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☆ Jesse Darling wins the 2023 Turner Prize
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Artist Jesse Darling is the latest recipient of the Turner Prize, the UK’s top award for artists that grants £25,000 ($31,500) annually. His Turner Prize-winning exhibition is an installation that places viewers in a custom-built environment evoking chaotic city streets and industrial barriers. Angus MillDarling’s winning exhibition “convey(s) a familiar yet delirious world,” according to a press statement from the Turner Prize. The Turner Prize, named after the 19th-century painter JMW Turner, is awarded each year to an exemplary artist born or based in the UK, and based on a presentation of work exhibited in the past year. Darling was nominated for his solo exhibitions “No Medals, No Ribbons” at Modern Art Oxford and “Enclosures” at the Camden Art Centre.

Persons: Jesse Darling, Darling, ”, Turner, Angus Mill Darling’s, Angus Mill Darling, Ghislaine Leung, Rory Pilgrim, Barbara Walker, JMW Turner, Veronica Ryan, Damien Hirst, Gillian Wearing, Gilbert, George, Anish Kapoor, Wolfgang Tillmans, Steve McQueen Organizations: CNN, Towner, Modern Art Oxford, Camden Art Centre Locations: Eastbourne, England, Oxford, Berlin, Towner Eastbourne

☆ Why is medieval art so weird? This new book offers a guide to the era
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —So you want to live like you’re from the Middle Ages? Swarthout is the researcher behind the popular art history-inspired social media account Weird Medieval Guys, which has attracted nearly 700,000 followers on X, formerly Twitter, since she began posting with the handle @WeirdMedieval in April 2022. Swarthout is not a historian, but a recently graduated statistician who took art history during undergrad. Württemberg State Library Stuttgart/Courtesy Penguin Random HouseThere’s a reason why Medieval art is particularly, well, weird. Watch: “Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)The classic satire of Arthurian legend mined the Middle Ages for comedic gold decades before Medieval memes were a thing.

Persons: it’s, Olivia M, commonfolk, Guy, —, ” Swarthout, Swarthout, ”, Jonah, tradespeople, Andreas, Monty Python, Jack Hartnell Organizations: CNN, Dark Times, University of Pennsylvania, Twitter, Stuttgart, Xbox Locations: Camelot

☆ Kate Beckinsale attends Leonardo DiCaprio’s birthday in a party dress with a familiar blue gemstone
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Kate Beckinsale and rapper Big Boss Vette arrive for DiCaprio's birthday. Miha Azne/Frank Vasquez/BACKGRIDCNN —Kate Beckinsale wore a bejeweled mini dress over the weekend to celebrate Leonardo DiCaprio’s 49th birthday in Los Angeles, and a photograph of the black frock, which featured a colossal blue-gemstone-like accessory belted around her waist, has since made its rounds across the Internet. Though the look seems to be a delightful reference to a famous DiCaprio film, one question has persisted: Which one? Is the gem a blue diamond or blue sapphire? Beckinsale starred alongside DiCaprio in “The Aviator“ as actress Ava Gardner and aerospace engineer Howard Hughes.

Persons: Kate Beckinsale, Big Boss Vette, Miha Azne, Frank Vasquez, CNN — Kate Beckinsale, Leonardo DiCaprio’s, DiCaprio, Beckinsale, Ava Gardner, ” Beckinsale, Howard Hughes, “, Moviestore, Billy Zane, Kate Winslet, Elizabeth Taylor, Phillipe Blond, David Blond —, Beyoncé, Salma Hayek, Kim Kardashian, Zoë Kravitz, Channing Tatum Organizations: CNN, New York, Beverly Hills Locations: Los Angeles, “

☆ Jo Ann Callis’ uncomfortable portrait of femininity has resonated for four decades
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Though she made the image four and a half decades ago, “Woman with Blue Bow” seems strikingly contemporary — a timeless symbol on the strictures of femininity. Though Callis and her body of work fits neatly within this cohort, it’s not a label that Callis adopted, then or now. Callis' early color work explored restriction and desire at the height of the feminist art movement. Jo Ann Callis/Courtesy ROSEGALLERYThe red imprint on the model’s neck, alluding to discomfort, was not actually caused by the bow, Callis explained, but was rather an illusion thanks to makeup. It’s just one of the many nuances in her color work that she would not have been able to pull off in black and white.

Persons: Jo Ann Callis, Del Cielo, ” Callis, Callis, ”, “, Cindy Sherman, Hannah Wilke, Ana Mendieta, it’s, It’s, William Eggleston’s, Eggleston, David Lynch, Paul Outerbridge, That’s, Alfred Hitchcock, Sofia Coppola, ” Coppola, “ You’re Organizations: CNN, Museum of Modern Locations: Rosegallery, Santa Monica , California, China

☆ The Met Gala announces the 2024 theme ‘Sleeping Beauties’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute has revealed details of its 2024 spring exhibition, which serves as the inspiration for the theme of the accompanying Met Gala. “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” will be presented at the Costume Institute in New York from May 10 through September 2, 2024, pulling rare “masterworks” from the Institute’s archive for museumgoers to experience in a new, imaginative way, according to a press release. Nick Knight/Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art“When an item of clothing enters our collection, its status is changed irrevocably. Hippolyte Petit/BFA.com; Courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of ArtGarments too fragile to be dressed on mannequins will be displayed instead as the titular “sleeping beauties,” appearing in coffin-like glass displays with microscopes available to observe their deterioration up close, according to the Institute. But how will celebrities interpret a more abstract, nuanced theme on the Met Gala’s red carpet — especially one that focuses on garments that one can no longer wear?

Persons: Karl Lagerfeld’s, Madeleine Vionnet, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, Alexander McQueen, Charles Frederick Worth, Nick Knight, ”, Andrew Bolton, Hippolyte Petit, Karolina Kurkova’s Marchesa, Blake, Ralph Lauren Organizations: CNN, Metropolitan Museum, Art’s, Costume Institute, Met, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Dior's, Metropolitan Museum of, Institute Locations: New York, Worth

☆ Mayan Toledano’s vibrant photographs of queer life in Mexico City
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Toledano, who is primarily based in New York, found a welcoming second home in Mexico City in 2018 through a circle of queer and trans creatives that expanded with each visit. Jovana, Sheila, Karla and Andrea, 2019 Mayan Toledano“The getting-ready part is sometimes the party,” Toledano explained in a phone interview. In Mexico City, Toledano’s images became a mix of both candid and staged moments. Greta, Aine, Mar and Zury on the Wall at Magia Ilegal, Ixtapaluca Mayan Toledano“That was a moment of stillness. Havi at Home, 2019 Mayan ToledanoAn American friend of Havi’s had helped organize crowdfunding for the surgery, according to Toledano.

Persons: Mayan Toledano, Karla, Toledano, glammed, Karla’s, Jose Cuervo, Sheila, Andrea, ” Toledano, Maria Mariposa, Uma, Ada, Maria Isas, it’s, “, ”, Bella Hadid, Paris Hilton, Maria, Aine, Toledano’s, Havi, Havi’s, ‘, “ Protagonism, ” Havi, ” Seb, Sebastian Organizations: CNN, Nike, Damiani Locations: Mexico City, New York, Mexico, Polanco, Paris, Greta, Zury, ”, “

☆ Halloween portraits on the New York City subway are a ‘fantastical ride’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

For nearly two decades, one New York photographer, who goes by the artist name Seymour Licht, has documented spectral, peculiar and outlandish parade- and partygoers in transit across the city. Now, Licht, has put together a book called “Halloween Underground,” timed to the 50th anniversary of the Village Halloween Parade. Twenty years on, Licht ultimately views the work as a “fantastical ride” through the underbelly of the city. Seymour LichtA couple at Lorimer Street taking inspiration from Ancient Egypt. Seymour Licht

Persons: Seymour Licht, Rene Magritte, “, ” Licht, Licht, ”, — Licht, Pennywise, Michael Myers, Wes Anderson, Fox ”, lurks, Fox, Magritte, Lorimer, Seymour Organizations: CNN, Union, Fuji Locations: York, Samara, “, Manhattan, Bedford, Brooklyn, Egypt

☆ Look of the Week: Julia Fox outdoes herself in a dry-cleaning bag
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Julia Fox’s press tour for her tell-all memoir “Down the Drain” has been in full swing this month, which means ample opportunity for the actor, model and newly christened author to go full on, well, Julia Fox. But on Tuesday, Fox stepped out in London in a look that can’t be overlooked: a literal plastic dry-cleaning bag, held up by a loop around her neck like a halter dress. Fox paired the garment bag with what appears to be elastic-waist shorts, J.Lo-worthy stiletto knee-high boots and a structured purse, all in cream. Julia Fox does dry-cleancore. Whatever the reasoning behind Fox’s latest head-turning moment, it fits the old adage that a model could still look good in a brown paper bag.

Persons: CNN — Julia Fox’s, Julia Fox, Fox, Bauer, Griffin, doesn’t, Fox’s Organizations: CNN, Fox, Figura Services, London Locations: London, “

☆ Fashion brands want you to be able to identify fake designer merchandise
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

‘It’s almost seen as a hack’These tactics are all part of the industry’s hope to neutralize the booming counterfeit market, with some estimates asserting that fake fashion and luxury items account for 60% or more of the multi-trillion-dollar trade in fake goods. Sympathy for brands “can be hard for consumers in general, particularly those who are deeply steeped in TikTok culture,” Scafidi said. According to Business of Fashion, the average price for a women’s designer handbag in the US spiked 27% from 2019 to 2022. Last year saw record-breaking profits for the luxury sector, with around 95% of brands seeing growth, according to an estimate by consulting firm Bain & Company. “Right now, vintage is on trend, and we actually see new replicas of vintage items — items that were made in the ’80s or ’90s,” Thompson said.

Persons: Louis Vuitton, Cartier, Birkin, Miu Miu, Chanel, ”, Simon Lock, LVMH, Maison, OTB, ‘ It’s, dupes, Counterfeiters, Sarah Davis, “ it’s, what’s, Susan Scafidi, “, Leah Abucayan, ” Scafidi, Fashionphile, Davis, Hunter Thompson, “ It’s, ” Thompson, ” Davis, Scafidi, Romain Carrere, “ We’re, ” Carrere, it’s Organizations: CNN, luxe, Ordre Group, Burberry, Prada Group, Dior, Prada, YouTube, Social, Fashion Law, Business of Fashion, Bain & Company, Technology, Blockchain Locations: Fashionphile, Europe, —

☆ A new docuseries follows Juul’s catastrophic crash and burn
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

If you were a millennial, brought up amid secondhand smoke in homes and restaurants in the ’80s and ’90s (like this writer), Juul’s rise might not have felt so alarming. But if you were a teenager, Juul’s impact was immediately striking — and likely unnerving for your parents — as explored in a new Netflix docuseries. “Big Vape” neither neatly ties up Juul’s troubles nor addresses the company’s motives. Bulls***t.”“Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul” is out now on Netflix. Watch: “Thank You for Smoking” (2005)This Jason Reitman-directed black comedy follows Big Tobacco lobbyist Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), who spins, spins, spins the narrative by any means necessary, his job at odds with his role as parent to a 12-year-old.

Persons: R.J . Cutler, “, Juul, Gabby Jones, James Monsees, Adam Bowen, David Pierce —, Pierce, Juul’s splashy, “ James, Adam, ”, Jamie Ducharme, — Bella Hadid, Dave Chapelle, Adele, Jennifer Lawrence, ” Chase Amiratta, Spencer Platt, ‘, ’ ”, Erica Halverson, Jamie Ducharme’s, Stanford grads ’, —, Jason Reitman, Nick Naylor, Aaron Eckhart, Pets.com ”, Pets.com, Anna Lembke, Dr Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Juul Labs, Food and Drug, Apple, Bloomberg, Getty, Washington D.C, Bulls, Stanford, ., Big Tobacco Locations: “, New York , California , Massachusetts, New Mexico , Illinois, Colorado, Washington, Juul

☆ Anna Delvey, the ‘fake heiress’, hosted a rooftop fashion show — under house arrest
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | Alex Rees | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York City CNN —Swarming crowds and extravagant locations are par for the course at New York Fashion Week. On Monday, a packed rooftop show hosted by convicted felon Anna Delvey became one of the more unusual runways the city has seen in recent years. Delvey (left), wearing a bedazzled suit jacket designed by Shao Yang, poses with publicist Kelly Cutrone (right) after the show. Courtesy ShaoModels in the lobby of Delvey's East Village apartment building before beginning their ascent to its rooftop. As the crowd swelled, designer Yang was at one point almost denied access to her own show.

Persons: Anna Delvey, ”, Anna ”, Delvey, Shao Yang, Kelly Cutrone, Shao, Dominik Bindl, “, Cutrone, —, Delvey’s —, Yang, Nicola Formichetti, Leah McSweeney, ’ Yang, ” Yang Organizations: York, York City CNN, New York, Netflix, People’s, Agency, CNN, Housewives, New Locations: York City, Germany, New York, New, Delvey’s

☆ Ariana Grande reveals she had ‘a ton’ of lip filler and Botox, but stopped years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Ariana Grande has revealed she’s taken a hiatus from lip fillers and Botox injections in recent years. The singer and the actor has not previously disclosed undergoing any cosmetic procedures. Similarly, she continued, she used cosmetic procedures in the same way. “I had a ton of lip filler over the years, and Botox. Grande is part of an increasing number of young patients who have undergone cosmetic enhancements.

Persons: CNN — Ariana Grande, Grande’s, “, ”, ” Grande, Karwai Tang, Chrissy Teigen, Cindy Crawford, Blac Chyna, they’d, Grande, hasn’t Organizations: CNN, Vogue, American Academy of Locations: Hollywood

☆ Bidi Bidi, one of the world’s largest refugee camps, is getting a groundbreaking new arts center
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Bidi Bidi Music & Arts Centre, which is currently under construction, will be a low-slung, light-filled brick and steel amphitheater that also houses an acoustic recording studio and music classroom. As the global refugee population has soared in recent years, reaching over 35 million in 2022, some temporary camps like Bidi Bidi have transitioned into permanent city-like settlements. The Bidi Bidi settlement quickly reached maximum capacity in 2016 and has since transitioned into a permanent settlement. But beyond practical use and sustainability, De Kestelier wants Bidi Bidi residents to have a new building that feels like their own. “When people give it a name, they own it more.”Erezenio is hopeful that Bidi Bidi, and other settlements like it, will see more projects that provide refugees with “tools for success” in addition to more immediate needs.

Persons: Bidi, Bidi Bidi, Hassell, LocalWorks, Hassell Xavier De Kestelier, ”, De Kestelier, Zex, Nachson Mimran, Mawa Zacharia Erezenio, Erezenio, Sina Loketa, To.org, there’s, De, that’s, ” De Kestelier, “, Kestelier Organizations: CNN, & Arts Centre, London, Records Locations: Yumbe, South, Kampala, stoke, Kyebando, Bidi, South Sudan, Ghent, Belgium

☆ Sofia Coppola’s ‘Archive’ features rare photographs of Kirsten Dunst, Emma Watson and Elle Fanning
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Now Coppola is releasing “Archive,” an anthology of rare behind-the-scenes images and ephemera collected during the making of her movies. Coppola writes in "Archive," that the cast "spent days in night clubs and in Paris Hilton’s closet surrounded by her shoes." Coppola writes, "I love that Elle is really the same person as the girl I met when she was eleven on 'Somewhere'" — Fanning's first film with Coppola in 2010. I could see moments that felt like past films, but hopefully that’s now my style and all of my experience went into this one," Coppola writes. Courtesy the artist/MACKTest images of Kirsten Dunst taken for "The Virgin Suicides."

Persons: Jeffrey Eugenides, Sofia Coppola, Priscilla, ”, Priscilla Presley’s, Elvis, Coppola, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, “ Marie Antoinette, Taissa Farmiga, Emma Watson, burglarized, MACK Elle Fanning, Elle, Andrew Durham, MACK, ” Coppola, “, Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, “ Elvis, Priscilla Presley's, fanmail, MACK Bill Murray, Murray, MACK Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Dorff, Kirsten I Organizations: CNN, “, Cannes Locations: Lisbon, Paris, Venice, Graceland, Tokyo

☆ Why Remedios Varo, one of the ‘three witches’ of surrealism, continues to fascinate today
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Like many of her contemporaries, Varo fled Europe as war bore down on the continent, arriving in Mexico in 1941. It took more than a decade for her to exhibit her work there, but when she did, she left her mark. Alchemy and artistryDuring her life in Mexico City, Varo bonded with fellow artist Carrington and photographer Kati Horna. Remedios Varo/ARS, New York/VEGAP, Madrid/Art Institute of ChicagoVaro’s sense of humor periodically cuts through in her work. You see that on the surface of her work, with story and material coming together into one unified composition.

Persons: CNN —, Remedios Varo —, —, los Remedios Alicia y Rodriga, Uranga —, André Breton, Varo, Juliana, Remedios Varo, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Max Ernst, ”, Varo’s, “ Remedios Varo, Frida Kahlo, Leonora Carrington, Caitlin Haskell, Tere Arcq, El Juglar, “, ” Haskell, Walter Gruen, Carrington, Kati Horna, George Gurdjieff, El, Rodrigo Chapa, Katrina Rush Organizations: CNN, Mexico City, Artists Rights Society, Art Institute of Chicago, Arte Moderno, York’s Museum of Modern, Art Institute Locations: Mexico, Spanish, Paris, Europe, New York, Madrid, Varo’s, Mexico —, United States, El, Mexico City, Venice, Ciencia

☆ Victoria’s Secret recruits Naomi Campbell, Adriana Lima and Gisele Bündchen for a new campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Victoria’s Secret is reuniting some of the most classic supermodels from its heyday, bringing Gisele Bündchen, Naomi Campbell, Adriana Lima and Candice Swanepoel together in a new campaign. Bündchen, Lima and Swanepoel were part of the long-running “Angels” brand, which the company retired in 2021 as part of its rebrand. (All three worked as “Angels” for years in campaigns and in the brand’s famed Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show — and all wore the show’s signature “Fantasy Bra” on occasions.) It later launched campaigns featuring ambassadors called the VS Collective, including celebrity reps including soccer star Megan Rapinoe and actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas. The campaign images, a mix of classic black-and-white and color portraits, were taken by Swedish fashion photographer Mikael Jansson.

Persons: Gisele Bündchen, Naomi Campbell, Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel, Megan Rapinoe, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Hailey Bieber, Paloma Elsesser, Sui, Emily Ratajkowski, Mikael Jansson, Adut Akech, “, Ed Razek, ”, Stuart Burgdoerfer, We’re, Amy Hauk, Jeffrey Epstein Organizations: CNN, Brands Locations: Lima, Swanepoel

☆ This rare female painter in Edo Japan was ‘coveted’ for her exquisite ink paintings
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But he laments the fact that Yukinobu — and other women artists from Japan — are not given more prominence beyond occasional inclusion in broad group shows. But she never signed her paintings, according to Kanō tradition, as Kanō Yukinobu. The Denver Art Museum alone has 13 imitations of Yukinobu paintings, and only one authentic work. A peony in the collection of MFA Boston (not on view), which holds several Yukinobu paintings. “There’s a core group of female scholars who are pursuing this (the study of Japanese women artists),” he explained.

Persons: Kiyohara Yukinobu, —, ”, Einor Cervone, Yukinobu, Benzaiten, Paul Berry, “, ” Berry, Kanō Tan’yū, Kusumi Morikage, Berry, Cervone, Yang Guifei, Tang, Xuanzong, it’s, Kiyohara, consort Yang Guifei, ” Cervone, Boston Berry, he’s, don’t, Picasso, I’m, It’s Organizations: CNN, Denver Art Museum, Tokyo National Museum, Miho Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, Suntory Museum of Art, Women’s University Locations: Japan, Kyoto, New York, “, Tokyo, Shibuya, East Asia

☆ See inside Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s ‘magical’ new home
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —John Legend and Chrissy Teigen have often been candid about their lives together over the years, sharing snippets on social media as they’ve grown to a family of six. Their family homes have been key “chapters” in their lives, Teigen tells Architectural Digest (AD). Yoshihiro Makino/Architectural Digest“We’re always open to a new house, or to changing the house we’re in,” Teigen told AD in the cover story. “They like elements with a little glam and fun, and they’re drawn to work by bold, contemporary artisans, which is not my usual thing,” Arnold told AD. Yoshihiro Makino/Architectural DigestThe power couple were drawn to the light and airiness of their new home.

Persons: John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Teigen, Rihanna, Luna, Miles, Esti, Wren, Jake Arnold, Arnold, Katy Perry, Rashida Jones, Aaron Paul, Yoshihiro Makino, “ We’re, ” Teigen, We’re, sancturary Legend, ”, they’re, ” Arnold, Chrissy, John, “ Organizations: CNN Locations: Beverly

☆ See Margot Robbie’s best outfits from the ‘Barbie’ press tour
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Jacquelyn Palumbo | Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —She may be a Barbie girl in a Barbie world, but the boundaries between Barbieland and real life are blurring as Margot Robbie undertakes her whirlwind international press tour for the Greta Gerwig-directed movie, out later this month. Han Myung-Gu/WireImage/Getty ImagesIn Sydney, Robbie wore a shimmering Versace mini dress. Richard Milnes/ShutterstockRyan Gosling and Robbie at a press event in Los Angeles, where Robbie wore Valentino. Jon Kopaloff/Getty ImagesRobbie's polkadot Valentino dress was a nod to the 'Pink and Fabulous' Barbie doll from 2015. Mattel; Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images NorthRobbie in Versace at a "Barbie" fan event on July 1.

Persons: Margot Robbie, Greta Gerwig, Robbie, Andrew Mukamal, Mukamal, Herve Leger, ’ Barbie, Versace, Chung Sung, Zendaya, ” Jenna, ”, Jeremy Scott, Barbie, Han Myung, Richard Milnes, Shutterstock Ryan Gosling, Valentino, Jon Kopaloff, polkadot Valentino, James Gourley Organizations: CNN, Mattel, ”, Halle Bailey’s, Warner Bros . Pictures, Warner Bros . Locations: Seoul, Moschino, Sydney, Los Angeles

☆ Meet the 91-year-old grandfather booking major fashion campaigns
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Jacquelyn Palumbo | Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Celine van HeelCNN —He’s louche and sun-kissed, effortlessly cool and 91 years old. Today, with a sizable social media following and major campaigns for Zara and adidas under his belt, The Spanish King is one of the oldest working models in Europe. Celine van Heel began photographing her grandfather while staying with him during Covid-19 lockdowns. “His look, the way he looks at the camera — it’s simple, but it really defines him,” van Heel said of the image. Van Heel believes her grandfather is the perfect example of why no one should feel the need to act their age.

Persons: Celine van Heel, He’s, Carro —, Caro, “, ” van Heel, Celine, ”, Celine van, van, Garcia, ” Schott, Van Heel, she’s, “ He’s, …, Heel, Carro, Van, —, he’s, tans, ” Van Heel, Carmen Dell’Orefice, Guo, Iris Apfel Organizations: Schott NYC, Celine van Heel CNN, Zara, adidas, Gran Canaria, moto, Schott Locations: Spanish, Europe, Covid, Spain, Argentina, Uruguay, Zara, Paris

☆ New York skyscraper to open one of the highest basketball courts in the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Jacquelyn Palumbo | Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Brooklyn’s latest addition to the New York City skyline, the Brooklyn Tower, is offering its residents those bragging rights. “We took advantage (of the space).”The Sky Park will also include a playground and dog park. Gabriel SaundersSince the Sky Park is a covered, open-air facility, it will likely be best enjoyed outside of the coldest, windiest days of the year. In the Sky Park, residents will be able to relax, walk their dogs, or dunk against a backdrop of New York City landmarks from sunrise to sunset. Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the floor number of the Sky Park in Brooklyn Tower.

Persons: ”, Gregg Pasquarelli, “, Gabriel Saunders, Pasquarelli, ” It’s, —, ” Pasquarelli, Evan Joseph JDS, Sauron, you’re Organizations: CNN, New, —, JDS, Barclays Center, Brooklyn Nets, Savings Bank, Evan Joseph JDS Development Group, Brooklyn, New York Post, Sky Locations: New York City, Brooklyn, Downtown Brooklyn, Manhattan, Brooklyn Tower

☆ Supermodel Naomi Campbell welcomes her second child
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Jacquelyn Palumbo | Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Naomi Campbell announced the birth of her second child Thursday, nearly two years after she welcomed a daughter. A True Gift from God,” the 53-year-old supermodel wrote in an Instagram post, featuring an image of her and her daughter’s hands holding the new baby’s. In the cover image, Campbell holds her daughter protectively against her chest, wearing an understated black outfit against a neutral backdrop. In the accompanying interview, she said she had told very few people she was going to become a mother, a decision she appears to have made again regarding her second child. Campbell also told British Vogue at the time that she “always knew that one day” she would have a child, and in her Instagram post on Thursday she expressed similar sentiments.

Persons: Naomi Campbell, “, Campbell, Campbell’s, Steven Meisel, protectively, ”, Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, British Vogue, Cannes Film Locations: British

☆ Stockholm Wood City: World’s largest ‘wood city’ to be built in Sweden
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Jacquelyn Palumbo | Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Singapore, meanwhile, can lay claim to the largest timber building in Asia with a sprawling 468,000-square-foot college campus that opened in May. Now, real estate developer Atrium Ljungberg has announced plans to build the world’s largest “wooden city,” which will be constructed in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm, from 2025. Stockholm Wood City will feature 7,000 office spaces and 2,000 homes in the city’s southeast, and will offer “a vibrant, urban environment with a mix of workplaces, housing, restaurants and shops,” according to a press release. Stockholm Wood City's developers say it will be the largest timber construction project in the world. The first buildings in Stockholm Wood City, which is being designed by architecture firms White Arkitekter and Henning Larsen, are set to complete in 2027.

Persons: Ljungberg, ”, Annica Ånäs, ” Ånäs, White Arkitekter, Henning Larsen Organizations: CNN, Ljungberg, Stockholm Wood, McKinsey Locations: Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Singapore, Asia, ”, Stockholm, Stockholm Wood, Sickla, Sweden, Stockholm Wood City

☆ This Norwegian couple’s playful, gender-defying portraits were discovered by chance after their deaths
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Jacquelyn Palumbo | Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

At the turn of the 20th century, the studio run by Norwegian photographers Bolette Berg and Marie Høeg had a secret second purpose. Preus Museum--Norwegian Museum of PhotographyIn the photos, Berg and Høeg dress up in womenswear and menswear, using props and painted backdrops to set their irreverent scenes. Preus Museum--Norwegian Museum of PhotographyOne of Berg & Høeg's most recognized images is often misidentified as a self-portrait of the pair. Preus Museum--Norwegian Museum of Photography“I see them as businesswomen,” Aasbo explained. Altogether, there are now around 700 known negatives of Berg & Høeg’s work, some 80 of which chronicled their “private” lives.

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☆ The mourning dress codes of ‘Succession’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Jacquelyn Palumbo | Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“Succession” has treated us to both a wedding and a funeral as fate of the Roy siblings spin out towards its finale (which is produced by Warner Bros. Discovery, parent company of CNN), and its penultimate episode gave us mourning dress codes in a grand Catholic setting. “I can do anything — my dad just died,” Shiv responds when asked for a favor at the mass. By episode nine, with the company in a shaky post-Logan transition, the optics of how the Roy siblings perform at the funeral hold a lot of weight. Emotions must be stamped down, they maintain a fragile façade, and getting too close to the truth of Logan Roy is met with a wall of cognitive dissonance.

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