Why Walmart is increasingly working with celebrity influencers on private labels Walmart continues to use celebrity influencers as anchors for its private label lines. The retailer's new collaboration, a crafting brand headed by interior designer Todd Oldham, is the latest in a series of expert influencer partnerships. In the past year, Walmart has tapped fashion designer Brandon Maxwell to oversee two...
Revolve is (finally) selling sizes beyond 14 When Revolve started stocking Selkie in 2018, the retailer only sold its styles through a size large. “At the time, they weren't buying extra-large, and I asked them to try it,” said Selkie founder Kimberley Gordon. “If you want to get them to do something, like add plus sizing, you have...
Opinion: Sustainability should innovate based on consumer behavior It’s either very easy or very difficult to be a sustainable beauty brand, precisely because there is no strict definition of what sustainability means in the beauty industry. For reasons both good and bad, we’re all setting our own goalposts, putting particular emphasis on what we can reasonably measure, whether...
Glossy Beauty Forum Recap: What’s next for the beauty industry? Now that we can begin to think beyond Covid-19, what kind of beauty industry are we building? The Glossy Beauty Forum on May 4 checked in with industry leaders, founders and experts to ask what’s on their minds at this inflection point. We heard how Gen Z founders are shaking...
The rise of miscarriage leave prompts debate around pregnancy discrimination So far only two countries have government-mandated paid bereavement and recovery leave for women who suffer miscarriages: India and New Zealand.
Overheard at the Glossy Beauty Forum: ‘Social media gives everyone an opportunity to be in the same space’ At Tuesday's Glossy Beauty Forum, executives from the beauty and wellness industries came together to discuss how they’re evolving their business strategies in the Covid-19 age.
24 Gen-Z names defining beauty Those who are driving Gen-Z beauty are celebrating individuality, championing self-care and encouraging experimentation. Along with Instagram makeup fans and TikTok skinfluencers, they include gamers, dancers, musicians and young brand founders. This is a guide to the established and breakout names informing beauty and, more importantly, culture today.