October 2014 in US beauty: Glossier launched and reset the DTC beauty conversation, Charlotte Tilbury landed at Bergdorf with Pillow Talk leading the way, the cushion-compact category fully entered the US, Halloween makeup got its most editorial year yet, and holiday gift sets landed two weeks earlier than 2013.
Fall 2014 ready-to-wear from the major US fashion houses — Marc Jacobs delivered an emotionally heavy first post-LV collection, Calvin Klein cemented its minimal uniform, Michael Kors owned the camel coat conversation, Ralph Lauren went sporting-Western, Donna Karan held the city uniform, and the mid-tier consolidated everyday wardrobe.
September 2014 in US beauty: Lancôme Miracle Cushion finally launched at US prestige, NYFW Spring 2015 went glossy-lid and half-up, Charlotte Tilbury confirmed her US arrival at Bergdorf, Glossier’s pre-launch energy peaked, and Allure Best of Beauty held the late-year purchase list.
August 2014 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
July 2014 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
Independent US jewellery makers we kept coming back to in summer 2014 — Wwake’s asymmetric opals, Maya Brenner’s alphabet pendants, Ariel Gordon’s solid 14-karat chains, Mociun’s unmatched-stone wedding bands, and Loren Stewart’s plain-band workhorses.
June 2014 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
May 2014 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
April 2014 in beauty — the launches we were testing then, the brands that mattered, and which picks from that edit still hold up today.
Spring 2014 ready-to-wear from the major US fashion houses — Marc Jacobs went floral and softer, Calvin Klein cemented the sport-tailoring template, Tory Burch deepened bohemian, Michael Kors stayed on brand with column dresses, DVF extended the wrap-dress vocabulary, and J.Crew/Madewell/Gap defined everyday dressing.
