The body-care category is enjoying its "skinification" moment, eschewing simple scented creams for "facial-grade" formulas packed with ceramides and actives. Gen Alpha consumers (or social media-savvy 8- to 15-year-olds who boast $95 billion in spending power, according to DKC ) are increasingly tapping into all things body care, as seen in these so-called " Sephora kids" descending upon the skin-care aisles. But, in light of Gen Alpha skin-care enthusiasts flocking to anti-aging creams and retinols years before their first wrinkle even materializes, how can body-care brands formulate products that work with — rather than against — these tweens' growing skin? "Children's skin is biologically different from adult skin," Dr. Tiffany Libby , a Rhode Island-based double board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon, tells Fashionista. "It has a more delicate barrier and can be more susceptible to irritation." Thanks to their...
Even if you don't know Erin Walsh, you've seen her work. She styles the most talked-about celebrities, including Selena Gomez , Mindy Kaling, Kerry Washington and Anne Hathaway, who is currently turning heads on "The Odyssey" press tour. Walsh is now also an entrepreneur and author. Her first book, "The Art of Intentional Dressing: Your Essential Style Guide for Manifesting a Magnetic Life," was published by HarperOne in May (and includes a foreword by Hathaway). As if she's not busy enough, Walsh teamed up with luxury lifestyle and concierge platform Velocity Black as an official partner to create exclusive fashion experiences for its members through curated styling sessions and fashion programming. To celebrate the World Cup, she created a shoppable capsule in partnership with Moda Operandi, inspired by how fashion shows up around the game (complete with a limited-edition collection of hand-painted Marc Jacobs World Cup Tote Bags). ...