Meryl Streep could've demanded over $15 million to step back into Miranda Priestly's sky-high heels for the long-awaited sequel to The Devil Wears Prada. But according to Variety, she negotiated a "favored nations" deal so her co-stars Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt could get the same salary, all earning $12.5 million to return.
On this episode of Critics at Large, Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz discuss the reality-inflected elements of the new film, which finds Priestly and her team chasing clicks and catering to the whims of billionaires who might solve Runway's financial woes.
Theroux's character, Benji Barnes, is depicted as an overly tanned tech billionaire who is dating Emily after divorcing his wealthy wife, Sasha Barnes. His character's ambition to buy Vogue for his girlfriend adds a layer of intrigue to the film.
Hathaway made a beeline to the producers to ensure that skeletal models wouldn't feature in the film, believing a wider range of bodies would enhance audience enjoyment.
The French-influenced house is entered through a two-story foyer and central hall. A step-down living room, a library, a family room with a bar, a formal dining room, a den, a projection room, an island kitchen, four fireplaces, five bedrooms and 6½ bathrooms are contained within the home's 7,600 square feet of living space.
There are two types of shows during New York Fashion Week: 1. The official shows that happen within the venues. 2. The "shows" that happen on the street. Ninety percent of the people get dressed up, hoping to get photographed by a popular publication such as Vogue or WWD. Street style happens as guests make their way in and out of a brand's/designer's show.
The Golden Globes red carpet offers fashion lovers and screen watchers an amuse-bouche of beauty and glamour as one of the first stops on the award season road to Hollywood's biggest night, the Oscars. The 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday gives a glimpse into how A-listers and rising stars will each showcase their original take on fashion. Since 1944, the show has honored the best in film and television, and for the first time, podcasters have been added to the awards lineup.
According to the official synopsis, "The world of high fashion turns dark when international supermodels begin dying in gruesome and mysterious ways. FBI Agents "Cooper Madsen" (Peters) and "Jordan Bennett" (Hall) are sent to Paris to uncover the truth. As they delve deeper into the case, they uncover a sexually transmitted virus that transforms ordinary people into visions of physical perfection, but with terrifying consequences."
The year was 2015. Barack Obama was in the White House. "Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars was streaming. Avocado toast was a brunch essential, and consumers were addicted to pinning their aspirational life on Pinterest, while showing their curated real life through filters on Instagram. Athleisure was also all the rage, driven by influencer marketing and the allure of status brands like Lululemon, Nike and Athleta.
The Instagram post promoting the handbag, which has a label to say it was made using AI, shows a "surreal" collage of models spliced between Valentino logos and its DeVain bag. At one point it shows models seemingly emerge from an ornate gold version of the handbag. At another, the brand's logo transforms into people's arms, before these morph into a coalescing swirl of bodies.
Germany's young creative talents find themselves in a chokehold of diminishing government funding to educational and outreach programmes, threatening to undermine long-standing institutions as well as the renewed international interest in its fashion industry. The mood is decidedly depressed at University of the Arts ( ) in Berlin, one of Germany's leading arts universities. Funding cuts across all of the city's publicly financed cultural and arts programmes have left the school depleted in staff and its facilities' opening hours.
The first impression of businesswoman Andrea Shaw's home is one of comfort and elegance combined. Then two distinct themes emerge - a lot of the furnishings are Chinese, while the rest are very Donegal, and happily the two work really well together, just as the two cultures have done in Andrea's own life. She adores her home county, particularly the Inishowen Peninsula, and given half a chance will wax eloquently for hours about the mountains, the hiking trails, the swim spots, even the local tweed.
An unconventional-materials challenge with the twins working together, only Law Roach deciding who wins, and a demoralizing vote forced upon the safe designers to kick out one of the bottom-three contestants highlights a disturbing shift.
Topshop, once a rite of passage for young women finding their style on the high street, was bought by Asos in 2021 when its parent company, Philip Green's Arcadia, went into administration.
Summer footwear trends have shifted from traditional styles to include unconventional choices like rubber flip-flops, neoprene slip-on shoes, and Vibram's FiveFingers, challenging fashion norms.
Carmen Carrera, a trans model, made her debut on The Real Housewives of Miami's seventh season as a friend of Kiki Barth. At the National LGBTQ+ Task Force Gala, she discussed her modeling career with Julia Lemigova, revealing she almost walked in the Victoria's Secret fashion show 10 years ago, but was denied due to a trans exclusion policy.
Berlin Fashion Week SS26 celebrated creativity and innovation, showcasing exceptional talent from established designers and emerging voices, capturing the vibrant essence of the city's fashion scene.
"A lot of the consumers that we're seeing on social media, on TikTok, are so proudly displaying the dupes that they found, kind of as a badge of honour. That stigma really isn't there anymore."
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