Tag: controversy
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And now on to Bianca Cesori’s outfit, if we can call it that
Bianca Cesori showed up to the 2025 Grammy Awards, arm in arm with Kanye West. As she stood for photos, I am sure photographers thought it was a retelling of the Emperor’s New Clothes. Cesori wore a dress so shear, she might as well have been wearing nothing at all. Perhaps she was able to…
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About that backpack Mangione wore
This week, I have been musing on the connection between politics and fashion. It’s really about the idea that clothing carries a message with it. I started with the idea that brands sometimes try to distance themselves and the political figures who might want to wear their clothing. But that is not an issue solely…
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CrossFit’s crisis and what to learn from it
A tragedy happened at the most recent CrossFit Games that rocked the community. One of their strongest competitors died by drowning in an open water event. For month, athletes, spectators, and general fans of the sport awaited the results of the independent third-party investigation launched by the sporting body. The results: we can’t tell you…
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The YSL blush reveals a different issue
If you have been following beauty creator in social media over the past few weeks, you will likely have come across the YSL blush controversy. The short story is that YSL Beauty debuted blushes in their new Make Me Blush line under the inclusivity banner, when in fact the shades don’t work for all skin…
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How much should a Dior bag cost?
“Did you hear? Dior bags only cost $57 to make.” There were whispers after an expose revealed the conditions an Italian factory used by Dior and other brands for their leather good production. The allegations of worker abuse and low wages. Dior has come out and said that it does not produce their purses there,…
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Their token of appreciation
“We’re sorry that our site experienced some technical issues recently, which may have disrupted your shopping experience.” It was an email from a brand I had shopped before, but not recently. In the midst of the Crowdstrike outage, the recognized that their shoppers were affected by their own site issues. As a result, they looked…
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On that “Microsoft outage”
It is unfair really. It came across my inbox, in conversations, and in the news that there was a Microsoft outage. When in reality, Microsoft was affected just like everyone else by the Crowdstrike glitch. They didn’t cause the problem, but it was definitely on their backs to figure out a way around it. When…
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On kickers and audiences
This blog is not really about making opinions or commentary on pop culture. (But I could change my mind about that in the future.) However, I think we can take some time to reflect what the Harrison Butker controversy can teach us. Regardless of what you think of what was said or not in that…
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Momofuku feels the crunch and backs off its trademark enforcement
“We thought the word crunch was distinctive enough.” Famous last words. After enduring the onslaught internet ire, David Chang and Momofuku have walked back their trademark enforcement campaign. The brand had been on mission to seemingly stamp out anyone’s use of the term “chili crunch,” even though they hold the trademark to “chile crunch.” People…
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Chili crunch is creating a messy situation for Momofuku
As a quick backstory, David Chang has been labeled a trademark bully. Why? He and his company, Momofuku, have been going after any and every one who dares use the terms “chili crunch” in their product name. If you want to read more about it, you can find out more here. But let’s be honest,…
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