Tag: Clothes

Microtrends are often an offshoot of defining looks from the runways. After a few months of percolating and being adopted early by fashion enthusiasts, the eagle-eyed can start to see the key (albeit it less-obvious) buys emerging.

What’s more is that they are often easier to weave into our daily looks without resulting in side-eye from passersby in the street. Take animal print, for example. It’s undoubtedly one of fall’s frontrunners (showcased at Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy and Halpern in the most delightfully extravagant ways), but you may find that in reality, wearing it head to toe isn’t the simplest option. Instead, we’ll likely turn to hero pieces like a coat, skirt, or a sweater.

Another example of a microtrend that came to life this past summer via street style and social media was Réalisation’s leopard-print skirt. Why did it become so popular? Because it’s a game-changing item we can style with T-shirts and our go-to shoes.

In addition to reflecting the top trends, you’ll also find that microtrends are often more affordable (win) and more likely to garner a nod from those in-the-know (double win). Keep scrolling to discover and shop the microtrends dominating fall/winter 2018.

“You don’t enter a fashion house to imitate the work of your predecessor,” Hedi Slimane told Business of Fashion for an article published earlier this week. The notably press-shy designer gave a rare interview that would, as we found out today, set the tone for what we could expect when his first collection for Celine made its runway debut. So, for Paris Fashion Week, Slimane sent his guests an invitation: a book filled with removable posters welcoming them to a venue built by the Hôtel des Invalides, distributed Celine-branded (sans accent) Champagne, and fully delivered on his word. Here’s what else to know from today’s show.

The runway opened with a party dress. Mini-length, polka-dot, strapless, with a bow tie at the bust that extended into wing-like oversize sleeves. Atop the model’s head, as well as most models in the runway show, a fascinator with a mesh veil. On her feet: moto boots. This is the new Celine, we thought. 

Anyone’s who’s followed Slimane’s career, particularly during his tenure at Saint Laurent from 2012 to 2016, might not be incredibly surprised by the other notable themes in the collection. There was an almost exclusively black color palette, the favored hemline was short, and the presence of glam rock was palpable in sequins, feathers, leather, and silhouettes reminisce of the ’80s (think paper-bag waists, ruffled skirts, and broad shoulders). There were also variations on Le Smoking seen throughout. 

While any of these elements would have provided a huge shift for the Phoebe Philo–era Celine identity, another defining moment of Slimane’s debut was the introduction of menswear. The silhouettes—be it suiting or trench coats—were slim-fit and classic. The ties? Even slimmer.

While this season, fellow new-to-a-brand designer Riccardo Tisci decided to opt out of a celebrity-heavy runway crowd, Slimane turned to some of his most influential friends for this new chapter. Most will remember Lady Gaga giving a first look at the new Celine It handbag nearly a month ago, and in a similar style, K-pop star CL shared a peek at another design—a quilted, chain-strapped Celine handbag—moments before sitting front row at the show. Among today’s A-list crowd was another famous supporter: Karl Lagerfeld himself.

For impassioned Philo fans who live for the designer’s brand of minimal, effortless, empowering fashion that Celine had previously been known for, this new era might take some getting used to. “At Celine, the weight of the past is not as strong as at Dior or Saint Laurent,” Slimane also stated to BoF, foreshadowing today’s show. “We can break free of it more easily.”

Simply put, S/S 19 Celine is steeped in Slimane’s identity as a designer. It’s rock ‘n’ roll, it’s structured, it’s moody—it’s everything Slimane had promised. But what it’s not? Philo. And it’s ultimately up to consumers to decide if change is good.

Hennessey Performance, the world renowned, Texas-based tuner outfit, never seems to be satisfied. When they’re not crafting supercars that are able to push past 300 mph, they’re pursuing other mad scientist endeavors like the brand new Goliath 6×6 pickup truck.

Coming into this world as a Chevy Silverado Trail Boss, the crack team at Hennessey has redesigned and jacked up the Detroit-born pickup into an entirely different animal. Or maybe beast would be more appropriate. Adding two extra feet of flat bed and a second rear axle, the Goliath perches on 37” tires and an 8” lift kit definitely gives this modified pickup some serious monster truck status. 

Under the hood Hennessey’s speed freaks have a supercharged 6.2L V8 engine, capable of churning out 675 lbs of torque and 705 horsepower. Stomping the gas will get the enormous Goliath from 0 to 60 in around 4.5 seconds, truly a feat for a truck this size.

Having done a similar limited edition with their double-axle VelociRaptor, built on a Ford Raptor, it’s no surprise that only 24 of the Goliaths will be produced. Starting at a stomach-plunging $375k, options to bump the horsepower to over 800, upgrade the brakes or gussy up the interior are available and would likely take the price tag well past the $400k mark. 

Hennessey is showing off the Goliath with either two-tone black or cherry red paintjobs but it seems unlikely that the entirety of this limited run will stay that way. 

After all, who would want something boring and plain like a Hennessey Goliath in black when something like this is a possibility?

If you thought Thursday’s Supreme Court hearing testimony was dramatic, check this out.

Breaking news: There’s been yet another privacy breach at Facebook, where hackers or malicious third parties have stolen data from as many as 50 million people as a result of a widespread security flaw.

“On the afternoon of Tuesday, September 25, our engineering team discovered a security issue affecting almost 50 million accounts,” Guy Rosen, VP of Product Management, wrote in a blog post.

“It’s clear that attackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s code that impacted ‘View As‘, a feature that lets people see what their own profile looks like to someone else.

“This allowed them to steal Facebook access tokens which they could then use to take over people’s accounts. Access tokens are the equivalent of digital keys that keep people logged in to Facebook so they don’t need to re-enter their password every time they use the app.”

According to Motherboard, Rosen explained in a press call that “The vulnerability itself was the result of three distinct bugs and was introduced in July 2017. It’s important to say—the attackers could use the account as if they were the account holder.”

However, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried to be as reassuring as possible that the flaw was patched and that Facebook is “taking precautionary measures for those who might have been affected,” by forcibly signing out 90 million users who may have been affected and making them manually sign back in.

Additionally, the “View As” feature has been disabled “while it conducts a thorough security review.”

Rosen added: “This attack exploited the complex interaction of multiple issues in our code. It stemmed from a change we made to our video uploading feature in July 2017, which impacted ‘View As.’ 

The attackers not only needed to find this vulnerability and use it to get an access token, they then had to pivot from that account to others to steal more tokens.”

Even though this hack is different than the Cambridge Analytica scandal where the personal data of 50 million users was obtained under false pretenses, it’s still best to limit what you share on Facebook (or any other social media account) in case a security breach like this ever happens again…which it seems to fairly regularly. 

Elon Musk’s allegedly fraudulent tweets could do more than put him out of a job—they may have sparked a financial disaster for Tesla stockholders.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is already suing the billionaire tech mogul for tweeting “false and misleading” statements about plans to take Tesla private, a plan he withdrew on August 24. 

In a blatant reference to weed’s unofficial holiday, Musk wrote that shares would trade at “$420.”

It may have all been a dumb joke, but there could be serious consequences. If Musk is subsequently fired from his position as Tesla CEO, his departure could cost shareholders nearly $20 billion, according to Bloomberg. 

Market Watch has further details on what led to the SEC’s suit: 

On Thursday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit against Elon Musk, arguing that he misled investors when he proclaimed on Twitter TWTR, -3.11% in August that he was considering taking Tesla TSLA, -13.43% private and had secured the funding to do so.

Other reports have suggested that the Department of Justice is investigating Musk for potential criminal charges regarding his tweets.

Musk told CNBC that he was “saddened and disappointed” by the SEC’s allegations and actions.

“I have always taken action in the best interests of truth, transparency and investors,” he said in a statement. “Integrity is the most important value in my life and the facts will show I never compromised this in any way.”

Bloomberg reports that as of Friday morning, Tesla’s market value has plummeted from $64.8 billion to $45.7 billion since August 7, the day Musk sent the tweets in question. 

He might want to consider taking a break from social media.