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☆ MSCHF’s ‘microscopic’ Louis Vuitton handbag sells for over $63K at Joopiter auction
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A minuscule handbag measuring just 657 by 222 by 700 microns (or less than 0.03 inches wide) sold for over $63,000 at an online auction Wednesday. Barely visible to the human eye, the fluorescent yellowish-green bag is based on a popular Louis Vuitton design — though it is the work of a New York art collective, not the luxury label itself. Microscopic 'Louis Vuitton' handbag sold for $63K at an auction, the latest project from art collective MSCHF. MSCHFThe sale was hosted by Joopiter, an online auction house founded by American musician, record producer and designer Pharrell Williams. “Pharrell loves big hats, so we made him an incredibly small bag,” he told the newspaper.

Persons: Louis, Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams, Williams, Louis Vuitton’s, Kevin Wiesner, “ Pharrell, MSCHF, ”, Andy Warhol, Damian Hirst, Birkin, Iggy Azalea, Janelle Monáe, ’ Organizations: CNN, Louis Vuitton, Joopiter, New York Times, Nike Locations: New York, Brooklyn, American

☆ 28 Things Every Student Needs to Pack for College
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Lisa Lombardi | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +12 min

One of these plug-in air fresheners will keep a dorm room smelling good, and each scent refill lasts for over a month. Aromatherapy diffuserTakeout meals from the dining hall and dirty laundry sure can stink up a tiny dorm room. But with an aromatherapy diffuser, you can keep a dorm room smelling great and exude calm vibes. Bed risers with USB portsHold N' Storage Bed Risers with Power Outlet and USB Ports $48 at AmazonTo add under bed storage, you can’t beat bed risers, says Saltman. These Hold N’ Storage bed risers elevate a bed by 7.25 inches, providing room for extra bins and luggage.

Persons: Lisa Lombardi, —, ”, Barbara Reich, “, Lauren Saltman, Will, Jamie Vacca, Decker, expanders Max, Covid, Vacca’s, Covid —, they’re, it’s, ” Vacca, Command Hooks, Tuck, Clay White, Bellamy Richardson Organizations: Facebook, YouTube, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Walmart, Apple Cider, Amazon, University of Wisconsin, Emory University, Washington University, “, Command, Target, tote Locations: New York City, Newfields, Florida, Alaska, Ikat

☆ Gen Z and millennial shoppers are swapping handbags for fanny packs and totes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Gen Z and millennial shoppers are ditching handbags for fanny packs and tote backs. The pandemic made remote working a norm and this popularized casual wear for various occasions. According to new data from consumer behavior analysis firm Circana – which tracks the online and in-store purchases of 150,000 US consumers – Gen Z and millennial consumers aged between 18 and 34 are buying fewer handbags than older shoppers. "Versatile, hands-free options, including backpacks and fanny packs, have proven to be very desirable," she added. Fanny packs have had a comeback in recent years among younger generations because they're small enough to hold essential items when going clubbing or to a festival.

Persons: Z, fanny, —, Gen Z, Millennials, Beth Goldstein, Circana Organizations: tote, Service

☆ Google's new Pixel Tablet is perfect for smart home devotees
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTGoogle's new Pixel Tablet on its default Home screen. CNBCI've been breaking out of my usual wheelhouse and getting hands-on with Google's new Pixel Tablet for the last few days. What's good Hub Mode, Hub Mode, Hub Mode. For example, you could find a recipe from the couch, tote your Pixel Tablet to the kitchen and get to cooking. Google's Pixel Tablet in Chrome.

Persons: CNBC I've, It's, hasn't, that's Organizations: CNBC, Google, Apple

☆ Toolbelts, cardboard bags and ‘crogs:’ Fendi makes a case for carpenter-core
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Scarlett Conlon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Step forward the “corporate artisan”, star of the Italian fashion house’s SS24 show on Thursday night and proposed pin-up for next season. Part technical-whizz, part traditional tool-master, the handle speaks to the modern-day creative, said Artistic Director Silvia Venturini Fendi in a pre-show preview with CNN. FendiFor the accessories, Venturini Fendi collaborated with the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma - who she regards to be “the best to combine nature and technology” - to reinvent signature Fendi bags including the Peekaboo in traditional Japanese washi paper. The clog silhouette is going nowhere, as Fendi becomes the latest high fashion brand to reimagine the comfy slip-on shoe. Pietro D'Aprano/Getty ImagesThe set, said Venturini Fendi, was masterminded so to be transparent about the teamwork involved in creating a fashion collection.

Persons: Silvia Venturini Fendi, Fendi, ”, Kengo Kuma, JW Anderson, Pietro D'Aprano, Venturini Fendi, “ It’s, ” Alexander Skarsgard, Daniele Venturelli, Adele, Karl Lagerfeld, “ Organizations: CNN, JW Locations: Capannuccia, Florence, Italy, Rome

Finding the perfect beach bag can be a lifelong pursuit. Unable to find something just right for herself, Melissa Morris decided to design a suite of beach-ready totes for her London-based accessories brand, Métier. The new Cala collection offers carryalls in a checkerboard straw weave Morris developed with artisans outside of Florence. “We wanted to elevate the classic raffia bag, which can be heavy and stiff,” says Morris. View ThisRF Alvarez’s Paintings of Queer Intimacy in the American West

Persons: Melissa Morris, Morris, “, ” Locations: London, Florence, métier.com

☆ What Is This? A Handbag for Ants?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Callie Holtermann | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

MSCHF, the creative collective responsible for the Big Red Boots that clomped across New York Fashion Week in February, is thinking smaller for its next accessory release. On Wednesday, the group plans to unveil its Microscopic Handbag, a specklike rendition of Louis Vuitton’s OnTheGo tote. This is not the kind of tote bag that can be filled up with vegetables at the farmers’ market: At most, it could be used to carry around a platelet or two. Kevin Wiesner, the chief creative officer of MSCHF, positioned the bag as a commentary on the impracticality of ever-shrinking luxury handbags. “I think ‘bag’ is a funny object because it derives from something rigorously functional,” he said in an interview.

Persons: Louis Vuitton’s OnTheGo, Louis Vuitton, Kevin Wiesner Organizations: Big Red, New York, Louis Vuitton’s OnTheGo tote Locations: New

☆ At a time when most Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, the 'quiet luxury' trend takes over
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow enters the courtroom for her trial in Park City, Utah, March 24, 2023. Gwyneth Paltrow may have had the last word at the conclusion of her ski accident trial in March, but it was her head-to-toe "old money" look that is still echoing through society today. Also buoyed by the elite world depicted in HBO's "Succession" and Kim Kardashian's monochrome mega mansion, the "quiet luxury" trend has quickly caught on, even though, these days, most Americans are more likely to live paycheck to paycheck. What is quiet luxury? Fortunately, the quiet luxury trend is less about buying the exact item, but rather replicating the look with clothes that fit well, in neutral tones or monochrome, she said.

Persons: Gwyneth Paltrow, Rick Bowmer, Kim, Thomaï Serdari, Serdari, Paltrow, Celine, Prada, Terry Sanderson, there's Organizations: NYU's Stern School of Business, Finance, Afp, Getty, Burberry Locations: Park City , Utah

☆ Why I Can’t Bet Against Apple’s Mixed-Reality Prowess
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Kevin Roose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There are plenty of reasons the Vision Pro could flop. apps — that there just aren’t a ton of people in the world who are interested in reading their emails in V.R. But I can’t dismiss the possibility that despite its limitations — such as the need to tote around a connected battery pack — the Vision Pro could be a hit. Part of my open-mindedness to the Vision Pro, I admit, is due to a kind of tech columnist PTSD. In 2013, before the first Apple Watch was released, I wrote a column confidently declaring that smartwatches were a dumb idea.

Persons: haven’t, smartwatches Organizations: Meta, tote, Apple, Vision, Apple Watch

☆ The mother-daughter duo behind the thrift store Buffalo Exchange explains how they built a $103 million company from used clothes
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kerstin and Spencer Block founded the resale chain Buffalo Exchange in 1974. Back then, secondhand clothing carried a stigma as a lower-class necessity, said Kerstin Block, the president and co-owner of Buffalo Exchange. The industry is expected to double in size, reaching $350 billion by 2027, and Buffalo Exchange is at the forefront of resale's emerging appeal. Popularizing the 'buy, sell, trade' modelKerstin (left) and Spencer Block in their first resale store in Tucson, Arizona. "It really is the fun part of the job — being in the store and helping customers," Rebecca said.

Persons: Kerstin, Spencer Block, Rebecca, —, Kerstin Block, Rebecca Block, Tucson , Arizona . Buffalo Exchange Kerstin, Spencer, Jennifer Le Zotte, Le Zotte, Buffalo Exchange Spencer, Buffalo Exchange's Organizations: Buffalo Exchange, Service, Google, Buffalo, Tucson , Arizona . Buffalo Exchange, University of North, tote, Nike Locations: Buffalo, Tucson , Arizona, University of North Carolina, New York, Buffalo Exchange's Ventura , California

☆ Look of the Week: J. Smith Cameron makes the case for party pajamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Don’t cry because “Succession” is over, smile because J. Smith Cameron wore an extravagant set of feather-trimmed pajamas to the finale watch-party. Discovery, parent company of CNN) were mourning the end of “Succession,” Smith Cameron — who plays Waystar general counsel Gerri Kellman — and her stylist Cat Pope gave us something to grin about. The look even received the approval of Sex and the City’s Kim Cattrall, who simply commented: “Perfect.”The Sleeper set worn by J Smith Cameron retails for $390 on the brand's website. That The Sleeper set takes its sartorial cues from this era, and that it’s being worn by Smith Cameron, is a knowing wink. This is Smith Cameron’s silver screen moment, and she’s dressing for it.

Persons: Smith Cameron, ” Smith Cameron —, Gerri Kellman —, Cat Pope, ” Smith Cameron, Kim Cattrall, Cameron Smith It’s, ” Smith, ”, J Smith Cameron retails, Sylvia Pedlar, Anna Sui, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista —, mary janes, Sarah Burton, Alexander McQueen, Gigi Hadid, Morgan, Jean Harlow, Smith, Hollywood starlets Vivien Leigh, Shirley Ross Organizations: CNN, Warner Bros, Twitter, Hollywood, Bettmann Locations: New York, Ukrainian

☆ A TikToker with 3M followers who turned his business into a lifestyle brand shares how much he made in sales and profits in under 2 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Sooraj Saxena has almost 4 million followers on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Here's how much he's earned from an apparel line he created based on his follower's comments. While Saxena started growing his online presence through Instagram and YouTube, he said TikTok was the true game changer. Today, the South Asian American creator has a combined following of almost 4 million followers across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Though he first gained popularity through his chai pouring videos, he's pivoted his content to short forms and skits that he writes himself.

☆ An LGBTQ+ creator got death threats after working with Target
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

New York CNN —When a Target distributor reached out to Erik Carnell last year about possibly placing his brand, Abprallen, in Target stores, he was thrilled. In the following months, Carnell pitched Target and came up with designs that would be appropriate for the big box store, he said. Ultimately, Target started selling three Abprallen items for adults: A sweatshirt, a tote bag and a messenger bag, each emblazoned with a different phrase. By Wednesday, Target had pulled Abprallen items from its US stores and online market, Reuters reported. Pride month merchandise is displayed at the front of a Target store in Hackensack, N.J., Wednesday, May 24, 2023.

☆ Opinion | Don’t Kill ‘Frankenstein’ With Real Frankensteins at Large
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Maureen Dowd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — By the time I took off my mortarboard two weeks ago, my degree in English literature was de trop. Instead of a Master of Arts, I should have gotten a Master of Algorithms. As I was pushing the rock up a hill, mastering Donne, Milton, Shakespeare, Dickens, Joyce and Mary Shelley, I failed to notice that the humanities had fallen off the cliff. It was as if the bottle of great wine I saved to celebrate my degree was bouchonné. Students were fleeing to the hotter fields of tech and science.

☆ Fact Check-‘Satan respects pronouns’ pin not sold at Target
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Target did not sell a pin that says, “Satan respects pronouns” as part of its Pride collection. The pin shows a purple horned creature and the words “Satan respects pronouns.”Reuters reported that Target pulled some products from its Pride collection this week following a backlash from conservative consumers (here). “Target has never sold this pin, nor any items with the ‘Satan Respects Pronouns’ slogan,” Carnell said via email. A Target spokesperson also said the enamel pin with the “Satan respects pronouns” text was never sold at its stores. A pin with the words “Satan respects pronouns” was not part of Target’s Pride collection.

☆ Target is being held hostage by an anti-LGBTQ campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —During every Pride Month in June for the past decade, Target has sold merchandise for LGBTQ customers, employees and allies. But this year, Target faced an anti-LGBTQ campaign that went viral on social media. Fueled by far-right personalities and on social media platforms, the anti-trans campaign spread misleading information about the company’s Pride Month products and its business practices. It won’t be worth whatever they think they’ll gain.”The campaign became hostile, with threats levied against Target employees and instances of damaged products and displays in stores. Meeting demandTarget became the focus of the anti-LGBTQ campaign’s ire for its Pride Month merchandise, but the campaign misrepresented Target’s ambitions.

Persons: ”, Matt Walsh, Kelley Robinson, Bud Light, Yoram, “ It’s, Brian Cornell, Fortune, Erik Carnell, ” Target, Gavin Newsom, Sarah Kate Ellis, Tim Calkins, Ron DeSantis, “, Paul Argenti Organizations: New, New York CNN, Target, Twitter, Human Rights, Pride, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Gallup, ”, Wall Street Journal, GLAAD, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, Companies, Nike, Disney, Florida Gov, Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodger, Dartmouth University’s Tuck School of Business Locations: New York, California, statehouses

☆ Target removing some Pride merchandise after anti-LGBTQ threats against staff
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-23 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Target on Wednesday said it was removing some products that celebrate Pride Month after the company and its employes became the focus of a “volatile” anti-LGBTQ campaign. Target said it removed from shelves “items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior.”For a decade, Target has celebrated Pride Month in and around June. “Pride Month at Target is a time of affirmation and solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community,” the company says on its website. Some people have thrown Pride items on the floor, Target spokesperson Kayla Castaneda told Reuters. The products Target is withdrawing are being removed from all its US stores and from its website, Castaneda told Reuters.

Persons: Target, ” Target, Kayla Castaneda, Castaneda, Erik Carnell, “ I’m, transphobia, Eric Carnell, Bud Light, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, – Organizations: New, New York CNN, Target, Pride, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Republican, ” Target, Anheuser, Busch, – Reuters Locations: New York

☆ On ‘Succession,’ Striving Is The Worst Insult of All - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Elizabeth Spiers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The Roy children’s individual ambitions are sometimes risible, but we’re never asked to question why they would be ambitious in the first place. What’s not acceptable, within the moral logic of the show, is the ambition of those characters who were not born into money and power but want to achieve them. In an episode midway through the final season, Tom admits to Shiv that he cares about these things. I do.” He tells her, “If you think that’s shallow, why don’t you throw out all of your stuff for love? “You’re a hick,” she says, “your whole family is striving and parochial.” Striving — that’s the biggest insult of them all.

☆ 24 Best Last-Minute Father’s Day Gifts
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Sarah Grossbart | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +13 min

Father’s Day is June 19 and you’re still empty-handed, and unless you’re 8 years old, it’s no longer cute or acceptable to turn up with a handmade coupon book. For the golfing dadIf your dad is an avid golfer, an upgrade to his typical apparel is a solid gift choice. For the dad who loves long walksIf dad’s shoe collection is looking a little tired, consider a pair of Birkenstocks. And just in time for the big day, you can get a digital gift card delivered right to his inbox. For the dad who’s the life of the partyThe “king of all coolers” is how Los Angeles-based stylist Alison Deyette describes Yeti’s UV-resistant Roadie 24 Hard Cooler, which makes the polyethylene beverage tote a shoo-in for the best last-minute Father’s Day gift.

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☆ A writer who moved from Pennsylvania to Belize for a cheap and laid-back life said it's saved her money but the newfound peace of mind is priceless
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Cristina Johnson moved from Pennsylvania to Belize in 2015. Johnson said living in the small Central American nation improved her finances and quality of life. Cristina Johnson moved to Belize in 2015. Courtesy of Cristina Johnson. Courtesy of Cristina Johnson.

☆ I've made $730,000 in sales since I started my Etsy shop 3 years ago. Here's how I list my items and choose what to sell.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Lola Christina Alao | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I started my Etsy business in April 2020. I've tried printing on demand for items such as tote bags, shoes, and shower curtains. I quit my job 18 months after starting my Etsy businessIn June 2021, I quit my customer-service job. I now work on my Etsy business full time. I've made $730,000 in revenue from Etsy since I started in March 2020.

☆ This is what you need to know about ultra-cheap Chinese shopping app Temu, which sells a huge variety of weird things — and has some wondering if it's for real
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Grace Dean | Mary Hanbury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

It's listed as the top free app in both the Google Play store and the Apple App Store, ahead of TikTok, Amazon, and Instagram. These cost savings can then be passed on to the consumer, a spokesperson for Temu told Insider. But for the average North American shopper, such low prices can actually be disconcerting, especially when they don't know much about Temu. A spokesperson for Temu told Insider that it uses its parent company's supply chain and logistics network to ship these items. Read more: I ordered my first 4 items off Chinese e-commerce app Temu and came away annoyed with the dozens of marketing emails sent after making a single purchase

☆ What King Charles' coronation means for the UK economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But the UK economy as a whole could suffer as workers take an extra day’s holiday. John Lewis' Coronation Lewis Bear. John Lewis & PartnersDepartment store John Lewis has had to limit in-store purchases of its Coronation Lewis Bear to two per household, and the teddy is out of stock online. For the coronation, UK luxury brands “have procured unique merchandise at all levels of the economy and we’re seeing people buying it, particularly Americans and EU customers,” she added. (The coronation holiday will be the third holiday Monday this month.)

☆ She Wants to Rewrite the Story of Art, Without Men
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Dayna Evans | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Two pale children dressed in black cloaks seem to be seeking guidance from the bull, as well as a phantom spirit. “I like the idea that there’s something happening in secret here,” said Ms. Hessel, hovering her finger near the painting’s faceless dancing apparition. As an expression of Ms. Carrington’s dual upbringing — her rebellious youth in Britain and subsequent escape to Mexico — “these hybridized figures feel like figures from two worlds in a way,” Ms. Hessel said. Ms. Hessel, petite, with long brown hair parted in the middle, carried the U.S. edition of her forthcoming 512-page art history book, “The Story of Art Without Men,” in a white Bao Bao Issey Miyake tote slung over an Axel Arigato trench coat. Though it isn’t especially unusual these days for certain podcast hosts to get recognized in public, it remains less common for an art historian like Ms. Hessel.

☆ A solid start to earnings season will be put to the test in the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

The biggest week of this earnings season showed us that things aren't as bad as many feared. The week ahead of earnings, including several more Club names, should tell us more. The results are always important, but it's the guidance and management commentary we will really hone in on to better understand the path ahead. In Amazon's case, a solid first quarter for its AWS cloud business was overshadowed by management seeing a material slowdown in April. ET: Nonfarm Payrolls Looking back It was the biggest week of this earnings season for the Club as several of our mega-cap holdings and industry bellwethers reported results.

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