Category: Accessories

The 2021 holiday shopping season is expected to be more robust in comparison to last year’s, with retailers offering longer sales periods and consumers expected to spend at pre-pandemic levels.
Although the 2021 holiday shopping season is being impacted by supply chain and shipping delays, consumer spending is expected to increase. A report by Accenture shows that consumers are budgeting an average of $598 for holiday shopping this season, compared to $539 last year. The report also shows that comfort levels with in-store shopping have risen from last year, with more than half of respondents planning to do their holiday shopping in-store.
While retailers are offering longer sales periods — with many major Black Friday sales having started at the beginning of the month — savings overall are expected to be lower than usual. According to a report from Adobe, consumers should expect smaller discounts on major gifting categories like apparel, electronics, appliances, toys and more, with goods 3 percent more expensive than last year. This price increase can be attributed to supply chain disruptions.
To navigate the changes of this holiday season, WWD spoke with three retail experts on what categories customers can expect the highest — and lowest — savings on

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BTS and Amorepacific are teaming up for the first time.
Ahead of the popular South Korean boy band’s upcoming “Permission to Dance On Stage” performances in Los Angeles, Amorepacific is launching its popular Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask in a purple edition inspired by BTS’ tour. The limited-edition product will feature the brand’s sweet gummy bear scent with the BTS tour artwork on the packaging and the band’s logo on the jar.
Amorepacific is a South Korean cosmetics and beauty conglomerate that operates more than 30 brands, including Laneige, Innisfree and Sulwhasoo. Laneige’s Lip Sleeping mask is one of their bestselling products, which helps exfoliate lips and replenishes moisture overnight. Its formula is enriched with Vitamin C, antioxidants and a proprietary Moisture Wrap technology.
The Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask Purple Edition will be sold for $24 and released in the U.S. through Laneige’s official website and Sephora’s online store on Nov. 27. It will be available for purchase in select Sephora stores starting Nov. 29.
A closer look at Amorepacific’s collab with BTS for the Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask in Purple Edition.
Amorepacific is also one of the participating sponsors for BTS’ “Permission to Dance on Stage” tour, which will take place on Nov. 27, Nov.

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Scarlett Johansson has made a glamorous return to the red carpet on Thursday.
The actress attended the 2021 American Cinematheque Gala in a look by Versace. She wore a white form-fitted suit, that featured a backless design, over a crystal-embellished corset and styled her hair in an updo. She wore jewelry by Anita Ko and pumps by Gianvito Rossi.
She was styled by Molly Dickson, who has also worked with the likes of Camila Mendes of “Riverdale,” Sydney Sweeney of “Euphoria,” and Sadie Sink of “Stranger Things.”
Johansson attended the event, held at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton, with her husband “Saturday Night Live” star Colin Jost. This year, the actress was the recipient of the 35th American Cinematheque Award.
Scarlett Johansson
Each year, the award is given to an artist who made significant contributions to the art of the moving picture.
The appearance marked the couple’s first red carpet outing in almost two years, with their last one being during the Oscars in February 2020.
It was also the couple’s first red carpet appearance since the actress gave birth to their first child together. In August, they welcomed a son named Cosmo. Jost revealed the news with a simple statement on Instagram. “Ok ok we had a

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