What Is Your Definition Of Fashion?

Listen to the full conversation between Abby Price and Fashionista Staff Writer Catie Pusateri on The Fashionista Network on Spotify. View the original article to see embedded media. Everything changed for Abbode — then a small vintage and dry floral arrangement shop in New York City's Nolita neighborhood — after founder Abby Price dusted off an embroidery machine from the brand's basement for a pop-up event. In one day, Abbode surpassed $5,000 in sales by offering free embroidery with a purchase. (Its previous best-day number was $2,000.) Since then, Abbode has fully shifted gears to focus on personalized embroidery, specializing in waffle pouches, canvas bags, tea towels, cocktail napkins and more. "There's definitely been a trend in personalization and embroidery, but I don't think our styles are going to go out of trend or our colors or our icons," Price said. "It's really just classic things with a twist. You'r...

Occasionally, we use affiliate links on our site. This in no way affects our editorial decision-making. What’s the opposite of gatekeeping? Welcome to “ Payment Processing ,” in which we ask stylish, generally cool people who’ve tried it all about their favorite fashion and beauty buys. Since uploading her first YouTube video in 2009, Jackie Asamoah (known online as Jackie Aina) has been a source of inspiration for an entire generation of beauty and fashion lovers. Seventeen years later, her career has continued to flourish, including the launch of her candle and fragrance brand, Forvr Mood, in 2020. But what remains the same? Her impeccable taste. "My personal style is a mix of elements," she tells Fashionista. It has to be "sexy" ("either the titties are out or the legs are out"), "figure flattering" and "consistent." Having worn everything from Oscar de la Renta to Luar to Christian Siriano, she calls out Sergio Hudson and LaQuan S...

For years, beauty’s middle tier occupied a relatively comfortable position: more elevated than drugstore, less intimidating than prestige and priced just high enough to suggest quality without alienating the average shopper. But as mass brands improve formulas and prestige brands continue to sell aspiration, that middle ground has become increasingly difficult to maintain. Today, brands priced roughly between $20 and $40 are being forced to answer a sharper question: What, exactly, makes them worth it? Value Beyond Price Saint Jō Founder and CEO Allyse Cirillo sees that shift clearly, but she thinks mid-tier brands have consumers' attention right now. “The beauty market is becoming increasingly polarized between low-cost mass and ultra-luxury prestige, and what we’re seeing is a growing consumer who wants something in the middle,” she says. “She wants products that feel luxurious, safe and thoughtfully formulated, but still accessible enough to become part of her daily ritual.” T...

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Occasionally, we use affiliate links on our site. This in no way affects our editorial decision-making. For our  Weekly Drop Watch  column, Fashionista scours the market to curate the most noteworthy releases from our favorite fashion and beauty brands. Keep scrolling for this week’s highlights. Fashion Launches Alex Mill x Margaux Alex Mill and Margaux dropped their second collaboration this week, "a new collection built around Margaux's beloved Selene Flat, reimagined in three colorways that capture the spirit of summer." Alex Mill Creative Director Somsack Sikhounmuong brought his "sense of color, play and warmth" to the sandals, which are available in Poppy Satin, Butter Nappa and Espresso Crinkle Patent and start at $345. Shop them at margauxny.com and alexmill.com . Converse x Collina Strada Photo: Courtesy of Converse Another ...

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Tomi Talabi is the founder of The Black Beauty Club , a cultural platform redefining how we see, celebrate and invest in Black beauty. Since launching in 2020, The Black Beauty Club has become a go-to destination for conversations, experiences and collaborations that center Black women at the heart of beauty and culture. Previously, Talabi led global communications at Estée Lauder Companies and spearheaded inclusive storytelling at Pinterest . Over the past 10 years in the beauty industry, I have watched Black-founded brands get covered on a schedule: during Black History Month, on Juneteenth, around a moment of social reckoning or alongside a time of struggle. Too often, the stories center survival, scarcity or support, instead of the things we would lead with for any other beauty brand: innovation, performance, desirability, cultural relevance and commercial potential. This framing matters because it does not just stay in the press. It follows founders into investor meetings, ret...