Posts by Morgan Hills
New Platform Aims to Streamline Model Booking Process in the Frenetic Age of AI
CHANGE MAKERS: Any brand or mega-retailer that regularly books models for commercial and social media shoots knows what a mass of confusion it can be, with crisscrossing emails and texts, missed and mixed messages. Change, a new, neutral booking platform, is aiming to streamline and clarify the process — and make it a lot less…
Read MoreJune Ambrose Pairs Two-tone Saint Laurent Slingbacks With a Colorblock Look for the 2025 FNAA Red Carpet
June Ambrose brought a vivid material mix to the 39th annual FN Achievement Awards on Wednesday night in New York, arriving in Saint Laurent’s velvet slingback pumps for the industry event. June Ambrose at the 2025 Achievement Awards held at Cipriani 25 Broadway on Wednesday in New York. John Nacion The pumps featured a mustard-gold…
Read MoreEdison Chen Reimagines the Adidas Superstar With Clot x Bape Fusion Camo and a Ripple Sole
Adidas Originals, Clot and Bape have teamed up on a new take on the Superstar, extending Edison Chen’s ongoing run of reinterpretations for the brand. The project pairs an off-white leather upper with stitched ridges, olive cargo accents and a sand-colored ripple sole — a combination that shifts the classic silhouette into more utility-driven territory.…
Read MoreMadhappy and Converse Rework the Chuck 70 With Washed Canvas and Raw Edge Details in First Collaboration
Converse and Madhappy have unveiled their first collaboration, introducing three reworked Chuck 70 styles built around washed canvas, raw-edge construction and Madhappy’s signature star details. Madhappy x Converse The collection blends Converse’s long-running heritage with the Los Angeles brand’s optimistic, modern point of view, creating a lineup that’s deliberately pared back and focused on texture…
Read MoreInditex Q3 Sales Gain 8.4% as Logistics Drives Growth
PARIS – With global headwinds rocking retail, Zara parent company Inditex has continued to see steady sales as it elevates its flagship brand and ups its high-street game. The group’s sales were up 8.4 percent in constant currency in the third quarter to 9.8 billion euros. The strong results beat analysts expectations, which had anticipated…
Read MoreThe 18 Best French-Girl Beauty Products for Acing Effortlessly Chic Winter Glam
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. In this article View More Master the Inimitable French-Girl Beauty Look With These Editor-Recommended Favorites View more + When it comes to beauty, French women have long mastered the art of effortlessness. A swipe…
Read MoreNext Model Management Stays Quiet After Founder Faith Kates’ Departure
Next Model Management’s founder Faith Kates has stepped away from the company that she started, but neither she nor representatives at the company were speaking publicly about her departure on Tuesday. The timing of her departure, which followed the recent release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was questioned in…
Read MoreSienna Miller Pushes Givenchy’s Spring Texture Story With High-pile Mules at the Fashion Awards in London
Sienna Miller opened the 2025 Fashion Awards with a full material play at Royal Albert Hall on Monday evening, arriving in a runway look built around texture — including a pair of blush high-pile mules straight from the Givenchy spring 2026 runway. Sienna Miller wears a head-to-toe Givenchy spring 2026 look, complete with fringe-like high-pile…
Read MoreGivaudan Finalizes Belle Aire Creations Acquisition
PARIS – Givaudan has finalized its acquisition of Belle Aire Creations, a U.S.-based full-service fragrance manufacturer. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Belle Aire Creation’s business would have represented about 65 million Swiss francs of incremental sales to Givaudan’s 2024 results – which equaled 7.4 billion Swiss francs – on a pro-forma basis,…
Read MoreThe Best Podcasts of 2025
Ah, 2025—yet another heck of a year! In the audio realm, as elsewhere, inventiveness is essential during challenging times—so when video-chat podcasts predominate, celebrity-hosted podcasts won’t stop proliferating, and our old friend public radio is under attack, high-quality audio shows, against all odds, persist. Jonathan Goldstein’s wonderful “Heavyweight,” done wrong by Spotify in late 2023,…
Read MoreNow Watch Me Read
Performing personhood has perhaps never been as panoptical, and top of mind, as it is today. Social-media platforms prioritize the fastidious maintenance and monitoring of online personas, creating spaces where identity construction is central to the user experience. But how is one to authentically represent themselves online? Unlike offline reality, where spontaneous and unrehearsed human…
Read MoreLouis Vuitton’s Pietro Beccari Adds Fashion Group Responsibilities
Pietro Beccari, chairman and chief executive officer at Louis Vuitton, is to take on additional responsibilities at the world’s largest luxury group and also become chairman and CEO of the LVMH Fashion Group effective Jan. 1, 2026. He succeeds Sidney Toledano, who “has decided to step down from his operational role,” LVMH said in a…
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