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2020

Activate This ‘Bracelet of Silence,’ and Alexa Can’t Eavesdrop

Mike Merrill

Mar 2, 2020

Microphones and cameras lurk everywhere. You may want to slip on some privacy armor.

Headline Stories

FBI raids Canadian fashion mogul following sex abuse claims

NewsPlexus Media

Feb 26, 2020

Federal authorities raided the Manhattan headquarters of the Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, a search that came amid claims he trafficked and sexually assaulted dozens of teenage girls and women. The FBI searched the designer's Times Square offices Tuesday less than two weeks after 10 women filed a lawsuit accusing Nygard of enticing young and impoverished women to his estate in the Bahamas with cash and promises of modeling opportunities.

In Other News

Victoria's Secret hires first transgender model

NewsPlexus Media

Aug 6, 2019

Valentina Sampaio has become the first openly transgender model hired by Victoria's Secret nearly a year after a top company official was pressured to apologize for implying trans women are off brand.

Through the Lens

Going to camp: The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala

NewsPlexus Media

May 16, 2019

The sartorial theme of this year's Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala was "camp"— not summer camp, but the aesthetic of camp and its influence on fashion, as explored in the museum's new exhibit, "Camp: Notes on Fashion." Instructions for guests were to dress with "studied triviality." While the results varied hugely — from Katy Perry dressing as an elaborate candlelit chandelier (and later, a cheeseburger) to Kanye West wearing a simple black jacket that cost about $40 — there were indeed some slam-dunk "camp" moments.

The Main Street Journal

Fashion brand 'FUCT' seeks trademark help from Supreme Court

NewsPlexus Media

Apr 14, 2019

Erik Brunetti's four-letter fashion brand starts with an "F'' and rhymes with "duct." The federal government calls it "scandalous" and "immoral" and has refused to register the trademark. Brunetti has a different word for his brand and designs: "thought-provoking." "We wanted the viewer to question it: Like, is that pronounced the way I think it's pronounced?" he said of his streetwear brand "FUCT," which began selling clothing in 1991. On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear Brunetti's challenge to a part of federal law that says officials should refuse to register trademarks that are "scandalous" or "immoral."

Arts and Entertainment

Regina King stuns in white and Glenn Close dons queenly gold

NewsPlexus Media

Feb 26, 2019

Who wore what, and how well, at the Academy Awards on Sunday.

World News from News Plexus

Kim or Trump? Hanoi barber offers leaders' hairdos for free

NewsPlexus Media

Feb 20, 2019

As summit frenzy grips Hanoi a week before North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump are set to meet in the Vietnamese capital, hairdresser Le Tuan Duong has joined in, offering free Trump or Kim hairstyles.

The Main Street Journal

Burberry apologizes for hoodie with noose knot

NewsPlexus Media

Feb 20, 2019

The chief executive and chief creative officer of luxury fashion powerhouse Burberry have apologized for putting a hoodie with strings tied in the shape of a noose on their London Fashion Week runway. The knotted strings surfaced after Sunday's show when a model hired to walk (but not wear the outfit) complained both before the show and on Instagram, saying the noose not only evoked lynchings but also suicide.

World News from News Plexus

Lagerfeld's legacy: Youthful designs, elaborate showmanship

NewsPlexus Media

Feb 20, 2019

Karl Lagerfeld once created a Walmart-sized "Chanel Shopping Center" to show off his ready-to-wear collection. It featured aisle upon aisle of luxury foods labeled "one for the price of two." Immediately after models had paraded through the aisles, guests raided the shelves. Rihanna posed in a shopping cart, and Keira Knightley looked on amazed. "Luxury should be worn like you're going to the supermarket. It's the pop art of the 21st century," Lagerfeld said, his eyes barely visible behind his enigmatic shades. The show was the type of presentation that came to define much of Lagerfeld's six-decade career at the top of fashion.