Mona Lisa Cake 🍰
This Week in Review☕️: Nike and Adidas rivalry heats up | The Most Overworked City to live in | Luxury brands collaborate with Athletic Giants | Cannabis compounds prevents Covid infection | Carlsberg
Quick Bites:
Sportswear 👟 : Finance but make it fashion!
Balenciaga showcased its Spring-Summer 23 collection on a runway in the New York Stock Exchange.
The big reveal was the Balenciaga x Adidas collaboration which has taken the internet by storm.
As Adidas teams up with Balenciaga, Nike too is set to release an exclusive collection with Jacquemus as their rivalry heats up.
“Sport was always super important in the Jacquemus DNA”, says Jacquemus to Vogue France
Don't know the details of this collab but we know it's about to run Manhattan 🔥
When it comes to fashion, having Gucci tastes on a Puma budget can leave you wishfully flipping through the pages of Vogue.
But what if you could wear that pricey blazer or new sneakers you saw on the 'gram for a fraction of the price?
Fast forward to 2022: Enter "high-low" collabs; a comfortable detente between luxury brands and sports wear.
According to The Guardian, the recent sports-fashion collabs aren't about athletics.
Instead, the aim is to make sportswear more stylish while also "easing the entry points into fashion for younger customers."
A few examples of popular collaborations:
💡Adidas x Stella McCartney
💡Gucci x The North Face
💡Puma x Charlotte Olympia
💡Balenciaga x The Simpsons
What do you guys think about this new trend?
Art 🖼 : Mona Lisa attacked with cake by 'man dressed as old lady in wheelchair', Sky news reports.
Omfg Mona Lisa getting vandalized ?! We just know da Vinci rolling in his grave right now
The man, wearing lipstick and a wig, attacked the portrait in apparently a climate-related stunt.
The cake attack left a white creamy smear on the glass but the iconic work by Leonardo da Vinci wasn’t damaged.
Agreed the creamer needed a good kicking
Footage at the Louvre showed the man screaming:
“Think of the Earth! There are people who are destroying the Earth! Think about it. Artists tell you: think of the Earth. That’s why I did this.”
Our Thoughts💡: HOW IS CREAMING THE MONA LISA IN VANILLA FROSTING MEANT TO SOLVE THE SUNSTROKE WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW ?!!!
Consumer Culture 🌲 : Weed brands are becoming increasingly visible at mainstream events, catering to consumers that may have never set foot in a dispensary, AdWeek reports.
This comes as cannabis compounds were found to prevent Covid infection as reported by Bloomberg earlier this year.
Like Jimmy Kimmel's been saying: "All this time we've been listening to the C.D.C, we should have been eating CBD!"
Marketers in the fast-growing $30bn industry can introduce themselves to a wider range of consumers as in-person events resume this summer.
From live concerts to retail popups, companies are proactively trying to bring weed into the fold from official sponsorships to sampling, according to AdWeek.
Our Thoughts💡: Personally, we feel the people who don't smoke pot create 95% of the world's problems.. just sayin
Our motto: Puff puff pass stay happy at last 💯
Quality of Life 🌎 : A look at the World's Best & Worst Cities for work-life balance, according to Bloomberg.
The 2022 Work-Life Balance Index looked at health care, hard work, cost of living and holiday time to conduct the research.
For those seeking this rare balance, think tiny Copenhagen apartments, Ikea furniture, cans of Carlsberg, plates of pickled herring, outdoor living and Uniqlo Heat tech as Nordic countries topped the list.
Best cities for work-life balance:
1. Oslo, Norway
2. Bern, Switzerland
3. Helsinki, Finland
4. Zurich, Switzerland
5. Copenhagen, Denmark
Worst/ "Most overworked" cities for work-life balance:
1. Dubai, UAE
2.Hong Kong
3. Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
4. Singapore
5. Montevideo, Uruguay
According to Bloomberg:
European cities dominated the list, with only Ottawa, Canada and Sydney, Australia making the top 10 from outside Europe
Singapore is the best city to work from home, according to the report, with Zurich, Stockholm and Liverpool also making the top 10.
Quicker Bites:
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announces new legislation to strengthen gun control.
Roman Abramovich era officially over as Chelsea confirm sale to Todd Boehly consortium.
Biden says he won’t send rockets to Ukraine that could reach Russia.
Democrats in Texas push for gun control measures.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial reaches jury deliberation.
Gas prices hit record high.
EU leaders resume oil embargo talks.
The Rock’s daughter Simone is going to be a pro wrestler.