of an in-or-out category than it is a spectrum. One brand may be sourcing eco-friendly fabrics while another prioritizes workers' rights; still another may work only in LEED-certified factories and office spaces. | | |
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 | The Business of Fashion |
| The Paris Couture week that just closed was a bumpy ride with an uplifting finale, reports Angelo Flaccavento. | | |
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 | Grailed |
| In the 35 years since Nike first introduced the Air Force 1, one of its most iconic sneakers, rap’s relationship with the sneaker industry has gone through many phases. Rappers have gone from subtle co-signers who helped start grassroots movements to indirect ad men, to power brokers with creative control over entire lines of product. | | |
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 | AnOther |
| In light of the house’s striking Spring 2018 show, Alexander Fury traces the collection’s roots in Surrealism’s avant-garde women artists. | | |
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 | Heddels |
| Having a stopwatch on hand is a given in this day and age, but the Chronograph watch revolutionized our conception of time two centuries years ago. | | |
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 | SAP News Center |
| As a boy growing up in Hong Kong, I often joined my father on business meetings. These meetings typically took place in restaurants in Kowloon, loud, crowded, and smoky, where deals were sealed over rice wine. Trust was established. Today the noise is online -- deals are made with the click of a mouse rather than the tinkle of glasses. In digital, trust is equally required for trading to flourish. | | |
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 | MR PORTER |
| The MR PORTER team road test the exclusive Balenciaga capsule collection on an average day at the office. | | |
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 | Jing Daily |
| At the Résonances de Cartier exhibition in Shanghai, Litré discusses how the brand is positioned to respond to changing notions of luxury and romance. | | |
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 | i-D Magazine |
| As we celebrate Peace Week, we throw back to a selection of images from our 2003 Action Issue. Curated by i-D co-founder Tricia Jones, it features some of our best loved contributors and collaborators as they share their ideas and thoughts on peace. | | |
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 | USA TODAY |
| Team USA will get an innovative jolt of heat from their uniforms at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, Korea, next month. | | |
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 | StyleZeitgeist Mag |
| My first showroom visit was to Boris Bidjan Saberi, where I got to examine closely those tubelike garments that he put on the runway two days prior. | | |
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