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☆ Limited Too makes a comeback, catering to grown-up fans
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Limited Too’s colorful, girly clothing defined childhood for many American Millennials. “The expansion of Limited Too into more sizes is a dream that’s come to life because of our amazing fans. In Limited Too’s case, Classi-Zummo said, it’s more about nostalgia. Limited TooFor many, like Fines, those paths of nostalgia might lead them right back to Limited Too. Limited Too’s capsule, with its playful velour tracksuits and cropped baby-doll tees, certainly plays into that.

Persons: today’s, ”, Petra Kennedy, Natasha Fines, ” Fines, “, —, Maylen Williams, Mark Lennihan, Abercrombie, Kristen Classi, Zummo, Millennials, Charity Armstead, you’ve, ” Armstead Organizations: CNN —, CNN, Abercrombie, Brenau University Locations: Zara, Fitch, Georgia

☆ Chanel stages dreamy resort collection in Hong Kong
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Stephy Chung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The fashion house staged its two runway shows — one in the afternoon, and one at night — at the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI). Anthony Kwan/Getty ImagesDesigned by the brand’s artistic director Virginie Viard, before her departure in June, the collection featured dozens of looks. Anthony Kwan/Getty ImagesThe runway was spread across two floors of the Hong Kong Design Institute. But the label’s decision to restage the presentation in Hong Kong signals the brand’s continued efforts to court Asian clientele amid a wider luxury market slowdown. Anthony Kwan/Getty ImagesBack in June, Viard announced she was exiting Chanel after serving as its artistic director of fashion collections for five years.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN — Chanel, ”, Penélope Cruz, Chow Yun, Angela Yuen, Chanel, Anthony Kwan, Virginie Viard, Yuen, Benjamin Voisin, Billy H.C, Kwok, Louis Vuitton, Viard, Karl Lagerfeld’s Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Design Institute, Reuters, Chanel Locations: Hong Kong, Hong, French, Marseilles, France, China

☆ A job offer took me 9,000 miles away from home. I sold almost everything I owned and finally learned how to declutter.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Allison Kimsey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Then, I received a job offer in Indonesia, 9,000 miles away from where I lived. I sold most of my stuff and moved there with only eight suitcases. But then I realized these bargains were more than I bargained for when I packed my life into eight suitcases and moved 9,000 miles away to Jakarta, Indonesia, for a teaching job. Related storiesA job offer 9,000 miles away forced me to get rid of most of my stuffThen, in 2018, after deciding to teach abroad and receiving a job offer, I came to a true crossroads. I was moving 9,000 miles away and needed to determine what would go with me.

Persons: I've, —, didn't, Marie Kondo, Allison Kimsey, I'm, it's Organizations: Service, Ramsey, Goodwill Locations: Indonesia, Jakarta, United States, maximalist

☆ Alicia Keys, LaChanze and Billy Porter Gather to Support Black Theater
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Sarah Bahr | More About Sarah Bahr | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

LaChanze was in the mood to celebrate. “I am so ready to party,” the actress, wearing a sequined red gown with a bold red lip, said on the red carpet before the second annual Black Theater United gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Midtown Manhattan on Monday night. LaChanze is the president and a founding member of Black Theater United, a nonprofit that aims to combat racism in the theater community. Mr. Mitchell remembered a call at the time with Ms. McDonald, the director Schele Williams and LaChanze. “They just started saying, ‘We’ve got to do something,’” he said.

Persons: LaChanze, “, Alicia Keys, Billy Porter, Kristin Chenoweth, Josh Groban —, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Phylicia Rashad, George Floyd, Mitchell, McDonald, Schele Williams, ‘ We’ve, ’ ” Organizations: Black Theater, Black Theater United, Broadway Locations: Midtown Manhattan, Minneapolis

It was a who’s who of Hollywood stars on the red carpet for the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday night in Los Angeles. Jennifer Aniston, who was nominated for best actress in a drama for “The Morning Show,” wowed in a gorgeous strapless gown, which she paired with Tiffany & Co jewelry. She was nominated for her role as Alex Levy, a morning TV anchor on the hit Apple TV+ show. Naomi Watts walked the carpet with her husband, Billy Crudup, in a stunning emerald green gown. Crudup won for his role on “The Morning Show,” and Watts was nominated for her role as Babe Paley in “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans.”

Persons: Jennifer Aniston, ”, Tiffany, Alex Levy, Naomi Watts, Billy Crudup, Crudup, Watts, Babe Paley Organizations: Hollywood, Swans Locations: Los Angeles, “

☆ Taylor Swift's outfit change at the VMAs includes a sneaky reference to her song 'Down Bad.' Fans think it could be her next single.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But one of Swift's subtler decisions on Wednesday may give us a hint as to her next career move. After walking the red carpet in a yellow-and-black plaid Dior outfit, Swift changed into an asymmetric mini dress while inside the show at UBS Arena. AdvertisementSwifties were quick to point out a parallel with the production design for "Down Bad" on the Eras Tour. During Swift's performance of the song, the screen projects a UFO with a beaming spotlight that follows her around onstage. "Down Bad," cowritten by Swift and Jack Antonoff, was released as the fourth track on her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department."

Persons: —, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Dior, Swift, Swifties, Carlos Alvarez, Jack Antonoff, Post Malone Organizations: Service, MTV, Business, UBS Arena, Getty, Rights, Poets Department, Post, Electric Lady Studios, Entertainment Locations: Amsterdam

☆ Lionel Richie’s outfit at the 1984 Olympic Games was one of the most ’80s outfit ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Remember when Lionel Richie, flanked by 1984’s finest pyrotechnics, closed out the LA Olympic Games wearing an entirely beaded jacket? The unforgettable blue and silver beaded jacket he wore to the 1984 Olympics was cropped at the hips, with a silver piping around the collar and sleeves. “When I came into the business the only man in a beaded jacket was Liberace,” Whitten told the LA Times in 1990. “At that particular time, I was launching ‘All Night Long,’ and it just happened to be at the 1984 Olympics, and of course, you just can’t beat the color. Stood atop a shimmering gold podium in his luminous beaded jacket, it’s clear Richie was also going for gold.

Persons: Lionel Richie, ’, Richie’s, “, Anthony Thomas Melillo, Richie, Bill Frank Whitten, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Whitten, Michael Jackson’s, Billie Jean ”, Liberace, ” Whitten, Tina Turner, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, ”, let’s Organizations: CNN, LA, Games, Commodores, Associated Press, Vegas, American Idol, Getty, LA Times, Hall of Fame, Coveteur Locations: Cleveland , Ohio

☆ Opinion: In Gaza, fear of ‘the war after the war’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Opinion Arwa Damon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Without rule of law, without a peacekeeping force, without humanitarian aid, Gaza will combust and descend into civil chaos. This route is used by both commercial and aid trucks, as well as convoys like the one I am in, transporting aid workers. Palestinians storm trucks loaded with humanitarian aid brought in through a new US-built pier in central Gaza on May 18. They are waiting to ambush aid trucks, but they smile and wave at our far less tempting UN-marked jeeps. A fear of “the war after the war.” Some believe it has started already.

Persons: Arwa Damon, Arwa Damon CNN, Kerem Shalom, Karam Abu Salem, “, Karam Abu, Benjamin Netanyahu, Abdel Kareem Hana, David Satterfield, Menahem Kahana, ”, I’ve Organizations: CNN, International Network for Aid, Relief, Gazans, ”, Israel’s, KS, State Department, Carnegie Endowment, Coordination Locations: Gaza, Rafah, Egypt, Israel, Karam Abu Salem, Middle East, Kerem, AFP, Israeli, Territories, COGAT, shrugging, Baghdad

☆ Richard Simmons’s Radical Promise: Exercise Is for Everybody
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Danielle Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If you lived in Los Angeles in the late 1970s, your choices for an aerobic workout class were truly slim. You could go to Jane Fonda’s studio in Beverly Hills, where everyone breaking a sweat was “feather-to-lightweight,” according to one observer. You could try a few dance studios where the professionally beautiful — actresses, models, media personalities — willed their bodies to become even more so. If building muscle was your goal, you could stop by Gold’s Gym or other palaces of pump, where an almost entirely male clientele strove for hard bodies in the image of Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was against this backdrop of fitness exclusivity that Richard Simmons kicked, shouted and shimmied to the forefront of the workout scene, inviting the people he encountered to move with him — first at his Los Angeles studio and then in their own living rooms, through his home workouts on TV and VHS.

Persons: Jane Fonda’s, —, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Simmons, shimmied, Simmons, “, ”, Daniel Kunitz, ” Mr, Kunitz Organizations: Gold’s, Los Angeles, Ninja Warriors Locations: Los Angeles, Beverly Hills

☆ Marissa Teijo, 71, is the oldest person to compete in Miss Texas USA. She says she hopes to inspire others
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Rikki Klaus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Bejeweled and sequined with her hair teased high, Marissa Teijo, 71, made history last weekend when she donned six-inch heels and walked across the stage of the Miss Texas USA competition, to thunderous applause. “My team told me that I got a standing ovation,” Teijo told CNN. She is also married, a mother and previously divorced – all previous disqualifiers until last year, when the Miss Texas USA rules changed, according to the pageant’s website. Aarieanna Ware, who was previously Miss Dallas, took home the title of Miss Texas USA. It’s to be healthy, to be strong and be able to do things as you get older.”Things like Miss Texas USA.

Persons: CNN —, Marissa Teijo, “, ” Teijo, ”, –, Teijo, I’m, she’s, she’d, septuagenarian, Aarieanna Ware, Dallas, She’s Organizations: CNN, Miss, Miss Texas USA, Miss USA, Hilton, Post, Texas USA Locations: Miss Texas, El Paso, Lazbuddie, Northwest Texas, Mexico, Texas, Houston

☆ Brad Paisley and Howard Gospel Choir to be the entertainment for state dinner as Bidens highlight US-Kenya ties
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Betsy Klein | Samantha Waldenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

US President Gerald Ford dances with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during a state dinner in Washington, DC, in 1976. Jason Reed/Reuters The White House's State Dining Room is seen ahead of a state dinner honoring French President Emmanuel Macron in 2018. Paisley first performed at the White House in 2009 during the Obama administration as part of a music series. “Tomorrow night we’ve created an experience that will feature the beautiful scenes of the White House and the Washington Monument that few get to enjoy,” White House social secretary Carlos Elizondo said. Event planner Bryan Rafanelli also helped the White House plan for the state dinner.

Persons: Brad Paisley, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, William Ruto, Rachel Ruto, “, Howard, “ Brad Paisley, Dr . Biden, Ruto’s, Biden, Ruto, ” Biden, George W, Bush, Gerald Ford, Queen Elizabeth II, Ricardo Thomas, Gerald R, Franklin D, Roosevelt, Enrique Penaranda, Penaranda, Matthew Costello, George R, Nikita Khrushchev, He's, Nina, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Mamie Eisenhower, Costello, John F, Kennedy, Habib Bourguiba, Jackie, Moufida, Bill Allen, Lyndon B, Johnson, Errol W, Barrow, Carolyn, Richard Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Charles Tasnadi, Betty Ford, Jordan's King Hussein, David Hume Kennerly, Betty Sherrill, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Jimmy Carter, Deng Xiaoping, Cho Lin, Carter, Nancy Reagan, Indira Gandhi, Mikhail Gorbachev, Joe DiMaggio, Ronald Reagan, Reagan, Boris Yeltsin, Naina, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Barbara, Dirck Halstead, Singer Whitney Houston, Nelson Mandela, Ron Sachs, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Mandela, Zindzi, Wally McNamee, Corbis, Bill Frist, Lynne Cheney, Dick Cheney, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Laura Bush, Prince Philip, Itzhak Perlman, Saul Loeb, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Manmohan Singh, Gursharan Kaur, Pete Souza, White, Obama, Singh, Jason Reed, Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Macron, Brigitte, Jabin, Scott Morrison, Joshua Roberts, Paisley, ‘ Wake, Martin Luther, ’ ”, ” Jill Biden, we’ve, Carlos Elizondo, Cris Comerford, Bryan Rafanelli, April’s, Fumio Kishida, Yuko Kishida, CNN’s Sam Fossum Organizations: Washington CNN —, Howard Gospel Choir, White, CNN, Kenyan, Ford Presidential Library, United, White House, Historical Association, Washington Post, Getty, Barbados, AP, Indian, New York Times, Singer, South, Trump, Australian, Paisley, Japanese Locations: Kenya, United States, ”, Ghana, Africa, Russia, Namibia, Washington , DC, Bolivian, Soviet, George H.W ., toasts, Nashville, Washington

☆ Eurovision is back, but will Baby Lasagne or Nemo triumph? Your complete guide
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Rob Picheta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“People are like ‘OK, Sweden is the spiritual home of Eurovision’ – I see Eurovision as this moving entity,” she tells CNN. “The whole product, ABBA, is a vibe, isn’t it?”ABBA sing "Waterloo" at Eurovision 50 years ago. But ABBA are the past; Baby Lasagne, Windows95Man and Nemo – a person, not a fish – are very much the present. This year’s slim favorite is Baby Lasagne, whose arena-pounding anthem “Rim Tim Tagi Dim” describes a brain drain affecting Croatian towns. He credits his fiancée with helping him launch his career – “She’s the lasagne, and I’m just the baby,” he tells CNN.

Persons: Paul Anka, Abba –, Loreen, –, “, Loreen –, they’ve, ” Loreen, Olle Lindeborg, Lasagne, Nemo, Sarah Bonnici, aga, you’d, Music ”, Dominic Lipinski, Marcus, Martinus, ”, – “, I’m, Switzerland’s Nemo, ” Nemo, ” Joost Klein's, Jens Büttner, Joost Klein, Teemu Keisteri, he’s, Windows95Man, it’s, Belgium’s Mustii, Bonnie Tyler’s, Sanjin, Marina Satti, Hera Bjork, ” Saba, Slimane, who’s, ” Poland’s Luna, Jeff Spicer, ” we’re, Luna “, doesn’t, we’re, ” Portugal’s, … “, Alyona Alyona, Jerry Heil, Jens Bittner, ” Joost Klein, bro, airdropped, Angelina, Greta Thunberg, Eden Golan, audibly, they’ll, oddballs gunning Organizations: CNN, Waterloo, Malmo, Eurovision, Getty, Pulitzer, aga … aaa, aaa, United, Music, MAG, San, ” “ Hurricanes, Israel, European Broadcasting Union Locations: Sweden, AFP, Malmo, Europe, Armenia, wail, Gaza, Israel

☆ Jill Biden Hosts Gala, With Teachers as the Honored Dignitaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Zach Montague | More About Zach Montague | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The hallmarks of a state dinner were there: lavish floral displays festooning the White House, the first lady arriving in a floor-length sequined gown, and members of Congress and cabinet secretaries mingling with attendees. But the honored guest was not the president of France or the prime minister of Japan. It was Missy Testerman of Rogersville City School in rural Tennessee. Jill Biden, the first lady, kicked off a new format for delivering the National Teacher of the Year award on Thursday by hosting this year’s winner, Ms. Testerman, and dozens of other teachers from across the country at the White House with a ceremony emulating the pomp normally reserved for foreign dignitaries. “Tonight we celebrate you because teaching isn’t just a job, it’s a calling,” Dr. Biden said, adding, “To answer this call of service is in itself an act of hope.”

Persons: Missy Testerman, Jill Biden, Testerman, Dr . Biden, isn’t, it’s, ” Dr, Biden, ” Organizations: Rogersville City School, White Locations: France, Japan, Tennessee

☆ Ralph Lauren’s intimate New York show invited the A-list into his studio
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Nick Remsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Isidore Montag/Gorunway/Courtesy Ralph Lauren Looks from the 2024 Fall/Holiday Ralph Lauren collection. Isidore Montag/Gorunway/Courtesy Ralph Lauren Looks from the 2024 Fall/Holiday Ralph Lauren collection. Isidore Montag/Gorunway/Courtesy Ralph Lauren Looks from the 2024 Fall/Holiday Ralph Lauren collection. Isidore Montag/Gorunway/Courtesy Ralph Lauren Looks from the 2024 Fall/Holiday Ralph Lauren collection. Isidore Montag/Gorunway/Courtesy Ralph Lauren Looks from the 2024 Fall/Holiday Ralph Lauren collection.

Persons: Ralph Lauren, Kerry Washington, Jessica Chastain, Morgan Spector, Hannah Einbinder, Mies, der, Nnamdi Asomugha, Glenn Close, Kevin Tachman, Ralph Lauren Hannah Einbinder, Zach Hilty, Ralph Lauren Jodie Turner, Smith, Ralph Lauren The, —, “, ” Lauren, Polo, ”, Christy Turlington, Isidore Montag, Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren Fall, Cowboy Carter ” –, Lauren, glitz, ” “, Rebecca Hall, Lauren’s Organizations: CNN, Polo, Washington Locations: New York City, Madison, Manhattan

☆ Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' is the messiest, horniest, and funniest album she's ever made
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Final Grade: 8.4/10"The Tortured Poets Department" includes 16 standard-edition tracks. We don't listen to Swift's music because it necessarily is true. Corny as some moments may be, this is a marvelously deranged pop album. On "Poets," Swift doesn't exactly break with her well-established, commercial-friendly conventions — but she does toy with her audience in interesting ways. "The Tortured Poets Department" won't be everyone's cup of tea.

Persons: Beth Garrabrant, I'm, Swift, she's, we've, hecklers, Clara, Post Malone Organizations: Department, Press Locations: It's, London, Florida, Florence

☆ Miss Universe organization disputes reports of Saudi Arabia’s participation in 2024 pageant
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Alex Rees | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Miss Universe Organization is disputing a flurry of what it calls “false and misleading” reports of Saudi Arabia’s participation in its 2024 pageant — news that, were it true, would have marked the Middle Eastern country’s debut. The post featured images of her wearing a sequined evening gown, glamorous tiara and sash embroidered with “Miss Universe Saudi Arabia.”Al-Qahtani’s announcement was widely-shared on social media and in news reports; it remains on her social media profiles despite the Miss Universe pageant now challenging its veracity. The pageant’s statement noted that over 100 other countries will be represented at the 2024 Miss Universe competition, which will be held in Mexico in September. This year also mark the debut of a new “cultural heritage pageant” within the Miss Universe system, with the ratification of the Miss Universe Persia national director and board in recent weeks. The Miss Universe Persia pageant will be open to women “of Persian descent” and across the Persian diaspora; its winner “will join all other delegates from all over the world in the Miss Universe competition to be held in Mexico later this year,” the Miss Universe spokesperson confirmed.

Persons: Rumy, Qahtani, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, Miss Universe Organization, Saudi, Facebook, Miss Universe, Miss, Miss Universe Persia Locations: Saudi Arabia, Saudi, Mexico, Persia

☆ L.S.U.’s Kim Mulkey Courts Controversy With Style
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The smog of a Washington Post exposé may have been hanging over Kim Mulkey’s head during the L.S.U. game on Saturday afternoon, but the highest paid coach in women’s collegiate basketball wasn’t going to hide. tournament, she had given a news conference threatening a lawsuit about the article, thus calling to attention to it. In part because there she was, running up and down the sidelines and screaming her head off. A gleaming pantsuit covered in a jumble of Op Art sequined squiggles, as if Big Bird had met Liberace and they’d teamed up for “Project Runway.”

Persons: Kim Mulkey’s, sequined, Big Bird, Liberace, they’d Organizations: Washington

☆ How Sandra Hüller quietly won red carpet season
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —While there was an abundance of daring looks at the Oscars red carpet this year, one of the evening’s most memorable outfits came from Hollywood newcomer Sandra Hüller. The second winged look — also from Schiaparelli — solidified Hüller as a red carpet risk taker. Richard Shotwell/Invision/APAt the 2024 Cesar Film Awards, Hüller arrived in a collarless Louis Vuitton wrap suit embellished with black sequins. Gerald Matzka/Getty ImagesAt the European Film Awards ceremony in December last year, Hüller stunned in a cut-out black and white gown with a satin finish. Christoph Soeder/dpa/Sipa USAFor the London premiere of "Anatomy of a Fall" in November 2023, Hüller wore a white skirt suit from Cong Tri.

Persons: Sandra Hüller, Oscar —, Hüller, cinched, Cartier, “ It’s, ”, Jordan Johnson Chung, —, Anthony Behar, Phoebe Philo’s, sequined Louis Vuitton, Jimmy Fallon, Richard Shotwell, Louis Vuitton, Pascal Le Segretain, Max, Rosie Assoulin, Gerald Matzka, Christoph Soeder, Dave Benett, Andreas Rentz, Gareth Cattermole, Jamie McCarthy Organizations: CNN, Vogue, Hollywood, Berlin, London, Cong Tri, 61st New York Film Locations: Hollywood, Cong, Cologne

His celebration was limited to casually holding a best directing Oscar, his first, and one of seven on the night for his film. Nolan's wife, “Oppenheimer” producer Emma Thomas, held her own statuette, for best picture, and did most of the talking as waves of well-wishers descended on the couple. Photos You Should See View All 60 ImagesBillie Eilish soon strode by with two friends, her best original song Oscar slung in one arm. The Vanity Fair dress code might be called “loosened black tie.” Many still wear their tuxes and gowns from the ceremony. Near them, “Anyone but You” and “Euphoria” star Sydney Sweeney stood in a white gown with fiancé Jonathan Davino at her side.

Persons: — Christopher Nolan, Oscar, Oppenheimer, “ Oppenheimer, Emma Thomas, Nolan, Billie Eilish, strode, it's, Radhika Jones, Thomas, Usher, Barry Keoghan, ingratiated, Serena Williams, LeBron James, James, Anya Taylor, Joy, Matteo Bocelli, Andrea Bocelli, “, ”, Huy Quan, Robert Downey Jr, Michael Jackson, Jon Hamm, Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso ”, Catherine O'Hara, Hamm, John Mulaney, Jeffrey Wright, intently, John Waters, Sydney Sweeney, fiancé Jonathan Davino, Ludwig Göransson Organizations: ANGELES, Vanity, Beverly Hills City Hall, Wallis Annenberg City Hall Locations: Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Italian

☆ Celebrities who revealed their pregnancies on the red carpet in stunning fashion
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Blake Lively has debuted her baby bump on the red carpet twice now. Blake Lively in May 2019. Mark Sagliocco/FilmMagicFirst in 2019, the actor revealed she was expecting Betty, her third child with husband Ryan Reynolds, while walking the yellow carpet at the premiere of Reynolds' film "Detective Pikachu." She wore a yellow, sequined midi dress designed by Retrofête, with thin straps, a sweetheart neckline, and a daring slit on the side of its skirt. There was also a matching belt tied loosely above her bump.

Persons: Blake Lively, Mark Sagliocco, Betty, Ryan Reynolds, Reynolds, Pikachu, neckline

☆ Eras Tour: Singapore defends Taylor Swift’s exclusive Southeast Asia stop after neighbors cry foul
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Singapore is drawing fans from all over Southeast Asia and beyond to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, much to the annoyance of the city-state’s regional neighbors. “[Our] agencies negotiated an arrangement with her to come to Singapore and perform and to make Singapore her only stop in Southeast Asia,” Lee said at a press conference in Melbourne while on a state visit to Australia. I don’t see that as being unfriendly.”“If we had not made such an arrangement, would she have come to more places in Southeast Asia? Southeast Asia fans dig deep to see SwiftThe Eras Tour is a multi-continent extravaganza that surged to become the highest-grossing tour of all time – and Swift is making Singapore a lot of money. I never really spent big like six-digit (Philippine peso) amounts for someone else, just Taylor Swift,” Suizo said.

Persons: Taylor, Swift, Joey Salceda, Lee Hsien Loong, “, ” Lee, Edward Tong, ”, Srettha Thavisin, Taylor Swift, hasn’t, Edmund Ong, Yun Liu, Errol De Asis, Gilliane, Christel Kaye Kuan, Yedda Mendoza, ” Suizo, it’s, Granada, That’s Organizations: CNN, Southeast, Singapore –, ”, Singapore, Coldplay, World Bank Locations: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Melbourne, Australia, Bangkok, Thailand, Philippines, Asia, Maybank, ASEAN, Gilliane Granada, China, Granada

New York (AP) — The original location of the legendary Barney’s Department store in the Chelsea section of Manhattan set the stage for designer Michael Kors to present his Fall-Winter 2024 collection at New York Fashion Week. Before the show, Kors explained his mission for this collection during an interview with The Associated Press. But then there are some warm tones of cappuccino and chocolate, lots of metallics, gunmetal, which I love,” Kors said. That’s why today you will see models of every age and every size, which makes it interesting for me,” Kors said. He added: “When they get dressed, they put something on, and it makes them feel ready to greet the day and feel their best self.”

Persons: Michael Kors, Blake Lively, Katie Holmes, Rachel Zegler, Brie Larson, Gabrielle Union, Anna Wintour, Kelsea Ballerini, Kors, Joan Kors, ” Kors, “, Carole Lombard, Jean Harlow, Marlena, Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn, Rachel Brosnahan, ” Brosnahan, Maisel, Lois Lane, ”, there’s Organizations: Barney’s Department, New York, Vogue, Associated Press, Hollywood Locations: York, Chelsea, Manhattan, Atlanta

☆ Usher Brings Precise Details to Pop’s Biggest Stage: The Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Jon Caramanica | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A few minutes into Usher’s dynamic and sly Super Bowl LVIII halftime show performance Sunday night at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas came a moment of uncommon, almost startling calm. Alicia Keys had just appeared, in a sequined red jumpsuit and matching encrusted gown, and rather gratuitously flubbed the opening note of her hit piano ballad “If I Ain’t Got You.”She recovered, and as she approached the end of the chorus, you could hear Usher singing in quiet harmony as the camera panned back, settling on the two of them at opposite ends of Keys’s piano. Usher picked up the final line of the chorus — alone, smooth and confident, almost whispered — before Keys returned to share the last note.

Persons: Alicia Keys, Usher, Keys Locations: Las Vegas

☆ It looks like Taylor Swift will make it to the Super Bowl after all
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Hannah Getahun | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It arrived from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport to Los Angeles' LAX airport moments after 3:30 p.m. local time. Fans arrive at the Tokyo Dome, for the Taylor Swift concert, as part of the "Eras Tour" Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Tokyo. It’s so romantic," said office worker Hitomi Takahashi, 29, who bought matching Taylor Swift sweatshirts with her friend and took photos just outside the Tokyo Dome. Business Insider reported that the jet-setting starlet downsized from two planes to one plane. Representatives for Swift did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, Taylor, Swift, they've, Travis Kelce, sleuths, Taylor Swift, Eric Thayer, ” Swift, Toru Hanai, Hitomi Takahashi, ”, Jack Sweeney, Swift's, “ Organizations: Service, LAX, Business, NFL, Los Angeles International Airport, Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Swift, Chiefs Locations: Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Tokyo, Haneda, Kelce's, Washington, Asia, Australia, Instagram .

Officials have weighed in on her ability to park her jet in Las Vegas airports. The Japanese Embassy in Washington posted on social media that she could make the Super Bowl in time, including in their statement three Swift song titles – “Speak Now”, “Fearless” and “Red." “If she departs Tokyo in the evening after her concert, she should comfortably arrive in Las Vegas before the Super Bowl begins,” it said. If it all goes as planned she’s then expected to fly to Australia later this week to continue her tour. “This week is truly the best kind of chaos,” Swift posted Wednesday on Instagram.

Persons: — Will, Taylor Swift's, Travis Kelce, Swift, ”, “, Kelce, she’s, ” Swift Organizations: TOKYO, Super, Kansas City Chiefs, Chiefs Locations: Tokyo, Haneda, Las Vegas, Washington, Asia, Los Angeles, Australia, Instagram

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