Posts by Kevin Harson
EXCLUSIVE: Tower 28 Launching Mineral Sunscreen for Sensitive and Acne-prone Skin
Tower 28 has a mineral sunscreen coming. The clean beauty brand, launched by Amy Liu in Santa Monica, Calif. in 2019, is introducing its SOS FaceGuard Broad Spectrum SPF 30 online on May 19 at tower28beauty.com, sephora.com and revolve.com, and in stores May 22 at Sephora and Sephora at Kohl’s. “This is a product we’ve…
Read MoreKenneth Cole Partners With Multiplatinum Recording Artist Rachel Platten for Brand’s ‘Purposeful Voices’ Series
Kenneth Cole Productions has released the second installment of the spring 2025 “Purposeful Voices” series in collaboration with Emmy award-winning, multiplatinum recording artist Rachel Platten. Platten and Cole are teaming up to raise awareness for mental health and resources this May, which is Mental Health Awareness month. Through an impactful music video, that will be…
Read MoreDaisy Edgar-Jones Makes Her Debut as Gucci Face in the Brand’s New Campaign
SLOW LIFE: Daisy Edgar-Jones is making her official debut as a Gucci face in the new campaign the Florentine house is releasing Wednesday. Dubbed “Gucci Lido,” the campaign is intended as a celebration of summer and the slow life, portraying the “Normal People” lead on a boat alone or basking in the Mediterranean sun along with…
Read MoreHow Beyoncé’s Anrealage LED Dress for ‘Cowboy Carter Tour’ Was Created: 35,000 Lights, Japanese Architecture Inspiration and Extensive Rehearsals
Beyoncé debuted her “Cowboy Carter Tour” on Monday in Los Angeles, lighting up the stage with an LED dress created by Kunihiko Morinaga, the designer behind the Japanese brand Anrealage. The dress, worn during her performance of “Daughter,” features approximately 35,000 full-color LEDs that transform continuously to match the song’s progression. Morinaga, who had previously…
Read MoreCanada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Wife Has Her Own Global Career Experience
It’s unlikely that “What are you wearing?” will be welcome words for Diana Fox Carney, an economist and climate policy specialist. As the wife of Canada’s newly elected prime minister Mark Carney, she is bringing her own gravitas to the role of the country’s first lady. A global climate and energy policy authority, she has…
Read MoreSaks Bondholders Prove to Be a Tough Sell
Bondholders can be a tough crowd — just ask Saks Global. Equity investors are more excitable and want nothing but growth. But since bondholders have actually loaned a business money, they care about just one thing — that company’s ability to make the required interest payments and to pay up when the bonds come due. …
Read MoreKeira Knightley Is Ready to Pass the ‘Pride & Prejudice’ Baton to Emma Corrin
CERNOBBIO, Italy — “I don’t think Emma Corrin needs any advice,” a glowing Keira Knightley said with a big smile as she attended the first of the two runway shows Chanel staged on Lake Como on Tuesday. The British actress joined the likes of Sofia Coppola, Lupita Nyong’o, Margaret Qualley and Ananya Panday in flocking to…
Read MoreChanel Cruise 2026: Celebrating Cinema, Italy and Craft
CERNOBBIO, Italy — Ah, the power of storytelling. Take a storied luxury hotel overlooking Lake Como — the Villa d‘Este; a garden in full bloom; a glorious sunny day, and connect the location with a revered movie director, Luchino Visconti, whose Villa Erba home stood nearby, and the unforgettable Romy Schneider wearing Gabrielle Chanel designs…
Read MoreMichelle Crossan-Matos, Ulta’s Former Chief Marketer, Heads to SharkNinja
Michelle Crossan-Matos, Ulta Beauty‘s former chief marketing officer, has a new gig. Crossan-Matos has joined SharkNinja, the product and technology company known for its wide array of products from kitchen appliances to vacuums and, more recently, beauty. She has joined as chief growth officer, a new role for the business. She departed Ulta Beauty in…
Read MoreRealReal CEO Salary: Rati Levesque’s Pay Rises to $11.5M
Rati Levesque was welcomed into the corner office at RealReal Inc. with stock awards valued at $10 million, which made up the bulk of her pay last year. Levesque, the resale platform’s first employee, was president and chief operating officer until October, when she took over the role of chief executive officer after the departure…
Read MoreFrançoise Bettencourt Meyers Retires From L’Oréal Board
PARIS — In a changing of the guard, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, granddaughter of L’Oréal’s founder Eugène Schueller, has retired from the group’s board after 28 years. The move was confirmed during the beauty giant’s annual general meeting, held Tuesday morning in the sweeping Palais des Congrès Paris auditorium, after it was announced in early February that she…
Read MoreKate Middleton Suits Up in Holland Cooper on Wedding Anniversary With Prince William for Scotland Trip
Kate Middleton joined husband Prince William for the couple’s royal visit to Scotland on Tuesday. The Prince and Princess of Wales kicked off a two-day visit to the Isles of Mull and Iona. Tuesday’s outing also falls on the same day as the royal couple’s 14th wedding anniversary. For the couple’s first day in Scotland,…
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