Month: May 2020

The documentary spin-off of Michelle Obama’s best-selling memoir “Becoming” hit Netflix on Wednesday. In addition to chronicling the former first lady’s 34-city book tour, family history, relationship history with husband, Barack, her circle of confidantes, and intimate encounters mentoring young people, the film also addresses her famous fashion sense.
Even before Barack Obama was elected president, Michelle made headlines for her fashion choices, choosing to wear looks by such independent American designers as Narciso Rodriguez and Thakoon Panichgul. Once in office, she put Jason Wu on the map, when she chose the young designer to make her inaugural gown, and her support of the industry continued during the two presidential terms, when she hosted a fashion education workshop at the White House. She also had the power to move lower-priced clothing from J. Crew, Talbots and Target, which she mixed into her wardrobe alongside her signature Azzedine Alaïa belts and Lanvin sneakers, inspiring women to copy her looks.
One of the first things you notice in the film is Obama’s powder blue manicure, as well as her “Becoming” nameplate necklace. Brother Craig Robinson teases her at one point about one of her wide belts. “Is that the style now?” he asks. There

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Anastasia Radzinskaya, the six-year-old YouTube sensation who is widely known for her “Like Nastya” channel, has a new deal with IMG.
By teaming with IMG, she becomes the youngest person that the company is working on for licensed products, an IMG spokeswoman said.
The child star and IMG have joined forces to develop a line of licensed consumer products for the youngster’s fan base. With 3.3 billion monthly views and nearly $20 million in annual advertising, the Internet star brings with her a captive audience. Partial to pink, ponytails, bright-colored bows and heart-shaped accents, Nastya and her IMG representatives are on the lookout for potential deals for toys, apparel, fashion accessories, homeware, food and beverages.
The Russian-born Radzinskaya suffers from cerebral palsy. Four years ago her parents started posting videos of her doing everyday activities to share her progress with friends and loved ones. A post about her visit to a sheep farm and a thematic children’s park with her father has garnered more than 812 million views.
The vlogger and her parents now run multiple family-friendly YouTube channels for children — “Like Nastya Show,” Like Nastya Vlog,” and “Like Nastya PRT.” She now has more than 120 million subscribers across all channels.
”Nastya” reeled in

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Their purchase has just been finalized, and Sonia Rykiel’s new owners are starting with social media as they set out to breathe new life into the label, which has been shuttered since last July. 
“In this current context, we wish to focus and mobilize our efforts on the reopening of the brand’s social media that already have a large community,” said Eric Dayan and Michael Dayan, citing the historic label’s 450,000 Instagram followers, 140,000-strong Twitter following and 90,000 Facebook followers.
“We want to share the messages of support we have received for the brand, and convey its uniting and inspiring key values,” the brothers said in a joint statement. The siblings have experience in retail and online commerce as founding members of Showroomprive.com, an online private sales business for branded goods that started in 2006. 
Stressing interest in preserving the brand’s heritage while focusing on modernity and creativity, the brothers hope to revive the house through their purchase of the intellectual rights of Sonia Rykiel and Rykiel Homme as well the sister line, Sonia by Sonia Rykiel, encompassing fashion, fragrance, beauty and lifestyle categories. The Dayans said the coronavirus crisis has caused them to postpone presenting details of their relaunch plans, but noted

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FRESH PRINCE OF L.A.: What a difference a year makes: The youngest member of Britain’s royal family, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, turns one today. Over the past 12 months he’s already lived on the grounds of his great-grandmother’s Windsor Castle estate; in western Canada and in Los Angeles with his parents.
On Wednesday, Archie’s parents released a video showing them reading aloud to Archie from one of his favorite books, “Duck! Rabbit!.” The video, posted on the Save the Children’s Instagram account, is meant to raise funds for the charity’s coronavirus campaign with the hashtag SaveWithStories.

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“Duck! Rabbit!” with Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex (and Harry, The Duke of Sussex behind the camera), read to their son Archie for his 1st birthday. Happy Birthday, Archie! . Thank you #DuchessMeghan for helping us to raise urgent funds for our coronavirus appeal by reading “Duck! Rabbit” by @akrfoundation, illustrated by @tlichtenheld (published by @chroniclekidsbooks). . As the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, children’s lives are being turned upside down. By donating to Save with Stories, you can support the most vulnerable families in the UK and around the world by helping to provide early learning packs,

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