Must Read: Sophie Turner Covers British 'Vogue', Glossier Boosts Its Grant Program Amid Black Beauty Brand Closures

These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Wednesday.

Sophie Turner covers British Vogue
British Vogue's June 2024 cover star is actor Sophie Turner. Photographed by Mikael Jansson and styled by Camilla Nickerson, Turner wears a yellow Louis Vuitton belted top and white jeans on the cover. Turner sat down with British Vogue's Head of Editorial Content Chioma Nnadi for an accompanying interview, in which she discusses her highly public divorce from Joe Jonas, motherhood and misogyny. British Vogue's June 2024 issue will be available for digital download and on newsstands May 21. {British Vogue}

Glossier boosts its grant program amid Black beauty brand closures
Two Black-owned beauty brands that received $50,000 grants from Glossier in 2021 — The Established and Ceylon — are closing due to financial struggles. In response to the difficult financial landscape for Black-owned beauty brands, Glossier is providing $100,000 in funding to one of its past grantees to support a brand through its next phase of growth. The Glossier Grant Program that also awards $50,000 to four emerging brands is open now and closes on June 1. To apply for the program, visit here. {Business of Fashion/paywalled}

Is Substack the new specialty store?
Designers are increasingly using the personal site, blog and email newsletter platform Substack to directly reach their consumers. Christina Loff, head of lifestyle partnerships at Substack, told Vogue Business that Substack has seen total subscriptions in the fashion and beauty category grow 80% year-on-year. For some designers like Jane Herman who founded The Only Jane, Substack is becoming the new specialty store. "People ask me for one place to go to try on all the best jeans and I don't know where to tell them. Retail stores are closing," Herman told Vogue Business. "But shopping on Substack is similar to what the retail experience has historically been, with editors showing you all the best clothes from different brands and then some people that worked at the store would also make things too." {Vogue Business/paywalled}

Loewe announces winner of 2024 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize
Andrés Anza is the winner of the 2024 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize. Anza was awarded the prize for his life-size sculpture entitled "I only know what I have seen," which will be on display at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris from May 15 through June 9. Anza was chosen from 30 finalists whose work will also be exhibited at the Palais de Tokyo, including three special mentions: Miki Asai for "Still life," Emmanuel Boos for "Coffee Table 'Comme un lego'" and Heechan Kim for "#16." See photos from inside the exhibition below. {Fashionista inbox}

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