The Disruptors Issue
The Creatives Disrupting Beauty, Fashion & Culture
The Disruptors Issue is a dedicated exploration of the individuals, ideas, and movements reshaping fashion, beauty, and culture today. This edition centers the thinkers, creators, and institutions challenging conventions and setting new standards. From emerging designers rewriting the language of design to cultural voices shifting the narrative, this issue captures the energy of transformation in real time.
The 2026 edition of The Disruptors Issue explores the individuals redefining the future of fashion, beauty, and culture: not through noise, but through intentional change.
MEET A FEW OF THE DISRUPTORS:
EVELYN GINOSSI
Founder, Marine and Vine
TARA DAVIS
Fashion Designer, Flow by Tara Davis
LIV SHINE
Founder, Creator Club LA
LAMEL ‘MELLY’ ADKINS
Fashion Designer, Merci Derma
GEORGE BOEDECKER JR
Founder, Crocs
More Interviews To Be Added Soon!
DINA RENEE
Pop Artist & Songwriter
INSIDE THE ISSUE:
This issue brings together a curated selection of disruptors whose work is reshaping industries across fashion, beauty and culture while redefining the narratives that inform how we live and express ourselves. Below are a few of the sections in the issue:
“WE ARE ALL DISRUPTORS”
Our editor-in-chief speaks directly to Lingers’s own disruption story – not as an observer of disruption, but as a participant in it.
The Architects of What’s Next
The Fashion section features designers shaping the language of fashion before it reaches the mainstream.
Beauty with intention
The Beauty section features founders, formulators and voices expanding the definition of beauty.
The Voices Shaping the Conversation
The Culture section examines the cultural shifts influencing our expression through art, media, and community.
The Next Wave
10 disruptors across the pillars of fashion, beauty and culture our editors have tapped as rising disruptors to watch.
Visual Narratives
A curated selection of photographic editorials exploring form, identity, and perspective through visual storytelling.
Why It Matters:
Disruption is often misunderstood as noise or shock. This issue reframes it as clarity, an intentional shift toward new ways of thinking, creating, and building. The Disruptors Issue invites readers to engage with change as participants equipped with insight, perspective, and inspiration.
Pre-Order the Print Edition. This is a limited print release. Secure a copy of The Disruptors Issue and experience the full editorial presentation as it was intended: informative, immersive, and collectible.
*Pre-Orders Ship in December 2026. Limited quantities available.
For Partners & Advertisers
Opportunities to align with this issue are available for select brand partners. Placements include print advertising, sponsored content, and integrated digital features.
