Celebrity Social Media, September 24, 2024

Halle Berry said Prince once slipped her a note, asking her on a date. She also said she never handed the note back, so I’m guessing she still has it. Prince was very shy – most great performers are. Michael Jackson also apparently tried to send word to her through Babyface. 

It got me thinking, can you imagine how many men have tried it with her over the years? Like especially today’s generation of rappers? Imagine the flex that would be for them. I wonder if Kendrick will sing “It go Halle Berry or hallelujah” from the Super Bowl stage.

The fashion world is rough – one season you are hot and the next you’re Gucci, scrounging up Real Housewives for a fashion week dinner. This isn’t a knock on Sutton Stracke as she actually buys couture and has relationships with several houses. But it speaks to Gucci’s current pecking order. Rachel Tashjian’s piece “Why Are Rich People So Boring” unpacks the mindlessness behind the parade of stuff we’re supposed to aspire to wear. This isn’t to say Gucci is over. Fashion is cyclical and in a few years the cringey double GG belt and monogram print will be in demand again. 

Phoebe Philo is kind of the anti-Gucci, working outside of the system (her pieces are sold online) with no discernable labels. Chloe Sevigny is I think the first person to wear this line on the red carpet – a leather jacket as a dress. Very Chloe. Also, her husband is in this photo and last time I wrote about Chloe, she was looking for a last-minute apartment sublet. Everything seems OK, I think? Maybe they were just having landlord trouble. 

Prince Harry spoke at the Clinton Foundation event about The Parents Network, a new venture that aims to help families that have been impacted by trauma from social media. But like all things Harry and Meghan, my question is: what are they actually doing? I know they are talking, but what are they doing? The website is very slick and the stories are really awful (including parents who have lost their children to suicide) and it says join our community. Community is essential for human beings, and I think they are genuine in that goal (including The Invictus Games). But Harry’s big reveal in this speech is: “My lock screen is a picture of my kids. What's yours?" We are supposed to believe this is a powerful dad moment. Almost every parent I know has their children as a screensaver. 

H&M are so intent on being well-liked and being neutral that they brush up against these big causes without getting to the core of it: algorithms are predatory and purposefully target kids and there are parents who purposefully exploit kids for views. I’m not saying Harry and Meghan can save us from the world, but they actually do have access to people like Mark Zuckerberg and Adam Mosserri (Instagram) and maybe Shou Zi Chew (TikTok). Tell them to fix their sh-t. And while I completely understand why they are not on Instagram personally and the vitriol Meghan attracts, it’s hard to be a social media resource when you don’t have a social media page. She has one for her brand, but not for The Parents Network or Archewell. 

 

Yesterday, Lainey covered Angelina Jolie for CR Fashion Book and mentioned her store in New York. I know someone who stopped in not realizing you need an appointment and while she couldn’t shop, they do have a very nice café you can stop at. She also said the staff was very cool but also very friendly.