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This week, WWD has the first look at the Paris fashion calendar for January. Also, a breakdown of all of fashion's leadership changes in 2024 and the biggest trends in beauty. Plus, get all the details on WWD's first-ever Style Awards and Golden Globes and Eye on the Red Carpet Livestream.

Experience the Golden Globes like never before with WWD! From exclusive moments at the WWD Style Awards honoring the best fashion and beauty of awards season, to the swag of WWD Style Suite, and the annual WWD pre-show live stream straight from the red carpet — we’re bringing you the stories behind the glamour. Don’t miss a moment of the magic! Tune in to our Eye on the Red Carpet Golden Globes livestream on Amazon Live, X, YouTube, Linkedin and at WWD.com. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eCfNpay4

Luxury might be more resilient to economic uncertainties and consumer swings than other tiers, but it’s hardly immune. In the first half of 2024, 42 percent of publicly listed luxury companies reported negative growth, with revenue dipping 0.4 percent in this period. And this current slowdown — the luxury market’s first in recent years — follows a period of double-digit annual luxury growth since 2020. Even so, an elite group of maisons are not just weathering the storm, they’re achieving double-digit growth, according to a new global report from Accenture titled “Luxe Eternal: How Luxury Brands Are Reinventing for Success.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/gWTN7DwS

On today's cover: Ending on a High—Ralph Lauren has had quite the year, from the Paris Olympics to the Hamptons, and remains on a roll with a pre-fall 2025 collection, seen here, hitting all the right notes with a balance of casual and dressy, day and evening, sport and chic, masculine slouch and feminine sensuality, classicism and modern nods to trends - without being too theme-y. For more on pre-fall, see pages 8 and 9, inside today's Digital Daily here: https://lnkd.in/eMMQSwWM Photography by Meghan Marin for WWD

Supermodels have sold the world everything, from couture gowns and toothpaste to tomes featuring highlights from their modeling careers. But where did they ever come from?⁠ ⁠ In a new book from fashion journalist Caroline Leaper, “Supermodels Discovered” (Laurence King Publishing), which is set for release Jan. 2, traces the origin stories of 53 faces who have helped change fashion, starting from 1911 to the present day.⁠ ⁠ Read more: https://lnkd.in/dyxhusFV

For the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards, WWD will honor the talent behind the talent — the stylists, makeup artists and red carpet trailblazers who make the magic happen behind the scenes. And on Jan. 5, WWD editors will host a fashion and beauty pre-show live, bringing you all the insights into the looks of the night.

On today's cover: Warm and Fuzzy — Those might not be the first words that spring to mind when thinking of New York, but the fashionable set walking the city's packed streets doing their holiday shopping certainly were that as the temperatures suddenly turned colder. They bundled up in cozy knits, fuzzy textures and statement coats, like the one seen here. For more They Are Wearing, see pages 12 and 13, inside today's Digital Daily here: https://lnkd.in/eMMQSwWM Photography by Daniel Zuchnik for WWD

ROAR Forward has revealed its inaugural list of the top ads celebrating the 50-plus consumer across the fashion, beauty and lifestyle sectors in 2024.

Pharrell Williams appeared on a new stage on Tuesday night: the main conference room at UNESCO’s Paris headquarters, where some 800 students gathered to see the music superstar and watch a screening of “Piece by Piece,” a biopic about him told via Lego animation.⁠ ⁠ It was a warmup to his official designation as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Arts Education and Entrepreneurship.⁠ ⁠ “I never dreamed in 51 years that I would be standing at a podium like this, in a building like this,” he told the audience, seated at delegate desks.⁠ Read more: https://lnkd.in/ehJ_pUk7?

On today's cover: Starky's Star to Rise. In an exclusive interview with WWD, "Outer Banks" actor Drew Starkey reflects on his singular focus in Luca Guadagnino's "Queer," embracing solitude and navigating stardom. To read more, see pages 12 to 17, here: https://lnkd.in/eMMQSwWM Photography by Diego Bendezu for WWD