Influencers

"I love a platform, but — please quote me — never a wedge, and never a cork wedge. Okay? Somebody needs to tell J.Lo."

Today, "influencer" applies to all kinds of online creators beyond aspirational pretty people, from TikTokers to a new guard of commentators as fluent in memes as they are Margiela. But it's still unclear who among the new guard will be able to parlay their current audience into a lasting career.

In some cases, their success lies in the fact that they don't.

Plus, why cross-generational collaboration is crucial when it comes to making fashion more sustainable.

The pill-free cashmere is just a start.

Let's just say the Y2K-obsessed content creator knows her way around a flea market.

As American fashion evolves, so does the American celebrity.

Which high-end pump is unbearably painful? How does buying a Birkin really work? Charles Gross has all the answers, and he isn't afraid to share them.

"I'm the type of person where, if you ask me in Starbucks where my shirt's from, I'll literally pull up the website for you. I'll tell you when I got it. I'll tell you how it fits."

Makeup artists, dermatologists and more cut through the noise to help determine what is — and maybe isn't — worth trying.

Beyond their own successful Instagram, the Haitian sisters are encouraging brands to invest in creators of color through their agency, NYCxStudio.

No follower count is too small to drop a line of tees with your face on it. But for creators, that's not always what moves the needle.

Plus, rethinking 'stuff' in a lost year.

More thought-leaders than tastemakers, "genuinfluencers" are less interested in promoting products than they are in spreading ideas.

If you want to make it big on the kids' new favorite platform, you're going to want to listen to its lead of fashion and beauty partnerships.

Romanticizing life connected to the land has complicated implications, but it's starting to shape what we see as aspirational.

Plus, the dangerous plot to get conspiracy theories into our news feeds via influencers.

The ASA upheld a complaint that argued that Instagram posts shelling for the buy-now-pay-later service encouraged unnecessary spending.

In 2020, TikTok became the new "It" platform. And yet with a few exceptions, the industry has been hesitant to latch on. That will soon change.

The under-25 demographic became fashion and beauty's "It" influencers, top consumers and most vocal activists this year. They're also just getting started.

Plus, Michael Kors and God's Love We Deliver host the Golden Heart Awards.

With more than 4 million followers, chances are you already know the 19-year-old as a model, creator and Rick Owens aficionado. But you may soon know him as a designer, too.

As TikTok stars start exploring mainstream fame outside the platform, stylists are helping them level up to get there.

Plus, fashion's changing views on cultural appropriation.