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Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
The Emmy-winning actress’ contributions to fashion include launching a gender-fluid clothing line, Daya by Zendaya; a collaboration with Tommy Hilfiger; and serving as a spokesperson for Lancôme, Bulgari and Valentino. With stylist Law Roach, she’s worn some of 2021′s most talked-about red carpet ensembles. Zendaya joins the ranks of prior Fashion Icon recipients including Naomi Campbell, Beyonce and Lady Gaga.
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) will also name “Queen’s Gambit” star Anya Taylor-Joy its inaugural Face of the Year, and will honour the Model Alliance — a New York-based labour rights protection non-profit — with its Positive Social Influence award at its ceremony on Nov. 10.
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Joan Kennedy is Editorial Associate at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers beauty and marketing.
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The duo behind Skims are taking a minority stake in the luxury cashmere label, with an eye on scaling the cult brand.
After headline pieces — sometimes formerly owned by celebrities or featured on TV — sell for blockbuster prices, they can end up pretty much anywhere, from museums to collectors’ closets.
Serre, who grew sales by 20 percent in 2023, has been named Pitti Uomo’s next guest designer. She’s using the opportunity to show her men’s collection for the first time.