BIPOC news and archive

Sephora names 2025 Accelerate brands

Sephora North America has selected eight BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) brands for its 2025 Accelerate programme, which is designed to nurture and propel emerging beauty brands. The 2025 edition marks a decade of Sephora championing emerging talent and continues to be a vital launchpad for BIPOC-founded and -owned businesses,...

RetailFeatured

Spotlight on Black independent retailers: Livewear curated by Áwet New York

There’s space in the fashion world for everyone. That includes independent retail. But what does it take to become an independent retailer? And what is it like to be a Black independent retailer, in an industry that hasn’t always been supportive of Black creatives? There’s a lot we can learn from Black independent retailers regarding business,...

Business|Beauty

Sephora names eight beauty brands for accelerator incubator

Sephora North America has selected eight brands founded by Black, Indigenous, and people of colour (BIPOC), spanning haircare, makeup, skincare, and fragrance categories for its 2024 Accelerate incubator programme. The Accelerator, now in its ninth year, focuses on building a community of innovative, inspirational brand founders in the beauty...

Business|Beauty

Sephora names seven beauty brands for accelerator incubator

Sephora North America has selected seven brands founded by Black, Indigenous, and people of colour (BIPOC) spanning fragrance, make-up, and skincare for its 2023 Accelerate incubator programme. The accelerator, now in its eighth year, offers founders in the beauty space a foundation, network, and ecosystem for their brands to launch and thrive....

FashionFeatured

Saks names ‘The New Wave’ emerging designers

Saks has launched the second year of its emerging designer accelerator programme, ‘The New Wave,’ featuring eight new brands including Claude Kameni, Keeyahri, Ludovic de Saint Sernin, Nalebe, Sunni Sunni, Undra Celeste, Who Decides War, and Zeynap Arcay. The accelerator programme was launched last year to develop and support high-potential...

Fashion

Eloquii sponsors BIPOC indie designers with The Cultivate Award

Eloquii is working to help independent BIPOC designers bring their visions to life and build thriving businesses. The size-inclusive womenswear label has announced its sponsorship of The Cultivate Award - an initiative presented by blog The Curvy Fashionista to support and nurture the next generation of BIPOC designers in the plus-size fashion...