Smart Glasses Are Ready for a Breakthrough Year
Style-conscious devices equipped with multi-modal AI are set to redefine the wearables landscape in 2026, with smart eyewear emerging as a leading format. The category is projected to exceed $30…
Opinion: Cartier Is Becoming Gen Z’s Rolex With Help from Taylor Swift
When Taylor Swift announced her engagement to Travis Kelce, it wasn’t just the huge diamond ring that sent fans into a frenzy. For watch enthusiasts, it was the rare gold…
Black Friday’s Latest Boom: Plastic Surgery Clinics
Welcome back to Haul of Fame, your must-read beauty roundup for new products, new ideas and a cryo-therapy chamber for the Met Gala. Included in today’s issue: Colourpop, E.l.f. Beauty,…
Inside the Playbook to Revive Filler Sales
The hyaluronic acid filler category has an image problem. After months of looking themselves in the mirror, pharmaceutical companies are ready to chart its comeback. Across the board, headlines in…
Black Friday Beauty Goes Beyond the Discount
Even as global consumer sentiment has plummeted toward record lows in the latter half of 2025, shoppers are still planning to spend more than ever this Black Friday weekend. Per…
US Retail Sales Are Proving Resilient While Risks Mount
Economists expect a 0.4 percent increase in sales after the 0.6 percent gain a month earlier, based on the Bloomberg survey median estimate. Delayed for more than a month by…
Are Candle Brands Okay?
Welcome back to Haul of Fame, your must-read beauty roundup for new products, new ideas and a Substack Live facial. Included in today’s issue: About-face, Aveno, Base K, Bioderma, Bonjout…
How to Survive Menswear’s Sameness Epidemic
Minimalism is all the rage in menswear — no matter where it’s designed. Whether it’s coming from Japanese brands like Auralee, Ssstein and A.Presse; Scandinavian labels such as Mfpen, Our…
Supplements Are Booming. So Is Scepticism.
When the US Food and Drug Administration passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, or DSHEA, in 1994, there were 4,000 supplements on the market. Today, there are close…
High Margin: What Happens For Luxury If AI Goes Bust?
Chipmaker Nvidia’s earnings aren’t normally the biggest story in luxury. But this week, concerns about an AI bubble have reached a boil — with big implications for the key US…