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This isn’t Kardashian’s first time attending the Met Gala solo. While they’ve had many years of coordinating couples outfits, last year she walked the red carpet sans West in a simple white Vivienne Westwood Couture dress. You could say this year’s look was a little less understated.
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Two of your favorite brands are fighting.
Target, America’s one-stop-shop for everything you didn’t know you needed, is being sued by Burberry for allegedly ripping off the British fashion house’s iconic check print. (You know the one.)
In a case filed in the Southern District of New York last Wednesday, Burberry accused Target of trademark counterfeiting, infringement and trademark dilution, namely by using Burberry’s signature trademarked pattern on bags, scarves, eyewear, water bottles and more products.
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According to the suit, Burberry sent Target a cease-and-desist letter in early 2017 regarding infringing products, but Target continued to produce the print, eventually expanding into even more product categories. “Target’s conduct is willful, intentional, and represents a conscious disregard for Burberry’s rights,” reads the complaint.
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Burberry’s primary concern is that similarities between products may cause customer confusion, as Target’s products “are superficially indistinguishable from genuine Burberry scarves” despite “inferior quality.” (Zing.) Part of the confusion, Burberry argues, stems from “Target’s well-publicized history of collaborating with popular brands and fashion designers”—with past collaborators including Victoria Beckham and Rodarte—which “further heightens the risk of such consumer confusion.”
A representative for Target said in a statement to InStyle that “At Target, we have great respect for design rights. We are aware of the filing by Burberry and hope to address the matter in a reasonable manner.”
Burberry is seeking injunctive relief to immediately prohibit Target producing and selling infringing product as well as statutory damages of up to $2 million for each trademark that Target has counterfeited, on top of attorney’s fees. So yes, this is a big deal. Stay tuned.
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Giovanni Morelli, creative director of Stuart Weitzman, has officially left the brand’s parent company, Tapestry (which also owns Kate Spade and Coach), for “behavior” issues.
Announcing his resignation, CEO Victor Luis said in a statement: “While we greatly admire Giovanni’s creative talents, Tapestry is committed to an environment where every individual feels respected and at times his behavior fell short of these standards.”
Morelli joined the company in May of 2017 after creating “It” accessories for brands like Marc Jacobs and Chloe, and has since continued to work closely with key Weitzman supporters including campaign star Gisele Bündchen and ambassador Gigi Hadid, who has worked as a design collaborator with the brand since 2016. (A portion of the proceeds from her best-selling boots and mules are donated to Pencils of Promise, a program which works to expand education opportunities in rural areas of developing nations.)
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Earlier this month, Morelli was honored for his work at a dinner alongside fashion notables Kate Moss and celebrities like Nicki Minaj, Hailey Baldwin, Kiersey Clemons, and Hadid’s mother, Yolanda Hadid. He’s the one who is also responsible for the major rebranding the company has seen in recent months, including adopting a royal blue shade as the brand’s signature hue.
This isn’t the first time the household label has separated from someone for misbehaving. In January, Weitzman decided to stop working with photographer Mario Testino—an industry legend who previously shot their campaigns—following a New York Times story citing allegations of sexual harassment against Testino and Bruce Weber.
Despite (slow) progress in Hollywood thanks to #MeToo founder Tarana Burke and Time’s Up leaders like Reese Witherspoon and Tracee Elliss Ross, sexual harassment is still very much a taboo subject in the fashion industry. (It is of note that the company did not explicitly mention the nature of Morelli’s inappropriate behavior.)
Testino and Weber, for example, have been slapped on the wrist for their conduct, and companies like Burberry, Michael Kors, and Condé Nast have removed ties. But successful widespread policy hasn’t affected major change, despite the efforts of organizations like the Council of Fashion Designers of America and the Model Alliance.
As for what this means for your favorite shoes, the current design team will continue its work under the direction of Stuart Wetizman CEO and Brand President Eraldo Poletto.
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Introducing Lena Elizabeth Tindall!
After welcoming their second child on June 18, Zara and Mike Tindall announced the name of their newborn daughter on Wednesday—and she shares a middle name with her great-grandmother!
The newest addition to the royal family is the seventh great-grandchild for Queen Elizabeth and the fourth grandchild for Princess Anne, the Queen’s daughter. The new baby is 19th in line for the throne.
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Lena is joining a family already packed with adorable kids, notably her second-cousins, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, who was born in April.
Lena’s older sister is 4-year-old Mia, who has been charming royal watchers with her scene-stealing antics.
Lena’s birth is especially meaningful for the couple as Zara suffered a miscarriage in December 2016. Little Mia helped her parents get through the devastating ordeal.
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“The saving grace for us has been Mia, our daughter who is now 3,” Mike told The Sunday Times in May 2017. “However down we feel she will come running up in our faces. When I was playing I hardly saw her; now we can see her grow up. I can take her swimming and I can take her to Ninja Tots. You’ll never be able to see her there because she disappears in a puff of smoke.”
Both Zara and Kate Middleton have seen their two families grow along similar timelines. Most recently, Kate and Zara made an Easter appearance together, when they were both in their third trimester. Prince Louis arrived 22 days later.
Lena was born at Stroud Maternity Unit in Gloucestershire and weighed 9 lbs., 3 oz., Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
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During a rally for Governor Henry McMaster in South Carolina on Monday, Trump referenced the small kidney procedure his wife underwent last month, telling the audience “she’s fine.”
“They had all kinds of projections,” he said of the press’s speculation over Melania’s absence.
“They said she got a facelift,” he continued, assuring the crowd that were that the case, they’d be told: “No, I would let you know. They couldn’t hide that one for long.”
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“They said she left me and moved to New York,” he went on. “The only thing they wouldn’t say is what happened. And she’s private. She doesn’t want to talk about things.”
True, Melania does strike us as rather private—perhaps she’d rather let her clothing do the talking …
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The rumor mill is spinning just as fast as Beyoncé can twirl her hair on stage. What’s the latest hot gossip? That the mother of three, 36, is expecting her fourth child with husband Jay-Z.
According to a recent print issue of Star, “insiders” (do Bey and Jay really let anyone come so close?) are claiming that Beyoncé was pregnant during her Coachella performance in April, going as far as to say that doctors checked up on her vitals backstage in between costume changes. (A representative for Beyoncé did not return InStyle’s request for comment.)
Of course, the news is all extremely speculative, but fans that have attended the couple’s joint On the Run II Tour are putting the pieces together, pointing to “hints” in her wardrobe.
Other fans are coming to her defense, ridiculing the theory and suggesting that it’s not okay to comment on a woman’s body, especially one who gave birth just one year ago.
In case you forgot, Beyoncé left us shook after she announced she was expecting twins Sir and Rumi in an Instagram post that doubled as a whimsical work of art in February of 2017. Not to mention, she revealed her pregnancy with Blue Ivy to the world while performing live at the VMAs. So if she is, in fact, expecting, we wouldn’t be shocked if the news came in an artful form. The On the Run II Tour ends in October, so perhaps she’ll tell the world on stage?
Should the news be true, adding a fourth child to the Carter fam would be particularly significant to Bey and Jay, who have a funny obsession with the number. They got married on April 4, 2008, have the number tattooed on their ring fingers; they’ve also dedicated music to the number (Jay-Z’s 4:44 and Beyoncé’s 4). Some have even suggested that the “Ivy” in Blue Ivy is actually a nod to the Roman numeral “IV”.
Our brilliant name suggestion: Four Carter.
November 6, 2019 | News | No Comments
After spending August experimenting with a four-day work week in a country notorious for overwork, Microsoft Japan said sales per employee rose 40% compared with the same month last year.
The “Work-Life Choice Challenge Summer 2019” saw full-time employees take off five consecutive Fridays in August with pay, as well as shortening meetings to a maximum of 30 minutes and encouraging online chats over face-to-face ones. Among workers responding to a survey about the program, 92% said they were pleased with the four-day week, the software maker’s Japan affiliate said in a report on its website on Oct. 31.
Japan has been struggling to bring down some of the world’s longest working hours as it confronts a labor shortage and rapidly aging population. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push to make workplaces more flexible and reduce overtime has drawn mixed reviews.
The summer trial also cut costs at Microsoft Japan, with 23% less electricity consumed and 59% fewer pages printed compared with August 2018, according to the report. Some Microsoft Japan managers still didn’t understand the changes in working styles and some employees expressed concern that shorter work weeks would bother clients.
Microsoft Japan plans to hold another work-life challenge in winter. Employees won’t get special paid days off, but will be encouraged to take time off on their own initiative “in a more flexible and smarter way.”
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Not many CEOs are credited with having as much impact as Steve Easterbrook had in his four years leading McDonald’s. During his tenure, the fast food giant nearly doubled its share price, and many analysts say he modernized the company when it was in danger of decline. None of that success could protect his job after he apparently violated a company-wide policy that barred supervisors from having relationships with subordinates.
Experts say the company had no choice but to enforce this policy. Especially since the start of the #MeToo movement, companies have been under increased pressure to show that they’re cracking down on all forms of sexual misconduct—and that now they need to show that no one is exempt, even successful C-suite executives.
“Companies and executives and boards are being far more sensitive to personal relationships, whether consensual or nonconsensual, than has been true in the past,” says Erika James, the dean of Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.
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McDonald’s, in particular, has built an empire based on consistency. Its 36,000 restaurants worldwide are known not only for the company’s iconic golden arches, but also for the “billions and billions served” reliability of its products.
“Any organization that has a strong brand—they have that strong brand because of consistency,” says James.
Allowing Easterbrook to stay at the company would send the message that the company’s policies don’t matter—and that not everyone in the workforce will be treated equitably, Laurie Weingart, a professor of organizational behavior and theory at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business, says.
“Once you send the signal that you don’t walk the talk, you undermine all the other efforts that are taking place in the organization to make it a more inclusive and equitable environment, and one that’s free from harassment,” she says.
Workplace relationships aren’t necessarily new, but #MeToo has helped to highlight how problematic they can be when they involve a boss dating an underling. Weingart says that when a supervisor dates a subordinate, it’s impossible to eliminate the “power differential.” A supervisor has the power to give the employee unfair advantages—or ruin their career if the relationship takes a sour turn.
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Easterbrook’s firing comes as workers at the company’s franchise and corporate restaurants have filed a slew of complaints and harassment-related lawsuits. The lawsuits from fast-food workers have usually come with assistance of nonprofits including the Fight for $15 organization, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund. In May, the ACLU announced that 25 workers from across the country filed sexual harassment charges with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and lawsuits against the company.
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Sharyn Tejani, Director of Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund, which was launched in January 2018 to assist survivors of sexual harassment and retaliation in the workplace, tells TIME that Easterbrook’s case shows the scale of the problem at McDonald’s. Cutting ties with the CEO isn’t enough, she says, the company should meet with workers who have been harassed at its stores and franchises.
“The fact that their own CEO is violating their polices gives you an idea of how un-seriously McDonald’s take workplace sex harassment,” Tejani says. “And how important it is that it actually go forward and meet with the effected workers, and come up with policies and discipline and practices that are enforceable and take the workers needs into account.”
McDonald’s employee code says “employees who have a direct or indirect reporting relationship to each other are prohibited from dating or having a sexual relationship.”
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HONOLULU (AP) — Airbnb Inc. has agreed to provide Hawaii with records of many of its island hosts as the state tries to track down vacation rental operators who haven’t been paying their taxes.
Airbnb and the state Department of Taxation reached the agreement last week after negotiating the scope of a subpoena sought by the state. First Circuit Court Judge Bert Ayabe approved the agreement.
Ayabe still must rule on whether the state has met the requirements for serving the subpoena. A hearing before the judge has been scheduled for Wednesday.
The state needs the court’s permission to serve the subpoena because its investigation targets a group of taxpayers and not specific individuals.
The state’s court filing said it has struggled to collect taxes from vacation rental and bed-and-breakfast operators in part because many hosts don’t generate enough revenue for Airbnb to send the IRS relevant tax forms for them. It also blames the relative anonymity hosts are given on the Airbnb website, where rental operators are often identified by a first name.
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In addition, many Hawaii hosts have been illegally running their businesses without permits. Hawaii’s counties issue permits for short-term rentals, and each of them has different regulations.
Honolulu, the most populous county, cracked down on illegal operators with a strict new law enacted earlier this year. Before this law took effect, Honolulu was estimated to have about 800 legal vacation rental and bed-and-breakfast units and about 10 times as many illegal ones.
Details of the agreement filed in state Circuit Court last week said Airbnb will provide the Department of Taxation with the records of the 1,000 hosts who made the most revenue from 2016 through 2018. The company will give these hosts two weeks’ notice before it hands over the information.
Airbnb will provide the state with anonymized data for hosts who had more than $2,000 in annual revenue during those years. The state may then request individualized records for these hosts, though it will be able to obtain information on only 500 hosts every two weeks.
If a host files a legal motion challenging the transfer of records, Airbnb won’t provide the state with the data until the legal case is resolved.
The department cited statistics to justify the need for its subpoena. It said its investigation of 600 Airbnb hosts found many didn’t have a license to charge the general excise tax, a state levy similar to a sales tax, or an account to charge the transient accommodations tax, the state’s hotel tax.
Of about 500 hosts who received income from Airbnb, 76 percent had at least one delinquent general excise tax or transient accommodations tax return, it said.
Nicholas Mirkay, a University of Hawaii law school professor, said the agreement appears to be a breakthrough for the state so long as the judge finds Hawaii has a reasonable basis to serve the subpoena. Getting the taxpayer information will be huge, he said.
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“Now they know who to go to. Up until this point, it appears that there’s been a lot of taxpayers that would be subject to the tax but they had no idea who they are,” Mirkay said.
Hawaii first sought to subpoena tax records from Airbnb last year. This initial request aimed to compel Airbnb to hand over a decade of vacation rental receipts.
But First Circuit Court Judge James Ashford denied that move in February, saying the state didn’t sufficiently show that Airbnb users may have failed to comply with tax laws. Ashford said the state also didn’t establish that the information wasn’t available from other sources.
The state filed a new petition in June seeking approval for a revised subpoena. The department and Airbnb began negotiations after the second petition was filed.
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The deal also calls on Airbnb to send a written notice to hosts who generated $2,000 or less in annual revenue.
This notice will inform the hosts that they must obtain a license to collect general excise tax and a certificate of registration to collect the transient accommodations tax. The notice will remind hosts that they must file tax returns and pay taxes to the state.
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Boeing’s new chairman gave embattled CEO Dennis Muilenburg a vote of confidence Tuesday and said the chief executive is giving up any bonus this year.
David Calhoun said the Boeing board believes Muilenburg “has done everything right” and is positioning the Chicago company to return the 737 Max to service after two accidents killed 346 people.
A flight-control system called MCAS pushed the nose of both planes down before crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Boeing, which kept any explanation of MCAS out of pilot manuals, is now revamping the system to make it easier for pilots to override.
“Dennis didn’t create this problem, but from the beginning he knew that MCAS should and could be done better, and he has led a program to rewrite MCAS to alleviate all of those conditions that ultimately beset two unfortunate crews and the families and victims,” Calhoun said on CNBC.
Last week, several members of Congress challenged Muilenburg to resign or at least give up pay. Muilenburg’s compensation last year was worth $23.4 million, including a $13.1 million bonus and $7.3 million in stock awards. Stock awards from previous years that vested in 2018 pushed Muilenburg’s haul to just over $30 million.
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Calhoun said Muilenburg called him Saturday and volunteered to forgo a bonus this year and any stock awards until all Max jets, including those sitting in Boeing lots, are flying — a process Calhoun said could take at least a year.
Boeing has said recently that it expects the Federal Aviation Administration to approve its changes to the Max before year-end. Those changes include new retraining material for pilots and tying MCAS to a second air-direction sensor at all times so that a single sensor failure won’t push the nose down, as happened before both crashes.
Muilenburg has conceded, however, that fixing MCAS has taken far longer than Boeing expected. U.S. airlines aren’t planning on using the plane until at least January or February, and it could take longer in other parts of the world, where regulators want to conduct their own reviews of Boeing’s work.
Boeing is under investigation by the Justice Department and Congress. Muilenburg testified last week before two congressional committees, and lawmakers questioned him closely about messages in which a Boeing test pilot seemed to raise concerns about MCAS and said he “unknowingly” lied to regulators, and a production manager said speeding up the Max assembly line raised safety issues.
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“Mr. Muilenburg’s answers to our questions were consistent with a culture of concealment and opaqueness and reflected the immense pressure exerted on Boeing employees during the development and production of the 737 Max,” Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., chairman of the House Transportation Committee and Rick Larsen, D-Wash., chairman of the aviation subcommittee, said in a letter to colleagues Monday.
Boeing has reported that the Max grounding will cost it at least $9 billion in extra production spending and compensation for airlines that have canceled thousands of flights.
Boeing Co. fired the head of its commercial airplanes division last month, a move that was seen as a reaction to production problems with several planes, not just the Max. Muilenburg, who became CEO in July 2015, was stripped last month of the chairman’s title.
The board gave that job to Calhoun, a senior executive at the private equity firm Blackstone who previously led General Electric’s jet-engine business and was reported to be in the running for Boeing CEO more than a decade ago.