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These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Monday.
Ralph Lauren returns to New York Fashion Week in September
After a four-year break from New York Fashion Week, Ralph Lauren is set to stage a return to the calendar in September, WWD‘s Lisa Lockwood reports. Since his last fashion week show in 2019, the designer has hosted off-calendar runways in Los Angeles and New York, with his last one taking place last October. {WWD/paywalled}
Andie Swim collaborates with Fanm Mon for new summer capsule
Andie Swim teamed up with Fanm Mon on a collection of swimwear, coordinating dresses and coverups. With sizes ranging from 0 to 26, the collection offers consciously-crafted garments that embrace women’s bodies while celebrating the world around them. Prices range from $72 to $289. You can shop the capsule here. {Fashionista inbox]
Sustainability is taking a big hit in today’s fashion economy
Zofia Zwieglinska writes about the difficulties of incorporating sustainability into fashion business practices in the current economic climate for Glossy, with companies less willing to take risks. Rather than putting their efforts behind alternative-material companies, many investors have turned to other potential opportunities like AI. {Glossy}
An update on Lush’s no-social-media strategy
It’s been two years since Lush Cosmetics stopped posting on Facebook and Instagram, following reports of social media’s harmful effects on teenagers. After citing low engagement and potential links to adolescent mental health crises and misinformation, the brand chose to leave the Metaverse in 2021, but that doesn’t mean its products ever left. Thanks to user generated content, Lush has kept up a social presence — even without posting. Allure writer Kara McGrath shares how it’s going. {Allure}
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