EDITOR’S NOTE
Happy Sunday. I’m headed across the pond this week — and naturally, I’ve waited until the 11th hour to start thinking about what I should bring. Here’s what distracted me instead:
J.Crew just dropped even cooler versions of its most iconic sweater (yes, the one you saw a million times this fall), and obviously I had to grab mine before they sell out.
Per Kendall Jenner, the most quietly chic way to wear a scarf isn’t as a skirt or headscarf — it’s as a belt for this timeless coat. Perfect for my trip.
These are the 2026 fashion trends that have the French Girl Seal of Approval™ — and their denim pick is making me question je ne sais quoi entirely.
Few words inspire more terror than “season to taste.” But these tips from Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud make it way less intimidating. Consider my spoon retired, Mr. Boulud.
If you thought the only way to eat Halloumi was cubed or sliced, this trick will change everything. I’m putting it on every sad salad from now until forever.
— Melissa Goldberg / Senior Editor / Washington, DC
💰 The formula for looking trust-fund rich? Ivory pants + this unexpected sneaker color — which you probably already have in your closet.
💅 If you still haven’t given in to the French manicure revival, good news: It’s gotten a très chic makeover that doesn’t look like you went rogue with a bottle of Wite-Out.
💁♀️ Forget everything you’ve been told. We should all be matching our hair color to something you’d never think of. Time to call our stylists.
👀 Spring’s hottest bag isn’t black, brown, or burgundy — it’s this statement-making shade that shockingly goes with everything.
💎 That ear piercing you begged for in middle school? It’s still “the ultimate cool-girl accessory.” And now you’re an adult, so no one can stop you.
Greetings from the couch, where we’ve spent the past week critiquing literal Olympians — people who have dedicated their entire lives to athletic perfection — as if we didn’t just take the elevator down one floor. While we’ll leave the judging to people who actually know what “twizzle,” “double cork 1080,” and “hammer” mean, we’re here to judge the Games’ most unhinged moments so far. Of course, “Penisgate” was medal-worthy in its own right (we’ll never look at our skincare the same), but there was also that clip of a Norwegian athlete sprinting uphill on skis (this might be the internet’s finest work), an alarming number of broken medals (shout-out to Alysa Liu for having the right attitude), and the podiums declaring war on ice skates. More honorable mentions go to this Bachelorette-style video from a luger looking for love, figure skater Maddie Schizas’s request for a homework extension (her professor’s response gets an A+), and this snowboarder’s viral reaction to winning back-to-back golds. Not to mention the French biathlete who took home gold after being convicted of credit card fraud against a teammate who placed 80th — somehow the second-most-chaotic biathlon story of the week.
That’s right, winning our very unofficial gold is Norwegian Olympian Sturla Holm Lægreid’s decision to air his relationship drama on the world stage. For those who haven’t been consumed by the Olympics’ most unexpected cheating scandal (or watched Nick Kroll’s spot-on impression), buckle up: On Tuesday, after winning bronze, Lægreid tearfully told reporters that he’d “made the biggest mistake of my life” and cheated on his girlfriend three months earlier (the words “Mensa” and “dumb as a rock” were also used). Now, if you’re thinking the post-race flood of emotions got to him, not quite. During a press conference afterward, Lægreid explained he’d publicly confessed hoping his ex would “see what she really means to me” in his attempt to “get her back.” But it seemingly backfired. She told a Norwegian outlet it’d be “hard to forgive” him, adding “I did not choose to be put in this position, and it hurts to have to be in it.” That might explain why Lægreid now says he “deeply regret[s]” his public couples therapy session and “will not answer any further questions about this.” Sure.
American Girl, meet American Woman. On Wednesday, the iconic doll brand announced its first novel for adults, starring 25-year-old Samantha Parkington. Set in the 1920s, the story finds your favorite plucky, plaid-wearing doll living in NYC and championing women’s suffrage — until she discovers her inheritance and dreamy Mount Bedford home have been stolen. Between this and the Gossip Girl sequel of our dreams, we couldn’t help but wonder: What other millennial icons deserve a grown-up sequel?
Rugrats’ Susie Carmichael, who moved to NYC and has a — shocker — bustling Broadway career and a couple Tony Awards to prove it. Oh, and she lives in the same apartment building as her best frenemy, Angelica Pickles, who naturally works as a notoriously harsh theater critic.
The Parent Trap’s Hallie Parker and Annie James. After successfully reuniting their parents, the now-25-year-old twins have a very successful transatlantic matchmaking service, where one of the signature singles events is a camping trip (sans lizards). The first client? Three-time divorcée Meredith Blake.
Daria’s Daria Morgendorffer, who lives down the block from Jane, in Boston. When the two aren’t shopping for new combat boots, Daria works as the world’s most unenthusiastic meteorologist — beloved by locals for her deadpan weather reports and disdain for her aggressively cheery coanchors.
Mean Girls’ Janis Ian. After divorcing Kevin Gnapoor, Janis goes on an ayahuasca retreat in Costa Rica, where she realizes she has a big (mutual) lesbian crush on a fellow attendee. Ms. Norbury officiates the wedding, Damian’s the ring bearer, and Gretchen Wieners caters — so obviously, the menu is all Toaster Strudels.
American Girl’s Felicity Merriman, who, in the humble opinion of these Felicity owners, is equally worthy of the grown-up novel treatment, thank you very much.
Teyana Taylor and her daughters stepped out in perfectly coordinated Thom Browne looks — and we have questions. Namely, how is it possible to be this cool in matching outfits? And why did we have to wear floral leggings?
If “Wuthering Heights” left you wanting more beautiful people in tragic relationships, Ryan Murphy’s got you covered with Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette. Yes, after the “low-budget H&M advertisement” (sorry, screen test) seen round the internet, it seems the World’s Busiest Producer was determined to get it right (a new costume designer was hired and the too-platinum wig was tossed). And what we got? Possibly the year’s biggest surprise hit. The nine-episode series chronicles the all-too-brief romance of ’90s American royalty: John F. Kennedy Jr. (Paul Anthony Kelly) and Carolyn Bessette (Sarah Pidgeon) — from the somewhat fictionalized chance meeting between the Calvin Klein “VIP whisperer” and the Kennedy at a fundraising gala to their fatal 1999 plane crash. Expect appearances from Jackie Kennedy Onassis (Naomi Watts) and Caroline Kennedy (Grace Gummer), the right Birkin, and plenty of parallels drawn between Carolyn and two estranged members of an actual royal family: Princess Diana and Meghan Markle. Grab your headbands.
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Skimm’d by: Jamie Feldman and Melissa Goldberg. Fact-checked by Jordan Mamone.
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