What's the Levi's strategy to beat fast-fashion brands? Allow shoppers to personalize its jeans - Los Angeles Times
11/1/2018, 3:15:04 PMLevi's welcomed model Lily Aldridge, Super Bowl champion Victor Cruz, surfer Kelly Slater and others to a downtown L.A. studio, where they learned how to rip, fade, distress and etch a variety of patterns on the brand's famous jeans. ✔ (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times) With five other people crammed into the space and her iPhone camera in hand, Aldridge tried to capture the moment that the laser emitted a burst of energy, singeing small specks on a back pocket that would eventually disintegrate into holes in the wash
Wanda Ferragamo obituary
11/1/2018, 3:00:54 PMShoemaker’s widow who built an Italian fashion empire from her husband’s legacy ✔ In 1940 the great shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo, 42 years old and at last successful, combed Italy for a suitable wife ✔ She arrived as La Signora, ultimate power at the firm’s Florentine headquarters in the antique Palazzo Spini Feroni, just as fashion became a major Italian export
Meghan failed to showcase British fashion on royal tour
11/1/2018, 1:21:49 PMMeghan fell short of championing UK labels on the royal tour, wearing 20 British designers out of the 74 labels, and eight of the British brands she wore were accessories rather than the focal point. ✔ Of the 19 British labels she wore, 11 were a coat or dress while the rest were jewellery, footwear or hats ✔ She’s mostly to be seen clad in North American designs - usually blue-chip brands including Ralph Lauren, Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta ✔ These brands that were hitherto unknown to the British public are naturally thrilled by the publicity boost
James Bond villain suits: Which 007 nemesis had the best fashion sense?
11/1/2018, 12:50:21 PMJAMES BOND villains have sported a varying fashion sense over the years, but who had the best wardrobe? ✔ When it comes to style, the elegant, tailored suits of everyone’s favourite Double-O agent spring to mind ✔ But a fashionable hero demands an equally well-dressed villain ✔ Bond usually has something to contrast within his clothes (usually his choice of white shirt)
Victoria’s Secret 2018: Rita Ora CONFIRMED as headliner as Angels prepare for fashion show
11/1/2018, 2:42:14 PMVICTORIA’S SECRET bosses have secured Rita Ora to join a host of international stars on the musical performance line up for its holiday special show in New York City later this year. ✔ The 2018 Victoria’s Secret Holiday Special will be filmed this month in New York City, with ABC airing the event on December 2 ✔ Today, it was announced that Rita Ora would star on the musical line-up ✔ The 27-year-old will be joined by fellow musicians The Chainsmokers, Halsey, and Shawn Mendes
Designer Jason Wu on the importance of looking at the past and why he made up his own superstitions - Los Angeles Times
11/1/2018, 1:12:14 PMDuring a chat at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Wu explored why "we have to know our past before we create our future," and talked about the fashion world today. ✔ On the topic of his design process, the Parsons-educated Wu delved into everything from his incessant doodling (It’s impossible for me to articulate my ideas until I draw them, he said) to his constant obsession with fabrics (I’m always developing fabrics, even before I think about developing a collection)
20 Excruciating Moments from The Apprentice's show week
11/1/2018, 12:20:09 PMThe combination of The Apprentice and fashion was never going to end well. ✔ The combination of The Apprentice and fashion was never going to end well ✔ (Literally, the only thing that could have made them any worse) Then they (inexplicably) branded them with the name Vibing 1.0 by Nu: Switch ✔ ‘The bow is fully interchangeable!’ - Daniel’s sales pitch, emphasising the worst of many terrible things wrong with Typhoon’s pink trainers: a big, pink, bow 9
Joyce Azria expands her Avec les Filles line by taking a dip into swimwear - Los Angeles Times
11/1/2018, 2:07:42 PMThe new swimwear line, which retails for $50 to $100, includes pieces such as cover-ups, towels and beach accessories. Azria said the Avec les Filles swimwear was designed to accommodate different body types. ✔ Designer Joyce Azria’s contemporary lifestyle brand, Avec les Filles, is going swimmingly ✔ Pieces from the lineup are expected to drop in December at aveclesfilles.com , and the line will be carried at Diane’s Beachwear in Santa Monica and Manhattan Beach ✔ She added that she always considers the answers to a couple of questions when she’s designing
Nicole Richie to debut Wylde Honey on NowWith Network by Yahoo Lifestyle - Los Angeles Times
11/1/2018, 12:19:16 PMThe line will be exclusive to the interactive e-commerce platform, appearing in shoppable videos debuting on Nov. 15 called "Style Now With." ✔ It’s very cool, extremely authentic to who I am, Richie said ✔ Potkin said Verizon is working with Working Sundays to create a whole marketplace on its network, including a celebrity series on eBay ✔ Winnaman said they will soon also debut a Pets NowWith series with another celebrity
Victoria Beckham: Mel B appears to take SWIPE at Spice Girls star with Halloween costume
11/1/2018, 2:29:36 PMVICTORIA BECKHAM’S former Spice Girls bandmate Mel B has appeared to take aim at the singer turned fashion designer in her choice of Halloween costume. ✔ Mel B, 43, wore a black dress donning a mask of Victoria Beckham's face on it as she carried an axe with a specific message written out on it ✔ Pictured with Gary at the Halloween bash, Mel captioned the photo: Yessss @heidiklum yippppeeee first year coming to her party
Rihanna, Beyonce and the Kardashians take the Halloween 2018 costume competition to new heights
11/1/2018, 12:02:59 PMRihanna, Beyonce and the Kardashians take the Halloween 2018 costume competition to new heights ✔ On October 31st, the A-list traded in their usual designer garb for some pretty spectacular fancy dress costumes ✔ From Heidi Klum's annual costume bash to parties at Laylow and Annabel's in London, click through the gallery to see the best - and most ghoulishly - dressed attendees
Hermès to stage an epic French-style celebration in L.A. for its classic silk scarf - Los Angeles Times
11/1/2018, 2:07:43 PMThe French brand will open its traveling Carré Club in the City of Angels from Nov. 8-11. The event will be an all-encompassing, multi-room experience in honor of the brand's scarves, which were introduced decades ago. ✔ In the style world, there are few things more iconic than an Hermès silk scarf ✔ (Prices range from $195 to $595.) An Hermès scarf starts with an idea, a story, a collection, an object, a trip, a discovery, a talent, a hand, an eye, and then it comes to life in different steps, Barret said
Balmain is reintroducing its line of haute couture
11/1/2018, 12:14:08 PMOliver Rousteing's inaugural collection will show at Paris Couture Week in January 2019 ✔ Famed for creating the Balmain Army – a clique of internationally famous ‘It’ girls including Kim Kardashian, Gigi Hadid and Kylie Jenner – the designer’s expansion plans are already underway, having already experimented with a number of more affordable brand collaborations
Boohoo extends‘meal deal’ offer of dress, bag AND shoes for £30
11/1/2018, 3:30:12 PMThe Manchester-based online giant is now offering all of its shoppers the chance to snap up a pair of shoes as a 'starter', a dress for their 'main', and a handbag for 'dessert' - all for £30. ✔ The Meal Deal is a promotion that allows a customer to put an outfit together from a limited number of styles to create a killer outfit ✔ The select committee say they want to protect the lucrative fashion industry in Britain, but tackle the environmental problems it fuels
Rio Ferdinand and Kate Wright engaged: Pictures of the happy couple before the big news
11/1/2018, 1:34:56 PMRIO FERDINAND and Kate Wright have announced their engagement today. Take a look at pictures of the happy couple two weeks before Rio proposed. ✔ Rio Ferdinand and Kate Wright engaged: Pictures of the before announcing big news (Image: Getty Images) Rio Ferdinand, 39, proposed to his girlfriend Kate Wright, 27 during a family holiday with his three children in Abu Dhabi ✔ Former TOWIE star Kate looked sensational in a green satin dress with a geometric print
Donald Glover and Chance the Rapper lead tributes at Mac Miller memorial gig
11/1/2018, 12:14:10 PMPerformers at the Los Angeles concert included John Mayer, Miguel and Travis Scott ✔ Filmed back in 1993, it captures the real, undiluted anarchic magic of the fields of Avalon, before it became the sanitised version it is today ✔ Amazon Prime Video 2/6 What Happened, Miss Simone ✔ Support free-thinking journalism and subscribe to Independent Minds
Kylie Jenner Borrowed Her Victoria's Secret Angel Costume from Candice Swanepoel - and the Model Approves!
11/1/2018, 3:15:46 PMKylie Jenner channeled her inner Victoria's Secret Angel this Halloween ✔ Jenner shared two full-body videos of her previously unseen angel costume with her baby belly popping out in a tight-fighting white mini-dress ✔ A few days before Halloween, the pair twinned in pastel pink butterfly costumes complete with large wings ✔ Kylie captioned the adorable photo of her and Stormi, my baby butterfly.
Country singer from Northern Ireland is new Taylor Swift
11/1/2018, 2:40:50 PMCatherine McGrath, 21, from Rostrevor started uploading videos of herself singing Taylor Swift songs to YouTube as a teenager, and now fans are convinced she's the 'new old Taylor'. ✔ Downtime! Catherine enjoying a break from music during a holiday to Tenerife in August 2018 ✔ 'Anything I could think about, I would write a song about it and I would sing it for mum and dad,' she said ✔ Singer Catherine enjoying a day off in Liverpool in September 2018 ✔ The singer has been championed by Elton John who signed her to his management agency
Anorexic model reveals how she quit catwalk to become personal trainer
11/1/2018, 12:42:42 PMChloe Thomas, 26, from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, was first diagnosed with anorexia at the age of 16, when she began skipping meals at boarding school. She later began working full-time as a model. ✔ An anorexic model whose weight plummeted to six stone has revealed how she quit the catwalk to become a personal trainer - after being told to lose weight ✔ She said she was often too cold to drink much water, developed bad mood swings, anaemia, became very fatigued, and would faint frequently because of her low blood pressure
Every Halloween Costume the Kardashian-Jenner Family Wore in 2018
11/1/2018, 3:58:47 PMFrom Victoria's Secret Angels to a Barbie doll, the KarJenners went all out this year with their creative, sexy and super-cute Halloween costumes ✔ gregswales.com KRIS AS CLEOPATRA The KarJenner family matriarch may have worn the most extra costume yet: an extravagent gold gown and headpiece inspired by the Egyptian queen ✔ Kylie Jenner/Instagram TRUE AS A LAMB Six-month-old True was all smiles snuggled up in her adorable fluffly lamb costume ✔ I swear she loves dressing up! Khloé said on Instagram
Kourtney Kardashian flaunts shocking image overhaul in TINY minidress
11/1/2018, 12:25:28 PMKOURTNEY Kardashian has opted for a very different look in her most recent snap. ✔ Ariana was one of the two million fans to like the snap of Kourtney and joined in with a series of love hearts among the comments ✔ Proving that she's getting sexier with age, Kourtney keeps sharing her raunchy snaps – and her followers are still left begging for more
Heidi Klum, 45, and beau Tom Kaulitz, 29, pose with Mike Myers
11/1/2018, 3:01:44 PMThey dressed up as Shrek and his wife Fiona for a Halloween bash in NYC. And on Wednesday Heidi Klum and her beau Tom Kaulitz met the man who played Shrek in several films: Mike Myers. ✔ Fans were in a frenzy trying to guess her costume, which included votes for The Mask, Ursula from The Little Mermaid and Princess Fiona from Shrek ✔ Wealthy: Author Kelly Bensimon showed some skin and loads of cash with her costume Bold: Canadian model Winnie Harlow looked eerily like RuPaul in a latex corset and thigh high boots Owning it: TV personality Nicole Coco Austin and Swedish model Victoria Silvstedt added some sex appeal with their revealing costumes Scary: Rapper/actor Ice-T and wife Nicole Coco Austin wore masks for added affect The golden ticket: Fashion designer Zac Posen did his best Willy Wonka
Carol Vorderman 2018: Countdown beauty makes surprising revelation about famous bottom
11/1/2018, 1:03:50 PMCAROL VORDERMAN, who made her name on Countdown, made a surprising revelation about her peachy bottom during her stint hosting Lorraine last week. ✔ Carol Vorderman 2018: Countdown star made a revelation about her bottom (Image: ITV • WENN) Carol Vorderman 2018: Countdown star told Mark Heyes why she couldn't wear pleated skirts (Image: ITV) Carol is known for her pert posterior and recently recalled an anecdote which saw her rear cause a stir at the wedding of her famous friend Sam Quek and her husband Tom Mairs last month
30 Reasons Why Sphynx Cats Are Not Just Cool, They’re Super-Cool
11/1/2018, 3:37:29 PMIt’s obvious that Sphynx cats have a unique and very cool look. You would think the origin of these cats should be from some warm country, and that is actually wrong. Canadian Sphynx came from Canada while another well-known breed, the Donskoy Sphynx, is from Russia. They have a fun personality and a very cool look, it’s like having a little alien at home. ✔ 30 Reasons Why Sphynx Cats Are Not Just Cool, They’re Super-Cool It’s obvious that Sphynx cats have a unique and very cool look ✔ Canadian Sphynx came from Canada while another well-known breed, the Donskoy Sphynx, is from Russia ✔ Warm and cozy © tammyrkenney2017 / imgur 14
Bethenny Frankel pulls Kardashian by dressing Victoria's Secret Angel
11/1/2018, 2:40:37 PMBethenny Frankel is 47-years-old but still has the body of a 20-year-old thanks to yoga and Skinnygirl wine and chocolates. And on Halloween the RHONY diva showed off her body ✔ That is exactly what the Kardashian/Jennifer girls did too - Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall and Kylie all wore white VS outfits just like the mother of one ✔ The star was sophisticated chic in a white top and suede skirt heading into the Good Morning America studio ✔ Feeling social: She shared an Instagram of the same outfit and captioned it: 'Oh hey there...'
Meghan Markle's 'woke' tour wardrobe
11/1/2018, 12:42:41 PMFar from taking a backseat to Prince Harry on her foreign debut, the Duchess of Sussex showed off her public speaking skills to full effect, signalling her intention to support causes close to her heart. ✔ It is always tempting to lean to them in but you don’t have to.' VETERANS Invictus Games Closing Ceremony, Sydney, October 27th Invictus Games, Sydney, October 27: Robin Kermode praised Meghan's 'totally authentic' delivery as she described the importance of support for veterans on stage at the Invictus Games Closing Ceremony What Meghan said: 'I’m not sure if many of you know this, but a few years ago, before I had met my husband, I had the incredible honour of visiting troops deployed all over the world; from the UK to Italy and Afghanistan, and several other countries
Widows review: Steve McQueen's rip-roaring heist thriller never loses sight of the bigger issues
11/1/2018, 12:14:00 PMYou don’t expect the Oscar-winning British director of harrowing dramas like '12 Years a Slave' to take on genre fare like this, says Geoffrey Macnab ✔ It has some lyrical and delicate moments but the mood is generally overwhelmingly bleak and lugubrious ✔ Incest and abuse don’t leave much space for any comic interludes ✔ Support free-thinking journalism and subscribe to Independent Minds Widows is released in UK cinemas on 6 November
Blanca Blanco reveals she has adopted a small white bunny
11/1/2018, 2:40:43 PMBlanco Blanco has a new addition to her family. The TV and movie actress has adopted a small white bunny, she revealed on Instagram this week. ✔ Cute look: Blanco dressed up as Jessica Rabbit when she visited a pumpkin patch in Los Angeles over the weekend Also last week she stood out at the Suspiria premiere this week at the Arclight Hollywood Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles ✔ Before coming to Hollywood she was a student that got two degrees: She graduated from Washington State University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and from Eastern Washington University with a Master of Social Work, in addition to studying Spanish in college
Be Involved – Just Not Too Much
11/1/2018, 3:45:02 PMLearn when to step in, and when to leave well enough alone. ✔ I suggest no more than two hours per day total for all screens ✔ Affirmative, consistent parenting around screen time is necessary to raise emotionally healthy children ✔ In a similar fashion, parents might not make the effort to enforce bedtimes that provide sufficient sleep, or homework routines that ensure schoolwork is a priority, because when children resist, it takes an effort to establish these practices ✔ 12 Questions You Should Ask Your Kids at Dinner View All 14 Slides
Meghan Markle Australia style: How much did royal's outfits cost? Whopping figure REVEALED
11/1/2018, 2:09:27 PMMEGHAN MARKLE and her husband Prince Harry completed the final leg of their Autumn tour of Australia, Fiji, the Kingdom of Tonga, and New Zealand, yesterday. During the 16-day visit, the Duchess of Sussex stepped out in a number of stunning outfits - but how much did the outfits cost in total? ✔ Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, originally forged a successful career as an actor, before going on to focus on charitable work after marrying Prince Harry back in May this year ✔ See every outfit worn by the pregnant Duchess on her royal tour here
Where to find 5 of the world’s best bagel varieties
11/1/2018, 12:15:55 PMPlenty of countries have their own type of bagel – and you might even find it better than the classic New York variety. ✔ USA TODAY Fullscreen The shop offers about 10 traditional bagel varieties made fresh daily (in addition to its iconic bialys and other Jewish goods like babka) ✔ Don’t cut these in half to toast and spread with cream cheese – they are usually eaten whole and always within a few hours of being baked
The 18 Most A-List Selfies Ever
11/1/2018, 1:36:39 PMThere's a reason snapshots with these stars are so coveted ✔ Ryan Mckenna Instagram STEVEN & HIS SQUAD Spielberg commemorated a close encounter with some of his famous friends in December 2017 with a snapshot to remember ✔ One lucky pair of newlyweds scored a coveted selfie with His Holiness in 2014 … and we wouldn’t be surprised if it’s still their Facebook profile picture, four years later
The unlikely rise of deep pan pizza: it's back, and more loaded than ever
11/1/2018, 12:03:00 PMNeil Rankin makes pizza so good it moves. ✔ If the Detroit deep dish sounds heavy, it isn't, because although it's four times as tall as a flat Neapolitan, they're made with the same amount of dough and there's no crust because the topping is spread right to the edge ✔ We've already seen Lebanese pizza at flatbread restaurants, and Japanese 'dude food' pizzas topped with sushi-grade fish at restaurants in London
Perspective | I wanted to share my love of France with my teens. They couldn’t wait to get home.
11/1/2018, 1:17:36 PMThe trip, I thought, would be my opportunity to reconnect with them. ✔ Loving France would be a point of connection a few years before parenting as we knew it would change forever ✔ The poet Kahlil Gibran summarized everything I wanted to be as a parent when he wrote: Your children are not your children ✔ Why parents should try to be happy, even when their child isn’t Want your kids to be resilient
The Millionaires Living in the Mining Cabins
11/1/2018, 3:24:52 PMIn upscale Aspen, luxury homeowners are buying humble miner’s cabins and attaching them to mega mansions on the same lot. ✔ It looks exactly the same as when it was erected in 1883 amid the city’s mining boom, a 14-year period in which Aspen produced one-sixth of the country’s silver ✔ The scene at Gondola Plaza and Aspen Mountain ✔ The whole idea is that the public should also be able to enjoy these buildings, says Amy Simon, the city’s historic preservation officer
10 Life-Changing Things To Try In November
11/1/2018, 2:16:34 PMBecause we tried them for you in October! ✔ And while they're on the pricier side, I will pretty much pay anything if it means getting a good night's rest so if you also sleep hot, these are totally worth the investment ✔ Check out BuzzFeed Reviews to find the best things for every budget! The best things at three price points The best things at three price points More BuzzFeed Reviews More BuzzFeed Reviews
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