These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Monday.
Tuckernuck Adds Beauty With 20-Brand Launch
Tuckernuck, the D.C.-based preppy apparel brand, is expanding into beauty with roughly 20 curated brands including U Beauty, Vintner’s Daughter and Megababe, spanning skin care, makeup, fragrance and more. CEO Jocelyn Gailliot says the move reflects the company’s “one-stop shop” lifestyle positioning rather than a bid for basket-building sales, with every product personally vetted by the merchandising team and no in-house beauty line planned. {Beauty Independent/paywalled}
Margiela’s Personal Archive Heads to Paris Auction
Martin Margiela is auctioning off around 200 pieces from his personal archive in Paris on Thursday, following a 2025 sale of his early work that fetched roughly €1.89 million ($2.16 million). The sale, organized by Maurice Auction and Kerry Taylor Auctions, includes early sketches, his signature stained work smock, the 1991 Tabi graffiti boots and Hermès pieces he designed for his mother. Margiela selected each item himself and wrote the catalog notes. {The New York Times/paywalled}
Spanx CEO Reportedly Exits
Cricket Whitton, who became Spanx’s CEO in 2024 after joining the company in 2017, left the business last fall under unreported circumstances. The departure comes as Spanx’s U.S. sales (excluding wholesale) fell 19% year-over-year, while competitor Skims grew 25% in the same period and is on track to surpass $1.3 billion in sales this year. Neither Spanx nor Whitton responded to requests for comment. {Puck/paywalled}
Inside Menswear’s Size Inclusivity Gap
Menswear’s Spring 2027 season revealed two extreme body ideals on the runway: ultra-slim, second-skin silhouettes at shows like Prada and Dior Men, and hyper-muscular “looksmaxxing” physiques. Plus-size representation on runways stuck at just 0.2-0.3% since Fall 2025, with only a handful of designers, including Louis Gabriel Nouchi, Rick Owens, Willy Chavarria and GmbH, cited as consistently offering size-inclusive casting. “Size inclusivity doesn’t seem to be on the brands’ minds, because, culturally speaking, we are still in the weight loss era powered by different injections and medications,” Stylist and Creative Consultant Declan Chan told Vogue Business. {Vogue Business/paywalled}
Gymshark Moves to Buy Back Stake as Growth Slows
Gymshark founder Ben Francis is in talks with private equity firm General Atlantic to buy back part of the 21% stake he sold the firm in 2020, a deal that valued the company at £1.25 billion ($1.67 billion). Francis, who started Gymshark in 2012, is reportedly not seeking the full 21% stake and is discussing financing options with banks. The move comes as Gymshark’s growth has slowed, with pre-tax profit falling to £6.9 million ($9.2 million) in the year to July 2025, following restructuring and job cuts last year. {Business of Fashion/paywalled}
