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☆ Taylor Swift debuted a whole new designer wardrobe at the first European Eras Tour show
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Taylor Swift kicked off the European leg of her Eras Tour with a new set of designer outfits. Those looks included Versace leotards, Louboutin boots, and a custom Vivienne Westwood dress. During the first show of its European leg — hosted in Nanterre, France, on Thursday — Swift stepped onstage in a new Versace leotard and matching Louboutin boots. The designer outfit is one of multiple high-end looks Swift has added to her updated show, which now includes songs from her latest album "The Tortured Poets Department." AdvertisementThey're outfits fit for a billionaire, which Swift became largely thanks to her massive tour.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Versace leotards, Vivienne Westwood, —, Taylor, — Swift, Versace, Swift, leotards Organizations: Service, Poets Department Locations: Nanterre, France

☆ Why Emily Blunt’s turnip dress is part of a fashion tradition
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Turnips, radishes, potatoes… This is not the beginning of Emily Blunt’s shopping list, but rather the items that appeared all over her latest red carpet outfit. And while radishes rarely get a turn on the red carpet, fashion has been committed to making sure we get our greens lately. “Luxury fashion houses are including more and more food/ grocery adjacent items this season because food is a luxury category,” wrote master’s student @kfesteryga. And while we may be seeing more food-themed fashion on runways and in retail stores, the reality is edible patterns are far from new. The turnip, potato and radish two piece is just one of Anderson's many food-themed fashion creations.

Persons: Emily Blunt’s, Guy, ”, Blunt, Ganni, Loewe, Jonathon Anderson didn’t, Jess Cartner, Morley, piquantés, Gabbana's, Chris Moore, Hubert de Givenchy, Cynthia Rowley, Phoebe Philo, Marc Piasecki, JW Anderson —, “ Organizations: CNN, Northwestern University, Gabbana, Milan Fashion, Getty, Vogue Locations: Paris, Danish, New York, ”, artichoke, Gabbana's Milan, TikTok

☆ Nike's high-cut body suit for Team USA highlights the weird differences between men's and women's Olympic outfits
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-17 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A Team USA bodysuit is reigniting a conversation about the design of women's athletic outfits. Following the reveal of the showy unitard, athletes quipped that they would definitely need a thorough wax to wear the women's piece. Jordana Katcher, Nike's vice president for global sports apparel, also told the Post that several women athletes had requested the unitard specifically. Black women athletes are often hyper-sexualized or painted as angry or evil. Women athletes in sports like gymnastics, volleyball, and track and field are sometimes expected to wear bikini bottoms or short leotards.

Persons: Lauren Fleshman, —, Tara Davis, Woodhall, Anna Cockrell, Stephanie Lecocq, Jordana, Queen Harrison, Claye —, Harrison, Claye, Marc Atkins, Fleshman, Naomi Osaka, Sha'Carri Richardson, Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark, Reese, Emmanuel Acho, Katie Moon, Voss, FABRICE COFFRINI, Organizations: Service, USA, Olympic, Washington Post, Reuters Nike, Nike, Business, Team USA, British, Getty, New York Times, BBC, International Handball Federation, Tokyo Locations: Washington, AFP, Norwegian

☆ News outlets are collapsing as advertisers flock to social media platforms, with major implications for society
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —Social media companies are soaking up the billions in advertising dollars that once flowed to legacy media companies — a trend that continues to accelerate despite an ever-growing mountain of evidence indicating the Silicon Valley titans govern their ballooning kingdoms with little regard for how their products negatively impact society. Time and time again, companies like Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and others have been caught allowing harmful content to exist on their platforms. The committee heard testimony from the heads of the largest tech firms on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media. To be fair, brands would likely prefer to advertise on the platforms of responsible media actors versus the risky world of social media. But Big Tech offers these brands much more effective targeting, while boasting a larger and younger audience than legacy news organizations.

Persons: BuzzFeed, You’re, It’s, Meta, ”, Jeff Horowitz, Katherine Blunt, Mark Zuckerberg, Anna Moneymaker Organizations: New York CNN, Social, Media, New York Times, CNN, YouTube, Times, Meta, Dirksen, Facebook, Big, Big Tech, News Locations: New York, Snapchat, Washington ,

☆ A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Jennifer Valentino-Devries | Michael H. Keller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“You sell pics of your underage daughter to pedophiles,” read one. “You’re such a naughty sick mom, you’re just as sick as us pedophiles,” read another. Over the years, Elissa has fielded all kinds of criticism and knows full well that some people think she is exploiting her daughter. “I think they’re all pedophiles,” she said of the many online followers obsessed with her daughter and other young girls. Elissa and her daughter inhabit the world of Instagram influencers whose accounts are managed by their parents.

Persons: Elissa’s inbox, ”, you’re, “, ” Elissa, Elissa, Instagram Locations: Elissa’s

☆ The most daring looks Miley Cyrus has ever worn, from see-through dresses to latex leotards
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Miley Cyrus wore a blazer as a dress to the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. Miley Cyrus at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 20, 2012. Jon Kopaloff/Getty ImagesHer white, double-breasted blazer with a plunging neckline was designed by Jean Paul Gaultier. With this daring look, Cyrus proved that she was way ahead of the "no-pants trend," which was most popular between 2016 and 2018. Equally bold were her accessories and hair, which included layered necklaces, black-and-white heels, and a short, volumized lob.

Persons: Miley Cyrus, Jon Kopaloff, Jean Paul Gaultier, Cyrus Organizations: Billboard Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada

☆ In Paris, Stars Going Shopping
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | More About Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ms. Qualley has the Grammys, with her musician-husband Jack Antonoff, looming on her calendar next month. Still, even off the red carpet, couture is having something of a movie moment. Both series focus on the idea of the couture as a riposte to the horrors and deprivation of the war; a clarion call of humanity. Given what is going on in the world, you can understand why filmmakers — and the designers who love them — might think it was a good time to revisit this particular period. In any case, it’s all starting to seem a lot like life imitating art imitating life.

Persons: Virginie Viard, Margaret Qualley, Qualley, Jack Antonoff, Glenn Close, Juliette Binoche, Chanel, Binoche, Coco Chanel, Carmel Snow, ”, Dior, — Organizations: Apple, Disney Locations: Spanish, Europe, United States

PARIS (AP) — An air of surrealism enveloped Chanel’s Spring Couture show Tuesday as celebrity guests including Naomi Campbell and Kendrick Lamar faced a navigational challenge: walking past a towering pair of open metal scissors. Here are some highlights of Tuesday’s spring couture shows:BUTTONS AND BALLETThe button is a humble icon, but it was not always so. Viard used the button-jewels as a spice for the drama of the ballet stage, scattering them across contrasting and often segmented silhouettes. The house was keenly aware of its history: 2024 marks a century since Coco Chanel first ventured into ballet design. In a world that often seeks the innovative, Mabille reminds us of the enduring allure of classic couture.

Persons: Naomi Campbell, Kendrick Lamar, Baz Luhrmann, Gabrielle “ Coco ” Chanel, “, Virginie Viard, Viard, Coco Chanel, Léon Bakst, Sergei Diaghilev, Chanel, ” Viard, Karl Lagerfeld, didn’t, Margaret Qualley, Andie MacDowell, Dave Free, Barbra Streisand’s, ”, Rue, Anna Mouglalis, Alexis Mabille Organizations: PARIS, Palais, Russes, Rue Cambon Locations: Paris

☆ The Las Vegas Aces Win Their Second Straight WNBA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Robert O Connell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Midway through what would become a title season, A’ja Wilson—the reigning Most Valuable Player for the reigning WNBA champions—disputed any claim that her Las Vegas Aces were a “superteam.”If Superman himself suited up for Vegas, Wilson cracked, she might allow the label. “But we don’t wear leotards, so no, we’re not.”

Persons: A’ja Wilson —, Wilson, ” Organizations: WNBA, —, Las Vegas Aces Locations: Vegas

☆ I missed Beyoncé’s European tour, so I flew 4,600 miles to New Orleans to see her in concert — by myself
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Afterward, I listened to "Summer Renaissance," Beyoncé's reworking of one of my favorite songs, Donna Summer's 1977 disco hit "I Feel Love," on repeat. Beyoncé's daughter, Blue Ivy, dances, as her mother sings behind her on the London, U.K. leg of the Renaissance World Tour in May 2023. Virgin Hotels New Orleans, where I stayed, is only a half-mile from the Superdome stadium, and was well-prepared to host the many concertgoers who stayed there. Members of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour band perform at jazz club Snug Harbor in New Orleans, led by saxophonist Kat Rodriguez (second from right). Caesars Superdome stadium in New Orleans is illuminated by thousands of lights attached to audience members' wristbands during Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour.

Persons: Beyoncé, Kevin Mazur, WireImage, Alexander McQueen, Roksanda, Roksanda Ilincic, Annie Macmanus, Donna Summer's, Blue Ivy, Beyoncé I've, I've, Redmond —, Honey Dijon, Laveau Contraire, Kat Rodriguez, Lucy Handley, Crystal Torres, Tayler Green, Danny Laurino, John Coletti, Hurricane Katrina, Willa Jean, diamante Organizations: Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Parkwood, London, Caesar's, British Airways, Southbank, Virgin Hotels, Preservation Hall, Bank, Getty, Garden, Uptown, Plantations, New, New Orleans police, Vue Orleans, Caesars Locations: London —, Instagram, London, U.K, British, Amsterdam, New Orleans , Louisiana, YOLO, New Orleans, Orleans, Virgin Hotels New Orleans, Bey, Preservation Hall , New Orleans, Snug, Faubourg Marigny, U.S, Mississippi, Louisiana, Beyoncé's

☆ Cher stopped eating cheese in 1991: How changes to her diet then keep her healthy now at 77
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Cher is aging beautifully at 77, and there are certain choices she made for her diet and overall lifestyle that have likely contributed to her longevity. Though, it's important to note that longevity seems to be something that was always in store for Cher, thanks to her genetics. Her mother, Georgia Holt, lived to age 96; and according to a 1991 interview with People Magazine, her grandmother was exercising daily at age 72. "As my grandmother was approaching her 72nd birthday, I asked her, 'Grandma Lynda, what do you want for your birthday?' She said, 'Well, honey, I could really use some new sweat clothes—you know, some nice leotards,'" Cher told the magazine.

Persons: Georgia Holt, Grandma Lynda, Cher Organizations: Cher, People Magazine

☆ How Jane Fonda Made Fitness a Feminist Cause
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Danielle Friedman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Four decades ago, Jane Fonda released her iconic “Workout” video, inspiring untold millions to “feel the burn” of heart-pumping exercise for the first time—and launching a global women’s fitness movement. But while Ms. Fonda’s early ‘80s brand of fitness is often remembered for its shiny leotards and leg warmers, her fitness evangelism had a profound impact on the way women perceived their own strength and potential. Today, every woman who makes a New Year’s resolution to run or lift or cardio dance owes at least a small debt, though sometimes a burdensome one, to Jane Fonda, the original Hollywood fit-fluencer.

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