JD Sports appoints John Mersho, from Shoe Palace’s founding family, as CEO of JD North America. Mike Grimes joins as JD Group CMO.
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A 40-year-old office manager in Norristown, PA tracks one week of spending on a $180K joint income. Real numbers, real debt, real haircut.
Nike’s Halloween Air Force 1 Low in black drops exclusively in kids sizes. Style code IQ2241-001. More seasonal options are coming from Nike.
Allure’s Best of Beauty Awards turns 30. Founding editor Linda Wells and key players recall why calling a product “the best” in 1996 was a genuinely radical fight.
Cindy Crawford stepped out in NYC in Aquazzura Talk to Me sandals for her second burgundy monochrome look of 2025, following sculptural Schutz heels in January.
Ralph Lauren’s Spring/Summer 2027 collection centers romance and the idea that clothes grow better — not worse — as they’re worn in and lived with.
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Brydie O’Connor’s Barbara Forever, exec-produced by Kristen Stewart, documents queer filmmaker Barbara Hammer using her personal archive.
For women with endometriosis, fragrance like Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess isn’t luxury — it’s a daily act of reclaiming identity from a body that keeps changing.
Dr. Martens names Isadora Versiani and Nadia Svensson to global product roles, hiring from Marc Jacobs and Adidas. Both start November, reporting to Carla Murphy.
Meta’s $18B settlement includes a beauty filter ban for minors, reshaping teen content and the aesthetics brands have built around it.

































