Posts by Kevin Harson
Latinas in Beauty Hits First Anniversary, Appoints Advisory Board
As Latinas in Beauty marks its first anniversary, the industry organization is looking ahead — and appointing an advisory board to set the course. The nonprofit industry organization, which was relaunched last year by Nadine Tapia, Emily Perez and Margarita Arriagada, is fully underway with its Equity Pledge, newly launched accelerator program and now, a…
Read MoreFerragamo Reimagines the ‘Pure Originality’ of Its Famed Vara Bow With New Global Campaign
Some of fashion’s most lasting ideas start with an accident. In 1978, Fiamma Ferragamo left a grosgrain bow on a prototype pump — and never took it off. The rounded toe, low block heel and that little ribbon detail became Vara, a shoe that’s been part of the house’s identity ever since. Fiamma Paternò Castello…
Read MoreNatalie Portman Wears Jonathan Anderson’s Debut Dior Collection for Special Screening of ‘Black Swan’
Natalie Portman gave a nod to designer Jonathan Anderson‘s debut Dior collection while attending a special screening of her Oscar-winning film “Black Swan” during the 17th Film Festival Lumiere on Monday in Lyon, France. The actress and longtime Dior ambassador wore a piece from the French luxury fashion house’s spring 2026 collection. The look consisted…
Read MoreHow Brands Can Turn Consumers Into Community
The odds of having multiple beauty executives on stage at once whose consumers have gotten tattoos emblematic of their respective brands are slim, but never zero, as evidenced at the 2025 WWD L.A. Beauty Forum. For Cocokind founder Priscilla Tsai, the tattoos in question happened during a customer brand trip to Miami, where “six out…
Read MoreNomasei Gears Up for First Funding Round as It Returns to New York for Pop-up
PARIS — A year after its first New York City pop-up, Parisian shoe label Nomasei is back in town for a week, as it presses forward with its direct-to-consumer strategy and gears up for its first funding round. Until Monday, the brand is taking over a 450-square-foot space at 251 Elizabeth Street in NoLIta. It…
Read MoreBNTO Launches AI Styling Agent and Secures $15 Million in Series A Funding
Having secured $15 million in series A funding earlier this year, BNTO, an AI-powered platform for renting, buying new, or secondhand, has debuted an AI styling agent. The financing was led by Notable Capital, with participation from Basis Set Ventures, NEA and AI Fund. The 30-person start-up is based in New York and Los Angeles…
Read MoreMoh Ducis, Founder and CEO of Miami Swim Week — The Shows Dies at 46
Moh Ducis, founder and chief executive officer of Miami Swim Week — The Shows, died Oct. 8 at the age of 46. Ducis died at the Standard Hotel in Miami. The cause of death is unknown at this point. Born in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Ducis graduated from the University of Maryland,…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: The Venice Simplon-Orient Express Unveils Route Linking Paris With the Amalfi Coast
MILAN — Fall asleep in Paris and wake up on Italy’s azure coast. The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, A Belmond Train, Europe, will connect the French capital with Italy’s Amalfi Coast for the first time. On May 4, the legendary midnight blue carriages will travel south from Paris toward Pompeii and onward to the clifftop sanctuary of…
Read More2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show: How to Watch Online for Free
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. It’s that time of year again: The time to catch the world’s most influential models walking the runway at Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which is happening on Wednesday, October 15, this year. Not all…
Read MoreColmar Opens Cable Car-shaped Pop-up in Milan Ahead of Winter Olympics
MILAN — Colmar has popped up at Milan’s Centrale train station, offering mountain aficionados fleeing the city for a winter getaway or Winter Olympics enthusiasts on their way to see the Games a last-minute chance to buy a puffer. The skiwear and sportswear specialist founded in 1923 in Monza, a few miles north of Milan,…
Read MoreBeverly Hills Builds Upon Its Lavish Lifestyle
One Beverly Hills, a massive, $5 billion redevelopment doubling down on the opulent lifestyle of Beverly Hills, is on track to open in the spring of 2028. The mixed-used project, with hotels, condominiums, retailers and restaurants and even a botanical garden, is anticipated to generate an estimated $40 billion in local economic impact over the…
Read MoreNike Teams With Cardi B-approved Windowsen for Air Max Muse Collaboration
SPACE MADNESS: Nike has tapped Windowsen, the Chinese fashion label that dressed Cardi B at last year’s Met Gala, for an out-of-this-world collaboration on the new Air Max Muse sneaker model. Reinterpreted through Windowsen designer Sensen Lii’s cyber-futuristic lens, the Air Max Muse emotive design is infused with a silhouette inspired by ’90s rave energy…
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