Tag: Fashion

Stylists-turned-designers Emily Current and Meritt Elliott have the ultimate fashion track record.  Whether it’s mastering the art of celebrity styling, creating the perfect pair of jeans (from their Current/Elliott days), or building a brand that stocks the staples every woman needs with The Great, this power duo just, well, gets it. Now, the multi-hyphenate pair are at it again with their new namesake label, Emily + Meritt—a youthful collection of soft apparel (and adorable stationary too, because why not) with the tag, “Soft Knits For Strong Girls.”

As best friends themselves, their new offering celebrates the power of friendship and self-discovery, which you’ll see in this most recent drop of friendship-themed pieces. “We believe that women have the power and the thoughtfulness to rule the world, so we wanted to create something that would inspire,” they said. Well, that absolutely comes across in the offering and corresponding brand imagery. You’ll see.

With new deliveries dropping every month, this empowering label is worth having on your radar. It’s also one you’ll definitely want to tell all your friends about. Explore Emily + Meritt more here, and keep scrolling to scope the pieces we’re adding to our carts this weekend.

More than anything else in my closet, denim is the one thing that gets the most wear. I’ll attribute this to my Arizona roots where denim was a huge part what I dressed in growing up. Later, after moving to L.A., which is no doubt the denim capital of the world, my penchant for it was only reinforced.

Since I wear jeans most days of the week, I always have my eye out for the latest denim trends to sweep the fashion world. In recent years, there have been plenty of shifts in the denim landscape—from skinny jeans to cropped styles to super flares to straight-leg cuts—that have been more about the silhouette than anything else. Recently, though, there’s a whole new movement in denim that is less about the shape and instead focused on interesting prints and patterns.

Fashion girls have been quick to hop on board with the new denim trend, but celebs like Hailey Baldwin have also been spotted wearing it. Scroll on to see the four major ways the stylish set is wearing it now, as well as my personal favorite way to wear the trend this fall.

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Nike’s controversial ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick did not go as Kaepernick haters expected: By any measure, it was a huge success.

We knew Nike’s stocks were booming, but CBS is specific with a report that company shares rose by 36 percent, “making the company the top performer on the Dow’s index of 30 blue-chip stocks.” Five percent of the increase has come since the athletic wear giant announced the ex-QB’s involvement.

Things aren’t going downhill yet, either, according to CBS:

The stock continues to hover near an all-time high, which it reached in mid-September only weeks after some Nike customers publicly burned their shoes to express their displeasure at the new ad.

In afternoon trading Nike shares were up slightly to $85.67.

For Nike, the boost eases concerns about the decision to link its brand to the controversial Kaepernick, who in 2016 started kneeling during the national anthem before games to protest racial injustice. 

Nike took a calculated risk, given that so much politically-tinged discussion has taken place around Kaepernick’s protests. But the company relied on knowledge of its user base, which is younger and not all that politically conservative. 

Everything is coming up Kaepernick in general. He reportedly makes millions from his Nike endorsements, and recently his attorney hinted that his client might have a chance to head back to the NFL.

That said, things get complicated when you know Nike employees contribute a great deal more money to Republicans than to Democrats. 

Nike execs definitely believe in something. 

When Volkswagen revealed its ID Buzz concept reboot of the iconic hippie-era van in 2017, people definitely paid attention. After all, it looks like its ancestor while embracing 21st century design in a major way.

Volkswagen has doubled down with its new release, the ID Buzz Cargo.

As Curbed reports, the innovation isn’t only in the design, which is a more serious-looking take on the first van. Just as you might expect from a company that once made vehicles identified with an era that was notable for giving birth to a movement dedicated to preserving the environment, the ID Buzz Cargo will run solely on electricity. 

That’s not the only “green” feature:

Made for businesses and anyone hauling product from place to place, the I.D. Buzz Cargo bus is an on-the-go office on wheels. The light commercial van boasts a solar roof, three front-row seats, and a middle seat that folds down and transforms into a workspace with an integrated laptop. As a level four autonomous vehicle, you can either drive it or let the computer do the work.

And while this isn’t a camper, it’s still a cool look at what urban commercial vehicles will look like in the future, with an intelligent shelving system that lets you track stock levels throughout the day’s deliveries. The battery pack provides a charge for about 200-340 miles, and a fast-charge option can get the vehicle up to 80 percent in 30 minutes.

The ID Cargo design was unveiled in Mid-September at a German auto show, and it reportedly goes into production in 2021—before the ID Buzz.

Specs will include battery packs designed to fit company budgets and needs. Packs will charge fairly fast and Cargos will have ranges of 200-340 miles. 

By taking the attention-grabbing look of the ID Buzz and creating a practical vehicle, VW might make a leap past the Mercedes-Benz line of vans and trucks and eventually dominate the commercial cargo vehicle industry. We can only hope. 

If you ever wondered what it’d be like if the events of the first Halloween were real, here’s a chance to see. In the most recent trailer for the upcoming sequel, Michael Myers’ rampage gets the true crime treatment, and it’s an eye opener.

In part it puts the first movie in perspective; it really would be a pretty intense true crime story. It also illustrates how cheesy true crime TV can be. 

The new movie pretty much eliminates everything that’s happened in between the first Halloween and this one, wipes the slate clean. We haven’t seen it yet, but we have to admit it looks very much the same. 

The big difference is Jamie Lee Curtis. As a nearly 60-year-old Laurie Strode she’s gained maturity, intensity, and a little bit of crazy.

This Halloween was written by Danny McBride and is a hybrid sequel and and reboot. While it eliminates all the related movies in between it also does seem to plausibly breathe new life into the franchise.

The plot is damn simple and in keeping with that true crime feel: A couple of British podcasters seek out the killer, who has been institutionalized for 40 years. Their visit triggers his eventual escape, and he comes for Haddonfield, Laurie Strode, and everyone who gets in his way. Imagine the people behind Serial seeking out a terrifying real killer like Big Ed Kemper and him—despite the fact that like Myers, he’s pretty old now—busting out of captivity and trolling for college girls again. 

Will this sequel/homage live up to the original? With Jamie Lee Curtis in place, it has to come close. We’ll see when it hits theaters on October 19.