All Caught Up: Sandy Liang x Samsung Flip, fall cover star inflation, the state of dating

Hawk Tuah seems like the end of something

We’re back in the (smart)phone collabs era and I’m dying to pull out my leather jacket.

This week's picks include Cult Gaia fragrance, Disha Hot and Martin Scorsese for Kith & Giorgio Armani.

Christina’s weekly scroll – 

1. Fall cover star inflation c/o

   Deez Links
   .

2. MEGAN THEE STALLION DID AN NFL SEASON KICK-OFF AD FOR PEPSI WITH TRAVIS KELCE!!!!. My girl has made it! The NFL is full of idiots (duh) if they don't book her for the halftime show.

3. Sandy Liang x Samsung Flip designed the ultimate girl gadget for her SS25 collection.

4. Luna Luna is coming to NYC!

5. JoJo Siwa says she wants to represent Poland at Eurovision (?) Internet freaks out (!) Polish Eurovision bosses speak out (lmao)

6. Bleak: ski resorts are stockpiling snow to get through warm winters.

7. Nobody wants Trump to use their songs for his campaign. Lol.

8. Was casual sex always this bad? Maybe. More here on dating app matches and autonomy. 

9. This is Paris Hilton’s WEEK. Between her Agent Provocateur campaign and Nylon cover, she’s killing it promoting Infinite Icon.

10. Not news but news to *me* (s/o

    Perfectly Imperfect
    ) is that Omar Apollo has a hot sauce and it’s coming to Taco Bell?

11. Katy Perry dodged the Dr. L*ke question on Call Her Daddy... before rolling out her new Erewhon smoothie. 

Nikita’s weekly scroll – 

1. Seeing AI visuals is making real life seem less awesome 😔

2. Claire Waight Keller for Uniqlo, Zac Posen for Gap… Designers want 401Ks. I get it.

3. Did your parents have friends?

4. Giorgio Armani for KITH and Scorcese is in the visuals. Ronnie Fieg claims this is a change in direction for the brand which I can only assume is shifting gears slightly from streetwear?

5. Nick Susi
   is back! A thoughtful essay on the multitudes of self and how frustrating it can be to want to be multidimensional online.

6. Cult Gaia gets into fragrance. 

7. h/t to

   Ochuko’s Newsletter
   on this one… I think designer friends reading this will relate! Creativity for capitalism does feel like a prison sometimes ;/ 

8. Gen Z and boomers are having the same amount of sex. Full Feeld report is here. 

9. Hawk Tuah seems like the end of something.

10. James Denman
    did a thematic analysis of fashion campaigns in the September issue. 

11. Luar for American Express… 👀

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Christina’s weekly report:

READING: THE ROOM!

EATING: Palačinke.

PLAYING: Thrilled to report that Elliott and I are now married in Stardew Valley!

OBSESSING: I am an insane person and I am now re-watching Game of Thrones after finishing House of Dragons season two…

RECOMMENDING: Putting your phone in another room after logging off~

TREATING: Crumbl. I had to try the Beetlejuice Afterlife Cake <3

Nikita’s weekly report:

READING: Let’s not talk about it.

EATING: Cereal…

PLAYING: An ADHD Binaural Beats Spotify playlist to #lock #in!

OBSESSING: Over red socks lol.

RECOMMENDING: Drinking water. I’ve had a headache for a day because I am dehydrated.

TREATING: Lloyd’s carrot cake.

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