These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Tuesday.
Inside Matthieu Blazy’s First Year at Chanel
Matthieu Blazy has quickly proved a hit as Chanel’s artistic director, with the brand’s profits up 5% in his first year and fashion sales up 16% in the first half of 2026, according to The Wall Street Journal. Bruno Pavlovsky, Chanel’s president of fashion activities, also noted the success arrived faster than expected. Blazy leads by listening to his teams and the house’s artisans before weighing in, and his work blends craft with a sense of joy and humanity. {WSJ/paywalled}
Bernard Arnault on Running LVMH
In an interview with WWD after receiving the 2026 John B. Fairchild Honor for Lifetime Achievement, Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH, says his engineering background taught him to simplify problems, and his family’s business in Roubaix taught him to build for the long term. Arnault notes he is proudest of creating a French, family-run global leader, and credits its success to creative freedom, respect for craftsmanship and little bureaucracy. {WWD/paywalled}
AI-Generated Models Raise Concerns Across the Fashion Industry
Some fashion brands are asking models to sign contracts giving them broad rights to use AI on their images, according to a Reuters investigation. The unsigned contracts, from brands including Diesel, Calvin Klein and L’Oréal, sought rights to swap models’ faces, create digital clones without extra pay and train AI tools on their images. This comes as agencies report fewer bookings and retailers like Zalando turn to AI-generated imagery. {Reuters/paywalled}
Jennifer Lawrence Launches Hair-Care Brand Mes°
Jennifer Lawrence launched Mes°, a hair-care brand she co-founded with Jasmina Aganovic, founder of biotech startup Arcaea. Lawrence is the founder and Aganovic is CEO of the 50-50 venture. The brand sells directly to consumers and launches with three products: the Multitask Repair Mask ($52), the Off-Duty Restyling Serum ($44) and the Good Roots Volume Mist ($34). Mes°’s product lineup is designed to improve hair health while styling and to simplify routines by stretching the time between washes. {WWD/paywalled}
H&M Design Award Returns With Eight Graduate Finalists
H&M announced Tuesday the eight finalists for its Design Award, which returns this year after a five-year break. The finalists were chosen from more than 1,000 applicants from more than 60 fashion schools, spanning Tokyo, London, Paris, Antwerp, Brussels and Florence, and each will receive €10,000 ($11,144). A jury that includes Paloma Elsesser, Ib Kamara and Emma Chopova will pick a winner Nov. 18 at a ceremony in London, where the winner will receive €150,000 ($167,178), a year of mentorship and a collection produced and sold in select H&M stores and online. {WWD/paywalled}
Travel Retail Beauty Sales Fall 5.6%
Global travel retail sales of beauty products fell 5.6% to $13.8 billion in the first half of 2026 even as passenger numbers hit records. Asia-Pacific sales dropped 12.1% on weakness in mainland China, and the Middle East and Africa fell 3.9%, while Europe and the Americas grew. Fragrance was the only major category to grow, up 5.9%, and now makes up 40.1% of beauty sales in the channel. Retailers and brands are responding with exclusive launches, personalized services and airport stores from specialty chains such as Mecca. {Vogue Business/paywalled}
Holiday Shipping Costs Could Hit Record High
Holiday-season parcel delivery prices are on track to hit a record high as diesel costs and changes to how carriers calculate fuel surcharges raise retailers’ shipping bills. Ground delivery prices are forecasted to rise 5.8% in the fourth quarter from a year earlier, and express delivery prices are forecasted to jump 13.8%. Diesel averaged $6.28 a gallon as of Oct. 19, up 65% since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28. {Business of Fashion/paywalled}