These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Wednesday.

Kate Moss’ skin-care brand shuts down

Kate Moss’ skin-care line, Cosmoss, is ceasing operations and has started its voluntary liquidation process after only three years in business. The company owes nearly $4 million to creditors,  including Moss’ talent agency, Kate Moss Agency. {Business of Fashion/paywalled}

Asos deletes customer accounts

Asos has tightened its “Fair Use” policy by permanently deleting shopper accounts with excessive returns. The crackdown also guarantees that any other open accounts or future ones will be closed, too. Asos’ current policy offers shoppers free returns; however, going forward, for customers flagged with suspicious, high return rates, they must spend $50 or more for free returns, or else they’ll be charged $4.99. {WWD/paywalled}

Fashion’s obsession with cuteness reaches new extremes

Consumers are embracing childish accessories as a new form of dopamine dressing, Elle‘s Veronique Hyland argues. The popularity of childlike products (like Labubu dolls) is a way for shoppers to cope with the bleak state of the world, but it’s also driven by people’s desire for nostalgia. {Elle/paywalled}

Maria Cornejo adjusts her business strategy

Zero + Maria Cornejo is adjusting its business strategy by focusing on bestseller styles and producing with upcycled fabrics. The change in approach saves money and allows Cornejo to prioritize timelessness over trends. “My goal was always to make clothes that were good heirlooms or good vintage, and not to be disposable,” she told Vogue Business. “Of course, I love fashion, but I do like the idea of things being sort of ageless and having longer than a season’s worth of life. And I think the clients like that.” {Vogue Business/paywalled}

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