About the episode
Hi pals! Today we give you bite-sized pop culture news in the form of Emma Watson’s millennial instagram post, Emma Chamberlain getting dragged for her canned coffee, and Ariana Grande speaks out about her body comments. In this segment, culture writer at the i newspaper, Emily Bootle kindly read out a snippet from her i opinion piece, Emma Watson’s woo woo millennial jargon taps into an unhelpful ideology. If you want more of Emily’s writing, check out her book of essays, This Is Not Who I Am: Our Authenticity Obsession, published by Ortac Press.Next, the celebrity wedding of the year has taken place and there’s a new It Girl in town. Sofia Richie married fellow nepo baby, Elliot Grainge in the South of France spurring on a TikTok whirl full of Chanel dresses and a Good Charlotte performance. We speak about her sudden rise to It Girl and reference a piece for InStyle Australia by Courtney Thompson titled, Inside The Fascinating "Rebrand" Of Sofia Richie. There’s a new fashion trend making the rounds and it’s quiet luxury, although… it’s very loud. We discuss the culture and discourse around quiet luxury and the sociological context behind the elevated basics. We reference Jake Silbert’s piece for High Snobiety titled Why Are People Obsessed With Looking Rich & Boring? and Quiet Luxury Is Actually Very Loud by Tiana Randall for the Cut and a Fashion Journal piece titled Colourless, Elitist and Unrealistic: The Problem With Minimalist Capsule Wardrobes by Caroline Zielinski. In recommendation town, Jas loved Aftersun while Maggie sped read through Between Me & You by Joanna Horton. Chat to you next time! Jas & Mags xoxo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
