Posts by Sophie Clearwater
At Paris Fashion Week, Luxury Has to Prove What It’s Worth
From Hermès to Loro Piana, the luxury industry is confronting a new question: can the story behind a product justify the price on the label? Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images Paris Fashion Week is, among other things, a referendum on what luxury is supposed to mean. This week, the world’s most powerful fashion houses are…
Read MoreEat Dior, or Eat at Dior? How Luxury Brands Are Building Beyond the Product
As Dior turns its Milan flagship into an experience spanning art, fashion and food, luxury is pushing further into the spaces where brands become part of everyday life. Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Paris Fashion Week opened on Sept. 28, a year after the extraordinary run of debuts that reshaped some of luxury’s…
Read MoreRaiders’ Maxx Crosby isn’t taking bait despite perfect start: ‘A lot of work to do’
The temptation is sitting right there for the Raiders. Three wins. No losses. A growing sense that something different is happening in Las Vegas. Maxx Crosby isn’t biting. For all the encouragement the Raiders’ 3-0 start has generated, their star defensive end sees a potential trap tucked inside the celebration. Winning can validate the work.…
Read MoreChris Hemsworth Reveals “Savage” Daughter India, 14, Is a Rodeo Champion
The Avengers could use Chris Hemsowrth’s daughter on their next world-saving mission. After all, the Marvel star proved his and Elsa Pataky’s 14-year-old has her dad’s athleticism, revealing she’s kind of a big deal in the rodeo world. In a video shared to Chris’ Instagram Sept. 30, an announcer introduced India before she burst into the ring while…
Read MoreWhy Sophia Bush and Wife Ashlyn Harris Are Such Perfect Teammates
All Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris have to do is think of each other to have peace of mind. “I am so, so happy, and I am in a position now where I can protect that joy and happiness,” Harris said on a March 2025 episode of Danielle Robay‘s Question Everything podcast, noting that dating…
Read MoreHegseth to Announce More Sweeping Cuts to Military’s Top Ranks
Hegseth is scheduled to deliver an address at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia on Wednesday afternoon, during which he is expected to announce the new reductions, Fox News reported. The anticipated cuts come amid turmoil within the military’s leadership: At least 20 military and civilian leaders have been pushed out or resigned since…
Read MoreFive Artists Who Treat the Earth as Both Medium and Beneficiary
Maya Lin, Ghost Forest, 2021. Courtesy the artist and Madison Square Park Conservancy / Photo: Maya Lin Studio Environmental art encompasses many practices. Artists have moved mountains, built jetties and constructed forms from nature’s detritus, and that’s just in the modern era. The goal is usually more than aesthetic; it’s also to highlight the need…
Read MoreFarrah Abraham Is Unable to Speak After Undergoing Double Disc Jaw Surgery
The Oscar winner admitted she “can’t really get very much done” in order to maintain “movement in my face,” but she has volunteered as tribute on some procedures. “I get baby Botox, but I can’t do a lot,” she told Vogue in September 2026. “If my skin is going to be a little saggier than…
Read MoreRaven-Symoné Reveals She Wears a Diaper During Her Period
Raven-Symoné and Adrienne Bailon Returning for ‘The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen’ That’s so Raven-Symoné to keep it real. The Disney Channel alum revealed she wears disposable diapers when she’s on her period—and her wife Miranda Pearman-Maday has witnessed her preferred menstrual cycle methods first-hand. “What I’m obsessed with are diapers,” Raven said on a recent episode of her and Miranda’s Tea Time podcast.…
Read MoreWalking Faster May Help Reverse Frailty
Keeping active in older age pays dividends Encouraging older people to take it slowly might sound like reasonable advice, says Margaret Danilovich, a physical therapist and instructor at Northwestern University and an author of the new paper. “People tend to assume, ‘Someone is frail. We shouldn’t have them do too much,’” she says. But, she…
Read MoreHow to Talk to Your Child About Body Image
It’s important to validate your kid’s feelings without agreeing with whatever harsh judgment they’re making about themselves. That’s why Markey likes this way of acknowledging the hurt without reinforcing the criticism. “It can be really difficult when we feel like someone doesn’t have a positive opinion of us,” she says. If a classmate’s comment set…
Read MoreHow Oil and Trump Are Escalating the Falklands Dispute
Following through on that threat, Argentina’s Foreign Ministry on Sept. 15 said it had sent approximately 180 warning and risk assessment notes to individuals and legal entities located in 30 countries and filed three criminal complaints involving 10 companies and their directors. TIME has reached out to Argentina’s Foreign Ministry for further information. Do the…
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