Tattoo artists fume over AI designs, liken it to ‘doing sports on steroids’

Tattoo artists fume over AI designs, liken it to ‘doing sports on steroids’

Let this sink in. Artificial intelligence has been deemed a threat to multiple industries, and now, tattoo experts are saying it’s already left a scar on their industry. Several designers have copped to using AI software to create elaborate mock-up designs to be etched on humans — a task that used to be part of … Read more

Olympians are getting their nails done with intricate designs — and experts say it helps their performance

Olympians are getting their nails done with intricate designs — and experts say it helps their performance

Nailed it! The 2024 Paris Olympics have provided plenty of fashion moments, from leotards to shoes, but sometimes it’s the little things that really help give athletes the confidence to nail it at the competitions — like a manicure. Competitors, including track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson and Olympic gold medalists Jordan Chiles and Suni … Read more

West Elm collabs with a celebrity chef, Cynthia Rowley designs whimsical watches, more NYC events

West Elm collabs with a celebrity chef, Cynthia Rowley designs whimsical watches, more NYC events

Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city.  What’s making our luxury list this week? A buzzy French interior designer opens a gallery in TriBeCa, … Read more

Kristin Juszczyk lands NFL licensing deal after Taylor Swift and more stars wear 49ers WAG’s designs

Kristin Juszczyk lands NFL licensing deal after Taylor Swift and more stars wear 49ers WAG’s designs

Welcome to the NFL, Kristin Juszczyk. The fashion designer, who’s married to 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk, reached a licensing deal with the NFL, the league told Sportico, and declined to share the financial terms. Kristin has been granted a license to use NFL marks in men’s and women’s apparel designs — after a slew of … Read more

How Kristin Juszczyk’s NFL designs became a hit with Taylor Swift and Simone Biles

How Kristin Juszczyk’s NFL designs became a hit with Taylor Swift and Simone Biles

Kristin Juszczyk had been “sewing a lot” that Halloween. Looking to recreate Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake’s iconic all-denim look from the 2001 American Music Awards 17 years later, the process reinvigorated Kristin’s passion for sewing as she crafted Halloween costumes to wear with her husband, 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk. She’s gone from dressing like … Read more

Prada sells $795 dog coat inspired by high-fashion human designs

Prada sells 5 dog coat inspired by high-fashion human designs

The devil might wear Prada — and it turns out your canine can, too. The high-fashion house’s stylish collection of animal accessories has wealthy pet owners pawing for more. The pricey range of products includes crystal studded collars and a doggy raincoat retailing for $795. “Inspired by the designs of the men’s and women’s collections, … Read more

Kanye West baffled by negative response to his ‘White Lives Matter’ designs

Kanye West baffled by negative response to his ‘White Lives Matter’ designs

Far from a being a calculated publicity stunt designed to stir up outrage, sources close to Kanye West say that the rapper-turned-designer is baffled by the backlash that his latest collection received. On Monday West appeared at the surprise Paris Fashion Week debut of his YZY Season Nine collection wearing a t-shirt bearing the Pope’s … Read more

The guy who designs our annual flu shots is getting his in October, and suggests you do too

The guy who designs our annual flu shots is getting his in October, and suggests you do too

Vaccine experts typically say it’s best to get your flu shot in late October or early November. A leading flu expert who helps design our annual shots says you might want to get yours earlier than that in 2022. He has a hunch flu season could peak earlier than usual this year.  Loading Something is … Read more