How Fashion and Beauty Can Better Engage with Black Businesses
Four months after renewed demands for racial justice hit the fashion and beauty industries, what — beyond symbolic gestures — has been done, and what will it take to make initiatives like the 15 Percent Pledge work?
Why Basics Like Toothpaste and Deodorant Are More Important to the Beauty Industry Than Ever
From razor blades to tampons, companies are raising the bar in essentials, set to become even more important to brands as a global recession sets in, writes Sarah Brown.
How Big Brands Can Adopt a Start-Up Mindset
In beauty’s entrepreneur-driven era of personal connection and authenticity, nothing’s less cool, or more (perhaps unfairly) maligned than being part of the system. Sarah Brown talks to the pros about how to rethink business as usual.
How Doctor Brands Cash In on Authority
Clinically minded skincare brands — inspired by in-office treatments and cutting-edge science — have taken centre stage on today’s exploding skincare frontier. Sarah Brown asks: Do these (generally tiny) brands pose a credible threat to the establishment?
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