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18 May

The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Names Finalists; Beyoncé Teases Beauty Brand

The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Names Finalists; Beyoncé Teases Beauty Brand
IN IT TO WIN IT: A fresh batch of aspiring designers are within the running for one among fashion’s more coveted prizes. The Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue have announced this yr’s contenders for the 2023 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. The winner will receive $300,000 and two runners-up will go home with $100,000 each. The aim for all is to realize the constructing blocks which are crucial to create a viable and long-lasting business. The finalists this time around are: Angelo Fabricio Urrutia of 4SDesigns, Colin LoCascio, Rachel Scott of Diotima, Kim Shui, Kozaburo Akasaka of Kozaburo, Melitta Baumeister, Sami Miro of Sami Miro Vintage, Fletcher Kasell and Tanner Richie of Tanner Fletcher, Everard Best and Téla D’Amore of Who Decides War, and Henry Zankov of Zankov.  The CFDA’s chairman...
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18 May

EXCLUSIVE: British Vogue Tops Inaugural Launchmetrics Rating of Glossy Magazines

EXCLUSIVE: British Vogue Tops Inaugural Launchmetrics Rating of Glossy Magazines
PRINTED MATTER: British Vogue and Italian Vogue edged out American Vogue in Launchmetrics’ inaugural rating of the highest 20 glossy magazines when it comes to fashion, luxury and sweetness promoting. Harper’s Bazaar U.S. and Marie Claire Korea round out the top-five titles with essentially the most ad pages, with Australian Vogue at number six, T Magazine from The Recent York Times in seventh place, Korea’s Noblesse and Korean Vogue in eighth and ninth position, and French Vogue at number 10. Actual page counts weren't disclosed. Also making the highest 20 were American Elle, Korean magazine Luxury, Italian Marie Claire, Vogue Japan, Japan’s 25 Ans, British Harper’s Bazaar, Italian title Amica, Vogue Taiwan, Vogue Arabia and W Korea. Those top-20 magazines also held roughly...
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18 May

This Founder Created A Braiding Hair Brand That Nourishes

This Founder Created A Braiding Hair Brand That Nourishes
After struggling to search out non-irritating braiding hair for a protective style in preparation for a vacation, Osahon Ojeaga ordered from a higher-quality brand online. Or so she thought. “My scalp was on fire,” she told ESSENCE, admitting she’d turned to the web to buy the hair after failing to search out a beauty supply store in her Silicon Valley neighborhood that catered to ethnic hair types. “It was a extremely terrible experience, not only due to the hair itself, but the client service was poor as well.” That was the straw that broke the camel’s back. “It was identical to, what? We don’t deserve this. I can do higher than this,” she said. “I’m just going to...
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