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I started seeing them everywhere in recent months. Poking out of shopping bags on the train home. Clipped onto an office worker's purse on the street. Proudly held up by celebrities from singers Rihanna and Dua Lipa to reality star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian.
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Rihanna Looks Heavenly in Blue at the 'Smurfs' World Premiere in Brussels, Plus Lana Del Rey, Barbie Ferreira and More
Stars have been everywhere this week. Rihanna attends the Smurfs world premiere in Brussels and Lana Del Rey performs live in Liverpool, England. Meanwhile, Barbie Ferreira attends a film festival in Malta while Becky G is spotted at a Willy Chavarria event in Paris. Here are the best photos of celebs out and about this week. Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings! Rihanna looks heavenly at the Smurfs world premiere at Mont des Arts in Brussels on June 28. Lana Del Rey performs live on stage in Liverpool, England at Anfield Stadium on June 28. Barbie Ferreira is all smiles at the Mediterrane Film Festival in Malta on June 28. Becky G poses for the camera at the Willy Chavarria After Party in Paris on June 27. PinkPantheress performs during day three of the 2025 Glastonbury Festival in Somerset, England, on June 27. Rihanna and A$AP Rocky bring their son Riot (pictured center) along to the AWGE Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 show during Paris Men's Fashion Week on June 27. Keira Knightley is Parisian chic in white lace and florals as she attends the Nouvelles Vagues International Biarritz Film Festival on June 28 in Biarritz, France. Joshua Jackson and Marguerite Moreau announce Roger McQueen as the Anaheim Ducks tenth pick at the 2025 Upper Deck NHL Draft in Los Angeles on June 27. Kenan Thompson watches the New York Mets defeat the Atlanta Braves on June 26 in Queens, New York. Lizzo dazzles in an embellished mini dress as she heads out to Craig's restaurant in West Hollywood on June 27. Alanis Morissette makes her Glastonbury debut as she performs at the iconic Pyramid Stage at the festival in Glastonbury, England, on June 27. Idris Elba and wife Sabrina Elba are in happy spirits as they attend the 2025 Glastonbury Festival together on June 27 in Glastonbury, England. Lorde performs a surprise set onstage at Glastonbury Festival on June 27 in Glastonbury, England. Heather McDonald and Scheana Shay attend the Heather McDonald celebration of 10 Years of Juicy Scoop in Los Angeles on June 25. Harvey Guillén attends the One Story. One Future: GLAAD Celebrates Pride 2025 event on June 26 in Brooklyn, New York. Kim Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian step out of their hotel in style to head to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's wedding in Venice on June 27. Sydney Sweeney gives a look over her shoulder as she leaves for Bezos and Sánchez's nuptials in Venice on June 27. Margot Robbie speaks at the Pilton Palais Cinema during Glastonbury Festival in England on June 27. Pharrell Williams brings his son Rocket to the Dior show during Paris Fashion Week on June 27. Ellie Goulding enjoys a ride through the canals of Venice while in town for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's wedding on June 27. Olivia Rodrigo headlines night one of BST Hyde Park in London on June 27. Gracie Abrams strums her guitar at Glastonbury Festival in England on June 27. Sofia Carson is glammed up at the "Nouvelles Vagues" International Biarritz Film Festival in France on June 27. Keira Knightley sparkles in a black-and-white number at the "Nouvelles Vagues" International Biarritz Film Festival in France on June 27. Busta Rhymes beams from ear to ear during his Glastonbury Festival performance in England on June 27. Lewis Capaldi returns to Glastonbury Festival in England for a performance on June 27. Reneé Rapp shares a laugh with Savannah Guthrie after performing on Today's Citi Concert Series in New York City on June 27. Joe Alwyn's got his stripes at the Dior Homme Menswear show during Paris Fashion Week on June 27. A casual Matthew Lillard stops by Funko Fundays in Los Angeles on June 27. Christopher McDonald shows off the cup of Subway's upcoming Happy Gilmore meal in New York City on June 27. The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers performs an exclusive concert for Wells Fargo credit cardholders in St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 26. Gregg Sulkin sports shades at the Mediterrane Film Festival in Malta on June 26. Simone Ashley sits by the water before christening the new Ritz-Carlton superyacht in Barcelona, Spain, on June 26. Cardi B bartends during her Whipshots Chocolate Shop event at Serendipity 3 in New York City on June 26. Bobbie Thomas and Kristin Cavallari have a talk at the first-ever Shop TODAY: Stages event in New York City on June 26. Lola Tung sits in the stands at the Mets game against the Atlanta Braves in New York City on June 25. Bourbon brand Maker's Mark hosts Brie Larson and Courtney McBroom at the debut of the limited-edition Champion Selection x Los Angeles Dodgers bottle. Rihanna and A$AP Rocky greet the photographers as they attend the Dior Homme fashion show for Paris Fashion Week on June 27. Sabrina Carpenter is photographed in an all-gray ensemble at the Dior Homme Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 27. Oprah Winfrey is all smiles while attending Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's wedding in Venice on June 26. Emma Stone shines bright at the Los Angeles premiere of A24's Eddington at DGA Theater Complex on June 26. Sydney Sweeney is head-to-toe in black as she is spotted in Venice for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding on June 27. Mariska Hargitay flashes a smile in breezy summer attire while in New York City on June 26. Heidi Klum looks radiant, flashing a smile on her way to Jimmy Kimmel Live! on June 27. Paul Mescal, Joe Keery and Fionn O'Shea are pictured at the Gucci Dinner co-hosted by Jannik Sinner on June 26 in New York. Dylan Harper is seen celebrating at his draft party with plenty of Wingstop in N.Y.C. on June 26. Mary-Louise Parker and her son, William Atticus Parker, share a sweet moment together at The Institute screening in L.A. on June 26. Joaquin Phoenix gives a slight smirk as he poses at the Eddington Premiere in L.A. on June 26. Khloé Kardashian and Kris Jenner turn heads with their chic style while exploring Venice during Jeff Bezos's wedding festivities on June 27. Florence Pugh and Will Poulter team up for a stylish photo at a cocktail party to celebrate Stuart Vevers on June 26. Jeremy Allen White appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to discuss all thingsThe Bear on June 26. Courteny Cox rocks a trendy gray outfit while out and about in N.Y.C. on June 26 Naomi Watts is seen strutting down the streets of TriBeCa, New York on June 26. Kyle MacLachlan lends a helping hand in the Gods Love We Deliver Kitchen in N.Y.C. to celebrate their 40th Anniversary. Kelly Bensimon is photographed at the Please Don't Feed The Children New York premiere at Village East Cinema on June 26. Usher and his wife Jennifer Goicoechea are seen cruising through Venice lagoon on a taxi boat ahead of Jeff Bezos' wedding with Lauren Sánchez, on June 27. Micheal Ward and Luke Grimes step out for the L.A. premiere of A24's Eddington at DGA Theater Complex on June 26. Henry Golding attends Netflix's The Old Guard 2 screening with Cape at Netflix Roma Theater on June 26 LuAnn de Lesseps poses for the camera at the Tanner Fletcher Pride Variety Show held at So & So's at Romer Hotel, N.Y.C. on June 26. Khloé Kardashian and Kim Kardashian pose as Kris Jenner (not pictured) snaps a photo of them on a taxi boat in Venice on June 26. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez leave their hotel and share a kiss ahead of their wedding in Venice on June 26. George and Amal Clooney attend the King's Trust Awards 2025 in London rocking tinted sunglasses on June 26. Mariska Hargitay sports a bright, floral dress as she departs from The View on June 26 in New York City. Star of Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado Samantha Lorraine makes a heart symbol with a Dora mascot at a special event at Bacari Silverlake in California on June 25. Actress Jamie Chung co-hosts a baby shower and enjoys a spicy Código 1530 margarita in Los Angeles on June 26. Naomi Watts wears a cute dress featuring strawberries as she walks around New York on June 26. Kristin Cavallari is all-black attire as she exits a hotel in New York on June 26. Kendall and Kylie Jenner are in deep conversation as they attend a dinner party in Venice to celebrate Jeff Bezos' wedding on June 26. Singer Flo Rida heralds the crowd as he performs on Fox & Friends in New York on June 26. TV host Jenna Bush Hager hosts a poolside event in New York to celebrate a recent collaboration with ResortPass on June 25. British makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury poses for the camera in attendance of The King's Trust Awards 2025 on June 26 in London. Frankie Grande poses at the top of the Empire State building in New York, as he celebrates his debut album Hotel Rock Bottom on June 26. Kim Kardashian wears statement shades as she arrives in Venice for Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's wedding on June 26. Ashanti stops by the SiriusXM studio in New York on June 25 ahead of the premiere of her Peacock unscripted series, We Belong Together. Kiki Layne, Charlize Theron and Uma Thurman gaze into the camera as they attend the premiere of The Old Guard 2 in Los Angeles on June 25. Law & Order star Mariska Hargitay confidently strides in a gold ensemble while in Midtown Manhattan on June 26. Pop star Dua Lipa sports a Union Jack Gown during a performance in Liverpool, England, while on her Radical Optimism tour on June 25. Brazilian supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio goes shopping while wearing ripped white jeans, with a matching purse and sweater on June 25 in Los Angeles. George Clooney and Amal Clooney attend the reception for the winners of the King's Trust Awards 2025 on June 25 at Buckingham Palace. Al Roker and wife Deborah Roberts attend the 46th Annual News Emmy Awards with their son Nicholas Roker at Palladium Times Square in New York on June 25. The Bear actress Abby Elliott appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 25 in New York. Chiwetel Ejiofor rocks a white blazer and white shirt as he attends the premiere of Netflix's The Old Guard 2 in Los Angeles. Star of Criminal Minds Joe Mantegna, his wife Arlene and daughter Mia attend New Horizons' 21st Annual Gala: Rooted in Partnership, Growing and Blossoming Together on June 21 in California. Brandy and Monica sandwich Jimmy Fallon after their interview on The Tonight Show in New York on June 25. Actress Alison Sweeney cheekily poses with a newspaper article about her effort to raise awareness about gut health with Align Probiotic in New York on June 25. Sherry Cola attends Universal Pictures, Blumhouse and Captain Morgan's influencer event hosted in anticipation of M3GAN 2.0 in Los Angeles on June 25. Greta Gerwig and Stella McCartney are seen in different shades of red at the Nat launch party in London on June 25. Daniel Craig rocks a cream-colored suit and tie in attendance at the Modern 25th Anniversary Fundraising Gala in London on June 25. Mahershala Ali is giving '90s chic as he's seen smiling in New York on June 25. Khloe Kardashian arrives wearing a cheetah print jumpsuit in Venice, joining multiple celebrities in attendance for the wedding of Jeff Bezos on June 25. Jurassic World Rebirth star Jonathan Bailey poses in a blue denim T-shirt backstage at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on June 25 in New York. Fashion model Winnie Harlow poses next to her wax figure at Madame Tussauds in New York on June 25. Henry Golding wears a silk baby blue dress shirt and navy blazer while at The Old Guard 2 premiere in Los Angeles on June 25. Rupert Friend appears on SiriusXM's The Julia Cunningham Show to talk about his new movie Jurassic World Rebirth on June 25. Sydney Sweeney smiles and waves in pink on the set of the "Sweet on Sydney" menu shoot in Burbank, California on June 26. Daisy Ridley and husband Tom Bateman attend the press night after party for Pete Townshend's Quadrophenia: A Mod Ballet in London on June 25. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez are nothing but smiles as they arrive in Venice, Italy, on June 25 ahead of their upcoming wedding. Kendall Jenner is out on the town in Paris as she heads to dinner with a friend on June 24. Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey appear on SiriusXM'sThe Julia Cunningham Show in N.Y.C. as the cast of Jurassic World Rebirth on June 25. Melanie C and Emma Bunton smile and hold up matching peace signs at the press night performance of Pete Townshend's Quadrophenia on June 25 in London. Martha Stewart smiles during The Martha Stewart Podcast in a street window at the Rockefeller Building in New York City on June 25. Winnie Harlow looks stunning in a color ensemble at The Today Show on June 25 in New York City. Reese Witherspoon looks elegant as she attends the Tate Modern 25th Anniversary Fundraising Gala on June 25 in London. Princess Eugenie of York wears an all white dress as she attends the Tate Modern 25th Anniversary Fundraising Gala on June 25 in London. Brandy and Monica pose together as they leave the CBS Mornings talk show on June 24, where they went into detail about their upcoming reunion tour for The Boy Is Mine. Keanu Reeves arrives in Capri, Italy, on June 24 sporting a casual look in a gray blazer and baseball cap. 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Cooper Flagg rocks New Balance at the AT&T Flaggship Experience in Times Square, New York, ahead of the NBA Draft selection day. Ashanti and Nelly appear to be having a ball during a segment of Good Day New York on June 24. Leslie Bibb and Sam Rockwell smile and pose together at the the Saint Laurent Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 24. Victoria Monét dons a chic black dress with a white collar as she signs copies of her new book Everywhere You Are at Barnes & Noble in New York on June 24. Mike Jackson, Jay Ellis and John Legend smile and pose together as they arrive at opening night of the play Duke & Roya at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York on June 24. Lorde keeps it casual in New York as she is seen outside of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on June 24. 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There Will Be No Next Anna Wintour and That's Just Fine
The end of Anna Wintour's 37-year run as editor in chief of Vogue was a lot less dramatic than its beginning. Back in 1988, magazines ruled fashion, anointing people and decreeing trends, and it was a cloistered world of high drama and higher expense accounts. When Ms. Wintour was chosen to replace the legendary editor, Grace Mirabella, it was a scandal — Ms. Mirabella learned she was fired from her husband, who called after he saw it on the evening news. But when Ms. Wintour announced on June 26 that she was relinquishing the role, it felt more like a corporate governance move than a revolution that will shake the entire industry she has ruled over for decades now. For one thing, she retains her job as Vogue's global editorial director, and will stay on as chief content officer for Condé Nast. It was less her retiring than the retiring of a once-imperial, no longer so powerful title: editor in chief. Ms. Wintour will appoint a head of editorial content in her stead. That definitely sounds a lot less glamorous. What well-connected, well-brought-up young person, as Ms. Wintour was — her father was a respected editor of The London Evening Standard — dreams of being head of editorial content someday? But this was many decades before everything once rarefied got flattened into digital imagery suitable to view on your phone and became just 'content.' When Ms. Wintour started out, she was styling outfits, selecting photographers and flying off to help create impossibly gorgeous fantasies for the magazine's pages. Now low-level Vogue jobs include 'community manager,' which demands the 'ability to generate multiple revenue streams driven from content.' And 'commerce marketing editor,' the 'ideal candidate' being one who 'enjoys analyzing traffic and conversion results as much as they do creating content.' The idea that a job at Vogue — even as an assistant with duties that have included printing fliers for Ms. Wintour's missing dog and fetching her Starbucks lattes — was one 'any girl would kill for' has faded during her reign. Now, Condé Nast's former 4 Times Square headquarters is home to TikTok. The Frank Gehry-designed cafeteria still stands, but without the magic of the days when young editors might bump into exotic fashion legends like Grace Coddington at the salad bar. Yes, there are still front rows to sit in, parties to attend. But the day to day of the job is overseeing a tangle of revenue and content streams. These include social media channels, a podcast, YouTube, a website and a print magazine. The staff, once a menagerie of international nepo babies, is now largely unionized. The glory of dominating the newsstand with a carefully photographed and chosen subject has been replaced by views, followers and amorphous online 'impressions.' The idea that an Anna Wintour can dictate taste — who and what are 'in' or 'out' — remember the scene in 'The Devil Wears Prada' where the character she inspired, Miranda Priestly, lectures her assistant saying, 'It's sort of comical how you think that you've made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry when, in fact, you're wearing a sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
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AWGE Spring 2026: Clothes Maketh What You Make Of Them
Within the fashion realm, the black vans circling around the church where A$AP Rocky's spring AWGE show was held spelled the arrival of A-lister guests. But in the broader global landscape, one couldn't help think of ICE raids and protests, an impression the masked protesters and armed forces in flak vests facing off outside the venue did nothing to dispel. More from WWD A$AP Rocky Debuted New Puma Sneaker Collaborations in Paris With Support From Rihanna The Originals: Yohji Yamamoto Takashi Murakami and Readymade's Yuta Hosokawa Team on Capsule Collection The stage seemed set for a riot, and they got one – Riot Mayers in the arms of mom Rihanna. In their wake, the crowd moved inside with all the resigned weariness of travelers passing between the hands of the TSA and through security gates. Eventually, Rocky had guests – who included fellow musicians A$AP Nast, Miguel – nodding in their seats to the sound of a new track rumored to be from his hotly anticipated 'Don't Be Dumb' album. For AWGE's sophomore coed collection, titled 'Obligatory Clothing,' the rapper-turned-designer zeroed in on archetypes that went from suit-wearing lawyers and paramedics to youths in hair curlers and XXL streetwear, a glamourpuss wearing a trench over a micro-miniskirt and louche types in satin playing card prints – what you think they do for a living is on you. 'For me, this whole 'Obligatory Fashion' statement was just [about] how you take the simple uniform or the purpose of a uniform, and how people correlate that to profession, lifestyle and everything,' Rocky said after the show. By the time the hammer fell in the 'City Court of AWGE,' as one print indicated, the verdict was: if sharp tailoring is a crime, the brand is guilty as charged. Here, he continued to refine the ideas introduced in his first effort, and served his purpose of skewing perception. Suit jackets looked classic from the front and were backless; tailored trousers were split into a skirt; shirts turned into crisp halter tops; sagging trousers had six waistbands – half boxer shorts, half denim ones. Elsewhere, his eye for tweaking proportions just so came through strongly, as evidenced by a workwear suit cut oversized which felt dressed up under the combined influence of cropped trousers and red-soled patent Mary-Janes. It was the kind of detail that made his designs stand up to sartorial scrutiny. There were plenty of accessories to further mix things up, like paper bags with a flower peeking from the glass bottle inside, which brought Banksy's famous Flower Thrower mural to mind. The musical artist's collaborations were also represented. Eyewear and clutches shaped like XXL cases nodded to his role as creative director of Ray-Ban. Feet were clad in the upcoming Puma Mostro Gabbia and a distressed iteration on the Speedcat model. Those Mary-Janes and stilettos were from Christian Louboutin and came with bedazzled charms made by jewelry label Pavē Niteō, which is under the A$AP Rocky Ventures, Inc. umbrella. Pointed commentary on recent and current events as well as his own experiences was palpable but delivered with a light touch. 'I'm gonna put all of these things into my fashion to tell my story without having it to be so like 'look, I'm controversial and political,'' he said. 'I'm just showing you the way I see it in little nifty ways.' Just as pointed is his retail strategy. After available exclusively on the brand's website for its debut, the brand will now be opening to wholesale accounts. But don't expect to see AWGE on every major retail floor. 'I want to start off very niche…small, limited and exclusive,' Rocky said. 'There's no way to do that in an environment that's oversaturated with new brands, old brands.' Plus, 'there's just a lot going on in the global economy – it's f–ed, pardon my French, for lack of better words,' he continued. 'And I think I have a particular customer, and I want to target that customer [who] loves, grieves and agrees with everything that I like, my taste, my values, my lifestyle, my past, my conflictions and my story.' And that customer may get their hands on the goods sooner than they think: the brand announced it was holding a sample sale in Paris on Sunday and Monday. Launch Gallery: AWGE A$AP Rocky Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection Best of WWD Windowsen RTW Spring 2022 Louis Shengtao Chen RTW Spring 2022 Vegan Fashion Week Returns to L.A. With Nous Etudions, Vegan Tiger on the Runway
