🇬🇧 July, with all my love – essentials by nss magazine
A fashion recap of the 30th week of the year
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The thirtieth week of the year turned out to be packed with twists and turns. From the release of Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated new film, The Odyssey, which is already beginning to show its effects on fashion, as evidenced by statuesque silhouettes, to the increasingly stormy waters of the fashion system. While luxury continues to sink, Richmond seems to stay afloat, perhaps because major brands are becoming exclusive circles for the select few once again. On the fast fashion front, Shein debuts on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, while H&M attempts to swim back upstream with yet another rebrand, following in Zara’s footsteps. Speaking of great heroes, rumors are swirling about a certain rivalry between Matthieu Blazy and Jonathan Anderson. Meanwhile, a new threat has reached the shores of the Île-de-France: Olivier Rousteing is Rabanne’s new creative director. At this point, all that’s left is to wait, embracing that peculiar dopamine-fueled thrill of anticipation. A bit like Koreans downloading a delivery app that, in reality, doesn’t actually deliver.
“Lidl Hug - A Hug of Convenience” is the campaign that tells the story of how we shop for groceries. Through Caffeina’s ironic lens, in collaboration with Lidl Italia.
We’ve entered the era of tanmaxxing. How the pursuit of the perfect tan remains a mission to accomplish at any cost.
“Critical thinking is finally making a comeback in pop culture.” A conversation with Matières Fécales, the duo redefining Paris’ fashion scene in unprecedented ways.
In Japan, during the 1990s, magazines dedicated exclusively to nail art emerged. A dream, or simply nostalgia?
Fashion should learn from football to take itself less seriously. On TikTok, and offline too.
Not everyone experiences summer the same way and that’s a fact. Summer is still not a season for every body.
Vivienne Westwood’s new campaign explores Italian punk with Ilona Staller. Juergen Teller shot it inside the showroom of Belloni, a century-old Lombardy-based furniture company.
Ghali’s skincare routine literally drove us crazy. We played a game trying to identify every product in his bathroom.
The Atlantic explains why birdwatching is winning over Millennials and Gen Z, transforming from a niche hobby into a new cultural phenomenon.
The New Yorker explores, through Isaac Butler’s book The Perfect Moment, the appeal and contradictions of the idea that a single image can capture the truth of a moment.
Several major publishers have decided to sue Google, accusing Gemini of using copyrighted books to train its AI models. The Guardian breaks down the story in detail.
The Wall Street Journal explains why clothes once owned by Diane Keaton are fetching record-breaking prices at auction, and asks whether wearing garments that belonged to deceased celebrities is a tribute or a taboo.