Neil Patrick Harris’s family really likes peanut butter. Perhaps that’s not the opening statement you expected to read, but it absolutely applies to the actor’s day-to-day life as he and husband David Burtka raise their 7-year-old twins, Gideon and Harper. It’s also part of the reason InStyle sat down with him at a comedy event…
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Joint Monogram Has Been Revealed
Anyway, since the royals don’t really have last names (I mean, they do, but it’s complicated … ), combining Meghan and Harry’s initials isn’t too challenging. It also helps that the letters “M” and “H” share a lot of the same basic structure. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s monogram features a stylized letter “M”…
Why These 5 States Hold Odd-Year Elections, Bucking The Trend
President Trump has been campaigning for Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin (left), who is on the ballot for reelection Tuesday. Above, they step off Air Force One in August at Louisville, Ky.’s airport. If you follow politics, you’re probably inundated by news of the 2020 presidential race by now. But did you know that 2019…
Design for honour
Yesterday, the Andy Warhol Museum announced that it had secured the commitments of a number of leading designers and celebrities to sketch shoes in honour of its tenth anniversary. The signed sketches, inspired by the works of Andy Warhol, are created exclusively for the museum’s Spike-a-delic gala fundraiser and will be auctioned online through eBay,…
PPR focuses on luxury
Europe’s largest non-food retailer, Pinault Printemps Redoute, announced yesterday that it had sold its 73.5% stake in Rexel electrical equipment. The group made the move in order to focus completely on the luxury goods market. The sale of Rexel sees PPR’s net debt decline by approximately GBP3.5 billion, making this the largest European private equity…
Arcadia Group to increase pensions contributions for staff
Philip Green, the retailing billionaire, found himself on a collision course with Britain’s trade unions last week, after announcing plans to force hundreds of his employees to either work longer and increase their pension contributions, or take cuts in their retirement benefits. The move comes just months after the tycoon paid himself a £1.1bn dividend…
Supermodel overcomes bankruptcy
How did the famous 90s model Maggie Rizer become overweight and bankrupt, earning an estimated $30,000 a day model, amassing a $7 million fortune? The supermodel, who graced the covers of Vogue, Prada and Calvin Klein ad campaigns, saw her fortune being gambled away by her stepfather, John Breen, who managed her accounts. Breen, who…
House of Dereon adds accessories
Superdiva Beyonce and her mother Tina Knowles are continuing the expansion of their empire with a new addition to their fashion brand, House of Dereon. The two have signed a licensing agreement with the New York-based Accessory Exchange to add handbags and small leather goods to its existing collection. In a statement Beyonce, co-creative director…
Secret Sample Sale
The opportunity to revel in designer duds is just around the corner and not to be missed. The British firm Secret Sample Sale has organised a sample sale at the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane, London which starts today and closes on Sunday 10 July. With an entrance fee of a mere £1, shoppers…
These shoes are made for bowling
A peculiar trend is afflicting the bowling allies of America. Teens and college students have been stealing rental-bowling shoes to wear as a fashion statement. Perhaps this is in response to an increased interest in bowling fashions, but bowling alley owners are baffled by the phenomenon. “It’s like they walk off by themselves,” Louise Davis…