Olympics

While the Olympics are not a beauty pageant, that doesn’t mean athletes don’t have a reason to express themselves in their looks!

Culture

Art communities are popping up in cities and places that you wouldn’t typically expect. The latest one? Aspen, Colorado. The past couple years it has become so much more of a destination for skiers and art types alike.

Schitt Creek's Daniel Levy is publishing a book called, "Best Wishes, Warmest Regards." This means that fans can stop mourning the loss of the hit TV show after it’s been completed for over a year.

Industry

Influencer marketing spending is on the rise in the U.S., and even predicted to reach $3.69 billion in spending this year. Travel restrictions and budget strains meant less money for influencer marketing in 2020, when the category grew just 14.4%. 2021 was a big year for influencer marketing and this trend will most likely continue to tick upward.

Fashion

H&S client Wilson has launched into the sportswear space in collaborating with Dreamville, J.Cole’s label. Dreamville’s involvement in the Chi-League Powered by Wilson brings more eyes to the game as the label will spice things up with entertainment components, heightening player interest, curating halftime performances, surrounding entertainment & activities, and creating custom uniforms.

For the first post-pandemic NYFW season, it looks like the hottest accessory is lining up to be a practical and very necessary one–a vaccination card.

Vanity Fair reimagined Y2K Hollywood film classics with the rising stars of today and it’s well-worth the viewing! Very clever way to repurpose content of old with stars of new.

Social

American Airlines has started providing free access to TikTok as part of its in-flight entertainment options. AA Managing Director of Premium Customer Experience and Onboard Products Clarissa Sebastian said, "customers play the lead role in helping us better understand what content they want during their inflight experience and TikTok is one of the platforms they love on the ground." Interested to see if this is adopted by other airlines.