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Topicals’ Olamide Olowe on Connecting With the Gen-Z Shopper

For The State of Fashion: Beauty, the skin care label’s founder unpacks how she has found multiple ways to support and build a Gen-Z community, from mental health advocacy to open, dynamic dialogue with Topicals’ fan base.
Topicals Founder Olamide Olowe interview
Olamide Olowe, founder of skin care label Topicals, outlines ways on how to connect with Gen-Z and build a trusted community. (Topicals)

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How to Decode Gen-Z’s Evolving Relationship With Beauty

The State of Fashion: Beauty explores why outsized influence of today’s teens and twentysomethings over consumer industries mean beauty brands face a fast-changing challenge to adapt their businesses — from marketing to pricing strategies — to remain attractive to this hugely discerning cohort.

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Diana Pearl
Diana Pearl

Diana Pearl is Senior News and Features Editor at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and drives BoF’s marketing and media coverage.

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