Retail Diary: This Will Be Quick 2.6.24 - Grammy's, 15% Pledge and more
Explore the latest Grammy's fashion highlights and quick retail news in this edition of Sarah's Retail Diary. Mic drop styles, shopping notes, and more. This will not be quick today...
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Hitting the High Notes…🎶
A few fashion moments from the Grammy’s that I need to note 🎶
🖐️🎤 Mic drop moment: Even as a Swiftie I think the best fashion at the Grammy’s can be summed up by this great breakdown by @ideservecouture on Instagram about Miley Cyrus’ styling for the night. So many amazing pieces that create a moment when paired together. And shoutout to stylist Bradley Kenneth.
🧷 Her red carpet gown (?? what are we calling this? work of art!) was Maison Margiela and belongs in a museum. It took 675 hours to create and 14,000 safety pins. After the coverage of the Couture show for Maison Margiela the past 11 days, this was almost like an exclamation point and a brilliant way to keep the name of the fashion house in the news.
⌚ Setting our watches to midnight: Instagram @girls.o.clock did a great breakdown on the watch choker Taylor Swift wore.
🖤 The New York Post shares that Taylor Swift is wearing The Row on the cover of her newly announced album “The Tortured Poets Department”, which she has been spotted wearing often lately. She does like her Easter Eggs.
🐍🤡 and Taylor Swift casually announced a whole new album while we are waiting for Reputation Taylor’s Version. Leave it to Instagram account Read Receipts for a fabulous round-up.
Shopping Note…🛍️
Will dig in more on Thursday for our Deep Dive - major Store/Brand/Retailer news this week:
Tony Spring is officially the CEO of Macy’s
GAP names Zac Posen Creative Director working across all brands and Chief Creative Officer at Old Navy.
🩲 There have been a lot of drops lately from Skims, and I haven’t covered. Not sure why but it just didn’t feel noteworthy to mention. But…lining up Usher for Skims ahead of his Super Bowl Halftime show feels pretty big (complete with a new bonus track titled “Naked” only available on the Skims website.) After Rihanna’s Fenty moment at the Super Bowl it just feels like a miss if the performer isn’t playing into a merchandise moment. So, are we thinking we will see a Skims waistband peeking out at some point during the coverage?
👖If you love denim, you are likely already following
and her fabulous Substack . If not, run don’t walk, and subscribe. She wrote a great piece for Vogue on shopping for vintage denim in L.A. and it is a treasure. I’ve seen Lenny pop-up on other fashion influencers feeds lately and I’d love to check it out.Black Tie Black Designer…🖤🛍️
The 15% Pledge held its Annual Gala (and a pop-up) in LA this weekend on the Paramount Studios lot. Founder Aurora James posted on Instagram how the pledge has helped to put 700 Black Owned brands on the shelves of retailers. Board Chair Emma Grede also posted on Instagram. Additional coverage from the event here on Vanity Fair and here on Vogue.com.
What I’m listening to…🎧
How I Built This with Guy Raz episode with Ariel Kaye on building, launching and growing Parachute Home.
Can’t escape politics in 2024…🗳️
Nor should we - make a voting plan! But for Sarah’s Retail Diary purposes, back to brands and fashion.
Love this effort to help female politicians on the campaign trail. M.M. LaFleur brings back their campaign from 2020 to “help more women get elected” by allowing them to borrow clothing and have easy access to appropriate clothing and styling advice for the campaign trail. Because we all know image does still matter.
What I’m reading…📚
I finished Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. Wow. Such a powerful read. I had put off reading it for at least a year +. It sat in my virtual pile. Glad I finally decided to crack it open and read.
I jumped into The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry and after two chapters I felt so heartbroken I didn’t know if I could read another intensely emotional book. I texted a friend who was reading and she said the payout at the end was worth it. So I’m sticking with it. It is beautiful so far.
I need some serious fluff after a few tough books - please comment with any books that will make me giggle, smile ear-to-ear and read super fast. I need a palate cleanser.
What I’ll be watching…📺
I don't even know what to think of this. But I'll watch. The cast, the costumes. Palm Royale streaming on Apple TV March 20, 2024.
What’s Next 🗓️
Deep Dive on Thursday (consider this your thick September Issue for the week) and Sunday Scoop on Sunday to stylish-ly put a bow on the week and get you excited for the week ahead. I’m expecting next Sunday’s Scoop will be filled with NYFW coverage, which kicks off February 9th.
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Will sign up for Jane on Jeans! Thx for the recommendation!
Another great round-up, Sarah! LOVED Miley’s entire Grammy’s wardrobe. SO good. I’m gonna look at this breakdown of Taylor’s watch necklace ASAP!