Saints & Sinners Founders Honored

Beauty and fashion are closely related and intertwined as they both revolve around personal aesthetics and expression. Both industries are influenced by cultural preferences and individual tastes: consumer demand is constantly evolving, thus driving innovation within the two complementary industries. At the forefront of this proactively innovative movement is Fashion Group International. Founded in 1928 by a group of seventeen women leaders, with original charters including Helena Rubenstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, Edith Head, and other renowned fashion icons, FGI seeks to spark creativity, fuel innovation and advance the business of fashion.

A full house celebrated emerging talent at Fashion Group Internationals’ 27th Annual Rising Star Awards held at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York on Monday, May 8th, along with keynote speaker Patricia Field and other notables. Founders Michael and Diana Wilson of Saints & Sinners Haircare took home the coveted FGI Rising Star for Beauty Entrepreneur. Jessica Matlin, Moda Operandi Director of Beauty and co-host of the “Fat Mascara” podcast presented the award

“It is our honor to welcome the fashion industry to the FGI Rising Star Awards each year and to celebrate such promising new talent in fashion and related sectors,” said Maryanne Grisz, Fashion Group International President and CEO. “FGI’s mission is to support the industry and our members, whether well-established or emerging talent. Over the years, past FGI Rising Star honorees have risen to become some of the leading voices in the business, and I cannot wait to cheer on our FGI Rising Stars in their next successes.”

Michael & Diana Wilson, the duo behind cult haircare brand Saints & Sinners, epitomize the perfect harmony of not only a personal but corporate marriage. Michael with his proven knowledge, background and expertise in sales & finance and Diana’s intimate knowledge of the creative process and innate product development prowess. “There’s no one I’d rather work with,” states Diana, “Michael is the most amazingly gifted visionary, and his track record of success speaks for itself.”

Past Rising Star Awards winners have gone on to great acclaim and success, including Jason Wu, Tory Burch, Joseph Altuzarra, Phillip Lim, Brandon Maxwell, Thom Brown, Bond No. 9, Warby Parker, Dylan Lauren of Dylan’s Candy Bar, and Jennifer Fleiss and Jennifer Hyman of Rent the Runway, to name a few.

Congratulations to Saints & Sinners own, Michael & Diana!