Olivier Rousteing’s new muse is … makeup? For everyone. It’s not exactly a state secret that many fashion brands are powered by their beauty business. That the clothes and the “image,” financially out of reach for the majority of fans except as social-media-proffered fantasy, help sell the fragrances and lipsticks, which are (relatively) accessible by…

Olivier Rousteing’s’s spring show for Balmain coincided with the official launch of a new range of perfumes by licensee Estée Lauder Cos., and the designer said backstage he’s convinced that fashion and beauty will further converge in the future in unexpected ways. “I wanted to include the beauty world into the fashion world, and I…

Credit: Samuel Hubbard As fall approaches, sustainable fashion and beauty accessories take center stage. Below we have curated a list of some of our favorite standout picks of the season from eco-friendly glasses created by a 4th-generation family-run company to ‘free spirited’ slip-on loafers. Black Suede Pointed Loafer + Studded Twiggy Strap Credit: Alterre Alterre’s…

“I actually think the face is the sexiest part of a woman’s body.” So said Olivier Rousteing to Into The Gloss back in 2012. That was Rousteing’s first full year as creative director of Balmain, which he’d first joined in 2009, and first shown for in September 2011. Tonight, backstage, he said: “I didn’t know…

“I actually think the face is the sexiest part of a woman’s body.” So said Olivier Rousteing to Into The Gloss back in 2012. That was Rousteing’s first full year as creative director of Balmain, which he’d first joined in 2009, and first shown for in September 2011. Tonight, backstage, he said: “I didn’t know…

Much of the forecast for Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2025 is cloudy and rainy, but that hasn’t stopped the Parisians from pulling out all the stops sartorially as they sprint around the city for seven days in order to get from show to show on time. The crowd of editors, stylists, influencers, and celebrities are…

Photos by Seleen Saleh for ESSENCE While NYFW sets the initial tone of fashion month— with London and Milan maintaining the vibe— true beauty and fashion enthusiasts universally agree that Paris takes gold.  The week commenced with a bang, featuring up-and-coming indie brands such as New York’s Vaquera NYC. This highlights a growing trend of…

MILAN — Dust off your Girl Scout or sailing skills, for they might be needed to keep pace with the beauty trends seen here during fashion week. When it came to hairstyles, knots ruled the catwalks, with models’ hair pulled back and twisted in different shapes at myriad collections. Hairstyle at the Ferragamo spring 2025 fashion…

Though Jonathan Lyndon Chase is best known for their charged figurative paintings and plush sculptures, the genesis point for their creative process isn’t dissimilar to that of many fashion designers. ‘My artistic practice usually starts with a drawing or a sketch and then it sort of ripples out and transforms from there,’ they share over…