One of our proudest moments of 2023 was launching the annual GLAMOUR Empowerment Summit. The first-ever summit took place on November 25th at Somerset House in London and featured speakers like Munroe Bergdorf, Laura Whitmore, Fearne Cotton, Florence Given, and Fats Timbo, who covered all kinds of issues releveant to women in the UK today, from body positivity to finances.
13. We took fashion week by storm
As always, we made it our mission to bring you all of the highlights from London Fashion Week in February. Later in the year, we were especially proud to share Felicity Hayward’s report on plus-size models walking on the runways around the world. In an industry that still presents women with outdated beauty standards and rarely gives plus-size models a chance to shine, Hayward’s work is a crucial step in our fight to shine a light on discrimination within the industry.
14. Award-winning journalism
GLAMOUR is home to award-winning journalists. This year, a number of members of our team were celebrated for their work. Dennis Lye took home two awards at the BSME Awards for Art Director of the Year and Cover of the Year. The GLAMOUR shopping team also won the BSME Award for Best Affiliate Team. Plus, both Chrissie Moncrieffe, our Creative Producer, and Lucy Morgan, our Deputy Website Editor, took home awards at the PPA Next Gen Awards. (Insert multiple clapping-hands emojis.)
15. Our most clicked-on features of the year
During 2023, you couldn’t get enough of GLAMOUR’s hair trends – whether it was the ‘curve cut’, the choppy fringe that even J-Lo got on board with or the face-flattering ‘shixie’. We didn’t just predict that lipgloss nails were going to be everywhere – they actually were, as you made it your favourite nail look. TikTok’s ‘vanilla girl’ aesthetic, with its luxe, minimalist mood, became the trend that shaped beauty this year alongside AI’s contour cut and every conceivable iteration of the bob.
16. The Glamour Gift Shop opened for business
Shopping isn’t always easy — especially when it comes to shopping for presents. That’s why we decided to compile all of our favourite gift ideas for 2023 into the brand new Glamour Gift Shop. It’s your go-to source of inspiration for gifts for everyone in your life — so, what are you waiting for, check it out now!
17. TikTok growth
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We launched our TikTok profile back in 2022 — and since then, we have been absolutely killing it over there (not to toot our own horn or anything). In just over a year, we’ve skyrocketed to over 200 thousand followers and have been viewed over 9 million times. You’ve all been loving us on TikTok, and we’ve been loving the new platform. So, here’s to sharing many more viral moments together in 2024!
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