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These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Tuesday.

Addison Rae covers Elle

Addison Rae is the cover star for Elle‘s May 2025 Women in Music issue. Photographed by Ellen Von Unwerth and styled by Alex White, Rae wears a white dress and black lace bra by Prada on one cover, and a Rosamosario tulle robe, bra and panty on a second cover. In conversation with Suzy Exposito, Rae talks dropping out of Louisiana State University and moving to Los Angeles, her upcoming film “Animal Friends” and how she used TikTok as a launchpad for pursuing her dream career. Read the full cover story from the May 2025 issue here. {Elle}

Saks Global to close fulfillment center, cut 450 jobs

Saks Global is closing a fulfillment center in Tennessee and laying off about 450 employees there, according to a WARN Notice filed with the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The conglomerate has downsized multiple times in the last year or so, before and after HBC acquired Neiman Marcus Group in December for $2.7 billion. Saks Global has also faced tensions with vendors as suppliers have shared complaints of not being paid for months, and North American department stores like Saks will be especially vulnerable to the tariffs’ impact on consumer spending. {Retail Dive}

WME veteran launches talent agency spotlighting diverse creatives

Jay Lopez, who was most recently an agent at William Morris Endeavor (WME), has launched Twenty-four Eleven, a New York-based talent agency aiming to increase diverse talent representation in fashion and beauty. The agency’s roster currently includes celebrity makeup artist Karina Milan, who works with Ice Spice and Yara Shahidi; Cynthia Alvarez, hairstylist to Auli’i Cravalho and Ego Nwodim; and Stephanie Escobar, stylist to Maluma and more. “Latin and BIPOC artists have faced barriers to entry and career growth in the industry not because of a lack of talent, but due to systemic roadblocks that limit access and visibility — I created Twenty-four Eleven to help change that,” Lopez told WWD. {WWD/paywalled}

As brands grapple with tariffs, is U.S. distribution worth the investment?

Cashmere ready-to-wear brand Lisa Yang sources all of its yarn from Inner Mongolia, China, and tariff increases are eating into the brand’s margins since the U.S. is the label’s largest market. Lisa Yang is working on opening a U.S. distribution center since the 145% China tariffs, plus existing duties, mean the Sweden-based brand is now paying about 155% tariffs on its imported cashmere. Other brands are also exploring U.S. distribution amid tariffs, which could save money on the logistics side and ensure that import duties won’t fall on the consumer. But investing in U.S. distribution is costly, as U.S. third-party logistics warehouses can cost two to five times more than fulfillment costs in many countries. {Vogue Business/paywalled}

How counterfeits make it onto Ssense

Counterfeits aren’t only a concern for secondhand retailers: Knockoffs are increasingly showing up in firsthand markets as more consumers are ordering new handbags or sneakers and returning a fake version. Influencer Tiffany Kimm went viral in January after claiming Ssense sent her a fake version of The Row’s $1,090 90’s bag. In a follow-up video, Kimm said that Ssense issued her a refund and a 10% discount credit, but wouldn’t confirm if the original bag she ordered was a counterfeit. Returns fraud, in which customers send back empty boxes, less expensive or counterfeit items instead of the merchandise they ordered, is a growing problem in fashion and it led U.S. retailers to lose $104 billion in revenue in 2024. {Business of Fashion/paywalled}

Foot traffic to stores is up as shoppers stock up ahead of tariffs

Customers are rushing to secure goods in both discretionary and non-discretionary categories ahead of price increases from tariffs. According to market intelligence firm Pass_by, for the week ending April 13, foot traffic jumped 3.31% year over year at electronics stores, 4.03% at shoe stores, 4.78% at clothing stores, 5.49% at liquor stores, 6.95% at grocery stores and 13.30% at jewelry stores. Consumers are most likely reacting to headlines about tariffs by purchasing items they fear will go up in price as most imports from all countries are currently subject to at least a 10% tariff. {Modern Retail}

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