Before diving into the fast-paced world of beauty entrepreneurship, Alexandra Spunt and Franchesca Hashim met as co-workers at Everlane. Spunt, the "sustainable" fashion brand's co-founder, and Hashim, who headed its marketing team, bonded over "clean" skin-care discussions and identified a gap in the sun-care market for mineral SPF that was actually enjoyable to use. "Alex and I weren't necessarily itching to become entrepreneurs," Hashim tells Fashionista. "It just started from a conversation that would not end where we were like, 'Why is [mineral sunscreen] so bad? Why can't I find something? Why do I, being a Black woman, have to make a sacrifice to get a 'cleaner' product?'" With the shared goal of revamping the mineral sun-care category, the duo officially launched Good Weather Skin in 2025. After all, their bond transcended Everlane's walls: "We were this two-headed monster and we knew that we would...
These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday. Phia Reveals New Celebrity Backers Phia, the AI shopping app launched by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kiann, announced the investor cohort behind its $35.5 million Series A round. New celebrity backers include Khloé Kardashian, Alix Earle , Alexandre Arnault, Mindy Kaling, Karlie Kloss , Cait Bailey, Jessica Alba, Shaboozey, Ashley Graham, Halsey, Jay Shetty, Wendi Murdoch, Olivia Culpo, Amy Griffin, Lilly Singh, Brooks Nader, The Nader Sisters, Chriselle Lim, Codie Sanchez, Zack Bia, Bobbi Brown, Sophia Amoruso, Rachel Zoe, Winnie Harlow, Alex Pall & Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers, Lori Harvey, Leila Hormozi, Ice Spice, Gunna, Eileen Gu, Sydney Sweeney , Paris Hilton and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. {Fashionista inbox} Allina Liu Forced to Halt Production In an Instagram post shared on Thursday, designer Allina Liu announced that her namesake label's Spring 2026 production styles were lost in transit. Liu shared that her...