Must Read: J.Crew Collaborates with Anna October, Parsons Launches Program for Disabled Designers

These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Tuesday.

J.Crew collaborates with Anna October on new capsule
J. Crew has unveiled its partnership with Ukrainian womenswear designer Anna October on a capsule collection featuring effortlessly sexy, holiday party-ready looks, from sequined pieces to silk dresses. The collection, which ranges in price from $78 to $398, is available to purchase on Dec. 5, exclusively on jcrew.com. See every piece below. {Fashionista}

Parsons aims to closer diversity gap with new initiative for disabled designers
It’s no secret that the fashion industry still has a very long way to go when it comes to diversity. Parsons School of Design, the alma mater of iconic designers like Marc Jacobs and Tom Ford, aims to help with a program for designers who identify as disabled. The initiative will launch in conjunction with disability activist Sinéad Burke’s Tilting the Lens, reports The Washington Post‘s Rachel Tashjian. Called the Parsons Disabled Fashion Student Program, the program has a budget of over $500,000 to recruit and fully support three incoming students. Applications will open in March. {The Washington Post/paywalled}

Ralph Lauren names Naiomi Glasses as Artist in Residence
Ralph Lauren is launching its first Artist in Residence program, a collaboration with Navajo textile artist Naiomi Glasses. The inaugural collection is part of the company’s new program which invites a variety of artisans to collaborate with the Ralph Lauren creative teams. The idea behind the initiative is to shift from using communities as inspiration, to instead collaborating with them. The collection will be released through a trio of seasonal, special product launches in 2024, including apparel and accessories in a color palette inspired by the geography of the Navajo Nation. {Fashionista inbox}

Tommy Dorfman’s Club Curran launches holiday store
Club Curran, the all-inclusive lifestyle brand championing queer and trans artists, founded by Tommy Dorfman is now opening an online store, just in time for the holidays. Along with offering a selection of home goods, accessories and clothing from brands like Collina Strada, BoySmells and GoodLight, the holiday store also serves as a community-hub for customers to connect and celebrate their unique identities. In a statement, Dorfman said, “We are proud to support independent queer designers who are pushing the boundaries of tradition and moving us into a more expansive future.” {Fashionista inbox}

“Saltburn” fuels rise in eyebrow piercings
The obsession with Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” has only grown in recent weeks. Similarly, the obsession with one of its stars, Jacob Elordi is reaching new heights, and one detail in particular has fans going wild — his character’s eyebrow piercing. Thanks to the unstoppable revival of early-2000s fashion, the trend is spreading through the world of piercings. Writer Alex Nino Gheciu contemplates the return of the eyebrow piercing in a new piece for GQ, writing, “Nu metal — the much maligned metal sub genre that rose to prominence in the early aughts — is undoubtedly enjoying a second life.” {GQ}

Taylor Swift’s unique ability to make clothes sell out
These days, no celebrity’s influence is quite as powerful as Taylor Swift’s. Besides selling out her mega successful Eras Tour, a concert movie of the same name and practically every piece of merch she puts out, Swift has also helped boost fashion sales, The Wall Street Journal writer Lane Florsheim reports. Thanks to the broad appeal of her personal style, any piece of clothing or jewelry that she is spotted in is quickly identified and shared across the web, prompting many of her fashion favorites to sell out. For example, earlier this year, Swift wore a $695 pair of Area denim shorts to a Kansas City Chiefs game. Almost immediately, the pricey shorts were sold out. {The Wall Street Journal/paywalled}

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