Did Anna Wintour Take Her Sunglasses Off in the Oval Office?
Anna Wintour, anti-tariff lobbyist
Hello, friends and haters alike.
It’s been quite a week on my side, but the 80º weather is certainly a break from the other forms of misery apparent. I’ve been working on a post about personal brand 101 (from my POV!), and I promise it’s coming, alongside a new slate of In Practice interviews.
Many of us are starting Substacks right now, and I gently implore you to check your contract. This forthcoming piece will have guidance on all of that from an actual lawyer!
Some other housekeeping!
If you want to attend VISIONS and haven’t snagged a ticket yet, HMU. I’ll be speaking with my Creative Director partner Elliot about cartography as a meaningful metaphor when thinking about branding.
This will all make sense…
This week's picks include LOEWE cocktails, Snack Wraps and Oatly lookbooks.
Christina’s weekly scroll—
Masstige brands > luxury and fast fashion.
The midlife crisis is coming for millennials, lol.
Megan Thee Stallion is making her own anime!!!
Walt Disney is being turned into a robot. Sorry, but this is all I can think about:
When clout becomes currency, truth takes a backseat: 33% of influencers admit to buying followers or engagement.
I could listen to Miley Cyrus talk about EMDR all day.
Fara Homidi on scaling her namesake brand’s cool factor.
HUNGER takes best editorial of the week.
Snack Wraps are back, baby.
A24’s shutting down its doc department as distributors back off political films…
Propaganda I am falling for: Addison Rae summer. My fav pop ingénue dropped a cute tarot card filter to promo Fame is a Gun — go try it.
LOEWE is celebrating 10 years of the Puzzle bag with events throughout Miami.
Great take on right-wing debate media as staged, pornographic power plays feeding misogynistic fantasies.
Edie Parker x Wes Anderson's Phoenician Scheme (?)
Meta has gone full military and is developing combat VR headsets for the Army…
Subs is a brand-safe, repackaged version of OnlyFans. Will it work? Doubt it.
Having worked with subscription-based platforms, the market is wildly oversaturated. You’ve got Fansly, JustForFans, SUBBD... the list goes on.
YouTubers are making longer videos as viewers spend more time watching on TV.
Lorde and Schrödinger’s Gender Expression. Lots to chew on here, c/o
. For the record, I like Lorde! Still, a thoughtful piece.
Nikita’s weekly scroll—
I personally oscillate between optimism about technology and absolute doomerism every couple of hours. A lot of hand-wringing this week about white-collar jobs disappearing as AI evolves. I just kinda wonder how a consumerism based economy is gonna keep going if no one has money to spend but… I have decks to make I guess.
Oatly has a lookbook. Sure!
Honestly, I’m a sucker for a cute social series, but I wonder if this Cosmo series is reheating some nachos ifyaknowhatimean.
The creators of Gossip Girl signed a first-look deal with Amazon on a Barney’s NY thematic drama. I love television I can watch while scrolling my phone so not (1) thought manifests in my mind. I’ll be tuning in!
I just love this new Bottega campaign.
Sandy Liang is the face of Beauty of Joseon’s tinted mineral sunscreen.
Respectfully, if you’re doing the below… we all work under the big C, but there’s just something so sinister about the casual, throwaway use of cult, community, you name it, by brands.
Princess Diana auction! Hope your mom is ready!!!!
- has a Substack? has a Substack? Maybe the St*te Dep*rtment has one too? Saw a sus account floating around…
Tyson Ritter of The All American Rejects has started an OnlyFans. He’s promising “full frontal rock ‘n’ roll” …. ok! It would not be an editorial in 2025 without a sprinkle of weird foot stuff.
Is generative AI the defining synthetic of our generation? Aka our polyester?
Teyana Taylor’s new album trailer is… suggesting that mayhaps this is her Lemonade.
Under-the-radar fashion news is that Sander Lak of Sies Marjan is presenting his latest. Still mad I missed out on that one trench coat. IYKYK.
Hollywood has largely left Los Angeles ;(
The viral aesthetics of poverty, something that’s been ‘trending’ since that Kim and Kanye shoot.
I sincerely feel that someone on Anna Wintour’s team saw
’s tweet about what she did with FNO and Condé now lacking that kinda juice… and took it personally! She was at the White House to negotiate all things tariffs with DJT. Do you think she took her sunglasses off? (Sorry, click and zoom in!)
Gen Beta babies will have old money names, lmfao.
300+ page report on AI, you’re welcome!
I love when
goes long about beauty.
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Christina’s weekly report:
READING: About beauty and solace in the abandoned worlds of Roblox. Plus..
EATING: Homemade Berry Chantilly tiramisu.
PLAYING:
OBSESSING:
RECOMMENDING: Digital sabbath.
TREATING: Myself to a bunch of GAP basics.
Nikita’s weekly report:
READING: Dolly Alderton, Good Material.
EATING: Original froyo with kiwi and honey.
PLAYING: Michelle Branch, lmfao.
OBSESSING: Over my running journey. That’s where I’m at, and it’s my truth.
RECOMMENDING: Fish oil supplements to force your dog to eat his food.
TREATING: A pedicure :)
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This is how I found the sub-text of the post mentions sponsor. 😂
Thanks for the shoutout!!
Thank you so much for the shout out <3