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This Week in Fashion

What's up, down and making news this week in the fashion and beauty businesses.

Is Skims Really Worth $5 Billion?

Kim Kardashian’s shapewear-turned-lifestyle brand has defied all odds to reach a $5 billion valuation — but investors are betting on its future, not its past.

Is Skims Really Worth $5 Billion?

Kim Kardashian’s shapewear-turned-lifestyle brand has defied all odds to reach a $5 billion valuation — but investors are betting on its future, not its past.


The End of Teen Vogue Completes Fashion Media’s Retreat From Politics

Condé Nast’s decision to absorb the publication into Vogue.com will likely boost the company’s bottom line, but its progressive, Gen-Z-centric political content is unlikely to survive the transition.

The End of Teen Vogue Completes Fashion Media’s Retreat From Politics

Condé Nast’s decision to absorb the publication into Vogue.com will likely boost the company’s bottom line, but its progressive, Gen-Z-centric political content is unlikely to survive the transition.


The Shifting Power Balance Between Influencers and Brands

Neelam Ahooja’s open letter to The Row highlights how influencers are becoming less fearful of speaking out against the brands they work with.

The Shifting Power Balance Between Influencers and Brands

Neelam Ahooja’s open letter to The Row highlights how influencers are becoming less fearful of speaking out against the brands they work with.


How the Kering-L’Oréal Deal Rocked Fashion and Beauty

This week, Kering agreed to sell off its beauty unit to L’Oréal for $4.6 billion in a transaction that’s seismic for both groups. But its ripple effects will be felt further afield, too.

How the Kering-L’Oréal Deal Rocked Fashion and Beauty

This week, Kering agreed to sell off its beauty unit to L’Oréal for $4.6 billion in a transaction that’s seismic for both groups. But its ripple effects will be felt further afield, too.


How to Bring the Joy Back to Fashion Marketing

Moncler’s autumn campaign, featuring actors and long-time friends Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, struck an emotional chord with audiences by showcasing true friendship.

How to Bring the Joy Back to Fashion Marketing

Moncler’s autumn campaign, featuring actors and long-time friends Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, struck an emotional chord with audiences by showcasing true friendship.


Does Fashion Know What Women Want?

This Paris Fashion Week, the delicate balance between fantasy and function faltered, raising questions about whether designers truly understand the women they dress.

Does Fashion Know What Women Want?

This Paris Fashion Week, the delicate balance between fantasy and function faltered, raising questions about whether designers truly understand the women they dress.


Nike’s Comeback Finally Takes Shape

The sportswear giant’s latest earnings results showed clear signs of progress for a long-awaited comeback, but there’s still plenty of work left to be done.

Nike’s Comeback Finally Takes Shape

The sportswear giant’s latest earnings results showed clear signs of progress for a long-awaited comeback, but there’s still plenty of work left to be done.


Armani’s Surprise Will, Explained

The Italian designer, whose last testament was made public this week, mandated that the Armani foundation must sell a 15 percent stake in the fashion house to LVMH, L’Oréal, EssilorLuxottica or another company of similar standing, or pursue an IPO, within 18 months.

Armani’s Surprise Will, Explained

The Italian designer, whose last testament was made public this week, mandated that the Armani foundation must sell a 15 percent stake in the fashion house to LVMH, L’Oréal, EssilorLuxottica or another company of similar standing, or pursue an IPO, within 18 months.


Can Vogue Go Niche?

US Vogue’s new head of editorial content Chloe Malle wants to revamp the title to more squarely serve a core audience of fashion-lovers.

Can Vogue Go Niche?

US Vogue’s new head of editorial content Chloe Malle wants to revamp the title to more squarely serve a core audience of fashion-lovers.


What Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Engagement Means for Fashion

Donald Trump’s MAGA movement has become synonymous with traditional displays of American patriotism — but the engagement of America’s so-called “royal couple” serves as a reminder that there’s still a way for fashion to embrace Americana branding.

What Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Engagement Means for Fashion

Donald Trump’s MAGA movement has become synonymous with traditional displays of American patriotism — but the engagement of America’s so-called “royal couple” serves as a reminder that there’s still a way for fashion to embrace Americana branding.


Is Now the Moment for $160 Lipstick? Louis Vuitton Hopes So

The fashion house’s reveal of its debut cosmetics line has fired off a hot debate about the limits of what brands can charge for beauty. Will that noise translate into sales? Or did luxury’s biggest brand misjudge the moment?

Is Now the Moment for $160 Lipstick? Louis Vuitton Hopes So

The fashion house’s reveal of its debut cosmetics line has fired off a hot debate about the limits of what brands can charge for beauty. Will that noise translate into sales? Or did luxury’s biggest brand misjudge the moment?


Vogue, Louis Vuitton and the State of Fashion Media

Emma Stone’s Vuitton-only shoot was billed as an artistic tribute — not a commercial deal. Yet it highlights the increasingly blurred lines between the brands that fund fashion magazines and the images they publish.

Vogue, Louis Vuitton and the State of Fashion Media

Emma Stone’s Vuitton-only shoot was billed as an artistic tribute — not a commercial deal. Yet it highlights the increasingly blurred lines between the brands that fund fashion magazines and the images they publish.