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Social Media Content Writer - Remote

Company Description SSENSE (pronounced ) is a global technology platform operating at the intersection of culture, community, and commerce. Headquartered in Montreal, it features a mix of established and emerging luxury brands across womenswear, menswear, kidswear, and Everything Else™. SSENSE has garnered critical acclaim as both an e-commerce engine and a producer of cultural content, generating an average of 100 million monthly page views. Approximately 80% of its audience is between the ages of 18 to 40. It is privately held and has achieved high double digit annual growth and profitability since its inception. Job Description Reporting to the Senior Manager, Head of Digital Content, the Social Media Content Writer plays an essential role within the content team. The Social Media Content Writer’s key role is to collaborate with the content team, with guidance from the Social Media team and key stakeholders, to develop compelling social media storytelling informed by industry news and trends, data-based insights, social media trends, and community engagement. The Content Writer will execute end-to-end social-first projects, producing multiple projects per week, ensuring SSENSE communicates our brand values and grows our audience exponentially.  RESPONSIBILITIES Content Creation 80% - Concept, pitch, and create multimedia content for SSENSE’s social media platforms to meet monthly posting and KPI objectives. - Write SSENSE’s Social Media copy to meet publish dates, prioritizing innovative, exciting language that will engage SSENSE’s social media audience - Collaborate with Design and Visual team members to execute visuals for social media content, ensuring that content is optimized for best performance on its channels - Create shot lists, storyboards, and content concept presentations with visual copyrights that present a clear and coherent thought process and plan for execution - Contribute to Social Media team meetings and collaborate with cross functional partners.  - Leverage data, community feedback, and industry trends to inform pitches and content creation.  - Collaborate with the Social Media team to ideate and develop new social media concepts, driving positive engagement and audience development across all relevant social media platforms Ideation, Workflow, and Engagement 10% - Remain reactive, respond, and engage in real time cultural moments to ensure SSENSE is part of the conversation. Keep the Social Media team abreast of breaking news and industry trends.  - Stay informed of trends in social media, fashion, art, literature, and pop culture to develop strategies that will grow the SSENSE community at scale. - Be responsible, on an exceptional or ad hoc basis, for working outside of normal working hours to meet the needs of the team when covering news and events around the world. - Speak with authority on all topics related to SSENSE’s content and the content of our industry peers. - Experiment with new media. Reporting and Benchmarking 5% - Support with routine audience audits and competitive benchmarking to optimize growth - Compile and conduct reporting, monitoring, and analyzes to meet social media KPIs  Engagement and Listening 5%  - Contribute to monitoring public and private engagement on all active social media platforms, escalating certain issues to PR, Customer Care, or the relevant team when needed Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in a related field such as Communications, Marketing, Journalism, or English Literature - A minimum of 3 years professional experience managing a brand and/or company’s social media presence, with a proven track record for developing and executing successful social media campaigns that achieved positive growth and engagement - Strong understanding of visual trends, design trends, and video trends - Passion and expertise for emerging and established social media platforms and digital communities (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Wechat, Weibo, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat, StumbleUpon, Reddit, Digg, Kik, Tumblr, etc.) - Proficient with Microsoft Office, OS X, and Google products - Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, an asset - Experience using social monitoring/listening tools to compile insightful and actionable reports  - Flexible schedule according to the social media life cycle, including evenings and weekends as required - Excellent copywriting and communication skills in English and French SKILLS - Employ flawless written communication skills, thorough internet culture understanding, and extensive pop culture, art, and fashion knowledge to continue to shape the distinct SSENSE social media tone of voice for both a global and local audiences - Be a team player and a resource for the team, listening and respecting your colleagues and supporting the team through thick and thin - Ability to research, gather, and interpret data, as well as test and iterate ideas - Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, performance-driven, cross-departmental environment - Creative and strategic thinker who is genuine, self-motivated, collaborative, and proactive - Ability to multitask and manage projects to meet deadlines - Strong interpersonal skills with a natural ability to build relationships; maturity, discretion, discipline, and professionalism are essential - A proficiency with and interest in photography and capturing visual content - Healthy obsession with pop culture, editorial/journalistic content, and current events - Demonstrates a keen sensibility and knowledge of fashion, retail, technology, and marketing trends - Mastery of grammar and tone  APPLY ON COMPANY WEBSITE Disclaimer:  - This job opening is available on the respective company website as of 14th May 2023. 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A) anon, I think it is visible that Razer has had removal of moles on his face. It is dangerous but you search and compare old and recent photos. Tazee had a facial hair on the sides like Wolverline. I'd not called a beard and never proper moustache like his dad lol

Compared to Max Domi who is a complete mystery with his look to me. He looks often like light brown faired cherubim, then just a ginger beard, dark hair and greyish in his hair in just 27. Very good teeth.

B) caley is my fav for her fashion style. Green suits her and matches her ginger colour. Yes she is like a royalty regarding her dad and a profi athlete husband but more like care free no chains Zara Phillips and her husband enjoying themselves in Australia and her mother working as normal than posing behind the wheels bcs a niece runs rude sharing company and tech tycoon. As sinners up to church lol, at the niece's estates as the niece M lawyer lodged lawsuits in USA about Henry Hewitt's crap rap about, geography, of Balmoral Castle etc for security reasons. Deluded man child fancying himself but he is a pupet of his domineering wife aka NHL puckbbunny boiler as her 3rd husband and she stalked and brainwashed him.. I doubt he's royal son. Too much info we don't need. Out of senses like old hag Camilla thinking that her bed share with former Prince of Wales makes her irresistible to hot A lister Tom Bildeston at a book party rather than any young blond historian or Marketa, sexy promo girl, a budding actress lol paparazzi, paparazzi, do private lol too much yuk info and stuff. What. Reality show of the Adams family lol

Weirdos regarding PR to be lazy, spend the biggest amount on clothes during hard times and no charity work at all. Just stupid staged photos behind ghd wheel. As Marketa has a driving license I don't think she's up to jokes about pedal cars in the race by Gordon Lenox aristo bloke announcing he's single. Sbe stated in 2015 that she is into sporty guys and not vons and hons and leaves them to Pippa. Middleton.. App Princess Anne wss into athletes and both horsey women lol. These Mohntbatten royal in laws are clothes horses posing by light speed, so Harry's ex gf. Visible who's grounded and royal. Also funny the athletes were smarter than Harry and Charles who is a coward to ban his son so up to Government. Cayley has nice life, family, job..

Shame Tazer did not get together with a girl from. Bachelor, she was classy from good family. Meg is OK but her links to racist and charlatan with psychedelic is bad influence.

D) anon, Montreal Canadians are tanking for longer time but the play off stugles are more dominant problem.

E) anon, I know it is fashionable, modern style, often coveted but often fugly. Examples below, all white, beige is also annoying

Shoes?

Ugg-ly even for pensioners

Storm troopers boots and legs out don't return atrack

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Field of Dreams

Here we go!  No 2 in the fics I owe @nomadicpixel and @theycallmebecca.  Nomad asked for Steve and a relationship that is new and my brain said how about a little enemies to lovers everyone?  Not to worry it all works out in spectacularly happy fashion--but before that Y/N has a PR disaster to sort out and really, he’s a hard guy to forget, even if he is a little stubborn about Brooklyn. ^_^   

Part 1 of 2.  And obviously the tweets I’ve made and embedded here are not real, do not belong to any real account.  

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“Y/N have you seen this?”

Your harried Media VP, Stephanie, uncharacteristically dressed in a rumpled suit and no make-up, barges into your office, trailed by your harried looking PA.  It’s 7 am, mid-morning in LA, and you are jet-lagged; bleary eyed and something that passes for awake after two precious weeks at your New York research labs.  They were heaven, but now it’s back to routine, back to the long days that keep Fleur in Bloomberg’s list of Ones to Watch.

“What is it?” you ask, setting your latte down and rising to your feet just as the pair screech to a halt just before your desk.

From the look of things ‘routine’ will not be today’s best adjective.  Steph, a night-owl through and through, is never here this early.  Her face is flushed and her eyes red as she waves a piece of paper covered with a screen print in your direction.   “It’s a mess is what it is.  And how you should respond I have no idea.”      

No idea?

 Steph can finagle her way out of PR jams that reduce grown men to tears.  “Respond to what?”  With a sense of doom you take the paper from her outstretched hand and quickly scan the contents.  

‘Not shoot O’Malley twice?  What the ever-loving hell?!  

Steve Rogers—THE Steve Rogers—finally gets a twitter account and the first tweet he sends six months later trashes the Dodgers baseball team?!

Your Dodgers.  

“Why is he @CapRogers?” you ask, more than a little stunned as Steph looks on.

Her face is pale and her fingers shake.  No coffee yet this morning.  Mary, your brilliantly practical PA, settles on priorities and quickly hands her a steaming cup.  “Captain America was already taken.”

Of course.  It’s his first ever tweet and the one he’s pinned and everyone has already followed him.  No way any soul on Planet Earth has missed this missile. You scan a few of the 50,000 comments. They range from the politely encouraging <welcome Cap!> to the crassly supportive <F*ckin A!> to the downright militant <Get your own team pal>  

Oh god.  What a perfectly shitty time for this.  Fleur’s new board are well pleased that its initial public offering has gone viral but are still a little wary. Six months of thirty-six hour days and you are secure beyond your wildest dreams: number 25 on Forbes’s Top Thirty under Thirty; lauded in all the trade reports for your business acumen; working hard to turn your chemistry degree to more ground-breaking organic lines.  

It’s been tough but satisfying.  

Buying the Los Angeles Dodgers has been your one gift to yourself.  

It has not been without its bumps. A women in Major League Baseball’s old boys club has ruffled feathers amongst the owners and grey-haired stodgy boardrooms around the world.  You’ve heard it all.  The back-biting and the snide sideswipes.  The outright misogyny.  The threatened egos.  What does she think she’s doing?  What does she know about baseball?  Who does she think she is?

Oddly, the one group that hasn’t groused about the change has been the Dodger’s staff.  You’ve kept their pennant chasing front house crew.  Let the manager and coaching staff stay undisturbed.  Got to know the players and their families.  You love them.  And they are beginning to cautiously love you back. The team is your baby and while your instinct is to not let anyone give them stick, some battles aren’t worth taking on.  Especially from a national icon.

“We didn’t move them, perhaps we don’t need to be too direct,” you point out, hopefully passing the paper back.

“No way,” Steph shakes her auburn head.  “You are Fleur and Fleur is you.  It’s too critical a time.  Besides, if you don’t publically speak out the team might take it as a slight and the True Blue sure will.   He’s too visible a figure.  You’ll have to respond and support LA, show that you are in their corner.”

You groan.  She has a point.  TrueBlue are the diehard LA fans--a colourful and vocal lot—southern California through and through, and they are proud to have a woman owner.  You owe it to them.  

Well then.  You smooth your skirt and sit back down again, flip up your Macbook lid, hurriedly type a few pithy lines.  Steph comes around the back of your desk and scans them over your shoulder, bites her lip while reading.  “You sure it’s what you want, the pointed ref…?” but you nod firmly.  She said direct and this is that.

“Ok…”

There’s a satisfying whoosh as it flies out into the Twittersphere.

Two weeks and a lifetime in business later you pause to smooth down your red evening dress, set your shoulders back and stride forward into the barrage of cameras as you reach to shake the President’s outstretched hand.

It is her inaugural formal State Dinner.  Like the rest of your homeland you are pleased and proud she chose Justin Trudeau of Canada to be the first.  He is confident and always on point, a neighbour with an aligned agenda and you incline your head, almost as thrilled to meet him as her.  The handshake is brief. He jokingly asks in French if you will have the Canadien’s hockey game up on your phone as it isn’t even Spring Training yet (he has read his briefing book), and you laugh, saying that Los Angeles is your home now.  The Kings are King.

The resulting laughing group photos are snapped and Steph, you’re certain, will be wildly pleased.  

After half an hour of polite chat with several CEO’s you know, a quiet gong sounds and you, like the other luminaries, search for your seating card along the white expanse of silver and china-decked dinner table.  

Mme. Y/N Y/N is written in gold on elegant white card. Right next to a name that makes your stomach plummet through the floor.

Captain S. Rogers

Of course the White House has invited prominent expat Canadians.  Of course it has invited Americans Justin would like to meet.  

Oh god.  

You reach for your water glass just as the gold lattice chair pulls out.

“Miss Y/N.”  

A pair of inhumanely blue eyes wait for some acknowledgement and you nod, just a fraction, wondering how in the world you will navigate this.  Was it a joke by the President’s Chief of Staff?  Some kind of not so subtle message?  Or, more worrying, a comment that your pointed retort was not officially appreciated?

“Captain.”

The medal-garnished superhuman in a dress Army uniform takes off his cap and sits down.  Blushes faintly.  Runs a hand through perfectly trimmed blond hair and awkwardly clears his throat, making a blandly positive comment about the weather and décor.

The flowers?  Really? Who thought this was a good idea?

You do your best:  asking after the Avengers’ latest escapade, the health of Agent Hawkeye who is known to have been banged up, the adjustment of his friend.  You are CEO of a multinational beauty empire, formal events with strangers go with the turf, and so you are relieved to note the pleased surprise in Captain Rogers’ eyes.  Not everyone supports James Barnes’ parole.  You’d have thought that that will break the ice but as soon as the appetizer plates are whisked away he turns to his left and engages Canada’s Junior Minister for Defense in a discussion about NATO that lasts until dessert.  

What the?          

Beside you, the US Consel for Montreal looks suitably embarrassed, but there is nothing either of you can do. You pound back a few flutes of champagne and another quite good Whiskey Sour as the speeches arrive with coffee and dessert.  By the time the music starts up and the room applauds Justin’s smooth waltz with the President you are ready to make an escape, get something out of this mildly disastrous night by pigeonholing the head of Lauder for a little competitors chat, when a fresh-faced aide with Maple Leaf pin taps your silk-clad shoulder.

“Madame..”

“-oiselle,” you correct automatically.  

“Le Premier-Ministre serait honoré d'avoir une danse. »  

Of course you will.  You rise and follow the young man onto the dance floor, accept Justin’s outstretched hand and proceed spend a delightful ten minutes flirting with one of the handsomer and more chatty leaders in the world.  Thank heaven. As the cameras click you banter back and forth, relieved you took so much time on your wardrobe.  A sleek but stylish chignon. Marcasite studs. Louboutin heels and fall of red silk slashed to just above your knee.  You look good.  Tomorrow’s morning tweet of you both will likely get thousands of views you think, when a low voice comes off from your left.    

“May I cut in?”

“Of course, Captain.” Justin bows and drops your hand and you are swept up into the arms of the last person you thought would dance.

“Captain Rogers?”  My word his chest is broad. You take a deep breath and dare to look up into those eyes.  They look a little pained but hopeful. “Are you---?”

“Apologizing. Yes.” He quickly nods his head.  “Look, I’m new at this.  Never tried the social media thing before and I kinda..forgot..about the bigger repercussions.”

“Evidently.”  You take a breath, watching his brow furrow and quickly thinking of what to say.  “You are of course entitled to your opinion but blanket statements of where things belong are unfair to the players today. As their owner I have a duty to support them.”

“I know.  Look I didn’t mean to be hard on those guys.”  

The blue eyes droop.  He looks abashed and a little like a puppy taking an expected scolding and so you relent, search for something positive to say. “They’ll recover.  If LA is good at anything is it definitely bouncing back, Captain.“  

“Call me Steve.”

“Steve.”  He’s nodding, looking a little more confident. As he leads you (surprisingly smoothly for one so big) around the floor you start to relax a little. Chat about dancing as a lost art.  Admire the cut of his uniform and the straight line of his jaw.  He is, if anything, more handsome up close and personal, although there is just the faintest twinge of anxiety still in his face.  A Man of Out of Time.  Yes..and still adjusting to the world he’s landed in.     

Maybe you could be generous and try an olive branch.

“Brooklyn are still as famous today as they were then,” you say, squeezing the hand that holds onto yours.  The other at your waist is warm.  “The first team to break the colour barrier.  Nine World Series titles.  Cy Young pitchers and All Star MVPS.  You can be proud of all that they did. ”    

A sunshine smile warms his handsome face.  “I am! Of course I am.  Jeez, they were so much a part of our life Buck and I scrimped and saved every penny we could just to get into the nose-bleed seats.  75 cents was lunch for a week. If we couldn’t find it, we listened on the radio. Everyone did.  Young and old, rich and poor.  They played their games on Sundays so that working stiffs like me could go.  It was the only day we had off: a ticket and beer money was a treat.”

You’re seriously starting to enjoy yourself, listening to him reminisce.  This is a veritable soliloquay.  “Ebbet’s might have been shaped like a bandbox but it was a right-handed slugger’s dream.  McPhail was a genius.  Ladies’ Days for ten cents.  Half price if the temps’ got too high.  I miss it so. Hot wood slats and popcorn and warm beer.”

“The best.”  You grew up with baseball too.  The crazy cement white elephant that was The Big O where the Expos played.  Gary Carter and Bill "The Spaceman" Lee.  Hot, steamy summer nights near Montreal’s broad lazy river.  

But you’ve made the switch—LA are your boys now.  

“Dodger stadium is baseball’s beautiful showplace now,” you explain.  “We have tried to honour Brooklyn’s spirit—playing to win always and keeping the park accessible. There is even a pop-up museum to them.”

He stills and you fall just slightly behind the beat.  “A pop-up museum?”

“Yes.  It has old jerseys and ticket stubs and photos of the team.  It will run until the fall.”  

Steve looks far from impressed.  “That’s all? Nothing permanent? No one’s set up a display to stay?”

You stiffen a little in his big hands, beginning to be a little frustrated. “We do own the trademark. There are statues to Jackie Robinson and "P. W." Reese where the Brooklyn Cyclones play today.”

He snorts derisively.  “Heck that’s mnor league.  And Coney Island. Doesn’t count.  Ebbets Field and Flatbush were their heart and that’s all gone. They’re an ugly old apartment complex now.”        

A frustrated silence falls.  Some how you’ve fallen into it again and you can feel your ire rising.  He isn’t the only fan who’s had a team be traded.  Business is business. A team has to have support at the gate or it isn’t sustainable.  Some, like Brooklyn, move to greener pastures.  And some are forced to fold. 

You stop on the edge of the dance floor and pull back, looking him squarely in the face.  There’s a muscle jumping in his cheek and annoyance deepens the french flavour in your accent.  American icon or no, you’ve had enough with his pity party.   

“I miss the Expos just as much as you do Brooklyn.  My team was traded, too.   But I do try to be more balanced about reality.  I don’t go round trashing the Nats or complaining that Washington has no memorial for them.  At least your Dodgers kept their name!”

Steve blinks and a press camera clicks.  

You both drop hands when the music ends and retreat--him to the bar, and you to ladies room.  

Insufferable. Stubborn. (Gorgeous) Man.  

You try to put the experience behind you, get on with work and cheering on your team, but of course the world conspires to interfere.  

LA clinches their pennant run but the photo of you and Captain America looking daggers at each other tops the front page of every newspaper the next day.

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Addictions and Other Vices 724 - Colour Me Friday

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TripAdvisor Cuts 25% Of Workforce Amid Pandemic

TripAdvisor’s Massachusetts headquarters.

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Topline: As the coronavirus pandemic keeps Americans confined to their homes, nearly every industry has been negatively impacted by the disease, and businesses losing out on cash flow have started laying off workers.

Here’s who’s axed staff so far:

Airlines & Transportation

Air Canada will lay off 5,100 members of its cabin crew, about half of its current roster, as its planned flights for April have been cut by nearly 80%.

Air New Zealand will let 3,500 workers go, equaling about one-third of its workforce.

Avis Car Rental Boston’s Logan International Airport reportedly laid off an undisclosed number of workers.

Enterprise Holdings, the parent company of car renters Enterprise, National and Alamo laid off 743 workers in North Carolina.

Flight Centre, Australia’s largest travel agent, is laying off and putting on leave a third of its 20,000 employees.

Helloworld Travel, an Australian travel agent, let 275 employees go.

Car rental company Hertz plans to lay off 10,000 workers from its North American business.

Norwegian Air said that it would temporarily lay off up to 50% of its workforce, meaning 7,300 workers, and suspend 4,000 flights due to the pandemic.

Scandinavian Airlines said Sunday it will temporarily lay off 10,000 employees, equal to 90% of their staff.

Stena Line, a European ferry operator, announced that 950 jobs would be cut in Sweden due to a sharp decline in travel bookings.

Canadian airline and travel company Transat AT let go of 3,600 workers, or about 70% of its workforce.

TripAdvisor eliminated 600 roles in the U.S. and Canada, and 300 more in other countries, as part of a 25% workforce reduction; an undisclosed number were furloughed.

ZipCar, a car rental company, laid off 20% of its 500 workers.

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Arts, Culture & Entertainment

Film studio 20th Century Fox dismissed 120 Los Angeles-based employees.

The Houston-based Alley Theatre laid off 75% of its staff and implemented pay cuts for those remaining.

Caesars Entertainment Corp. has also begun pandemic-prompted layoffs.

Christie Lights, an Orlando, Florida, stage lighting company, laid off 100 employees.

Toronto-based movie theater chain Cineplex Inc. laid off thousands of part-time workers after being forced to shut its 165 locations across Canada and the U.S.

The Circuit of the Americas, an Austin, Texas-based concert, automobile racing, conference and entertainment complex, said it was laying off an undisclosed number of workers after being indefinitely closed due to coronavirus.

Montreal-based circus producer Cirque du Soleil will lay off 4,679 people—95% of its staff.

Talent agency Endeavor laid off 250 workers, with the first wave focusing on those who cannot do their jobs from home, such as restaurant workers.

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, IATSE, estimated that 120,000 jobs for film workers, including technicians, artisans and other crew positions have been eliminated.

Lifestyle branding agency Karla Otto laid off approximately 28 New York City employees and several others in its Los Angeles office.

Public relations firm Krupp Group laid off an undisclosed number of New York and Los Angeles employees.

About 300 workers across the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, the Norman Rockwell Museum and the Hancock Shaker Village will be out of jobs by mid-April.

New Jersey’s McCarter Theater said an undisclosed number of full-time and seasonal workers across every department will be laid off from May 15.

Production company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios let 7% of its workforce go, resulting in about 50 positions being eliminated.

New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art laid off 81 employees.

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, California, let go of all 97 part-time staffers.

About 85 freelancers in Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art have been cut.

Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut laid off approximately 200 workers.

Hollywood talent agency Paradigm laid off around 100 employees and reduced payroll for the remaining 500.

New York-based agency PR Consulting let 32 employees go.

The Science Museum of Minnesota temporarily laid off 400 employees.

Boutique fashion and hospitality agency Sequel let an undisclosed number of workers go.

SkyCity Entertainment laid off or furloughed at least 1,100 workers.

At least 50 employees of music and culture festival South By Southwest were let go after this year’s event was canceled, the Washington Post reported.

Creative agency Spring reduced staff in Los Angeles and London.

TeamSanJose, which oversees events at multiple California theaters and convention centers, temporarily let go of approximately 1,300 workers.

New York City’s Whitney Museum laid off 76 workers.

Improvisational theater and school Upright Citizens Brigade laid off dozens of workers.

ViacomCBS let an undisclosed number of contract workers go.

Education

Finance

Government

Healthcare

Hotels

Carmel Valley Ranch in California laid off 600 workers.

The Carlyle and Plaza Hotels laid off hundreds of workers.

Claremont Hotel Properties in California’s Oakland and Berkeley areas has let go of 514 people.

Eden Roc Hotels, in Miami, Florida, laid off 257 employees from its housekeeping, spa and banquet workforces.

The Four Seasons hotel in Vail, Colorado dismissed about 240 staffers.

Colorado’s largest hotel, the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, laid off 800 workers.

Great Wolf Lodge is laying off around 440 employees from its Colorado Springs location.

Kimpton Hotel Aventi in Manhattan, owned by the InterContinental Hotels Group, reportedly laid off 40 employees, while the Ian Schrager-owned Public temporarily laid off an undisclosed number of workers.

Las Alcobas Resort & Spa in California’s Napa go of approximately 140 employees.

Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel company, said tens of thousands of hotel workers will be furloughed, and will lay off a number of those workers.

McMenamins, the Northwest’s largest hotel chain and brewpub, let 3,000 employees go.

MGM Resorts said it would furlough workers and begin layoffs on Monday, but immediately let some staffers go from undisclosed parts of its business.

Over five dozen workers were laid off from West Virginia’s Oglebay Resort and Conference Center.

SoftBank-backed Oyo Hotels laid off 3,000 of its China employees earlier in the month, equaling 30% of its workforce there, part of a global layoff of 5,000.

The Palace Hotel in San Francisco has temporarily eliminated 774 positions.

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, which owns 54 hotels, laid off half of its 8,000 workers and may need to cut an additional 2,000.

Australia-based Redcape Hotel Group will cut most of its 800-person staff.

In San Francisco, California, the RIU Plaza Fisherman’s Wharf dismissed nearly 210 workers.

Sage Hospitality Group let go of 465 workers across three properties in Denver, Colorado.

Scandic, the largest hotel operator in Europe’s Nordic countries, also said it would give termination notices to 2,000 Swedish employees.

Sydell Hotels dismissed around 180 workers.

Workers at President Trump’s hotels—160 in Washington, D.C., 51 in New York City and an unknown number at his Las Vegas, Nevada location—were laid off.

The Warwick Rittenhouse Square Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania laid off 53 workers.

The Westin Boston Waterfront cut 435 workers.

Ventana Big Sur, also in California, let go of around 260 workers.

Industry

North Dakota-based water management and well logistics company MBI Energy Services laid off over 200 workers.

Manufacturing & Logistics

Lightweight metals manufacturer Arconic laid off 100 workers from its Lafayette, Indiana plant.

Power substation and transformer manufacturer Delta Sky let go of an undisclosed number of employees.

General Electric laid off about 10% of its jet engine workforce, around 2,500 workers.

Union leaders at a General Motors plant in Ontario, Canada have recommended a two week layoff due to concerns over the virus.

Metal plating finisher Marsh Plating Corp. in Michigan temporarily laid off 97 workers.

Mitchell Plastics of Charlestown, Indiana, has temporarily laid off 36o workers.

The Port of Los Angeles let go of 145 drivers after ships from China stopped arriving.

Michigan-based woodworker Schafer Woodworks Inc. temporarily laid off 25 employees.

Tilden Mining Co., located in Michigan, temporarily laid off over 680 workers after idling operations April 26.

Minnesota-based cabinetmaker Wayzata Home Products had to lay off its entire 141 person staff.

Real Estate

Restaurants & Dining

“All restaurant staff” were reportedly let go at Aqimero, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s Ritz-Carlton hotel.

Bon Appetit Management Company, a retail dining employer for college campuses, laid off 140 workers from the University of Pennsylvania.

Oregon-based Burgerville laid off 162 workers.

Cameron Mitchell Restaurants furloughed 4,500 workers, with 90 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s Ocean Prime restaurant reportedly laid off.

Compass Coffee, a Washington, D.C. Starbucks competitor, laid off 150 of its 189 employees—equaling 80 percent of its staff.

Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group laid off 2,000 workers, which is 80% of its workforce.

Austin, Texas-based Dyn365 is laying off 95 office workers.

Earl’s Restaurants, Inc. in Boston laid off around 360 workers from two locations.

Eatwell DC, a District of Columbia-based restaurant group, let go of 160 employees.

Founders Brewing Co., a Grand Rapids, Michigan beer maker, let 163 workers go.

Six Friendly’s restaurants in Connecticut temporarily laid off about 120 workers.

HMSHost, a Seattle, Washington, global restaurant-services provider said it would lay off 200 people and an area corporate shuttle service would lay off 75, HuffPost reported.

Austin, Texas-based JuiceLand let go of of approximately 225 workers.

Landry’s Inc., the parent company of Del Frisco’s and Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. (along with the Golden Nugget casinos) had to temporarily lay off 40,000 workers.

Levy’s Premium Foodservice, which provides services to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, has let go of 613 workers.

Detroit, Michigan-based Punch Bowl Social laid off 97 workers.

Shake Shack let 20% of its New York City-based corporate staff go.

Trump National Doral restaurant BLT Prime in Miami, Florida, laid off 98 workers.

California-based Vesta Food Service has let 310 workers go.

Retail

Tech boutique B8ta reportedly laid off half of its corporate staff.

Massachusetts-based marijuana dispensary Cultivate laid off an unknown number of workers.

Destination XL, based in Massachusetts, cut 245 brick-and-mortar store jobs.

Shoe retailer DSW put up to 80% of its workers on a temporary unpaid leave of absence, according to a statement from a spokesperson to Forbes.

Australian department store chain Myer Holdings has temporarily laid off 10,000 of its workers.

Stationery and crafts store Paper Source let go of 88 workers across Massachusetts.

U.K.-based retailer Primark laid off 347 workers from locations around Massachusetts.

Cosmetics retailer Sephora let go of some part-time and seasonal workers in its U.S. business; Canadian corporate employees are working reduced hours.

Laura Ashley, the British homewares and bedding maker, filed for administration (the U.K.’s version of bankruptcy) after rescue talks were impeded by the coronavirus outbreak.

New York City bookseller McNally Jackson, which operates four locations, temporarily laid off its employees, but intends to hire them back “as soon as we can,” according to the company’s Instagram account.

Mountain Equipment Co-op, a Canadian outdoor recreation retailer, will let go of 1,300 employees by March 29.

Simon Property Group, America’s largest mall owner, laid off an undisclosed number of employees while furloughing an additional 30% of its workforce.

Inclusive bra maker ThirdLove laid off 30 to 35% of its staff.

Mattress upstart Tuft & Needle let go of an undisclosed number of retail store workers.

Sportswear maker Under Armour laid off around 600 warehouse workers in the Baltimore, Maryland area.

Silicon Valley & Technology

Vehicle sharing platform Bird laid off 30% of its workforce, which came to 406 employees out of its workforce of over 1,300.

Employee equity management startup Carta laid of 161 employees, or about 16% of its workforce.

Fitness platform ClassPass let go of 22% of its employees, while furloughing an additional 31%.

New York City real estate startup Compass laid off 15% of its workforce.

Cryptocurrency incubator ConsenSys laid off 91 employees, about 14% of its workforce.

Cloud software startup D2iQ (formerly known as Mesosphere) reportedly laid off 34 employees.

Boston-based AI company DataRobot let go of an undisclosed number of staffers.

Smart office startup Envoy laid off or furloughed 30% of its 195 workers.

Event management service Eventbrite laid off half its workforce as events worldwide are canceled.

Fashion startup Everlane laid off and furloughed 200 employees from its retail and backend departments.

Boston-based corporate catering startup ezCater laid off over 400 of its 900 employees.

Minneapolis-based food delivery service Foodsby laid off an undisclosed number of workers.

In Silicon Alley, four startups—online mattress retailer Eight Sleep, technical recruiter Triplebyte, hospitality startup The Guild, and luxury sleeper-bus service Cabin—laid off about 75 people between them.

Car rental startup GetAround let go of around 100 workers due to the impact of the coronavirus.

Discount services and experiences platform Groupon will lay off or furlough around 2,800 employees.

Iris Nova, a drink startup backed by Coca-Cola, let go of 50% of its staff.

Trucking unicorn KeepTruckin let go of one-fifth of its employees.

Office space leasing company Knotel cut half of its 400 employees.

Komodo Health reportedly laid off 9% of its workforce.

Cannabis startup Leafly dismissed 91 workers, following a round of layoffs from two months prior.

Boston-based travel startup Lola laid off 34 employees, reportedly among the first full-time tech casualties of the coronavirus crisis.

Mixed reality company Magic Leap reportedly laid off 1,000 employees.

Interior design and e-commerce platform Modsy let go of an undisclosed number of employees.

Homebuying startup Opendoor let 600 employees go, equaling about 35% of its workforce.

Overtime, the Kevin Durant-backed sports media company, parted ways with 20% of its employees.

HR tech company PerkSpot let 10 employees go.

IT infrastructure company Pivot3 laid off an undisclosed number of workers.

High end clothing rental service Rent The Runway laid off all retail employees across the country.

Remote work and travel company Remote Year laid off about 50 employees.

Oil, gas and alternative energy marketplace RigUp let go of 25% of its workforce.

Petsitting platform Rover laid off 41% of its workers.

Sales enablement company ShowPad laid off 52 employees.

Apartment rental startup Sonder laid off or furloughed 400 employees, equaling roughly 30% of its workforce.

Chicago parking startup SpotHero laid off an undisclosed number of employees.

Artificial intelligence writing platform Textio laid off 30 workers.

Tasking platform Thumbtack let go of 25o employees.

Travel manager TripActions laid off 300 workers—about 25% of its staff—mostly across customer support, recruiting and sales.

Photo editing app makers VSCO let 45 employees go.

Wonderschool, backed by Andreeson-Horowitz, let go of 75% of its staff.

Yelp laid off or furloughed more than 2,000 workers—a 17% staff reduction.

Online hiring marketplace ZipRecruiter laid off or indefinitely furloughed 400 of its approximately 1,200 full-time employees.

AirBnb-backed business travel company Zeus Living cut 30% of its staff.

Sports & Fitness

The NBA’s Utah Jazz laid off an undisclosed “small percentage” of its workforce.

Maryland-based yoga chain CorePower Yoga let go of 193 workers across five studios.

Golden Gate Parks racetrack in California laid off around 140 workers.

The WWE, owned by billionaire Vince McMahon, cut at least 15 wrestling stars from its lineup.

After canceling its comeback season in March, the XFL, also owned by Vince McMahon, suspended operations and laid off all of its employees.

Utilities

Satellite TV provider Dish is laying off an undisclosed number of its 16,000 employees.

Elsewhere

Boston’s Tea Party Ships & Museum, along with Old Town Trolley Cars, laid off an undisclosed number of employees.

Central Ohio’s YMCA cut 85% of its workforce, consisting of over 1,400 part-time workers and 320 full-time workers.

The Fitler Club, a dining, accommodations and co-working space in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dismissed nearly 240 workers.

The Greater Philadelphia YMCA laid off 4,000 workers after its childcare and gym revenue dropped.

In California, Lucky Chances Casino let go of nearly 490 workers, while California Grand Casino cut 190 positions.

The National Rifle Association reportedly laid off 60 employees following the cancellation of its annual meeting.

The Oneida Nation Native American tribe laid off or furloughed nearly 2,000 workers after revenue dropped at its casino.

The mayor of Tombstone, Arizona, who runs a historic stagecoach tour business of the town, had to let go of 175 workers.

Women’s co-working company The Wing laid off almost all of its space teams and half of its HQ staff.

What to watch for: If any U.S. airlines end up laying off workers. Delta Airlines said it would cut flights and freeze hiring. American Airlines is also cutting flights, and delaying trainings for new flight attendants and pilots. United Airlines said it might have to reduce its staff this fall if economic recovery proves to be slow.

What we don’t know: Exactly how many restaurant workers have been laid off due to the pandemic. New York City, a dining mecca, has about 27,000 eating and drinking establishments that were staffed by over 300,000 people. Restaurants are able to fulfill delivery and takeout orders, but can do so using skeleton crews.

Big number: 50%. That’s how many U.S. companies are considering layoffs, according to a survey released by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the country’s oldest outplacement firm. And the Federal Reserve of St. Louis estimated that 47 million jobs could be lost due to the coronavirus crisis. The numbers come on the heels of the 26 million American workers who filed for unemployment since the crisis began, according to data released Thursday, an all-time high.

Key background: There are now over 979,000 reported coronavirus cases in the U.S. and more than 55,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Worldwide cases now amount to over 3 million infected and 209,000 dead. Meanwhile, President Trump signed a coronavirus relief bill into law that provides free testing and paid sick leave, along with a $2 trillion stimulus package and a subsequent $484 billion relief bill. At least 42 states have enacted stay-at-home orders that affect 316 million people or more. Cancelations of concerts, sports leagues, festivals, religious gatherings and other large events have impacted millions of people. President Trump enacted a 30 day travel ban from Europe that sent airlines and travelers scrambling to adjust, before declaring a national state of emergency. Some states, like Georgia, South Carolina, and North Dakota are beginning to ease restrictions, but most health experts agree that social distancing and business shutdowns continue to be necessary to reduce the virus’ spread. But the uncertainty over how and when the entire country—and its citizens—can resume normal life is a specter hanging over businesses, as they decide whether to cut workers.

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Mar 7 2019, 7:59 am EST

I’m posted up on a stool in Jessica Mulroney’s spotless Toronto kitchen, the marble countertop covered in platters of steak strips, smoked salmon, and sliced veggies. Dressed in jeans and Adidas Star Wars shell toes (“I’m a sneaker freak; I’ve been collecting since I was in my 20s,” she says later, pointing to her Stormtrooper-ed toes), Mulroney rushes to the door to pop a kiss on the cheek of chef Matt Basile, a friend of the family who just bustled into the house with trays of food and a pitcher of hibiscus margaritas. Mulroney is the kind of woman who lives by her own rule, “Cocktail hour starts after you do three things,” and bounces across the room to give me a high five when the tequila, her “happy trigger,” appears. After 10 minutes in her company, I want to reveal my darkest secrets. After 15, I’m certain we’re best friends.

In Canada, Mulroney is fashion royalty: brand consultant, bridal authority, fashion contributor (on Citytv’s CityLine), and Instagram star. In the U.S., the newly minted Good Morning America ���fashion guru” is better known as the best friend of Meghan Markle, the duchess of Sussex. Though the public sees Mulroney as Markle’s “unofficial stylist,” Mulroney doesn’t consider herself a stylist at all—nor does she want to be one. “Styling is such a small part of what I do,” she says between chews. “I have, like, 10 jobs. People don’t know that I work so much on the back end of things. They think I’m just dressing people. My business is with brands.”

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Smythe blazer and pants, Theory top, Christian Dior bag, Christian Louboutin heels.

As we toast our first round, Mulroney maps out the minutiae of her job. It’s not an exaggeration to call her the fairy godmother of Canadian fashion; through the years, she’s held myriad positions in behind-the-scenes branches of the industry—sales, marketing, PR, et cetera—and now channels that experience into consulting (translation: she knows how to get you to buy things). But her passion lies in advocating for Canadian brands.

A week earlier, Mulroney offered a glimpse into her professional process on the set of her BAZAAR.com photo shoot. In the airy penthouse at Brooklyn’s Williamsburg Hotel, she showed off her signature style with a parade of jewel tones, jumpsuits, and dramatic accessories. For a demonstration of her approach to travel (lots of layers and an oversize Gucci bag), Mulroney shrugged into an animal-print coat from Nonie, revealing that Markle’s July 2018 appearance in a trench dress from the Calgary-based brand saved the house from shutting down.

“It’s tough to be a designer. It is really tough to be a Canadian designer,” she says later, citing the challenges of entering the U.S. market, finding retailers, and sustaining a business. “Sometimes all you need is that onetime break and it’ll change your life. If you get your item on a celebrity, that’s almost like the top of the top—a new way of creating business.” In Mulroney’s world, every bare arm and empty earlobe are opportunities. “I have a lot of friends in the entertainment business and I myself have a significant Instagram account, so I can throw them a bone and wear the earrings if I like them. Or if I know somebody’s doing a red carpet, I’ll be like, ‘Hey, you should try these.’ It’s kind of organic, but if I can do it, it usually does help.”

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Aritzia top, Hugo pants, A.P.C. earrings, Louis Vuitton necklace and bag, Christian Louboutin heels.

So, yes, one could say Mulroney acts as a stylist sometimes. After all, she first rose to public prominence advising Canada’s first lady, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, in 2015. And she occasionally works with Canadian celebrities like Shania Twain, whom she dressed for the CCTV awards last year. She’s also a fount of fashion inspiration for those closest to her, as well as people she’s never met. “I do have a lot of friends who ask for my advice and I get a lot of women who come to me, real women who write to me and say, ‘I don’t have a lot of money, but I have my daughter’s wedding coming up. Can you suggest something to wear?’ I’ll screen grab things for them and send them through Instagram. I do it all the time with my mom.”

These days, the bulk of Mulroney’s styling stems from her wedding clients. (She’s worked with “about 30 NHL brides,” she says, laughing.) Her big break came in 2013 by way of a phone call from Canadian “fashion superpower” Bonnie Brooks, then head of famed department store Hudson’s Bay. Mulroney was a month away from giving birth to daughter Ivy, but that didn’t stop her from joining the team tasked with launching Kleinfeld in Canada. “It was in the height of Say Yes to the Dress,” she recalls. “Starting something from the ground up and then also being able to apply all the different things I knew, I was like, ‘I wanna be a part of this project.’”

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L.K. Bennett jumpsuit, Eriness earrings, Manolo Blahnik heels, Gucci belt, Hermes bag.

Mulroney was working as the Canadian distributor of lingerie brands like Cosabella and La Perla when she got the call. Though fashion runs in her blood (her maiden name, Brownstein, betrays her association with the iconic Canadian chain Browns Shoes, founded by her great-grandfather in the 1940s, and her own father was in Montreal’s “shmatte business,” the city’s famous garment trade), she had zero experience in the bridal business. “Here I was, suddenly opening up this bridal salon with a couple of other women, and it wasn’t just a bridal salon—it was one of the biggest bridal salons in the world.” Six years later, Mulroney finds wedding dress shopping “calming,” and it’s clear she’s skilled in soothing the anxious bride: “I already know we’re gonna find the dress. Women put so much pressure on it because it’s the dress of their lives, and most have not tried on any kind of dresses like that before.” She adapted the method from her own 2008 wedding, which was mostly planned by her mother, mother-in-law, and “groomzilla” husband Ben Mulroney. “I wasn’t a girl who dreamt about her wedding, so I think I come [to styling] with that energy. And also, I’ve never worked with a bride where we haven’t found a dress.“

Thanks to Mulroney’s background in weddings and her fashion expertise, the world assumes she worked with Markle to plan her May 2018 wedding to Prince Harry. The three Mulroney children—eight-year-old twins John and Brian and five-year-old Ivy—served as page boys and bridesmaid. “This is my first interview that I’ve done since the wedding or anything,” Mulroney admits, but that’s about all she’ll say about her best friend. “Listen, every person has to have a bit of privacy in their life. There are certain things I hold very dear and secret,” she states evenly. “There are things I’ll never talk about for sure. My life is an open book, but there’s always a few secret pages in the back that nobody will be able to read.”

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Christian Dior dress and heels.

Mulroney’s wedding was a dress rehearsal for the scrutiny she now faces. Ben is the son of former prime minister Brian Mulroney (Mulroney Sr. gave an eulogy at George H. W. Bush’s funeral back in December) and is the anchor of CTV’s etalk and co-host of Your Morning. At the time of their marriage, Ben was hosting Canadian Idol; a 2008 Canadian Press report from the couple’s wedding noted a “throng of media” at the October 30 ceremony at St. Patrick’s Basilica in Montreal. In 2017, Toronto Life described Ben as “easily one of the most recognizable faces in the country.”

But the magnifying glass went global after Mulroney walked hand-in-hand with Ivy up the steps of St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018. (A photo of the moment is framed in the Mulroney living room.) The week after Mulroney’s BAZAAR.com shoot, news broke of a secret baby shower for Markle in New York, and a media maelstrom ensued. Paparazzi photos show Mulroney arriving to the Mark Hotel, where Markle’s shower took place, and a few days later, the U.K. Daily Mail published an item blasting her talent, falsely reporting that her position with GMA was in jeopardy because she declines to talk about her association with the duchess on-air. “It’s not journalism. There’s no truth to it. [If] they decide they want to ruin somebody, they just will,” Mulroney asserts quietly. “It comes with the territory. There are so many benefits to certain things, but then also a lot of negativity that you have to deal with at the same time,” she says of invasive tabloid culture. “You have to stay positive.” Two days later, Mulroney announced the continuation of her relationship with ABC on Instagram. A GMA executive tells BAZAAR.com, “Jess is incredibly talented and brings a smart eye to accessible style. She is intimately involved with each of her segments from the initial pitch to the model fittings to each of the tips and takeaways for our viewers. We love working with her.”

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Nonie coat, Karen Millen top, Rag & Bone jeans, Gucci bag and sneakers, Oscar de la Renta necklace.

Back in the Mulroney kitchen, our three-hour conversation is occasionally punctuated by a thump, squeal, or the shuffling of tiny feet from upstairs—“the ‘Fortnite’ zone” as Mulroney puts it. (“I’m getting rid of that,” she groans of the mega-popular video game. “I can’t stand it.”) When the children do appear, they cling to their mother, delivering kisses and singsongy “I love you”’s. Mulroney’s 290,000 Instagram followers are already acquainted with the trio, but they’re even cuter in person. “There’s this misconception that I have a life; my life is work and family,” Mulroney says several times throughout afternoon. She recounts how, upon landing in Toronto from New York the night before, Ben was waiting at the same gate for a flight to L.A. to cover the Oscars. “When we’re together, we wanna be super present with the kids and each other and spend all the time that we can together,” Mulroney says. “My social life has really taken a little beating, but my girlfriends all understand. I’m just too tired. I just wanna be home with the kids.”

Mulroney confesses to getting in her own fashion ruts “all the time,” noting it can be particularly difficult for working and new moms. “Even when you work from home, getting yourself dressed is the first step. I often find there are days where I’ll be in my pajamas all day. I feel like a useless human being,” she admits. “It’s all about getting dressed in the morning. It’s not going to be a runway outfit, but making sure you do something. Don’t be in Lululemon every day.” She remembers the “what is happening?” delirium of new motherhood, and asserts the importance of having a foot planted outside the “mom world.” “To be a good mom you have to step away from it for a minute. Whether that’s getting out of the mom outfit or hanging out with your girlfriends—and not just your mom group friends—hanging out with other women.”

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Altuzarra top and pants, Jimmy Choo boots.

Contrary to her gown-filled Instagram and glamorous TV appearances, Mulroney is adamant her life isn’t perfect. She’s candid about the impostor syndrome that informed her early career and the guilt she feels when work takes her from home. “The idea of balance just does not exist,” she declares. Instead, it’s the pride in her work that grounds her. “I don’t take myself too seriously. I never think I’m the smartest person in the room. I didn’t invent something; I just chose to find my strengths and do things that make me happy and work with businesses I’m proud of and create strategies that I think work. And so far, so good, but I’m not changing the world.” She lets out a low laugh, then grows serious. “I always want to be recognized for the work I do and not the company I keep. It’s not about the shiny objects and the outfits and it’s not about the vacations you take or the people you hang out with.” She cites the Shoebox Project, the charity she co-founded with her sisters-in-law Caroline, Katy, and Vanessa Mulroney, as an example of the legacy she hopes to leave. The organization provides boxes filled with small gifts and handwritten sentiments to women living in shelters; since its founding in 2011, the charity has expanded across Canada and into the U.S., with 45,000 boxes delivered during the 2018 holiday season alone. “The idea is somebody in your community is giving you a little gift, saying that you are cared for and that you’re not forgotten and that somebody is rooting for you.”

As I’m headed out the Mulroney front door laden with gifts—her favorite cookbook, Amy Rosen’s Toronto Cooks, and a face spray for my flight back to New York—she pauses. “It’s actually kind of nice to be able to tell my story. There’s a lot of misconceptions about what I do, and it’s nice to be able to tell people that.” And, Mulroney says, she wants her new audience to see fashion as something enjoyable rather than intimidating. “Fashion is supposed to be fun. It’s not supposed to be this scary thing, and a lot of women shy away from it because they think it’s complicated or because they don’t know how that would work in their everyday life. You can put on a cool blue suit. You can look amazing! And you can go to work feeling great. It totally changes your attitude.” Accessibility is the first mandate. “How can you look good and feel good, but not necessarily have the disposable income to do it? The average person can’t afford a Dior dress. If you have money, it’s easy.”

Despite her position in the public eye, Mulroney very much considers herself a normal person. She shudders when I attempt to describe her as famous. On set the week before, she laughed about getting an impulsive tattoo in Brooklyn years earlier, during a “sexy, pre-kids” trip to New York with Ben. She quizzed an editor about a pair of jeans—a rare style of Levi’s—and frantically typed the details of their origin, a SoHo vintage shop, into her phone. And while fashion is always on her mind, she doesn’t want anyone to think it’s the most important part of her life. “I was never obsessed with fashion. I was never the girl needing to know every trend walking down the runway. I know that you don’t have to be obsessed with fashion in order to make it cool.”

Photography by Allie Holloway | Hair and Makeup by Rachel Renna | Special thanks to the Williamsburg Hotel

Source: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a26560058/jessica-mulroney-interview-2019/

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Activists Find Hope In Technology To Stop Animal Cruelty In Fashion, Scientific Research - Hyun-kyung, Kang

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About me

I am a passionate and high energy digital marketing communications strategist and a pioneer in the crowdfunding industry. I have more than 10 years of experience in building and helping companies grow. I love working with innovative tech or product companies. I consult small business and startups in: Communications & PR strategy, digital marketing strategy, social media and influencer marketing, and customer experience. Select Client List: IncMind, Medlantis, Chealse Roofing, Eyes of Veena, TurnKii, BrainYno, DylaniumKnits. My clients were featured in: Huffington Post, Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, the Montreal Gazette, Yahoo News, GalTime, Fashion Times, LA Splash, Vogue Italy, TrendHunter, Industry London, Yahoo News, NBC & many more. I co-founded Luevo.com, the first product-based fashion crowdfunding platform & learning hub for emerging designers. We had two amazing seasons with 9 fashion week partners in US and dozens of projects and success stories. I am currently pursuing my dream as a full-time professor and coaching the net generation of marketers. Do you want to get your business or startup in front of the right audience? Connect with me! #growhthacker #ecommerce #tech #startup

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Who’s Stands to Win from the New Marijuana Bill? (CGC, ACB, SGMD, CURLF, TLRY)

The House Judiciary Committee approved a Bill on Wednesday that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 (the “MORE Act”) passed by a wide margin, 24-10, with bipartisan support. The impact of this bill could be extraordinary for companies operating in the space.   But, for investors, it’s hard to see through the veil of hype and understand where the most important opportunities truly lie. Here’s our list of the top 4 names to have on your radar asap: Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE:CGC), Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE:ACB), Sugarmade, Inc. (OTCQB:SGMD), Curaleaf Holdings Inc (OTCMKTS:CURLF), and Tilray Inc (NASDAQ:TLRY).       Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE:CGC) engages in growing, possession, and sale of medical cannabis in Canada. Its products include dried flowers, oils and concentrates, softgel capsules, and hemps. It’s perhaps the biggest overall name in the space when it comes to a combination of producing and investing in the space, so it has to be near the top of any measure as far as benefitting from a shift whereby full-scale legalization in the US market is concerned. The company managed to rope in revenues totaling $90.5M in overall sales during the company's most recently reported quarterly financial data -- a figure that represents a rate of top line growth of 249.1%, as compared to year-ago data in comparable terms. In addition, the company has a strong balance sheet, with cash levels far exceeding current liabilities ($3.2B against $372.8M). According to its own materials, the company offers its products under the Tweed, Black Label, Spectrum Cannabis, DNA Genetics, Leafs By Snoop, Bedrocan Canada, CraftGrow, and Foria brand names. It also offers its products through Tweed Main Street, a single online platform that enables registered patients to purchase medicinal cannabis from various producers across various brands. In the company’s words, “Canopy Growth is a world-leading diversified cannabis and hemp company, offering distinct brands and curated cannabis varieties in dried, oil and Softgel capsule forms. From product and process innovation to market execution, Canopy Growth is driven by a passion for leadership and a commitment to building a world-class cannabis company one product, site and country at a time.” This is also one of the most geographically diversified players in the cannabis space, with operations in 12 countries across five continents. And there has been plenty of PR work here. The Company is proudly dedicated to educating healthcare practitioners, conducting robust clinical research, and furthering the public’s understanding of cannabis, and through its partly owned subsidiary, Canopy Health Innovations, has devoted millions of dollars toward cutting edge, commercializable research and IP development. Through partly owned subsidiary Canopy Rivers Corporation, the Company is providing resources and investment to new market entrants and building a portfolio of stable investments in the sector. One of its most important divestitures and strategic interests is Canopy Rivers Inc., a unique investment and operating platform structured to pursue investment opportunities in the emerging global cannabis sector. The company works collaboratively with Canopy Growth to identify strategic counterparties seeking financial and/or operating support. The company has developed an investment ecosystem of complementary cannabis operating companies that represent various segments of the value chain across the emerging cannabis sector. As the portfolio continues to develop, constituents will be provided with opportunities to work with Canopy Growth and collaborate among themselves, which the company believes will maximize value for its shareholders and foster an environment of innovation, synergy and value creation for the entire ecosystem. Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE:CGC) has suffered a bit of late, with shares of CGC taking a hit in recent action, down about -5% over the past week. But a move toward opening up the US market even further should have an obvious impact on the stock’s value.     Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE:ACB) is one of the most widely diversified players in the cannabis space due to its powerful strategic investments, and it clearly also deserves to be at or near the top of this list. In addition, the company has demonstrated rapid organic growth and strong execution on strategic M&A, which to date includes 15 companies – MedReleaf, CanvasRX, Peloton Pharmaceutical,  Aurora Deutschland (formerly Pedanios), H2 Biopharma, Urban Cultivator, BC Northern Lights, Larssen Greenhouses, CanniMed Therapeutics, Anandia Labs, HotHouse Consulting, Agropro, Borela, and the pending acquisition of ICC Labs. We would also note that the company has invested in and established strategic partnerships with a range of leading innovators, including: The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD), Radient Technologies Inc. (TSXV: RTI), Hempco Food and Fiber Inc. (TSXV: HEMP), Cann Group Ltd. (ASX: CAN), Micron Waste Technologies Inc. (CSE: MWM), Choom Holdings Inc. (CSE: CHOO), Namaste Technologies Inc. (TSXV: N), Evio Beauty Group (private), Wagner Dimas (private), CTT Pharmaceuticals (OTCC: CTTH), and Alcanna Inc. (TSX: CLIQ). However, just drilling down into its core cannabis production operations, Aurora Cannabis Enterprises Inc, trumpets itself as “one of the world’s largest and leading cannabis companies” and a licensed producer of medical cannabis pursuant to ACMPR. We would expect expansion on the way given the inflow of investment capital. But, at present, the Company operates a 55,200 square foot, state-of-the-art production facility in Mountain View County, Alberta, known as Aurora Mountain, is currently constructing a second 800,000 square foot production facility, known as “Aurora Sky”, at the Edmonton International Airport, and has acquired, and is undertaking completion of a third 40,000 square foot production facility in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, on Montreal’s West Island. The stock has suffered a bit of late, with shares of ACB taking a hit in recent action, down about -26% over the past week. Over the past month, shares of the stock have suffered from clear selling pressure, dropping by roughly -28%. Aurora Cannabis Inc (NYSE:ACB) pulled in sales of $98.9M in its last reported quarterly financials, representing top line growth of 416.7%. In addition, the company is battling some balance sheet hurdles, with cash levels struggling to keep up with current liabilities ($362M against $436.4M, respectively).     Sugarmade Inc (OTCMKTS:SGMD) is perhaps the most interesting name on this list because the company isn’t as subject to the whims of the cannabis market to the extent that cannabis is a commodity. The company engages in the supply of hydroponic and cultivation products. It expands margins for producers looking for an edge. The company recently acquired BZRTH, a leading ecommerce name in the hydroponics space. That move alone sets the company up to drive forward sales over the $37 million mark. The company just put out a shareholder letter in which it stated: “We are committed to a process that will leave Sugarmade as the single dominant publicly traded player in the hydroponics space. That process is well underway, and it involves strategic M&A activity and operational execution. A perfect example of this process is our recently closed acquisition of BZRTH. That move delivers us an ecommerce footprint and infrastructure that can’t be matched in the industry right now, including a best-in-class logistics platform and a 55k square foot fulfillment center. We are in the process of another landmark acquisition that will feed into this process with a great deal of synergy. This is a simple act of combinatorial mathematics. The big point is that we know the long-term reality: gaining dominance in hydroponics now will pay off massively down the line. That’s the axiomatic idea. And we are taking steps to realize that vision every day.” The company supplies hydroponic and indoor/outdoor cultivation products to the agricultural market sectors, including the legal cannabis cultivation, processing, and distribution sectors. The company also produces and wholesales custom printed and generic supplies, such as double poly paper cups for cold beverage; and disposable, clear, and plastic cold cups, and paper coffee cups, yogurt cups, ice cream cups, cup lids, cup sleeves, edible packaging, food containers, soup containers, plastic spoons, and other related products. After acquiring BZRTH, the Company expects the new combined entity to drive EBITDA profitability, net-positive cash flows, and top-line sales of $37 million on a forward basis. “As of today, Sugarmade is one of the largest publicly traded hydroponics companies in the world,” remarked Jimmy Chan, CEO of Sugarmade. “The most important idea we want to convey to our committed shareholders right now is that this move was not a one-off deal. It’s part of a multi-step roll-up strategy designed to create the dominant force in this market as we look ahead to a world where hydroponics becomes the difference between success and failure for producers in the rapidly growing market for hemp and hemp-related crops in North America.”   Curaleaf Holdings Inc (OTCMKTS:CURLF) is a vertically integrated cannabis player that has started to move into the hemp-based CBD space in an aggressive fashion. The stock has been outperforming the broader hemp-cannabis-cbd complex in recent action, which is notable. The company just announced that it has opened its 27th dispensary in Florida at 3631 NW Federal Highway in Jensen Beach on Friday, November 15th. According to the release, “Curaleaf has the largest cannabis dispensary footprint in the US with 50 dispensaries across the country and continues to execute on its strategy of rapid expansion in Florida. The new 4,500 square foot location is accessible to patients from the Jensen Beach area, including the communities of Jupiter, Port St. Lucie, Stuart, Port Salerno and Palm City, and will offer a full range of premium quality medical cannabis products and private consultations by meticulously trained staff.” Curaleaf Holdings Inc (OTCMKTS:CURLF) operates a large number of dispensaries, 12 cultivation sites and 9 processing sites with a focus on highly populated, limited license states, including Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. Curaleaf, Inc. leverages its extensive research and development capabilities to distribute cannabis products in multiple formats with the highest standard for safety, effectiveness, consistent quality and customer care. Curaleaf is committed to being the industry's leading resource in education and advancement through research and advocacy. Curaleaf Inc.'s Florida operations were the first in the cannabis industry to receive the Safe Quality Food certification under the Global Food Safety Initiative, setting a new standard of excellence. It cultivates, processes, markets, and/or dispenses a range of cannabis products in various operating markets, including flower, pre-rolls and flower pods, dry-herb vaporizer cartridges, concentrates for vaporizing, concentrates for dabbing, tinctures, lozenges, capsules, and edibles. And the stock has been acting well over recent days, up something like 11% in that time. "We have been hearing from patients about the need for a full-service medical cannabis center along the Martin County and St. Lucie County coast," said Joe Lusardi, Curaleaf CEO. "Curaleaf is proud to be the first dispensary in Jensen Beach, and we look forward to serving this community." Curaleaf Holdings Inc (OTCMKTS:CURLF) managed to rope in revenues totaling $64.9M in overall sales during the company's most recently reported quarterly financial data -- a figure that represents a rate of top line growth of 0%, as compared to year-ago data in comparable terms. In addition, the company has a strong balance sheet, with cash levels far exceeding current liabilities ($140.3M against $64.1M).     Tilray Inc (NASDAQ:TLRY) engages in the research, cultivation, processing, and distribution of medical cannabis. The company offers its products in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Germany, New Zealand, and South Africa. Tilray, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Nanaimo, Canada. According to the company’s IPO announcement, “Tilray, Inc., a vertically-integrated and federally-licensed cannabis cultivator, processor and distributor, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 9,000,000 shares of Class 2 common stock. 6,524,000 shares of Class 2 common stock will be offered in the United States and certain other countries except Canada at a price to the public of US$17.00 per share for a total offering size of US$110,908,000 and 2,476,000 shares of Class 2 common stock, which we refer to as Subordinate Voting Shares, will be offered in Canada and certain other countries except the United States at a price to the public of CAD$22.451 per share for a total offering size of CAD$55,586,200. Based on current exchange rate1, the total combined offering size is approximately US$153,000,000.00.” One of its key subsidiaries is High Park, which was launched to produce and distribute world-class cannabis brands and products for the Canadian market. Based in Toronto and led by a team with deep experience in cannabis and global consumer brands, High Park has secured the exclusive rights to produce and distribute a broad-based portfolio of cannabis brands and products in Canada, subject to applicable laws and regulations. In addition, High Park has developed new brands and products for the Canadian market. Upon the coming into force of federal legalization of cannabis for adult-use and corresponding provincial legislation, High Park anticipates fulfilling adult-use supply agreements and purchase orders in Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Yukon on October 17, 2018. Even in light of this news, TLRY hasn't really done much of anything over the past week, with shares logging no net movement over that period. Over the past month, shares of the stock have suffered from clear selling pressure, dropping by roughly -8%. Tilray Inc (NASDAQ:TLRY) pulled in sales of $51.1M in its last reported quarterly financials, representing top line growth of 408.6%. In addition, the company is battling some balance sheet hurdles, with cash levels struggling to keep up with current liabilities ($122.4M against $130.2M, respectively). Read the full article

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ZOI Agency Is Seeking A PR Intern In New York, NY (Paid Internship)

ZOÏ Agency, a boutique Public Relations agency, is seeking a part-time, paid Public Relations Intern in our New York office. Our ideal candidate is someone with internship experience who is passionate about pursuing a career in the fashion PR industry. As a Public Relations Intern in our New York office, you will have the benefit of working alongside a small team of Account Managers and will gain experience in contributing to larger projects along with standard administrative tasks. The appropriate candidate should be hardworking, detail-oriented, and willing to challenge themselves by taking on new tasks which will reward them with a broader knowledge of media relations within the fashion and lifestyle industries. A motivated work ethic, initiative, along with a drive to excel will be highly regarded. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to: Interacting with ZOÏ Agency’s inspiring fashion brands Tracking media coverage for all clients Preparing press clippings Researching for special projects Preparing and trafficking sample requests Assisting with the preparation and planning of special events The Ideal Candidate Prior internship experience is preferred in addition to the following skills: Knowledge of key online and print fashion publications Proficient in Mac operating system and Microsoft Office Intermediate Photoshop skills and experience Strong writing and communication skills For more information about ZOÏ Agency and our clients please visit: www.agence-zoi.com. Interested and qualified candidates may apply by sending their cover letter and resumé at HR@agence-zoi.com. About Us Inspired to bring brands to life, ZOÏ Agency (‘life’ in Greek) was founded by Maria Varvarikos in 2000 and has left an indelible mark on the fashion, lifestyle, beauty and travel brands that have since partnered with the agency. With offices in New York, Montreal and Toronto, our boutique bureaus offer each client full public relations services across the United States, Canada, and in major cities worldwide. With a mission to foster client relations that nurture new ideas, innovation, and growth, ZOÏ Agency maintains a highly curated roster of brands, working with designers and tastemakers that inspire and motivate the team to push boundaries and achieve further excellence. Comprised of young, seasoned professionals who are passionate about their work, ZOÏ Agency’s team assumes the role of brand ambassador rather than PR representative, forming an unofficial extension of the brand’s office and one that truly understands and communicates the unique identities of its clients. The agency’s selective number of clients allows each account manager to invest more time, energy and resources into our client relationships. It’s this personalized approach that has allowed ZOÏ Agency to form long-term relationships with its clients and its strong network of media contacts, generating measurable results for every client while implementing tactics, event concepts and strategies that disrupt traditional PR and instead leave a unique impact of their own. For a list of client roster examples, many of which were launched by ZOÏ Agency in North America, please visit our website: www.agence-zoi.com

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We Reviewed Every Single Clothing Subscription Box That Ships to Canada

Everywhere I turn, it seems as if another subscription box service has cropped up, promising to change my life for the better.

A thoroughly modern invention, subscription boxes proffer superior convenience, simplicity and novelty compared to the outdated practice of, say, going to the mall. Rather than spending precious minutes pawing through clothing, unable to find your size, instead you can arrive home to the delight of a new package to open, experience the surprise of not knowing what is exactly inside and the convenience of someone having already done your shopping for you. Subscription boxes promise to remove some of the decision fatigue that comes with always having a glut of options to choose from, ideally alleviating some of that millennial burnout along the way. And increasingly, there’s a subscription box for everything: coffee beans, dog treats, even craft supplies.

Are subscription boxes the future of shopping? Admittedly, I’m a bit skeptical. As someone who actually enjoys personalizing my wardrobe and making decisions about what to wear (I work at a fashion magazine, of course I do) I don’t feel the need to take that joy away from myself. Not to mention they seem kind of wasteful -are people really so busy that they’d rather take a chance on a box of stuff they might not wear rather than take the time and pick out something they will?

To find out whether clothing subscription boxes are really worth the money, we tested out a number of different boxes and assigned them a ranking out of ten. From Frank and Oak’s Style Plan to From Rachel, here’s how they stack up.

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#Layering season is definitely not over [hopefully]. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ •⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ La saison des tonnes de couches n'est définitivement pas terminée [à notre plus grand bonheur].

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Frank and Oak Style Plan

Frequency: Once a month

Price: Depends on the number of items selected

Convenience: 8/10

Selection: 7/10

Quality of Items: 8/10

Packaging: 8/10

Uniqueness: 4/10

Overall: 7/10

The Frank and Oak Style Plan dictates that I fill out a questionnaire on my clothing preferences so that its mysterious cabal of “stylists” can get a feel for the clothes I like to wear. (Would I describe my style as “casual, classic or creative”? Do I dress more for style or comfort?) From there, an e-mail lands in my inbox suggesting three items—a striped t-shirt, a down jacket, and a pair of black Chelsea boots. Despite the fact that the algorithm knows I’m a “creative” dresser who places equal value on style and comfort, it has no idea that I already own way too many t-shirts and am in dire need of pants that actually fit. So, I wasn’t that into the suggestions they sent me, but not because I don’t like them, but because they’re things I own already. Rather than with what the algorithm selected for me, I opt for two other items on the docket: a red puffer jacket, so I can get in on the Michelin Man trend, and a ridiculous pair of short-alls that are totally impractical but I absolutely love. When the box arrives, I’m happy with everything, but how couldn’t I be when I picked everything out myself? In the end it wasn’t that different from online shopping – it was just online shopping with smaller parameters. In fact, selecting items from the Style Plan probably took me more time than regular online shopping because I kept comparing the selections to everything else available on the site. I would recommend this box to indecisive who hate thinking about what clothes to wear. (So, basically, Obama.)

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We love ourselves a fun print!

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Frock Box

Frequency: Once a month

Price: $24.95/month for one item, or $69.95/month plus $9.95 shipping for a selection

Convenience: 9/10

Selection: 9/10

Quality of Items: 8/10

Packaging: 6/10

Uniqueness: 10/10

Overall: 8/10

Frock Box’s questionnaire is weirdly invasive, asking for bra size in addition to the standard height and weight, but despite feeling vaguely prudish about my hestitation to disclose this information, I fill it in anyways. Hey, they’re the experts, right? In addition to filling out the standard issue questionnaire, Frock Box also asks for a link to your Pinterest boards so they can get a better sense of your personal style. In the space allotted to expound on your personal style, I type in that I consider myself a modern prairie girl who loves Batsheva dresses and clogs. Deciphering my own tastes is a challenge even for me, so I’m desperately curious to see how Frock Box will interpret my style. When the Frock Box arrives, the selection of items exceeds my expectations by, frankly, a lot. Introduced me to Canadian designers I’d never heard of, like Rebecca King and Daisy Mae, and one item has even ended up in pretty frequent rotation in my wardrobe – a supersoft grey turtleneck sweater that I’ve pulled out of my closet every weekend since the temperatures dipped. The garment quality was a mix of fast fashion and independent designers and it was truly a delight to experience the version of myself that was reflected in the box. I’d recommend Frock Box to curious women who want to treat themselves to a surprise every month.

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Have you ordered your Select Edition #boxofstyle yet? Get it now via the link in our bio 💕

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Rachel Zoe Box of Style

Frequency: Four times a year

Price: $99 US plus shipping

Convenience: 9/10

Selection: 5/10

Quality of Items: 6/10

Packaging: 9/10

Uniqueness: 5/10

Overall: 6/10

When a PR email arrived in my inbox about Rachel Zoe’s Box of Style, I immediately thought, “Brilliant!” There is a special place in my heart for Nicole Richie circa 2007 style and I was dying to know what Rachel Zoe is up to these days, somy curiosity was immediately piqued. Rather than a personalized subscription box, the Rachel Zoe Box of Style sends every subscriber the same selection of five items “curated” by Zoe herself. The Box of Style had probably the best presentation of all the boxes, arriving at my desk in a magnetized white box with each item neatly wrapped in black tissue. However, the contents of the box were sadly underwhelming. The only clothing items in the box were a fake leather belt and a free-size shawl scarf thing with precisely two tassels that made me look like one of the baby Jesus’ magi. Presumably I was supposed to “belt” the shawl — remember when ‘belt’ was a verb? — but I sadly did not resemble Mary-Kate Olsen in her NYU days. The rest of the items were all make-up, (a Caudalie serum that retails for $80! A Beauty Pie mascara!) This box wasn’t my cup of tea, but it might be right for a diehard Rachel Zoe fan.

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Thinking about staying warm and cozy all weekend long 😊❄️ What are your weekend plans? . . . #tights #tightslover #hosiery #hosierylover #canadianbusiness #oitd #lookdujour

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From Rachel

Frequency: You get to choose! Monthly, every two months or every 3 months

Price: $27.50 per box

Convenience: 9/10

Selection: 7/10

Quality of Items: 7/10

Packaging: 7/10

Uniqueness: 8/10

Overall: 7/10

From Rachel is a Montreal-based startup dedicated exclusively to that vexing accessory, tights and a subscription box comes in particularly handy if you’re the kind of person who is always wearing hole-y tights because you never remember to replace them. (Definitely NOT speaking form personal experience here.) Despite tights being a pretty straightforward accessory, I still had to fill out a questionnaire about my taste in legwear. I stated I would like to see more “femininity and originality” in my wardrobe and planned to wear my tights “at work and going out,” and the computerized response I received back was, “If you’re going out for drinks you better message me ;)” Though this faux sense of intimacy made me cringe, the tights themselves are good quality and the styles they picked out for me were pretty exciting. I fell in love with the pair of tights that were designed to resemble cute knee socks. Ultimately I found From Rachel to be quite useful and convenient – perfect anyone who would rather be surprised with a cute selection of tights than make the trek to H&M to replenish their stock.