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Is Somewhere Sofia Coppola’s Most Underrated Movie?
Somewhere tells the story of a deadbeat actor (Stephen Dorff) whose apathy knows no bounds. Another blonde, another Ferrari, another obligatory press interview – that is, until his 11-year-old daughter is dropped on his doorstep for an extended visit. As any casual Coppola fan will know, this story is not too dissimilar to Coppola’s own uprbringing. As the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia made her big screen debut as a baby in a baptism sequence for The Godfather. Growing up on sets, her entire childhood revolved around the stop-and-go nature of filmmaking – something that’s wormed its way into her sensibility as a filmmaker and underpins this father-daughter tale.
Source: dazeddigital.com
The Cost of Celebrity Attendance at Fashion Shows
Kanye West once famously rapped that his “presence is a present” (later adding: “kiss my ass” as salt to the wound). It’s true, the mere proximity of a celebrity sends everyday people fawning for cell phone cameras and running for designer racks – and so succeeds the notion of ‘influencers’ in marketing. Considering this, the U.K.’s Telegraph has recently published an expository on how far some designers will go to get celebrities to their shows. The likes of Rihanna and Beyoncé are cited as raking in upwards of $100,000 USD to attend runway events, while even the fashion savvy – e.g. Chloë Sevingy, have a charge to the tune of $67,000. Head over to The Telegraph‘s fashion site for Bibby Sowray’s full article.
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Rita Ora - Around the Way Girl
The ’90s had that bounce that I miss, and I want to bring it back,” says pop star Rita Ora, sipping a Bloody Mary in a booth at New York’s Soho House. The 21-year-old, who started performing at the tender age of 14, delivers this statement without a trace of irony, though she would have been barely learning to walk, never mind dance, during hip-hop’s most expansive period. But to take one look at her—with the signature bleach blonde ringlets, laid-back attitude, and Salt-N-Pepa-inspired attire (knock-around hoops, gold jewelry, Billionaire Boys Club tee, and floral mini-shorts)—it is clear that although she’s young, she’s sampled the vibe perfectly. “I love TLC and how comfortable they looked,” she says. “And we have so many ethnicities [in London], it all jumbles up and it’s really cool and beautiful.”
Source: vmagazine.com