Fashion collaborations are often disingenous, but for clothing brand Carhartt WIP and techno music innovators Underground Resistance, their shared championing of the working man and their mutual birthplace of Detroit makes their new clothing line a model of commercial authenticity.

Brands have long used famous faces in adverts to reliably boost the awareness and sales of their products. But what is it about star endorsements that make people stop and pay attention? And how is a desire for authenticity changing the expectations for celebrity partnerships?

Celebrity endorsements are old hat, but digitisation has bred a discerning consumer that demands transparency, leaving these partnerships feeling inauthentic. Instead – as seen in Nike and FKA Twigs’ ‘Do You Believe in More?’ – brands and celebrities are ‘collaborating’.

Make-up vloggers have established themselves in the beauty industry as trustworthy sources of information on the right products and techniques to achieve specific looks. Col-Lab taps into the power of these influencers, working with eight of them to develop a line of high-quality cosmetics.