Indeed, we’ve again decided to place bets on trends, under the hopeful assumption that the year ahead will include both rhyme and reason. Here’s what will be “in” and “out” in 2022, as we see it now. But no promises.

Meet the 2021 Glossy 50. Our fifth annual group of honorees beat the odds, in that they can chalk up the year as a success. And now, they provide insight into fashion’s and beauty’s new directions. To attempt to prepare for 2022, take note.

Since new CEO Elizabeth Spaulding took over earlier this year, Stitch Fix has shifted to expand beyond its subscription styling service. In recent months, the company introduced a flexible shopping option that the company says is helping boost sales.

Meet the 2021 Glossy 50. Our fifth annual group of honorees beat the odds, in that they can chalk up the year as a success. And now, they provide insight into fashion’s and beauty’s new directions.

Katherine Power recently co-founded the SPAC Powered Brands, focused on beauty and wellness brands. One of few female-founded SPACs, Powered Brands raised over $1.5 billion in orders before the end of its first pricing day.

With the critical holiday season ramping up, beauty brands still have plenty of work to do before they can close the books on 2021. However, the big strategic decisions have already been made, plans have rolled out and marketers are anticipating the next challenges coming down the pipeline.

InStyle and The Cut have launched product boxes this month for the first time, while Eater and Group Nine's curated boxes are reaching their one-year anniversaries. All are taking different approaches to this e-commerce extension.

The 2021 Greater Good Awards nominees recognize companies that have excelled at social-good initiatives — particularly those that have raised awareness and educated consumers in areas like mental health, social justice, racial inequality, infectious diseases, sustainability and more.

On day one of the Glossy Beauty Summit, taking place this week in Palm Springs, beauty executives met for a town hall-style discussion on the biggest challenges they're facing. All talk turned to three topics: supply chain issues, holiday delivery delays and the new role of the influencer. Below are...