What Is Your Definition Of Fashion?

“I designed my first dress when I was 13 years old,” Tamanna Mullen , founder of Arth Atelier , tells Fashionista. But despite this early interest in fashion, Mullen pursued a business degree after leaving Punjab, India for the U.S. 16 years ago. “The easiest way I can explain that is my upbringing as a South Asian person,” she says, of feeling pressure to study a perceivably serious and respectable subject. Still, the initial vision she had for her career — running her own fashion brand — remained clear. Fashion was part of her upbringing, too, as she came from a culture and family rich in textile knowledge. “Punjab is the hub of textiles and agriculture, and my family were tier-four vendors,” she says. “I’ve always grown up around garments and textiles, and always had a natural curiosity of it.” Mullen paired her curiosity and business degree and entered the world of corporate fashion, working across ...

Occasionally, we use affiliate links on our site. This in no way affects our editorial decision-making. Each month, Fashionista editors try a *lot* of beauty products . And while not every formula we test is a winner, we’re constantly unearthing new favorites. Here, we’ve rounded up our latest hair, skin, fragrance, wellness and makeup discoveries — whether fresh-to-market drops or merely recent additions to our personal routines. As August slipped away into a moment in time (IYKYK), team Fashionista spent the final days of summer refining our beauty routines in preparation for fall’s cooler temperatures (and the non-stop rollercoaster that is New York Fashion Week). August was packed with buzzy makeup launches, including lash-lengthening mascara, transparent tubing brow gel, crease-proof eye shadow, long-lasting color corrector and non-sticky lip gloss. Our editors also upgraded their respective body-care routines with a vanilla-scented moisturizi...

What can diverse hair representation look like in the gaming world? That’s the question The Doux Co-Founder Maya Smith set out to answer when she launched My Salon Empire, a tycoon-style hair salon game now available on Roblox (an online platform that allows users to create avatars and build virtual worlds).  The free game invites Roblox players to manage their own hair salon and serve clients, including completing consultations, shampooing and styling hair (with branded The Doux products, of course), practicing hair-care techniques and hiring staff. As players grow their salons, they can unlock upgrades, expand inventory and even scale to open multiple locations. Users can also visit salons created by other players. Photo: Courtesy of The Doux “It’s a really cool way to bring our customers into The Doux world,” Smith tells Fashionista. “When we started developing it, we thought about how to tell people the story of how The Doux started...

These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday. CFDA Reveals 2026 Scholarship Fund Winners The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) marked the 30th anniversary of its Scholarship Fund this year, drawing nearly 700 applications and awarding scholarships across seven programs (five of which are new this year). The 24 scholarship winners, selected by industry committees from 50 finalists, received between $10,000 and $50,000, along with mentorships and internships at partner brands including Carolina Herrera, Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. { CFDA } Gap Inc. Sees Sales Decline Amid Old Navy Leadership Change Gap Inc. reported a 2% sales decline in the second quarter to $3.65 billion, ending a 10-quarter growth streak, driven largely by seasonal misses at Old Navy, where sales fell by 4%. Old Navy will also welcome new leadership , with former Target and JCPenney executive Michael Francis set to become president and CEO on Nov. 2. Francis succeeds H...

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These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday. Nyakio Grieco Reacquires Thirteen Lune, Expands to South Africa Nyakio Grieco has reacquired beauty retailer Thirteen Lune from SNR Capital, the founder told WWD . Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Following Grieco’s reacquisition, Thirteen Lune announced its first global expansion through a partnership with South African online retailer Takealot. The expansion will go live on Takealot in Q4 2026, anchored by localized activations and interactive retail pop-ups. { WWD /paywalled; Fashionista inbox} Japanese Artist Yayoi Kusama Dies at 97 Yayoi Kusama, a Japanese artist known for her polka-dot paintings and phallic sculptures, died on Aug. 14 at 97. She first gained attention in the late 1950s and early 1960s with her abstract paintings called “Infinity Nets.” In 2012 and 2023, Kusama also collaborated with Louis Vuitton to translate her signature dots onto handbags, accessories and read...

The fashion and beauty industries are filled with interesting people from all over the world who have great taste — the types you can rely on for excellent travel recommendations. So, we’re asking them about their favorite food, shopping and wellness spots in their cities. Consider  this series  your fashion and beauty person’s guide to travel. It’s not a secret that some of the biggest beauty innovations happen in Seoul. It’s where so many of our favorite products are created, so of course, brand founders from all over the world flock to the South Korean capital to make magic happen. But for esthetician and Superegg founder Erica Choi, it’s even more personal. The New York-based skin-care founder was born in Busan (South Korea’s second-largest city), and spent summers there growing up. Now that she has a skin-care brand, she still heads to Korea every summer to mix business with pleasure. “Because our products a...