Unilever leads charge in improved beauty inclusivity
‘Beauty for all’ is one of this year’s top five industry trends. In a bid to become more inclusive, Unilever is dropping the term ‘normal’ from its products and advertising. Beauty that caters to all, irrespective of body, hair, and skin type, has quickly become of urgent importance to...
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How bioplastic could be the future of fashion
Believe it or not, the sequins on this dress are made from 100% bioplastic and could provide some insight into the future of high-end fashion materials. Now you might be thinking, what is bioplastic? In this case, bioplastic might be the answer to one of fashion's most prevalent plastic waste...
The beauty industry to bounce back faster than fashion post-pandemic
On course to surpass 2019’s sales levels this year, the global beauty industry is one step ahead of fashion, which isn’t expected to recover until 2022. Here’s how. According to McKinsey, the global beauty market is set to surpass 2019’s sales this year, despite pandemic-induced setbacks, while fashion is...
The C-List is the first ever beauty platform for cancer patients
A first of its kind, C-List is host to advice, product recommendations, beauty tutorials, and a supportive online community for people diagnosed with cancer. Highlighting a lesser-known challenge faced by cancer patients, The C-List is an innovative new website giving those living with the disease the chance to shop ‘cancer-kinder’...
Thirteen Lune: the ‘one-stop-shop’ for BIPOC-founded beauty
More than just a retail platform, the new shopping experience is a way to create financial parity and reframe how Black and Brown-owned beauty brands are perceived. According to a 2018 Nielson report, Black consumers are likely to spend nine times more on beauty products than any other group. Despite...
Ocean waste has found its way into haute couture
At the helm of fashion’s reset period, designer Iris van Herpen has unveiled a haute couture dress made entirely from plastic fabric produced by Parley for the Oceans. Neither tradition nor a global pandemic can hinder progress it seems. Yet another step forward amid fashion’s moment of reckoning (brought about...
New law prohibits influencers from using ‘misleading’ beauty filters
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that social media influencers must now disclose when they use ‘misleading’ beauty filters on sponsored posts. Ever since ‘fake aesthetic’ filters began flooding our Instagram feeds in early 2019 they’ve become common place, so much so that you may not even realise you’re looking at an altered selfie that can manipulate anything from eye colour to your jawbone. Whether this involves skin that appears...
Stella McCartney’s latest collection puts people and planet first
The designer's latest sustainable, vegan activewear collection is made from recycled plastic, an ode to the next generation's environmentally and socially conscious youth. ‘I am continuously inspired by the world around us, and the people within it who are taking a stand for their communities and planet,’ says Stella McCartney on her latest collaboration with Adidas titled FuturePlayground. Released last Friday, it’s a two-part collection described as combining streetwear’s ever-more expressive...
Beauty brands turn to blockchain to boost consumer confidence
With transparency an urgent new focus for the industry, blockchain technology is being used by brands to lift the lid on false claims and ultimately change the way we shop. If you don’t know what blockchain is, it’s an incorruptible system of recording information that makes it near-impossible to change, hack, or cheat what’s been inputted. Amid growing scrutiny that the beauty industry isn’t nearly as transparent as it should be,...
How new app Sojo is creating a circular fashion system for lockdown
Sojo is a brand-new app connecting users with local seamster companies through a pick-up/delivery service, creating a fresh circular fashion system during lockdown. While the pandemic has given the style-obsessed an opportunity to take a look at their existing wardrobes with a fresh pair of eyes, it hasn’t allowed us to get well-worn clothes mended, altered, and tailored professionally. Regardless of how closely you follow DIY TikTok customisation videos currently surging...
