HEADLINER
Kim Jung Un, the 32-year-old North Korean dictator is flexing. It was reported that North Korea has now launched its fifth, second this year, nuclear warhead test in an effort to put the US and other nations on notice. Considered it’s biggest test so far, their report states NK had mastered the ability to mount a warhead on a ballistic missile; a day after President Obama left Asia. Kim Jung Un has also banned sarcasm in NK…Read more
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• The 15th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack on the U.S., 9/11, will occur on Sunday. The attack claimed a recorded 3,000 lives and forever changed national security across the country. In an effort to capitalize on this, a tasteless mattress company in Texas thought they’d offer a tacky promotion of a ‘twin tower’ sale, in a televised ad a lady says “What better way to remember 9/11 than with a Twin Tower sale?” The commercial has sparked outrage.
• BREAKING: A passenger train in Spain that derailed has killed 4 people with 47 injured | Facebook is caught in a censorship debate after it deleted a post that featured the image of the iconic Napalm girl.
• Chicago PD star Sophia Bush takes Bloomberg Pursuits on some of her favorite Chicago spots including the Art Institute, Aviary, and central camera in the loop.
ENTERTAINMENT
• Jimmy Choo celebrated their 20th anniversary with a splashy party last night, the same week co-founder Tamara Mellon filed a lawsuit against the company. First the party:Mary J. Blige performed. Newly minted “it” girl/model Taylor Hill, joined Amber Valletta, Sasha Pivovarova, Milla Jovovich, Lexi Boling, Jasmine Tookes all faces of the brands fall campaign were all in attendance and star in the brands surprise music video. In the lawsuit, Mellon who’s since moved on to her own brand that NEA is invested in, alleges that Choo initiated a boycott among Italian factory producers who refused to do business with Mellon and her new company.
• Performance artist and Kanye collaborator Vanessa Beecroft told PageSix the hours-long delay to the start of the Yeezy Season 4 show was all part of West’s plan. The show has been heavily panned from fashion critics at WWD, NYT due to its lack of consideration for schedule, disorganization, the clothes and heat.
FASHION
• Matthew Woolsey, former EVP of digital for Barneys New York, has been named the new managing director of Net-A-Porter announced YOOX Net-A-Porter Group. Woolsey oversaw the tripling of Barneys’ digital business in four years and at N-A-P he’ll be responsible for the day-to-day running of the womenswear e-commerce site and will oversee “the content, marketing and buying functions.”
“It’s a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life.” ― Paulo Coelho
What you need to know about the Wells Fargo fake accounts and their $185 mil fine
Vogue celebrated the grand opening of Saks Fifth in Downtown NYC
About 1.5 million people are heading to Mecca, one of the holiest sites for Muslims to perform Hajj
LOOK OF THE DAY
Olivia Culpo @ Jimmy Choo | Zayn Malik @ Tom Ford
