COVID-19 catalyzed another recession, but these industry leaders pivoted and persevered. What do companies like Microsoft, Apple, Netflix and Airbnb all have in common? Aside from billion-dollar valuations, these industry titans were all founded amid recessions, scaling to the pinnacle of success in the aftermath. Spanning from 1975 with the conception of Microsoft during a
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Jamie McCarthyGetty Images The fashion industry let out a collective gasp this morning in response to two words flooding social media timelines: Pheobe Philo. After a three-year hiatus—following her departure from Celine in 2017—Philo is returning to fashion. The former creative director of Celine and Chloe is branching out to launch her own namesake label
Prince George made a very rare public appearance again with his mom and dad at tonight’s Euro 2020 final soccer match between England and Italy. Once again, George wore a sharp little suit that matched his dad Prince William’s. Kate Middleton, fresh off her Wimbledon engagement this afternoon, changed into a white tee, white blazer,
A Pyer Moss runway show always comes with a few guarantees: an extravagant display and celebration of Blackness, a soundtrack that’ll keep your Shazam app running over time, and a Black history lesson taught through every texture, fabric, and cut that waltz down the runway. But on Thursday, July 8, the day Pyer Moss designer
Drake’s heart is taken, and he’ll pull out a grand public gesture to show it. On Thursday, July 8, the 34-year-old rapper took over an empty Dodger Stadium to have an intimate dinner with 40-year-old model Johanna Leia. The relationship isn’t brand, brand new though, TMZ reported on Saturday, July 10: It turns out Drake
TIMOTHY A. CLARYGetty Images In the year since the non-profit 15 Percent Pledge launched in June 2021, urging retailers to commit fifteen percent of their shelf space to products from Black-owned businesses, nearly 30 major sellers—including Macy’s, Old Navy, and Sephora—have publicly taken the pledge. On July 8th, luxury department store Nordstrom became the latest
After watching 13 Reasons Why‘s Katherine Langford flip old Arthurian legends on their head as the sword-wielding Lady of the Lake in Netflix’s Cursed, fans were left with a number of questions: Like, would we ever see Nimue again? Is Arthur the king we know he is, the king he is inside? Can Pym and
Courtesy of Karl Lagerfeld / Kenneth Ize When it comes to household names in fashion, the late Karl Lagerfeld is about as close to the top as one can get. With long-standing tenures at the helm of Chanel and his own namesake brand, the iconic designer is revered for his pared-back, edgy level of sophistication
Marvel is making good on its promise that Wakanda is forever, as the studio moves forward on the second Black Panther following the first’s massive 2018 box office haul and seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The sequel’s future was initially in doubt following the tragic death of 43-year-old star Chadwick Boseman in August
Dare to Dream with Eliza Kuo, the founder of JUN Eliza Kuo has always had an affinity for women’s jewelry. Growing up, she familiarized herself with many popular brands of jewelry, their unique designs, and their versatility. When she was not learning more about jewelry, she was studying the Law of Attraction. This theory
Audrey H. has entered the chat, and while she’s no Hepburn—as perhaps Blair Waldorf would prefer it—she is one of the Upper East Side’s most prominent elite in the HBO Max’s Gossip Girl revival. Initially billed as a teen who’s “been in a long-term relationship and is beginning to wonder what more could be out
Megan Thee Stallion, meet Pieter Mulier. Mulier’s excellent first collection at Alaïa—the house founded by Azzedine Alaïa, which literally defined body-con dressing—comes at a time when Hot Girl Style is being made newly relevant by a generation of stars who weren’t alive when the beloved Tunisia-born designer set up shop in the Marais neighborhood of
Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Simone Biles is starring in a seven-part docu-series on Facebook Watch, Simone vs Herself, about her journey preparing for the games. In the latest episode, “What More Can I Say,” Biles opens up about being a survivor of sexual abuse. Biles is one of many young women who suffered at
Spoilers for season 1 of Outer Banks below. Watching Netflix’s soapy teen drama Outer Banks left us longing for a tan, a fictional summer romance, and a sun-drenched vacation—especially after more than a year in pandemic-induced quarantine. But more than anything, it left us craving a second season to make sense of the show’s wild
Long before “Leave Britney alone” became a punchline and #FreeBritney a battle cry, Britney Spears was fighting for her freedom. In a series of bombshell revelations released as part of public testimony during a June 23 court hearing, the pop superstar and early-aughts icon alleged that her father’s protracted conservatorship, under which she’s spent the
Too Hot to Handle season 2 is all wrapped up. Another cast of sexless horny people come and gone. So sad. Not to worry: Netflix has reportedly already filmed season 3. The two seasons were filmed back to back in Turks and Caicos. This means Netflix is just sitting on a full season of this
Spoilers ahead for Too Hot to Handle season 2. All the episodes of Too Hot to Handle season 2 are available on Netflix now, which means most super-fans probably know that Melinda Melrose and Marvin Anthony left Turks and Caicos as a couple, as did Emily Miller and Cam Holmes. Both couples formed at the
Here’s a pair you wouldn’t expect to see together: Page Six reports that Angelina Jolie and The Weeknd were photographed getting dinner together in Los Angeles. Paparazzi caught them leaving Italian restaurant Giorgio Baldi separately last night. They dined together there for hours, per the outlet. Jolie wore a tan trench and black silk dress,