One in all our proudest moments of 2023 was launching the annual GLAMOUR Empowerment Summit. The primary-ever summit passed off on November twenty fifth at Somerset Home in London and featured audio system like Munroe Bergdorf, Laura Whitmore, Fearne Cotton, Florence Given, and Fat Timbo, who lined every kind of points releveant to ladies within the UK right this moment, from physique positivity to funds.

13. We took trend week by storm

As at all times, we made it our mission to carry you all the highlights from London Trend Week in February. Later within the 12 months, we have been particularly proud to share Felicity Hayward’s report on plus-size fashions strolling on the runways all over the world. In an business that also presents ladies with outdated magnificence requirements and infrequently offers plus-size fashions an opportunity to shine, Hayward’s work is a vital step in our struggle to shine a light-weight on discrimination throughout the business.

14. Award-winning journalism

GLAMOUR is dwelling to award-winning journalists. This 12 months, plenty of members of our group have been celebrated for his or her work. Dennis Lye took dwelling two awards on the BSME Awards for Artwork Director of the Yr and Cowl of the Yr. The GLAMOUR procuring group additionally gained the BSME Award for Finest Affiliate Group. Plus, each Chrissie Moncrieffe, our Artistic Producer, and Lucy Morgan, our Deputy Web site Editor, took dwelling awards on the PPA Subsequent Gen Awards. (Insert a number of clapping-hands emojis.)

15. Our most clicked-on options of the 12 months

Throughout 2023, you could not get sufficient of GLAMOUR’s hair traits – whether or not it was the ‘curve reduce’, the uneven fringe that even J-Lo received on board with or the face-flattering ‘shixie’. We did not simply predict that lipgloss nails have been going to be in all places – they really have been, as you made it your favorite nail look. TikTok’s ‘vanilla lady’ aesthetic, with its luxe, minimalist temper, grew to become the development that formed magnificence this 12 months alongside AI’s contour reduce and each conceivable iteration of the bob.

16. The Glamour Present Store opened for enterprise

Buying is not at all times simple — particularly in the case of searching for presents. That is why we determined to compile all of our favorite reward concepts for 2023 into the model new Glamour Present Store. It is your go-to supply of inspiration for items for everybody in your life — so, what are you ready for, test it out now!

17. TikTok development

We launched our TikTok profile again in 2022 — and since then, we have now been completely killing it over there (to not toot our personal horn or something). In simply over a 12 months, we have skyrocketed to over 200 thousand followers and have been seen over 9 million instances. You have all been loving us on TikTok, and we have been loving the brand new platform. So, this is to sharing many extra viral moments collectively in 2024!

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