Don’t call it a Mac – I went hands-on with iPadOS 26, here’s what you need to know
Well, for the iPad faithful, Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote was the day that faith was…
Think light drinking protects your brain? Think again
Drinking any amount of alcohol likely increases the risk of dementia, suggests the largest combined observational and genetic study to date, published online in BMJ Evidence Based Medicine. Even light drinking — generally thought to be protective, based on observational studies — is unlikely to lower the risk, which rises in tandem with the quantity…
From gentle giants to ghostly hunters, sharks face an unseen peril
The habitat of thirty species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, also called ghost sharks, overlap with areas where proposed deep-sea mining may occur, according to new research published in Current Biology and led by University of Hawai’i at Mānoa oceanographers. Nearly two-thirds of these species are already threatened with extinction due to human impacts, so…
Jordan Brand to open first US ‘World of Flight’ flagship in Philadelphia
Published October 4, 2025 Jordan Brand is bringing its flagship retail concept to the United States, with the opening of its first U.S. ‘World of Flight’ location in Philadelphia on October 10. Jordan Brand to open first U.S. World of Flight flagship in Philadelphia. – Jordan Brand Located at 1617 Walnut Street, World of Flight…
Pharrell Williams named 2025 André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award winner
Published October 4, 2025 Pharrell Williams will be honored with the 2025 André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award by the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Pharrell Williams named 2025 André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award winner. – Pharrell Williams The award recognizes Williams’ groundbreaking contributions to fashion and his influence across music, film,…
Timberland and Telfar launch capsule collection
Published October 4, 2025 Timberland and Telfar have teamed up to launch a capsule collection that reimagines the classic Yellow Boot while expanding into bags. Timberland and Telfar launch capsule collection. – Timberland x Telfar At the center of the collection is the Timberland x Telfar Tall Pull-On Boot, a 26-inch unstructured style in pebbled…
Shein’s arrival at BHV Marais: Brands pull out, the plan to buy the freehold is jeopardised
Published October 5, 2025 Discontent had been simmering around the historic Parisian department store on Rue de Rivoli. The announcement that Shein would take a floor in November further widened the rift between brands and management. For months, BHV’s brands and suppliers have been grappling with unpaid invoices owed by the management of the department…
Ana Margarida Feijão to unveil her ‘Liberdade é Nome de Mulher’ collection at Lisbon’s CUPRA City Garage
Published October 5, 2025 After her performative happening at Palacete Gomes Freire last Thursday, October 2, as part of Lisbon Fashion Week, Ana Margarida Feijão is preparing to present her collection titled “Liberdade é Nome de Mulher” (Freedom is a Woman‘s Name) next Thursday, October 9, in an exhibition of “wearable sculptures that fuse fashion,…
Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes
Mark PoyntingClimate and science reporter, BBC News BBC When Matthias Huss first visited Rhône Glacier in Switzerland 35 years ago, the ice was just a short walk from where his parents would park the car. “When I first stepped onto the ice… there [was] a special feeling of eternity,” says Matthias. Today, it’s half an…
Pierpaolo Piccioli debuts at Balenciaga, with Meghan and Lauren applauding
Published October 5, 2025 Saturday night in Paris witnessed the debut of Pierpaolo Piccioli at one of fashion’s most mythical marques, Balenciaga. With Meghan Markle and Lauren Sanchez applauding front row, this was surely the most sophisticated new designer inauguration so far. See fashion showBalenciaga – Spring-Summer2026 – Womenswear – France – Paris – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight…
Paris is torn between Elie Saab’s working girl and the whimsical creations of Japanese designers
Published October 5, 2025 Japan’s leading fashion houses once again made a major splash at Paris Fashion Week on Saturday, as evidenced on the sixth day of the women’s ready-to-wear shows for spring-summer 2026 by three of the country’s most emblematic labels: Junya Watanabe, Noir by designer Kei Ninomiya, and Comme des Garçons. On the…
