EDITOR’S NOTE
Happy Sunday. If I’ve learned anything in my decade of working in the news, it’s that some weeks make you question everything — which was exactly the case this past one. Need proof? Let me enter into evidence:
Mary-Kate Olsen’s dinner date with this member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan. Ever since I saw the pic, I’ve had intrusive thoughts about what they possibly discussed and when they possibly became friends.
Forget leopard or cow print — fashionable people everywhere are obsessed with this Disney-inspired animal pattern. (I can’t decide if my 7-year-old self would be thrilled or horrified.)
If you thought cloning your dog was…questionable, wait until you read what Suzanne Somers’s husband did with AI. (Sir, I simply don’t buy that “you can’t tell the difference.”)
The answer to your fall outfit fatigue? It could be hiding in your grandmother’s jewelry box. Just ask Julia Roberts.
In what may be the kookiest example of loud luxury: “Bangle nails” are the latest mani trend. And, yes, that’s a reference to the iconic bracelets.
Last but not least, the most corporate pants to ever exist are now legitimately cool? A trip to Banana Republic may be in my future.
— Melissa Goldberg / Senior Editor / Washington, DC
🧴 You could spend your one wild and precious life sifting through skincare product reviews. Or, you could let someone (or rather, something) do it for you.
😎 PSA: This is how Cool Girls are now wearing their sweaters — and, thankfully, it couldn’t be easier to recreate.
🧑🍳 Paging Giada De Laurentiis: The hottest piece of fall clothing will channel your inner Food Network star.
👀 We promise, there’s zero chance you’ll guess what Vogue is considering as the new Birkin.
🧥 The one thing your fall wardrobe needs? A “B*tchy Little Jacket.” We don’t make the rules.
Désolé to Emmanuel Macron, the Mona Lisa, and the people of France — but we’re pleased to report: The internet is so. back. In a heist fit for Ocean’s Eleven, thieves (some of whom may have been arrested) broke into the most-visited museum in the world and swiped an estimated $102 million of French crown jewels in mere minutes — a level of efficiency most of us reserve for panic-buying concert tickets. The only thing faster? The chronically online, who wasted no time descending into meme madness. Now, to be clear, the loss of (somehow, uninsured) historically significant diamonds, sapphires, and emeralds is tragic. While the robbers apparently passed on a diamond that makes Lauren Sánchez Bezos’s rock look like costume jewelry (if this is the reason, we understand) and ditched a crown that belonged to Empress Eugénie (evidently, the bandits had high standards), we may never see the stolen brooches, tiaras, earrings, and necklaces again. All of which is even more tragic given the Louvre’s, shall we say, questionable security measures — which have rightfully drawn comparisons to The White Lotus (poor Gaitok), drugstores (CVS shoppers, you’ll feel seen by this meme), and more.
But did any of that stop the internet from cracking jokes about the Lizzie McGuire-esque getaway, using the robbers as Halloween costume inspo, or making the crime their entire personality? Non. While some pointed out how extremely French the whole thing was, others speculated whether a fedora-wearing man was the detective assigned to the case (New York Times, thank you for this Pulitzer Prize-worthy investigative journalism). Even Very Demure, Very Mindful Pioneer Jools Lebron weighed in on the thieves’ etiquette (note: we’ll be using “ooky spooky” from now until forever). Not to mention all the heist-inspired make-believe: influencer-style haul videos (this one is the best); stylish robbery-outfit ideas (c’est chic); and unsolicited opinions about what could fill the museum’s unexpectedly open space (by law, we must direct your attention to the fifth item in this video). Though, one indicator we might be heisting too close to the sun? This article assigning the stolen jewels to each zodiac sign (Aquarians, you deserved better). So au revoir for now, sweet internet. We’ll see you again when the inevitable movie comes out.
The only thing celebs love more than attention? Going all out for Halloween. Of course, we would too if we had the same stylists, glam squads, and budgets at our disposal. So with Hollywood’s Biggest Night just around the corner, here are the celeb costumes we’re predicting (read: manifesting)...
🎃 Queen of Halloween, Heidi Klum, who has been in prep mode since August, already promised her costume would be “extra ugly and super scary” (not sure how you top a literal worm, but OK). We’ll go out on a limb here and say Klum will team up with Janelle Monáe (god forbid they accidentally twin again) and go as the guys from the Mucinex commercials.
🎃 The humble smoothie had a big year. So its most famous ambassadors will face off: Love Is Blind star Jordan Keltner will go as The White Lotus’s nearly killer protein smoothie, while Patrick Schwarzenegger will be Keltner’s absolutely diabolical chicken smoothie (yes, you read that right).
🎃 Sure, Katy Perry could recycle her Blue Origin flight suit. But, chances are, she’ll go as the tiny daisy she brought along for the ride. Which leaves one question: Will Justin Trudeau go as a watering can?
🎃 Zoë Kravitz will reveal she’s in The Summer I Turned Pretty fan club by dressing as Belly in the series finale — especially since she now has the haircut. Other details will include: a boombox playing Taylor Swift songs and a man staring at her longingly all night (you know who that’ll be).
🎃 Kris Jenner will dress as Kim Kardashian. After all, she’s already been accused of cloning her daughter’s face. Meanwhile, Kim will be an albino anteater — the obvious sequel to last year’s albino alligator costume (we’re still confused and terrified, too).
🎃 In a full-circle moment, Taylor Swift will dress as Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls, Elizabeth Berkley will go as Pamela Anderson in The Last Showgirl, and Pamela Anderson will recreate Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl album cover. Who says group costumes can’t be fun?
Travis Kelce, now that you’re in the business of preserving our childhood landmarks, can you save Claire’s next?
Attention fans of Bruce Springsteen and men in denim shirts: Our time has come. Deliver Me From Nowhere, the Bruce biopic starring Jeremy Allen White (someone quite familiar with playing a tortured man) is now in theaters. The film follows the Boss as he works on Nebraska, the 1982 acoustic masterpiece that he recorded in the bedroom of his New Jersey rental house — which, needless to say, was not exactly what his label had expected following his massively successful tour for The River. While grappling with making the execs happy and confronting the fact that he is decidedly not, the movie weaves in flashbacks to his difficult childhood, a romance with a mostly fictional woman, and glimpses of the bond between Bruce and his longtime manager Jon Landau (played by the always committed Jeremy Strong). Plus, there are plenty of moments where White actually sings and plays the guitar — skills that were so impressive, they earned the ultimate seal of approval from Bruuuuce.
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Ali, commerce director, here to talk about fall fashion — which is simply superior to all other seasons. Thanks to the layering, variety of textures, and slip-on suede loafers, I get giddy just thinking about it. But perhaps nothing makes me more excited than that first 50-degree morning — when the air hits different and bare arms suddenly feel like a bad decision. That’s when I break out my favorite light jacket: this trusty cropped jean number with a collar detail that makes everything look more put-together. Searching for something even more affordable? Try the fan-favorite barn jacket from Old Navy. Want a slightly different shape? Check out Uniqlo’s short version. All of these are solid options that’ll round out your wardrobe, can be worn over pretty much anything, and are timeless enough that they won’t be OOS (aka out of style) by next year.
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