All Caught Up: Alex Cooper, Raya's new app(?), Liquid Death
Kim Kardashian on Call Her Daddy in 3... 2…
Welcome to All Caught Up, your weekly newsletter dispatch from me and , Senior Strategist at BLANK. We spend all of our time exchanging links with each other and hot takes, so why not share with the class?
Here are the things that stopped our scroll this week…
This week’s links are all about SKIMS, new things from Raya and real hot girl shit.
Christina’s weekly scroll –
SKIMS spent a lot of money to take Alex Cooper to the chapel. Styled by Mimi Cuttrell and photographed by Ellen von Unwerth.
I got a push notification from Raya that caught my attention 😉 – a complimentary invite to their new travel app Places. It's like an exclusive, members-only Yelp.
Danny Bowien popped up on the Sandy Liang blog…
The new SSENSE trend report really gets me. Pop playlist? Crossword puzzle? Oui-haw!
Hypebeast Flea is coming to Brooklyn (powered by Depop + Modelo) after a successful debut in London last year. From 5/18 to 5/19, Hypebeast will take over Greenpoint Terminal Warehouse with local brands, designers, artisans and music programming.
The Sol de Janeiro Rio Radiance rollout starring Sofia Richie Grainge is 👩🍳💋 *adds body spray to cart*
Alessandro Michele??? Valentino??? Alright 👍
Nikita note: I love how he didn’t hit his KPIs at Gucci, so he was let go, now Gucci is underperforming???? So huh???????????????
Nikita’s weekly scroll –
The NY Mag team is at it again with the Huberman exposé. I am not an acolyte of his, but this is a ride? Where there’s smoke…
Art Deco revival… another ‘20s moment, I suppose. Kind of interesting given the pendulum swing from committing to stark minimalism to a style that’s lavish and inherently non-committal.
My dear friend Anastasia has just released her book Cultural Intelligence for Marketers. A must-read and revisit. I think what’s most important to remember is that questioning things is good.
Turkey is catching up to America, Britain and Korea in exporting popular television.
Brands and agencies talk about a potential TikTok ban. While I fantasize about chucking my phone in the ocean, the free speech implications here and Chinese export law… much to unpack!
Is anyone faster than e.l.f. and Liquid Death? This collaboration has the correct amount of the chaos quotient™ that makes it work.
The DigiFairy dropped their Creator Economy report with Archetypes. Some expected info here, and some new stuff too. I identify as a meaning maker 🙂
I enjoy everything Nike is doing with Meg. And the messaging is a welcome break from hyperoptimization.
Christina note: Thee Hot Streak fr fr!!!
Everything is a social network. Spotify x UMG is happening, and it seems like the features they want to build/capitalize on are all socially driven.
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Christina’s weekly report:
READING: I Think This Will Fix Me. New Age spirituality 🤝consumerism.
EATING: Lemonade Apples. Mild citrus flavor, excellent crunch.
PLAYING: Fortnite (!!!) But why is the current season soo glitchy?
OBSESSING: The von dutch remix with addison rae and a.g cook 🔁
RECOMMENDING: Softwear from Experiment Beauty. It's a cool 3-in-1 treatment that hydrates, exfoliates and protects lips. My favorite way to use it is as a mask before bed. P.S. Nikita named it!
TREATING: I’ve got my eyes on the Jenny Slate x Catbird opal signet ring…
Nikita’s weekly report:
READING: The Loneliness Files is a memoir about being lonely… and a body in front of a screen.
EATING: LesserEvil Organic Popcorn. Every few years I remember popcorn exists and then forget about it again. Currently in a remembering popcorn exists phase.
PLAYING: This is strictly Christina’s department.
OBSESSING: They used to serve this tea forever ago at Vanity Projects and I’m fixating on it again.
RECOMMENDING: I’ve recently stumbled upon Hanna’s TikTok and it’s inspiring me to use my makeup again.
TREATING: I finally got this dress in the Réalisation Par sale.
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Oooh will have to do more recon on this Places app 👀