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These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday. Nike Cuts 1,400 Jobs Amid the company's "Win Now" turnaround plan, Nike laid off approximately 1,400 operations roles across North America, Europe and Asia. This represents less than 2% of the company's total global headcount. The changes are aimed at "simplifying complexity" in global operations, according to Nike. { Footwear News /paywalled} Jacob Elordi Is the New Face of Bleu de Chanel Photo: Courtesy of Chanel Chanel has named Jacob Elordi as the new ambassador for Bleu de Chanel. Elordi succeeds Timothée Chalamet as the face of the fragrance . The new Bleu de Chanel L'Exclusif campaign will be unveiled in May 2026. "Bleu de Chanel L'Exclusif has strong ties to cinema," Elordi said in a statement. "The filmmakers and actors who have collabora...

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Today, most would agree that quality clothing should be accessible to all, rather than a privilege afforded exclusively to the elite. A century ago, however, things were different. Enter Elizabeth Hawes, a radical fashion designer, critic, author and political advocate who famously sought to democratize fashion, and lived by the philosophy that clothing is a direct expression of the self. Hawes, who ran her own couture house, proposed methods to develop quality mass manufacturing (which would not enter the mainstream until the 1960s) on U.S. soil, all the way back in the 1920s. She's often referred to as one of the first American couturiers, and yet she remains a hidden figure in fashion history — until now, at least: The Cincinnati Art Museum is putting the spotlight on Hawes' work with a new exhibit, "Elizabeth Hawes: Radical American Fashion." When Hawes began designing, Parisian fashion largely influenced American dress. In fact, Hawes actually got her start in ...

As the secondhand market grows, the fashion industry spends a lot of time discussing which luxury brands and items are the most lucrative on resale sites, but which brands are the most counterfeited? On Thursday, AI-powered authentication platform Entrupy released its State of the Fake 2026 report, which highlights how common counterfeiting is among various brands and items. An official authenticator for TikTok Shop, Entrupy also works with retailers, secondhand shops and department stores around the world to authenticate handbags, sneakers and apparel using AI that compares more than 90 million images of real and counterfeit products. It authenticated $3.34 billion worth of merchandise last year and boasts a 99.86% accuracy rate. Luxury's Most-Faked Brands Of Entrupy's total luxury authentications for 2025, the vast majority — 91.9% — came back authentic. Louis Vuitton was named the "most-faked" luxury brand, meaning it had the largest volume of "unident...

These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Tuesday. Rihanna and Her Daughter Rocki Cover W Magazine  Photo: Tim Walker/Courtesy of W Magazine View the 2 images of this gallery on the original article Rihanna and her daughter Rocki are the cover stars for W Magazine's Volume 3, The Pop Issue. Photographed by Tim Walker and styled by Jahleel Weaver, Rihanna wears a Chanel Haute Couture jacket on her standalone cover and Dior on her shared cover with Rocki (who is wearing a Dior Haute Couture diaper and headpiece). In the cover story written by Maxine Wally, Rihanna's friends and collaborators such as Jonathan Anderson, SZA, Mary J. Blige and A$AP Rocky share their stories about the star. W Magazin...

Jenni Kayne has spent more than two decades building a lifestyle brand around the specific laid-back-yet-luxurious vibe associated with its home base of California. Throughout that time, the label has continued to churn out elevated wardrobe essentials like its beloved cashmere sweaters and silk pants, while also expanding into home decor, furniture and even beauty (via Oak Essentials, a separate brand offering skin-care products with a similarly chic, minimalist aesthetic). And after growing its domestic e-commerce business and expanding its brick-and-mortar footprint across the United States, the Jenni Kayne brand is going global. On Tuesday, the label launched international shipping on its site, making its effortless, coastal apparel and accessories available to new regions including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Further int...