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☆ No one would talk to Sebastian Stan about his Donald Trump movie for 'Actors on Actors': 'They were too afraid'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementSebastian Stan plays a young Donald Trump in "The Apprentice," a movie about his life in the 1970s. Stan said other actors wouldn't discuss Trump, and the film, with him for Variety's "Actors on Actors." You won't see Sebastian Stan doing an "Actors on Actors" interview about his new Donald Trump movie "The Apprentice," because, according to the actor, no one would talk to him about it. "We couldn't get past the publicists or the people representing them, because it was too afraid to talk about this movie." "We invited him to participate in 'Actors on Actors,' the biggest franchise of awards season, but other actors didn't want to pair with him because they didn't want to talk about Donald Trump," Setoodeh said.

Persons: Sebastian Stan, Donald Trump, Stan, wouldn't, Trump, Ali Abbasi, Roy Cohn, Jeremy Strong, Trump's, Ivana, Maria Bakalova, It's, Abbasi, Gabriel Sherman, Ramin Setoodeh, IndieWire, didn't, Setoodeh, Sherman, Tuesday's, we're Organizations: Trump, Cannes, Penske Media Corporation, Cannes Film, Briarcliff Entertainment Locations: States

☆ Abercrombie’s worst nightmare is back. But its customers have moved on
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“We are a positive, inclusive brand, with a nice sensibility, very different from what they encountered in the past,” Fran Horowitz, now Abercrombie’s CEO, said in 2016. Today, Abercrombie’s stores are lighter than they once were and its clothes are looser. Abercrombie’s sales have grown and its stock has increased more than 400% since Jeffries stepped down as CEO. But retail analysts say that Abercrombie’s brand won’t be hurt by the indictment because of how much separation Abercrombie has been able to create from its former CEO. Older Abercrombie customers who remember the brand’s sexualized marketing have accepted Abercrombie’s rebrand, while a new generation of customers are too young to remember the old era.

Persons: Fitch, Mike Jeffries, Jeffries, Abercrombie, “, ” Fran Horowitz, Jeffries ’, ”, ” Jeffries, Fran, Marni Shapiro, Neil Saunders, Shapiro, Papa John’s, Shaq, John Schnatter, Chip Wilson, Wilson, Lululemon, CNN’s Brynn Gingras, Kara Scannell, John Towfighi Organizations: New, New York CNN, Abercrombie, Attorney, Eastern, of, XXL, Netflix, Fitch, Penske Media, GlobalData, CNN Locations: New York, Peace, U.S, of New York

☆ How I saved my long-planned Taylor Swift adventure
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Cynthia Moss | Personal Essay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

Ethan Miller/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs "Lover" with her band, backup singers and dancers in Nashville, Tennessee, in May 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs in Glendale, Arizona, during the opening weekend of The Eras Tour in March 2023. Each night of the tour, Swift selects one lucky fan to receive a signed hat at the end of her song "22." Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images Swift performs with the band Haim in Santa Clara, California, in July 2023. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Swift performs the 10-minute version of "All Too Well" in Nashville in May 2023.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Cynthia Moss, Dan, Vienna's, Thomas Kronsteiner, couldn’t, Vienna —, I’d, Swift, Moss, Heinz, Peter Bader, Swift’s, Kevin Mazur, Natasha, Ethan Miller, John Shearer, Kevin Winter, Benjamin B, Braun, Jutharat, Florence Welch of Florence, TAS2024, Raymond James, Zack Wittman, Hector Vivas, Gareth Cattermole, Ayhan Uyanik, Reuters Swift, Don Arnold, TAS24, Rachel Wisniewski, Terence Rushin, Jeff Pachoud, Travis Kelce, Elisabeth Mandl, Haim, Jeff Kravitz, Erin Clark, Aldara Zarraoa, Phoebe Bridgers, Bridgers, Sarah Yenesel, Sabrina Carpenter, William West, Christopher Polk, Bob Levey, TAS23, Allen J, Taylor, Florence Welch, Jack Antonoff Organizations: CNN, Austria CNN —, Ernst Happel, Vienna, AP, Swift City, Pittsburgh, MetLife Stadium, New York Times, Department, Getty, Reuters, Lincoln Financial, Washington Post, Ticketmaster, Boston Globe, Penske Media, Los Angeles Times, Kensington Palace, Victoria, Albert Museum, Wembley, Poets Department Locations: Miami Gardens , Florida, Vienna, Austria, Stephansplatz, Vienna’s, Stephen’s, Vienna's Stephansplatz, Austrian, Atlanta, United States, Europe, Salzburg's, Leopoldskron, St, Vienna's, Canada, London, East Rutherford , New Jersey, Chicago, Las Vegas, Nashville , Tennessee, Glendale , Arizona, Glendale, Swift, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, East Rutherford, Paris, Florida, Tampa , Florida, Mexico City, Edinburgh, Scotland, Munich, Germany, Sydney, Philadelphia, Nashville, Lyon, France, AFP, Santa Clara , California, Foxborough , Massachusetts, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Kansas City , Missouri, Coney, Melbourne, Houston, Inglewood , California, Cincinnati, England, Hyde Park, Kensington, Florence

☆ The Olivia Nuzzi-RFK Jr. story is still spinning out — and New York mag staffers have questions
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

As news of the Olivia Nuzzi-RFK Jr. scandal tore through media and government circles over the past week, with increasingly titillating details emerging, those inside the New York magazine fold began to wonder about their own fallout. In a note to readers, New York called it a "violation of the magazine's standards around conflicts of interest and disclosures." Nuzzi said in a statement to The New York Times that the relationship wasn't physical. She is currently on leave from the magazine, and the magazine is conducting a more thorough third-party review. AdvertisementNew York mag didn't say who was conducting the third-party review or what additional information it hoped to learn from it.

Persons: Olivia Nuzzi, she'd, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Oliver Darcy, Kennedy, Nuzzi, Donald Trump, Kennedy didn't, wasn't, David Haskell, Vox, Brian Leung, Haskell, Haskell —, EIC Adam Moss, Tirhakah Love, Love, Corey Lewandowski's, Trump Organizations: Service, RFK Jr, New York, Washington, New York Times, Business, Media, Employees, Staff, Trump, Vox Media, Hollywood, Penske Media Locations: New York, Israel, , New York

☆ Meet the Hong Kong billionaires behind some of the world's glitziest hotels — and the generation who could inherit the empire
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sonia runs the family's hotel business, turning it into a sprawling collection of resorts and luxury locations. Sonia Cheng, pictured left, is the head of the Rosewood Hotel Group, which owns 51 hotels and is planning more than two dozen others. With Sonia at the helm, Rosewood has since expanded into a global powerhouse for luxury hotels, with 34 locations and another 24 on the way. Rosewood's Hong Kong property ranked second on the World's 50 Best Hotels' 2023 list, with two other hotels in São Paulo and Paris earning spots as well. He's the founder of Altaya Group, a wine wholesaler, and the boutique restaurant company Classified Group, which runs five locations.

Persons: Sonia, Sonia Cheng, Carlyle, Pascal Le Segretain, Thomas Iannaccone, Morgan Stanley, Warburg Pincus, Maritz, It's, Henry, Paulo Pong Kin, Yee Organizations: Rosewood, Group, Fashion, Penske Media, Getty, Harvard University, Warburg, CNBC, Rosewood Hotel Group, Rosewood Corp, Wolff, Channel News Asia, Paris, Altaya Locations: New York City, Rosewood, Manhattan, China, Beijing, Sanya, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, São Paulo, Hong

For decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs presented the image of a wealthy, Black music mogul, one who broke business barriers, threw lavish parties and even created iconic TV moments. But behind the scenes, prosecutors say, was a more sinister picture, with allegations of violence, sex trafficking and severe abuses of power. Sean "Diddy" Combs during a photo shoot to promote a Sean John fragrance in 2016. Casandra Ventura and Sean "Diddy" Combs attend the the Met Gala in New York City on May 7, 2018. Designer Donna Karan, musician Tommy Lee, singer Mariah Carey, host Sean "Diddy" Combs, Star Jones and rapper Reverend Run at "The Real White Party" presented by Combs at his East Hampton, N.Y., estate on Sept. 2, 2007.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Tupac, Al Yankovich, Jennifer Lopez, Versace, “, Sean, Diddy, Sean John, Damian Williams, ” Fatima Goss Graves, ” “ Combs, ”, Goss Graves, ” Combs, Casandra, Cassie ” Ventura, Ventura, Dawn Richard, Rodney “, Rod ” Jones, Derrick Lee Cardello, Smith, Casandra Ventura, John Shearer, Oronike Odeleye, Kelly, Odeleye, ’ ” Odeleye, Combs ’, Craig Mack, Faith Evans, ” Richard, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg, Sean Combs, Forbes, Laurieann Gibson, ’, Paris Hilton, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mariah Carey, Jay, Oprah, ” Carson, Carson, Black, Donna Karan, Tommy Lee, Star Jones, Bryan Bedder, he’s, Mase, Aubrey O’Day, Danity Kane, O’Day, I’ve Organizations: Bad Boy Records, Penske Media, Getty, U.S, Metropolitan Detention, National Women’s Law, Legal Defense Fund, Hollywood, “, Uptown Records, Bad Boy Entertainment, MTV, University of Virginia, Labor, Paris, White Party, White, Bad, TMZ Locations: New York, Michigan, New York City, Carson, East Hampton, N.Y

☆ Peter Nygard: Former Canadian fashion mogul sentenced to 11 years for sexual assault
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Story Ap | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was sentenced Monday in a Toronto courtroom to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting four women. Nygard was found guilty of four counts of sexual assault in November but acquitted of a fifth count as well as one count of forcible confinement. He faces separate sexual assault and sex trafficking charges in Montreal, Winnipeg and the United States. All five women said their meetings or interactions with Nygard ended with sexual activity that they did not consent to. John Aquino/WWD/Penske Media/Getty Images/FileNygard founded a fashion company in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1967 that ultimately became Nygard International.

Persons: Peter Nygard, Robert Goldstein, Nygard, Goldstein, ” Nygard, John Aquino, David Lametti Organizations: Penske Media, Nygard International, U.S, FBI Locations: Canadian, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg, United States, Winnipeg , Manitoba, Canada, New York City, New York, Manitoba’s

☆ Christina Hall and Josh Hall are getting divorced. Here's a timeline of their whirlwind relationship and sudden split.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Read previewWhen Christina Hall celebrated her marriage to Josh Hall in September 2022, she said she was more certain than ever her life was on track. In a deleted Instagram post, Christina wrote, "Everything in life has led me to where I am right now, which is exactly where I want to be." Josh Hall and Christina Hall in July 2023. AdvertisementChristina Hall, Josh Hall, and her children in January 2023. "I didn't block him — and I didn't see any missed calls or texts the next day," Christina wrote in her story.

Persons: —, Christina Hall, Josh Hall, Christina, Josh, Tarek El Moussa, — Taylor, Ant Anstead, Hudson, Matt Winkelmeyer, Josh's, we're, I'm, Tarek, Heather Rae El Moussa, Jon Kopaloff, David Buchan, Angelou, Christina Vs, Def, Candace Owens, Amber Rose, Heather Organizations: Service, Business, HGTV, US, Hollywood, BI, Instagram, Unbroken Productions, Newport Beach, Feld Entertainment, Newport, Variety, Penske Media, Getty, Superior, TMZ Locations: Mexico, Haack, Newport Beach , California, Maui, Hawaii, Tennessee, Dana Point , California, Orange County

☆ Remember when Taylor Swift wore drag in ‘The Man’ music video
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Caitlin Chatterton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Ethan Miller/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs "Lover" with her band, backup singers and dancers in Nashville, Tennessee, in May 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs in Glendale, Arizona, during the opening weekend of "The Eras Tour" in March 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift sings "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" in Paris in May 2024. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Swift performs the 10-minute version of "All Too Well" in Nashville in May 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift leaves the stage after the "Speak Now" set in Nashville in May 2023.

Persons: He’s, it’s Taylor Swift, Swift, ”, Taylor —, “ Tyler ”, Tyler, Taylor, Swift's Versace, Peter Kelleher, that’s, “ Taylor Swift, Bahama, ” Kate Bailey, Versace, Queen, Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, Jo Calderone, Zayn Malik, Troye Sivan, Taylor Swift, Kevin Mazur, Natasha, Ethan Miller, John Shearer, Kevin Winter, Benjamin B, Braun, Jutharat, Phoebe Bridgers, Bridgers, Raymond James, Zack Wittman, Hector Vivas, Gareth Cattermole, Don Arnold, TAS24, Rachel Wisniewski, Terence Rushin, Travis Kelce, Haim, Jeff Kravitz, Erin Clark, Sarah Yenesel, Sabrina Carpenter, William West, Christopher Polk, Bob Levey, TAS23, Allen J, ” Swift, Biden Organizations: CNN, MTV, Victoria, Albert Museum, Little, Swift City, Pittsburgh, MetLife Stadium, New York Times, Department, Lincoln Financial, Washington Post, Ticketmaster, Boston Globe, Getty, Penske Media, Los Angeles Times Locations: London, East Rutherford , New Jersey, Chicago, Las Vegas, Nashville , Tennessee, Glendale , Arizona, Glendale, Swift, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, East Rutherford, Paris, Nashville, Tampa , Florida, Mexico City, Edinburgh, Scotland, Sydney, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Santa Clara , California, Foxborough , Massachusetts, Kansas City , Missouri, Coney, Melbourne, AFP, Lyon, France, Houston, Inglewood , California, Cincinnati

☆ How Group Black's $500 million promise to Black-owned media unraveled
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Lucia Moses | Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Montaque cofounded Group Black in 2021 with the goal of directing $500 million in advertising money to Black-owned media in its first 18 months. With the pledge, Group Black laid out a plan to steer money to Black media owners and acquire media companies. Bough, Group Black's chief strategy officer, was a former Mondelēz and PepsiCo marketer who presented the CNBC reality show "Cleveland Hustles." Various outlets reported that Group Black mounted bids for media companies including the Sports Illustrated publisher Arena Group, the Paramount-owned BET, Vice Media, and Vox Media. Seven former employees described Montaque as an energetic leader but said he was ultimately ineffective in executing Group Black's mission.

Persons: Travis Montaque, Weeks, Montaque, Bonin, Black, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Richelieu Dennis, Dennis, Ursula M, Burns, Randy Brooke, Ursula Burns, Seth Kaufman, Moët Hennessy, Gamble, Ziff Davis, offsites, Gamble —, Spokespeople, Derrick Johnson, Lionel Hahn, Todd Brown, It's, Christopher Kenna, I'm, Samantha Skey, Black's Travis Montaque, Arturo Holmes, Vivek Shah, Bough, Sheila Marmon, Media's Refinery29, Erika Goldring, Richelieu Dennis who's, Kirk McDonald, GroupM Organizations: Black, Cannes Lions, Business, Black's, SHE, Cola, Walmart, PepsiCo, CNBC, Xerox, Getty, Moët Hennessy North America, Procter, Gamble, NAACP, Urban Edge Network, Corporate America, Association of National Advertisers's Alliance, Inclusive, Multicultural, Diversity Media, Penske Media Corp, Zeta, Fox, Everyday Health, Sports, Arena Group, Paramount, BET, Vice Media, Vox Media, Galore Media, Mirror, Marmon, Media Locations: GroupM, America, Soho, Manhattan, Santa Monica, Cannes

☆ Giorgio Armani at 90: Celebrating his career in photos
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The power of a Giorgio Armani suit. In his nine decades, the formally untrained Giorgio Armani has worked his way up from humble window dresser to Italian fashion behemoth — and has collected a number of fabulous moments in between. Giorgio Armani, suited and booted, in 1942. Rosanna ArmaniAt the Golden Globe Awards in 1990, Julia Roberts decided to forgo a frock in favor of a Giorgio Armani mens suit. John Angelillo/UPI/ShutterstockIn 2011, Armani debuted a high-sheen, liquid satin material during his Spring-Summer haute couture show at Paris Fashion Week.

Persons: Carrie Bradshaw, Big, Armani, Carrie, Giorgio Armani, Julia Roberts, “, Giorgio Armani Armani, Leonardo Cendamo, Richard Gere —, Vittoriano, Rosanna Armani, Ron Galella, Naomi Campbell, Winona Ryder, Rose Hartman, Victor Virgile, Karl Prouse, greige, Jonas Gustavsson, Lupita Nyong'o, John Angelillo, Tony Barson, Pascal Le Segretain Organizations: CNN, City, Globes, Guggenheim Museum, Fairchild, Penske Media, Getty, Golden Globe, Armani, Milan Fashion, UPI, Paris Fashion Locations: Manhattan, New York, Milan, Paris

☆ YouTube dominates streaming, forcing media companies to decide whether it's friend or foe
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

But media companies such as Netflix, Disney and Warner Bros. Those competing truths have led media and entertainment companies to concoct a wide array of strategies to combat the growing threat. John Lamparski | Getty ImagesEarlier this year, YouTube Chief Executive Officer Neal Mohan announced that users watch more than 1 billion hours of YouTube content on TV screens each day. Disney has made bespoke YouTube content for its new preschool series "Disney Junior's Ariel," which debuts June 27, to introduce the mermaid character to kids. That's YouTube 2.0."

Persons: Rich Greenfield, it's, Tara Walpert Levy, Nielsen, John Lamparski, Neal Mohan, Michael Nathanson, Kevin Mayer, Disney, Brittany Broski, LightShed's Greenfield, isn't, John Keeble, Mayer, That's, Ariel, Winnie, " Mayer, NBCUniversal, NBCUniversal's, Nathanson, MrBeast, Jimmy Donaldson, Monica Schipper, we've, Broski, David Livingston, incentivizes, Michelle Khare, Gilbert Flores Organizations: Alphabet's YouTube, Hollywood, YouTube, it's, Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros, Getty, Google, Comcast, Media, ExCel, Entertainment, Bloomberg, Amazon, Nickelodeon, HBO, Penske Media Locations: U.S, —, York, Hollywood, London, That's, Los Angeles, Brittany, Anaheim , California, AdSense

☆ Dancing by Taylor Swift fans in Edinburgh registers as seismic activity
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs in Glendale, Arizona, during the opening weekend of "The Eras Tour" in March 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Fans wait in line to buy tour merchandise outside Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, in April 2023. Hector Vivas/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs "Midnight Rain" in Edinburgh, Scotland, in June 2024. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift sings "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" in Paris in May 2024. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images In pictures: Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Prev NextMonitoring stations around the city registered the activity during all three performances.

Persons: London CNN — Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, Kevin Mazur, Swift, Natasha, Ethan Miller, John Shearer, Kevin Winter, Benjamin B, Braun, Jutharat, Phoebe Bridgers, Bridgers, Raymond James, Zack Wittman, Hector Vivas, Gareth Cattermole, Don Arnold, TAS24, Rachel Wisniewski, Terence Rushin, Haim, Jeff Kravitz, Erin Clark, Sarah Yenesel, Sabrina Carpenter, William West, Christopher Polk, Bob Levey, TAS23, Allen J, Taylor, ‘, ”, Harry Styles, Callum Harrison, we’ve Organizations: London CNN, British Geological Survey, Murrayfield, Swift City, Pittsburgh, MetLife Stadium, New York Times, Department, Lincoln Financial, Washington Post, Ticketmaster, Boston Globe, Getty, Penske Media, Los Angeles Times, Scottish Rugby Locations: Edinburgh, Scottish, East Rutherford , New Jersey, Chicago, Las Vegas, Nashville , Tennessee, Glendale , Arizona, Glendale, Swift, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, East Rutherford, Paris, Nashville, Tampa , Florida, Mexico City, Scotland, Sydney, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Santa Clara , California, Foxborough , Massachusetts, Kansas City , Missouri, Coney, Melbourne, AFP, Lyon, France, Houston, Inglewood , California, Cincinnati, ”

☆ 6 luxury brands, from Coach to Gucci, that have gotten into the restaurant game
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Here are six luxury brands that have opened restaurants around the world. Gotham/GC Images/Getty ImagesCoachIn March, Coach opened its first-ever restaurant, called The Coach Restaurant, in Jakarta, Indonesia. The brand opened a second location in Tokyo in 2021, in its seven-story flagship in Ginza. Dior also has the Mediterranean restaurant Dior des Lices in Saint Tropez. At its Paris flagship, the French luxury fashion house has La Pâtisserie Dior and the restaurant Monsieur Dior.

Persons: —, Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren's, Z, Osmud Rahman, Rahman, what's, Jessica Chastain, Louis Vuitton, Café, Ginza . Louis Vuitton, Arnaud Donckele, Maxime Frédéric, Dior Dior, Dior, Monsieur Dior, Anne, Sophie Pic, Dominique Maître, Gucci Gucci, Gucci Osteria, Massimo Bottura, Tiffany, Daniel Boulud Organizations: Service, Business, Toronto Metropolitan University's School of Fashion, Canadian, Globe, Michigan, Polo, Polo Bar, New, New York, Ginza . Louis, Louis, Dior, Kansai International Airport, Dior des Lices, Paris, Michelin, Penske Media, Getty, Tiffany, Co, South, Harrods Locations: Chicago, millennials, New York City, York, Miami , Virginia, New York, Milan, Paris, Chengdu, China, Midtown, Jakarta, Indonesia, Jakarta's Grand, Osaka, Japan, Tokyo, Ginza ., Saint Tropez, Bangkok, Thailand, Europe, US, Asia, Seoul, Miami, Florence, Italy, Italian, Beverly Hills, The Florence, Tiffany, South Coast, Costa Mesa , California, London

☆ Apple wants to give the iPad a boost
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The tech giant's event will reportedly showcase a new family of… iPads and iPad accessories. But Apple's event , which kicks off at 10 a.m. EST, is looking to give the iPad a boost. iPhone sales have noticeably dipped, which is why you're hearing Apple tout its "services" business , writes BI's Peter Kafka. And the new product Apple wants you to be excited about — the Vision Pro — hasn't lived up to the hype. a16z joins the Big Tech "fake work" debate.

Persons: —, Tyler Le, they're, iPads, Antonio Villas, Boas, BI's Peter Kafka, Peter, hasn't, Katie Notopoulos, Wall, Lauren DeCicca, Tim Cook, Katie, aren't, I'd, we'll, I'm, Alyssa Powell, Danielle DiMartino Booth, James Devaney, Roger Kisby, Jack Dorsey's, Elon, Dorsey, Elon Musk, Satya Nadella, OpenAI, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, a16z, Emily Sundberg, Andreessen Horowitz, David Ulevitch, Vladimir Putin, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, George Glover Organizations: Service, Business, Apple, Google, Getty, US Treasury, National Bureau of Economic Research, Images, Penske Media, Microsoft, Tech, Paramount, Berkshire, Big Tech, Walt Disney Company Locations: BREIT, New York, London

☆ Musician Rosalía brings the straitjacket back into view
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —On Tuesday, 12-time Latin Grammy winner Rosalía stepped out in New York wearing an outfit that demanded a double-take. (Since the release of her third album, “Motomami,” Rosalía has been spotted in everything from biker-style shield sunglasses to Harley Davidson helmets). In 1994, the New York State’s Office of Mental Health proposed that straitjackets be discontinued after 18 patients died while restrained or in “unsupervised seclusion” between 1988 and 1992. But Rosalía isn’t the first to attempt to recontextualize the garment in the name of fashion. At the Gucci show in 2019, Ayesha Tan-Jones protested the label's straitjacket-inspired clothes by writing "Mental health is not fashion" on their hands.

Persons: Rosalía, Rick Owens, ” Rosalía, Harley Davidson, Gucci, Ayesha Tan, Jones, ”, Alessandro Michele’s, hasn’t, Julia Fox, we’ve, Ye’s, Bianca Censori, John Galliano —, Dior, —, Maison, Dolce, Rosalia Organizations: CNN, York State’s, Mental Health, Fashion, Gucci, Penske Media, Maison Margiela, Dolce, Gabbana Locations: New York, Spanish, York, Gotham, Tan, Florence, Italy, Shanghai, China

☆ Remember that Versace dress Jennifer Garner wore in ‘13 Going on 30"?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Marie Lodi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

DeSanto accessorized the dress with colorful Swarovski crystal jewelry by Tarina Tarantino, including a blue butterfly statement necklace. Columbia Pictures/Everett CollectionDecades later, the dress has become a beloved artifact for nostalgic rom-com fans and modern fashion enthusiasts alike. “(Garner) put it on, we got her all dolled up, she went to dance, and we moved on,” she said. DeSanto also credits director Gary Winick, who died in 2011, for the film’s fashion sense. As DeSanto points out, “13 Going on 30” is a story about a young woman coming into herself — and how, more than anything, it’s important just to be yourself.

Persons: —, Jenna Rink, Gilson nightgown, baguette, Susie DeSanto, Jennifer Garner, Miu Miu, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Roberto Cavalli, Versace, ” DeSanto, “ I’d, Giovanni Giannoni, Jenna, partygoers, Michael Jackson’s, — Versace, DeSanto, Tarina Tarantino, Tarantino, Marc Jacobs’s, — she’s, ”, “ It’s, Betsey Johnson tutus, Christa B, Allen, Ariana Grande, wasn’t, weren’t, “, Garner, Stella McCartney, Alberta Ferretti, Mark Ruffalo, Jen, we’re, I’ve, Gary Winick, Gary, ” Winick, Mark Ruffalo’s Organizations: CNN, Fairchild, Penske Media, Columbia Pictures, Everett Locations: Manhattan, lockstep, Barney’s, Italy, Etsy, Alberta, “, New York

☆ A look at Taylor Swift’s economic power ahead of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ release
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The commercially successful ‘Eras’ tourThe Eras tour was massively successful in 2023 and it’ll stretch through the end of this year. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs in Glendale, Arizona, during the opening weekend of "The Eras Tour" in March 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Swift performs during the "Evermore" section of the show in Sydney in February 2024. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images Fans apply jewels on their way to Swift's show in Foxborough, Massachusetts, in May 2023. John Shearer/TAS23/Getty Images In pictures: Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' Prev NextShe is a generous boss, too, awarding $100,000 bonuses to Eras Tour truck drivers during the summer.

Persons: Washington CNN — Taylor Swift, Swift, It’ll, ” Armen Shaomian, StubHub, “, “ Taylor Swift, hasn’t, SeatGeek, Taylor Swift, Kevin Mazur, Natasha, Ethan Miller, John Shearer, Kevin Winter, Benjamin B, Braun, Jutharat, Phoebe Bridgers, Bridgers, Raymond James, Zack Wittman, Hector Vivas, Don Arnold, TAS24, Rachel Wisniewski, Terence Rushin, Haim, Jeff Kravitz, Erin Clark, Sarah Yenesel, Sabrina Carpenter, Bob Levey, TAS23, Christopher Polk, Allen J, Taylor, ”, that’s, That’s, doesn’t, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel, Pope Francis, ” Swift Organizations: Washington CNN, Poets Department, Fortune, University of South, CNN, Swift City, Pittsburgh, MetLife Stadium, New York Times, Lincoln Financial, Washington Post, Ticketmaster, Boston Globe, Penske Media, Los Angeles Times, Federal Reserve, ” AMC Locations: University of South Carolina, North America, East Rutherford , New Jersey, Chicago, Las Vegas, Nashville , Tennessee, Glendale , Arizona, Glendale, Swift, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, East Rutherford, Nashville, Tampa , Florida, Mexico City, Kansas City , Missouri, Sydney, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Santa Clara , California, Foxborough , Massachusetts, Coney, Houston, Inglewood , California, Cincinnati, United States, Canada, AMC’s

☆ Rupert Murdoch's new Russian fiancée ties him to a sprawling web of money — with some surprising connections
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

His fiancée, Elena Zhukova, was once married to Alexander Radkin Zhukov, a Russian oligarch. Her daughter, Dasha Zhukova, was married to Roman Abramovich from 2008 to 2017. Daniele Venturelli/WireImage via Getty ImagesZhukova shares a daughter with Zhukov, Dasha Zhukova. Dasha Zhukova is now married to Stavros Niarchos, the grandson of a Greek shipping tycoon. AdvertisementDasha Zhukova married Stavros Niarchos in January 2020.

Persons: Rupert Murdoch, Elena Zhukova, Alexander Radkin Zhukov, Dasha Zhukova, Roman Abramovich, —, Murdoch, Vladimir Putin, Zhukova, Wendi Deng, Zhukov, hasn't, Daniele Venturelli, Dasha, Abramovich, Putin, backchannel, Vladimir Putin's backchannel, Mikhail Svetlov, Stavros Niarchos, Lexie Moreland, Murdoch didn't Organizations: Service, The Daily Mail, Guardian, Times, Getty, Premier League soccer, Chelsea Football Club, European Union, Penske Media, News Corp, Business Insider Locations: Russian, Italy, London, Russia, Ukraine, New York, Switzerland

☆ Sam Smith opens Vivienne Westwood’s Fall-Winter 2024 show in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The discombobulating outfit was, in fact, the opening look of Vivienne Westwood’s Fall-Winter 2024 show in Paris — a collection that has proved divisive online. “Vivienne Westwood will be turning in her grave watching Sam Smith in this get up,” wrote one disgruntled fan on X. While many online lamented how Kronthaler’s latest season has “defiled” and “tainted” Westwood’s fashion reputation. The 1990s era of Vivienne Westwood was defined by shape and silhouette, as demonstrated here with Linda Evangelista walking the Fall-Winter 1995 show in Paris. Kronthaler's first solo show for Vivienne Westwood at Paris Fashion Week felt more aligned with the brand's popular 90s silhouettes.

Persons: Sam Smith, trudging, fanny, Mel Gibson’s, Vivienne Westwood’s, Andreas Kronthaler, —, Pascal Le Segretain, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Gen, ”, Linda Evangelista, PL, Kronthaler, Kate Moss, “, Vivienne Westwood's, Giovanni Giannoni, Bella Hadid, Kronthaler's Organizations: CNN, Westwood, PL Gould, Vogue, Penske Media, Paris Fashion, Financial Times Locations: Paris, Sharpie

☆ How Google lost its way
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Hugh Langley | Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Just two months after Google launched Gemini, its flashy new AI model, the company revealed that it had already built a better version. AdvertisementThen, days later, Google scrambled to explain why its image generation tool spit out racially inaccurate depictions of historical figures. Users have long bemoaned — and researchers recently found — a decline in the quality of Google Search results. The fact that Google is not far and away the self-driving-car leader, it's, like, a total joke," the former Google director said, adding that the problem of Google's lost supremacy is "maybe impossible to solve, frankly." Google now is reminiscent of the Steve Ballmer-era Microsoft, which missed the smartphone, search, and cloud waves and was overtaken by Apple, Google, and Amazon.

Persons: OpenAI, Sora, Sam Altman, Sundar Pichai's, Pichai, —, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Lea Suzuki, Getty Brin, Page, Google, Googlers, Axel Springer, Diane von Furstenberg, Giovanni Giannoni, Michael Avrukin, Vuk Valcic, wouldn't, Patrick Mork, Eric Lehman, Lehman, ChatGPT, Caesar Sengupta, Sengupta, Alexa, Google's, Steve Ballmer, Satya Nadella, Hugh Langley, Lara O'Reilly Organizations: Google, Hollywood, Industry, San Francisco Chronicle, Business, Penske Media, Microsoft, Amazon, The New York Times, Oracle, YouTube, Apple, IBM, Meta Locations: Silicon Valley, Silicon, —

Fran Horowitz, Abercrombie & Fitch CEO: The future of retail is small, efficient, omni stores, and they're located where the customer tells us. I get really, really excited about what this means in the operations of the business, using predictive analytics to help us forecast demand. They're worldwide, a zillion stores, and their operations and execution, aside from their merchandising, I think they're always on top of the game. I think you're going to see an interaction with someone in a setting that doesn't look like retail, but looks like a fantastic experience. Nicholas of Sam's Club: Another retail standard that is really going to be important beyond the customer is energy.

Persons: Christina Locopo, Fran Horowitz, Abercrombie, Patrick MacLeod, WWD, Michelle Gass, Levi Strauss, they're, Jens Grede, Geoffroy van Raemdonck, Neiman Marcus, there'll, Trina, Patrick T, Fallon, Chris Nicholas, Kara Trent, Levi's Gass, Tom Ward, Erin Black, CNBC Abercrombie's Horowitz, Marc Lore, Mickey Drexler, TikTok, Adam Jeffery, Dave Kimbell, It's, Scott Mlyn, CNBC Neiman's van, you've, Yael Cosset, —, Ulta's, Arturo Holmes, Trent, That's, we've, Kroger's, Abercrombie's Horowitz, I've, Dia Dipasupil, Neiman's van, who's, Lulu, Drexler, Armour's, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Armour Levi's Gass, Emma Grede, Kardashian, Kim, Geoffroy van Raemdonck Patrick Mckleod, Nicholas of Organizations: CNBC, Abercrombie, Fitch, Abercrombie & Fitch Co, Penske Media, Getty, Milken Institute Global Conference, AFP, Sam's, Technology, Walmart U.S, Walmart, New York Times, Navy, WWD, Young, Nike, TJX, Zara, Armour's Trent, Americas, Nicholas of Sam's, Sam's Club Locations: they're, Beverly Hills , California, New York City, America, New York, U.S, Skims, Inditex, Kara, Walmart's

☆ Tommy Hilfiger’s homecoming show sets stage for all-American new chapter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Nick Remsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Tommy Hilfiger has set the stage for a new chapter at his eponymous megabrand — and he did so by coming home. Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger Filippo Fior/Tommy Hilfiger In photos: Looks from Tommy Hilfiger's "elevated" Fall-Winter 2024 fashion show Prev NextFrom streetwear to sailing gear to sporty and preppy, often with a frisson of celebrity, it’s this lifestyle-driven approach, which is perhaps less about the fashion than it is the feeling, that is the key to Hilfiger’s modern — and continued — success. Elliot Grainge and Sofia Richie Grainge attend Hilfiger's show. Richie Grainge herself has evolved her stylistic approach from an ostentatious Los Angeleno verve into a look that’s more low-key highbrow. “Sofia is a style icon, and she’s also just an incredible person.”Gigi Hadid and Tommy Hilfiger walk the runway at the Tommy Hilfiger's Fall-Winter 2018 show during Milan Fashion Week on February 25, 2018.

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☆ Gen Z is bringing the 'office siren' aesthetic to corporate settings, but some say the trend isn't practical for work
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The "office siren" corporate aesthetic is taking over TikTok, but it isn't necessarily new. It blends high-fashion corporate looks with '90s and 2000s vintage charm — fitting for Gen Z, which can't get enough of the Y2K era. The office siren look is bold red lips, pencil skirts, stilettos, turtlenecks, chunky jewelry, and tons of neutrals and blacks. She said the office siren aesthetic began taking off around the same time, coincidentally when she decided to post her outfits that aligned with the trend. "The office siren look is something that largely started in the office," Dwyer said.

Persons: Rachel Green, —, Elisabeth Kassab, STYLISTCHECK, TikTokers, Miu Miu, Julia Quang, Quang, you'll, Wears, Styles, Erika Dwyer, Dwyer, Anne Hathaway, Gisele Bündchen's, Rachel Varney, StyledbyRachel, Jennifer Aniston, Joan Clayton, Kate Moss, Calvin Klein, Getty Varney, Varney, she's, Ron Galella, Jan Jarecki Organizations: Service, BI, Fox, Bank, Getty Images, Penske Media, Getty

☆ Can AI carry on this fashion designer’s legacy?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Marc Bain | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

A few years back, she began thinking about AI after working on a fashion game tied to a line she designed for Walmart. The tagged imagery is fed into the AI model to train it. “It took us about a month to get it to the right point,” said Cyril Foiret, founder and creative director of Maison Meta. Foiret said they essentially had to develop a mini AI model just for that. Last year, she contacted Maison Meta, which was creating a name for itself through projects like organizing the first AI Fashion Week with Revolve.

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