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Daily Mail
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Lauren Sanchez squeezes her ample assets into TINY red latex dress in first public outing since Jeff Bezos wedding
Newlywed Lauren Sanchez looked red hot as she stepped out in Paris on Tuesday night to enjoy dinner with model Brooks Nader. Sánchez, who wed Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos last month in a lavish, multi-day Venetian extravaganza, wore a latex dress by Versace, as she stepped out in the City of Lights. The formfitting bright red garment featured a corset bodice - that showcased her ample cleavage - as well as ruching at the skirt. It is currently retailing for $3,515 on luxury resale site Vestiaire Collective. The dress hit Lauren, 55, right above the knee and she paired the look with strappy black heels. It has also been worn by a few other celebrities this year, like model Amelia Gray Hamlin. The new Mrs. Bezos finished off the look with her hair sleek and straight, and carried a black crocodile Hermès Kelly bag, which typically has a resale value of over $50,000. Brooks Nader, 28, looked equally as glamorous for their Parisian night out, as she wore a pair of black capri pants and a totally sheer black halter blouse that left very little to the imagination. This week is the Paris Haute Couture Week, which runs from July 7 to the 10. Lauren's husband, Jeff Bezos, is expected to attend Allen & Co.'s annual leadership retreat in Sun Valley this week. It appears to be the first sighting of Sánchez after her whirlwind nuptials, of which Brooks also attended. The luxe event, which not only featured their actual wedding but multiple themed parties and brunches, saw them surrounded by 200 friends and family. A-listers like Kim Kardashian, Ivanka Trump, and Kris Jenner all made an appearance, as well as Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Ellie Goulding performed at their reception, while Usher also sang at their pajama-themed brunch the next day. The happy couple got married in a restored amphitheater on the island, as Sánchez wore a high-neck, long sleeve lace Dolce & Gabbana gown that took over 900 hours of atelier to make, per Vogue. The gown featured a flared skirt, long veil, and a tight-fitting waist, with tons of buttons going up the middle. The dress hit Lauren, 55, right above the knee and she paired the look with strappy black heels Brooks Nader looked equally as glamorous for their Parisian night out, as she wore a pair of black capri pants and a totally sheer black halter blouse that left very little to the imagination 'More than the dress, I'm happy that I'm getting married and I get to spend my life with my best friend, someone who sees me, someone who adores me, someone who I adore. I am the luckiest woman on the planet,' she shared 'Very Lauren. Sexy, happy, not too serious, not too drama. Elegant but at the same time sensual,' Domenico Dolce told the outlet about the bride's dress. But the dress wasn't the only star of the show. The Blue Origin astronaut had many looks for the different occasions, including a pajama-themed party on their last night. Sánchez chose a strapless, dusty pink bustier Atelier Versace gown for the event, with bejeweled detailing all over the body - but it was her secret accessory that really stood out. Throughout the weekend, Lauren also wore many custom accessories that were a nod to her new last name, like a black rhinestone-encrusted black clutch bag that read, 'Mrs. Bezos' on it in silver gems. On the morning of her wedding, Sánchez stepped out in a cream, two-piece skirt suit by Dior, adding a personal touch as she wore a brown braided bracelet with diamond charms that read 'LB,' in honor of becoming Lauren Bezos. But for Sánchez, it's not about the dress or the accessories - at the end of the day, she's just happy to be married to Bezos, who she describes as the love of her life. 'I'm very happy,' she told the outlet. 'More than the dress, I'm happy that I'm getting married and I get to spend my life with my best friend, someone who sees me, someone who adores me, someone who I adore. I am the luckiest woman on the planet,' she shared.
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Travel + Leisure
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Travel + Leisure
Gwyneth Paltrow Shares the Touching Reason Her Father Took Her to Paris—and How She's Healing Her 'Complicated' Relationship With Italy
The City of Lights is one of the world's most beautiful metropolises, with renowned art and architecture, a vibrant café culture, and awe-inspiring landmarks that have delighted visitors for centuries. Everyone lucky enough to visit is bound to make precious memories there, but for Gwyneth Paltrow, the French capital holds an incredibly personal type of magic. In a recent solo episode of her Goop podcast, Paltrow reflected on the most meaningful destinations she's visited since childhood. 'Travel has been a really integral part of my life,' she shared from a hotel room in Naples, Italy. When she was 10 years old, Paltrow lived with her family in the U.K. while her mother, actress Blythe Danner, worked on a film. On one of the weekends abroad, Paltrow's father, director Bruce Paltrow, took her on a trip to Paris that would stay with her for the rest of her life. "We stayed at the Ritz and he took me to all the museums—all we did was see art everywhere we went,' Paltrow remembered. 'And he let me order French fries for breakfast. And he let me take a walk by myself,' she added. 'I'll never forget that. He let me walk around the Place Vendôme all by myself.' On the plane back to London, Bruce told his daughter the touching reason he'd planned the Parisian getaway. 'He said, 'Do you know why I took you to Paris, just you and me, and mommy and Jake didn't come with us?' And I said, 'No, why?' And he said, 'Because I wanted you to see Paris for the first time with a man who will always love you, no matter what,'" Paltrow shared. 'From that point forward, Paris became a special idea in my head, a place that I returned to many, many times, and that will always intrinsically hold my father's spirit for me,' she continued. 'I never feel very far away from him when I'm there. It was his favorite city in the world.' Naples has also played a major role in Paltrow's life story. Before her 2025 trip, she was last there to film 1999's 'The Talented Mr. Ripley.' During the shoot, she received devastating news about her father and grandfather Arnold Paltrow. ''Ripley' was, in fact, a really tough movie for me. My father and my grandfather were both diagnosed with cancer within six weeks of each other when I was on that film,' she shared. Three years later, her father passed away while on an Italian road trip with Paltrow to celebrate her 30th birthday. Bruce fell ill from complications related to his oral cancer on their way from Tuscany to Portofino. He died in Rome on Oct. 3, 2002. 'This sort of solidified my complicated feelings about Italy. And yet, I've always been so drawn to it,' Paltrow said of her father's death. It wasn't until over 10 years ago that Paltrow returned to the country with now-husband Brad Falchuk and 'started the process of healing' her emotional relationship with Italy. Later in the podcast, Paltrow took a more lighthearted turn and revealed how decades of practice have made her an expert at one coveted travel skill: 'While I'm packing, I literally try on what I'm going to wear every day. I think it all out, I lay it all out—it takes me hours. But then, I have a perfect little suitcase. And I don't underpack, I don't overpack,' she said. 'This is an art I feel I have mastered after years of travel mistakes. I now front-load it with time and attention, and then I have a stress-free trip.'
Forbes
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Three Trends From Paris Fashion Week Men's Spring/Summer 2026
Backstage at the Dior Homme show as part of Paris Men's Fashion Week on June 27, 2025 in Paris, ... More France. (Photo by Kuba Dabrowski/WWD via Getty Images) As Paris Fashion Week Men's Spring/Summer 2026 comes to a close this week, there is undoubtedly a well of inspiration coming from the City of Lights. This season blended bold designs, subdued silhouettes and interesting footwear to tell us one thing: menswear is slowly but surely becoming on-par with its female counterpart. Keep reading to see how design hours like Dior, Dries Van Noten and Willy Chavarria are leading the charge in defining the potential of menswear. Keeping It Colorful Bright colors are nothing new when it comes to a spring wardrobe—one needs something to combat the gloomy rain—but Paris brought this to another level. Unexpected color combinations and fabric patterns took center stage at more than one show this season. For example, Dries Van Noten was a masterclass in showing us that being effortlessly elegant doesn't mean succumbing to a monochromatic wardrobe. Quite the opposite, in fact. As the first collection under the house's new creative director, Julian Klausner, there is an undoubted weight in showing such a bold collection, but keeping within the brand's well-established design principles made the transition all the easier for fans of this Belgian brand. Red was the star of the show, cropping up throughout the presentation, paired with equally eye-catching blue sweaters, silky purple button-downs and impossibly short shorts. For a more principles approach to color theory, three brands stood out. The first among them is Sanderlak, whose debut presentation in Paris was inspired by the washed-out tones of Los Angeles. 'There's something about the light in LA that always gets me. It's soft yet harsh and dry, and it settles over everything in this quiet way,' says founder Sander Lak. Taking inspiration from endless vistas and the Golden Coast, these same colorways made it into the 51-piece collection, predominated by desaturated pinks, yellows and blues. Similarly inspired by place, Willy Chavarria used his hometown of Huron, California as the starting point for his politically-charged collection. The opening of Chavarria's show highlighted thirty-five men, dressed in white shirts, who knelt on the runway, hands behind their back, as a symbolic statement of the impact the Trump Administration's weaponization of ICE has caused in his hometown. Models on the runway at the Willy Chavarria show as part of Paris Men's Fashion Week held at the ... More Salle Pleyel on June 27, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Swan Gallet/WWD via Getty Images) 'The opening piece was to contrast against the beauty of the people that are actually being kidnapped and shipped away, broken away from their families, the chaos that we're seeing right now,' explains Chevarria about his controversial opener. And in stark contrast to this opening was a collection that was big, bold and full of character—or, as the designer put it—it's 'color as an act of rebellion.' Utilizing oversized silhouettes at near-zoot suit level proportions, Chevarria's collection was filled to the brim with pink, yellow and turquoise, a visual representation of rebellion against the norms which define menswear—and, to an extent, the broader political tensions that are happening outside the runway. Model on the runway at the Willy Chavarria show as part of Paris Men's Fashion Week held at the ... More Salle Pleyel on June 27, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dominique Maitre/WWD via Getty Images) Old-Money Aesthetics Are Here to Stay There seems to be an interesting dichotomy at play when it comes to the cultural conversation around money. At once, income equality is at an all-time high and continues to be a flashpoint across the political spectrum (for example, the criticisms following the Bezos-Sánchez wedding last week). And yet, there is a continued fascination with the upper-class way of life, with elements of that familiar TikTok trend of hashtag-Old Money becoming ever more present in recent collections. It is as if society is saying: If you're going to have money, at least look the part. Leading this aesthetic is Jonathan Anderson, whose highly anticipated first collection as the newly creative director of Dior was presented during Paris. Pulling elements from French aristocracy, Jean-Michel Basquiat and the Dior archives, Anderson presented a collection that was understated, yes, but entirely singular in its vision of understated elegance. From cravats tied around models' necks to slouchy pullovers loosely draped across their backs, the small details of this collection show an innate understanding that style is as much how you wear something as to what you're wearing to begin with. It should come as a surprise to no one to find The Row, Lemaire and Hermès as strongholds in the conversation around sophisticated styling. Each brand kept within a similar monochromatic color palette of black, tan and grey, making for a wardrobe in which one can create a kind of uniformity to their personal style. Loose-fitted garments remain the standard, with flowing shirts and loose-fitted pants focusing more on comfort and fabric versus the model's body, giving one room for movement when walking the streets of New York, Paris or Milan. A model presents a creation by Dior Homme for the Menswear Ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2026 ... More collection as part of the Paris Fashion Week in Paris, on June 27, 2025. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP) (Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images) Footwear Gets Its Moment Here is a riddle for you. What do beachgoers in the southern United States and models on the runways in Paris have in common? If you said an appreciation for sandals, then you'd be correct. More and more, designers this year have embraced the sandal, making for an interesting departure from the more sophisticated boots and trainers that have long dominated the spring shows. Lemaire, Louis Vuitton, Hermès and Dries Van Noten all styled their models with a toes-out look, showing a bit of unconventional skin during an otherwise conservative runway. Another designer who showed us that footwear remains an untapped canvas for creativity in menswear was Wales Bonner. While this should come as no surprise (the British brand has held a longstanding partnership with Adidas since 2020). Now, designer Grace Wales Bonner seems to have adapted an almost feminine ballet flat-style driving shoe for her menswear collection, with a flat, low sole that hugged the models' feet as they walked down the runway in clothes that were a continuation of the Met Gala's earlier theme, Superfine: Black Tailoring Style. PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 28: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from ... More Fashion House) A model walks the runway during the Hermès Menswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 28, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal) Mark Your Calendars Just because Paris is now behind us, there remains a full calendar of fashion weeks still ahead, both for menswear and womenswear. To see all upcoming shows, visit the official calendar by the CFDA. Backstage at Wales Bonner show as part of Paris Men's Fashion Week on June 25, 2025 in Paris, ... More France. (Photo by Kuba Dabrowski/WWD via Getty Images)
South China Morning Post
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Cognac char siu? Cheese spring rolls? Samuel Lee Sum uses Paris restaurant ‘to experiment'
After 10 years as head chef of Shang Palace, the fine-dining Chinese restaurant at the Shangri-La Paris hotel, Samuel Lee Sum felt it was time to open his own restaurant in the City of Lights. Advertisement Opened in mid-February, Sensation not only refers to the five senses, but also incorporates Lee's Chinese given name in Mandarin, sen, meaning forest. Having his name on the door motivates him to work hard to succeed, he says, adding that he likes a challenge. 'Sensation is a bistronomique (a casual fine-dining restaurant), a laid-back place where you can have food paired with wine,' Lee says. 'You don't need to wear a suit to come here and eat good Chinese food.' Sensation's Cantonese char siu marinated and basted in a cognac sauce. Photo: Sensation The menu features intriguing dishes such as Chaozhou (Chiu Chow) marinated oyster, spring rolls with Comte cheese, and char siu marinated in cognac. The 43-year-old chef says he uses traditional Chinese cooking techniques with ingredients the French are familiar with. Advertisement 'French diners know raw oysters, but they may not have tried the Chiu Chow marinated sauce with garlic, chillies, cilantro and sesame oil,' he says. 'When they eat it they can taste the sweetness [of the seafood].'
Mercury
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Mercury
Summer find Accredited on ‘target' for Gosford return
Trainer Joe Pride will be chasing more Saturday stand-alone meeting success with summer sprint find Accredited resuming at Gosford on Saturday. Pride, who prepared three winners at the Hawkesbury meeting last Saturday including the Group 3 Hawkesbury Crown with City Of Lights and Listed Hawkesbury with Dragonstone, has entered Accredited for the Listed $250,000 Takeover Target Stakes (1200m). EXCLUSIVE:World's best jockeys to compete in global racing league Pride also knows what is required to win the feature Gosford sprint having won it five times previously with Think About It (2023), Kuro (2017), Ball Of Muscle (2015), See The World (2012) and Title (2011). Joe Pride has enjoyed strong success at Gosford's flagship meeting in recent years Accredited is resuming after an exciting summer campaign that included three successive Sydney wins. He is at $6 in early TAB Fixed Odds betting for the Takeover Target Stakes behind only Ostraka at $4.50 favouritism. The Gosford meeting has attracted a bumper 226 entries including 24 nominations for the $500,000 The Coast (1600m). Know Thyself, trained by Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich, is on a three-race winning streak of his own including his Country Championships Final triumph and he has been installed the $4.50 favourite for The Coast ahead of imported galloper Wootton Verni at $6. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Hezashocka returns to defend his title in the Listed $300,000 Gosford Gold Cup (2100m) and is attempting to become the first dual winner of the race this century. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Junior-trained Hezashocka is the $4.50 equal favourite with New Endeavour in opening Cup markets. READ: Brown books plum Hollindale ride to launch winter raid Meanwhile, the outstanding Giga Kick looks close to a handicapping certainty in the Group 1 $1 million The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday. The Everest winner Giga Kick is a piping hot favourite for Saturday's Group 1 Goodwood at Morphetville Picture: Grant Peters - Trackside Photography Giga Kick, winner of the 2022 The Everest and more than $12.7 million prizemoney, has been allocated only 54.5kg under the set weights and penalties conditions of The Goodwood because the injury-plagued sprinter hasn't won for nearly two years. But Giga Kick showed last spring when narrowly beaten by Bella Nipotina in The Everest that he is still among the nation's elite sprinters and it is no surprise he is a dominant $2 favourite for Adelaide's premier sprint. #Schwarz, winner of the Group 1 William Reid Stakes last start, tuned up for the Group 1 $1.5 million Doomben 10,000 later this month with an easy barrier trial win at Royal Randwick on Monday. Originally published as In form trainer Joe Pride to unleash Accredited on Saturday's Takeover Target Stakes at Gosford
