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Selena Gomez Kicks Off Awards Season in a 323-Hour Chanel Gown at the Golden Globes

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10 months ago

January 12, 2026

Selena Gomez opened the 2026 awards season at the top of the best-dressed lists. At the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, held Sunday, January 11 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, the star arrived in a custom Chanel gown by the house’s creative director, Matthieu Blazy — a look Fashion Police Nigeria ranked among the defining dresses of the night, on the carpet that traditionally kicks off Hollywood’s awards season. It was the kind of entrance that sets the terms for every red carpet that follows.

The gown was a study in craftsmanship. Cut strapless in black velvet, it carried a feathered neckline built from silk chiffon and silk organza, and the construction numbers behind it were remarkable: 323 hours of work and 200 embroidered elements went into the single dress. Fashion Police Nigeria’s roundup made the broader point about the night — black-and-white dressing dominated the carpet, with texture doing the talking: embroidery, feather accents, light-catching fabrics and fringe. Gomez’s gown was that thesis in its most luxurious form.

She leaned fully into old-Hollywood glamour, styling the dress with a voluminous, coiffed bob. Her husband, Benny Blanco, coordinated in a black tuxedo, and the pair delivered one of the evening’s most polished arrivals. W Magazine also placed the Chanel among its 11 best-dressed looks of the night, while Preview Philippines framed the Globes as the first indication of the style narratives that would shape the year ahead, with muted colors and generous textures leading.

There was a larger story woven into the same carpet: Ayo Edebiri also wore black velvet Chanel, a dress from Blazy’s first Métiers d’Art collection. Two defining looks from one house on the season’s first major night was an early signal that Blazy’s Chanel would become the defining label of the 2026 awards season — and Gomez’s 323-hour gown was the statement that started it, at the very first stop of the season.

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L’Oréal Powers Past the Beauty Market: €35.33 Billion in Nine Months as Salon and Derm Brands Lead

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4 days ago

October 22, 2026

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The world’s largest beauty company is growing faster than the market it leads. L’Oréal reported sales of €35.33 billion for the first nine months of 2026, up 6.9% like-for-like and 7.7% as reported, in a statement released on October 22. Third-quarter sales reached €11.56 billion, up 7.2% like-for-like.

CEO Nicolas Hieronimus called it “an exceptional third quarter,” saying the global beauty market “once again proved its resilience” and that L’Oréal “continued to significantly outpace it” — company commentary put the wider market’s growth at roughly 5% for the quarter.

The quarter’s heavy lifting came from the group’s two professional-facing divisions. Professional Products — home to Kérastase, Redken and L’Oréal Professionnel — sold €1,469.1 million in Q3, up 12.1% like-for-like, while Dermatological Beauty (La Roche-Posay, CeraVe, SkinCeuticals) sold €1,871.6 million, up 12.2%. L’Oréal Luxe added €4,176.6 million (+6.4%) and Consumer Products €4,044.3 million (+4.3%), as fragrances and haircare drove growth, skincare continued to accelerate, and e-commerce sales grew around 17% — well ahead of the online beauty market.

The brand highlights told the same story. Kérastase grew double-digit, powered by Gloss Absolu, Genesis and Chronologiste; La Roche-Posay launched Mela B3 Double-Dose and Anthelios UV Air; Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre and MYSLF fragrances grew double-digit; and the newly acquired fragrance house Creed performed strongly.

Regionally, SAPMENA-SSA was the standout at +19.2% like-for-like, followed by Europe at +9.9% and North Asia at +7.8%; North America grew 2.2% (5.6% adjusted), and Latin America was the only region to decline, down 1.0%. During the period L’Oréal also closed its acquisition of a majority stake in Innovist, a digital-first Indian personal care house of brands — a results statement that underlines a simple point: at €35 billion in nine months, L’Oréal is not just leading the beauty business, it is widening the gap.