EPISODE · Jul 17, 2026 · 4 MIN
Chanel Deepens Coco Mademoiselle, a K-Beauty ETF, and Beckham's IM8 Lands $1B
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Chanel Extends Coco Mademoiselle With Crush Absolu. Chanel has added a new interpretation of its flagship fragrance, signaling how heritage houses grow established pillars rather than launch new franchises. (Global Cosmetics News, WWD Beauty, Cosmetics Business) Guinness Atkinson Files for First US-Listed K-Beauty ETF. The proposed fund would package K-beauty as a defined investment category for US public-market investors. (Global Cosmetics News) Beckham's IM8 Secures $1 Billion Growth Financing. General Catalyst is backing customer acquisition for the celebrity-founded wellness brand, per trade reports. (Cosmetics Business, Global Cosmetics News) Kering Names Romain Spitzer CEO of Bottega Veneta. A fragrance-side executive crosses from LVMH to lead a Kering fashion house, adding to luxury leadership movement. (Premium Beauty News, Cosmetics Business) Also moving today: TikTok reveals beauty industry impact as part of £10 billion contribution to UK economy (Cosmetics Business) Shiseido unveils research on ring-shaped collagen structure to maintain facial shape (Cosmetics Business) Bolognafiere Cosmoprof acquires Bergamo's Beauty to Business trade show (Premium Beauty News) George E. Johnson, Pioneering Black Hair Care Entrepreneur, Dies at 99 (WWD Beauty)
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Chanel launched Coco Mademoiselle Crush Absolu, its first addition to the pillar in six years, which WWD, Cosmetics Business, and Premium Beauty News frame as a reinterpretation of the flagship rather than a new pillar. US asset manager Guinness Atkinson has filed for what would be the first US-listed ETF dedicated to K-beauty, and IM8, the supplement brand co-founded by David Beckham and Prenetics Global, secured up to one billion dollars in growth financing from General Catalyst. Kering also named LVMH Beauty veteran Romain Spitzer chief executive of Bottega Veneta, per Premium Beauty News and Cosmetics Business.
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Chanel Deepens Coco Mademoiselle, a K-Beauty ETF, and Beckham's IM8 Lands $1B
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