Brands
Miraggio scoops the summer with a creamy new drop
MUMBAI: This summer, fashion got a little sweeter. Miraggio has stirred up the accessories scene with Summer Scoop, a limited-edition handbag collection inspired by the creamy colours and indulgent textures of iconic ice cream flavours. Think zesty mango, silky vanilla, and moody chocolate—served not in cones, but on your arm.
The brand dished out more than just bags. It kicked off the launch with an influencer-led mystery campaign—sending out cryptic PR hampers featuring ice cream scoopers, scratch cards, and secret notes that teased a flavour-forward reveal. The final treat? An exclusive pop-up in Mumbai, where creators, media, and contest winners discovered their personalised ‘flavour’ in bags—and on cones.
To up the sensory ante, Miraggio teamed up with artisanal ice cream brand Indu, offering guests scoops that matched the bags: pistachio white chocolate matcha, milky chocolate, and saffron mango, among others. The result was an Instagrammable frenzy of reels, countdowns, and colour-coordinated content that had influencers—and their followers—licking their screens.
“With Summer Scoop, we set out to do more than launch a collection, we wanted to craft an experience and launch one of our most unique campaigns yet. Fashion, much like food, evokes memory, mood, and indulgence, so we leaned into that feeling. By drawing inspiration from ice cream flavours and creamy textures, we created bags that are meant to be felt—literally and emotionally. From the buttery finishes to our flavour reveal at the pop-up, every detail was designed to tickle the senses, spark curiosity, and serve up a little joy,” said Miraggio founder & CEO Mohit Jain.
By blending nostalgia, sensory cues, and a dash of cross-industry flair, Miraggio’s campaign hit the sweet spot. Summer Scoop wasn’t just a launch—it was a tasty masterclass in storytelling that you could almost taste.
Brands
UK’s OnlyFans seeks US investor at $3bn valuation after owner’s death
The adult video platform is seeking stability after the death of its billionaire owner
LONDON: OnlyFans is looking for a new partner. The London-based adult video platform is in advanced talks to sell a minority stake of less than 20 per cent to Architect Capital, a San Francisco-based investment firm, in a deal that would value the business at more than $3bn (£2.2bn).
The move is driven by an urgent need for stability. Leonid Radvinsky, the Ukrainian-American billionaire who owned OnlyFans, died of cancer last month at the age of 43, leaving the future of one of Britain’s most profitable privately held businesses suddenly uncertain.
The choice of Architect Capital is not arbitrary. The firm has deep expertise in financial services, which aligns neatly with OnlyFans’ ambitions to offer banking products to its creators, many of whom have long struggled to access basic financial services because of the nature of their work.
The numbers behind OnlyFans are, by any measure, staggering. The platform posted revenues of $1.4bn in the year to 30th November 2024, with a pre-tax profit of $684m, up four per cent on the prior year. Payments to creators totalled $7.2bn over the same period, a rise of nearly ten per cent. Radvinsky personally collected $701m in dividends from the business in 2024 alone, on top of more than $1bn in such payments he had already received. The platform, run through its parent company Felix International, hosts 4.6m creator accounts, with performers keeping 80 per cent of subscription proceeds and the platform pocketing the remaining 20 per cent. It has 377m fan accounts in total.
The current minority stake talks represent a notable scaling back of ambitions. In January, OnlyFans was reported to be in discussions with Architect about selling a majority stake of 60 per cent. Before that, the company had explored a sale to a consortium led by Forest Road Company, a Los Angeles-based investment firm. Neither deal materialised.
OnlyFans has built an enormously lucrative business on content that mainstream finance has long refused to touch. Now, with its owner gone and a $3bn valuation on the table, it is looking for the kind of respectable institutional backing that might finally persuade the banks to take its calls.
