Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal Raise Millions for Charity in Lieu of Wedding Presents

Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal Raise Millions for Charity in Lieu of Wedding Presents

American business executive Sheryl Sandberg married Tom Bernthal in Wyoming on Saturday.

Sheryl Sandberg and Tom Bernthal asked that guests donate to VOW for Girls and CARE to fund anti-child marriage programs and poverty alleviation efforts in lieu of gifts. Sandberg’s rep told People Magazine that to date the couple has raised $1 million for VOW for Girls and $10 million for CARE, where she serves on the Global Advisory Council.

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Michelle Yeoh Covers Town & Country September 2022, Lensed by Ruven Afanador

Michelle Yeoh Covers Town & Country September 2022, Lensed by Ruven Afanador

Actor Michelle Yeoh is a legend in both Hong Kong and Hollywood, and she brings her earthly beauty and sophistication to the cover of Town & Country’s September 2022 issue. Cristina Ehrlich styles the ass-kicking Bond woman in the 1997 ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ for ‘The Year of Yeoh’ imaged by Ruven Afanador [IG].

Speaking of her outstanding performance as Evelyn Wang in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’, where she plays a “multiuniverse-jumping laundromat owner”, the actor says: “This story is not about me. . . This story is about many people— mothers, aunties, women out there who walk by you in the supermarket unnoticed. They never have a voice. They’re never the superheroes.”

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ThredUp and Priah Ferguson 'Stranger Things' Star Beg Gen Z to Stop Buying Fast-Fashion

ThredUp and Priah Ferguson 'Stranger Things' Star Beg Gen Z to Stop Buying Fast-Fashion

‘Stranger Things’ Star Priah Ferguson has a message for you. She is not going to make you feel badly about yourself. No. Priah is on your side, and so is AOC. She is not shaming you. Rather, Priah is giving you a big hug and begging you to take action not words.

The new ThredUp and Priah Ferguson “Fast Fashion Confessional Hotline” is meant to encourage Gen Z shoppers to stop shopping fast fashion and embrace more sustainable options.

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Sydney Sweeney Poses in New York Harbor for Tory Burch Kira Bag | Tory Burch and Claire McCardell Alliance

Sydney Sweeney Poses in New York Harbor for Tory Burch Kira Bag | Tory Burch and Claire McCardell Alliance

Tory Burch ambassador Sydney Sweeney drifts through New York Harbor holding her Tory Burch Kira handbags close to her heart. Jamie Hawkesworth [IG] captures Sweeney, pondering Manhattan and how well the Tory Burch brand captures the best of American fashion.

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Jon Batiste Leaves 'Late Night with Stephen Colbert' | Wife Suleika Jaouad Faces Cancer Again

Jon Batiste Leaves 'Late Night with Stephen Colbert' | Wife Suleika Jaouad Faces Cancer Again

Grammy-winning musician and symbol of New York City — and Brooklyn spirit — Jon Batiste has left his role as bandleader for ‘Late Night with Stephen Colbert.’ Batiste’s Stay Human band will remain intact, with Batiste’s replacement Louis Cato entertaining the studio audience with the new Louis Cato and the Late Show Band. Cato has filled in for Batiste over the summer.

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Updated: Naomi Osaka Set to Play Tennis Two Weeks in a Row! Sound the Trumpets!

Updated: Naomi Osaka Set to Play Tennis Two Weeks in a Row! Sound the Trumpets!

Louis Vuitton ambassador Naomi Osaka fronts the newest campaign for LV’s Twist bag, redefined this seeason with a new gold-color chain with enamel charms inspired by the Maison’s padlock and Monogram flower.

We haven’t seen much of Osaka on the tennis court in 2022, although she has returned to play. There were sparks of excellence according to the New York Times, when Naomi Osaka was defeated by Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-4 on August 5 at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic.

Aug.9 Update: Naomi ended her Tuesday match, with Kaia Kanepi in the second set, unable to physically continue the match.

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Dior Resort 2023 Fashion Story with Allana Santos Brito in Harper's Bazaar Brazil

Dior Resort 2023 Fashion Story with Allana Santos Brito in Harper's Bazaar Brazil

Harper’s Bazaar Brazil’s August 2922 issue tributes Dior’s Resort 2023 Collection. Model Allana Santos Brito fronts the cover story styled by Paris-based Raphaël Nicolas De Castro. Photographer Stéphanie Volpato [IG] captures Brito at the Bergerie Nationale in Rambouillet, France.

Whether funded by Dior or not, AOC is intrigued with this gorgeous and sensual editorial in Harper’s Bazaar Brazil’s August 2022 issue. We always feel the push and pull of feminism and women’s history in today’s Christion Dior’s collections.

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Tiffany Launches Atrium Platform for Artists, Artisans: Meet Derrick Adams

Tiffany Launches Atrium Platform for Artists, Artisans: Meet Derrick Adams

Seeking to help supporters and Tiffany & Co. clients visualize the new Atrium concept, the iconic American jeweler reached out to artist Derrick Adams, who created an original artwork called “I Shine, You Shine, We Shine” for the Atrium launch.

The Atrium project will live on Artsy, the world’s largest online art marketplace. Derek Adams’ work reflects how people of African descent interact with art, American history and consumerism. “I shine, You shine, We Shine” will be auctioned by Artsy in an auction closing August 10.

100% of profits from the sale of “I Shine, You Shine, We Shine” is going to The Last Resort Artist Retreat, an art residency program that Adams founded in his home city of Baltimore, Maryland.

We link to our Sept. 19, 2022 update on this article.

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Valentino's Pink PP Fall 2022 Campaign Is a Powerful Sign of the Times

Valentino's Pink PP Fall 2022 Campaign Is a Powerful Sign of the Times

Valentino previews its Pink PP advertising campaign for fall 2022, fronted by celebritiy friends of the house Zendaya and Sir Lewis Hamilton — who are literally drenched in pink, photographed by Michael Bailey Gates.

“One color, bold, strong, fluid, extravagant, one color to summarize everything I like in fashion and everything that I choose to represent: the liberation from the ordinary, a space to be oneself, a loud symbol for equality and love,” said Valentino’s creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli.

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Tod's Delists from Italian Stock Exchange Short-Term Investors Demands

Tod's Delists from Italian Stock Exchange Short-Term Investors Demands

After 22 years, Tod’s Della Valle family want to delist Tod’s Group from the Italian Stock Exchange, offering stockholders a premium on their shares to essentially take their profits and go home — so that Tod’s can manage its business affairs with a more brand-building, longterm-success strategy.

“Brothers Diego and Andrea Della Valle control 63.64 percent of Tod’s shares. Delphine S.A.S. under the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Group will remain in the Tod’s capital with its current 10 percent stake,” writes WWD.

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