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Graziadaily
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Graziadaily
Fashion Insiders Are Loving Vivienne Westwood's Retro Sun Collection
There's something to be said about a good pair of designer sunglasses. When it comes to eyewear, there's no denying that quality is key, especially when it comes to protecting your eyes from strong UV rays while adding a touch of style to any outfit. That's where Vivienne Westwood comes in. Its 2025 Sun collection perfectly blends quality, style, and eye protection with an elegant and timeless charm that the fashion house is known for, and which it nails every single time. This latest collection is a nod to vintage styles, with Baroque-inspired frames and intricate embellishments; the 2025 Sun collection is a true testament to the fashion house's dedication to artistry. There are statement sunglasses in striking acid pink and yellow, or more classic colours such as black, white and silver, and mottled brown tortoiseshell; the collection manages to be both a traditional and contemporary take on summer eyewear. It's just the thing to finish any outfit, whether you're on your morning coffee run in your favourite denim or enjoying more Mediterranean climes on holiday. Of course, as with previous collections, the iconic Westwood orb features throughout—typically on the hinge or embossed into the metalwork. A standout piece? The Soo sunglasses. Inspired by the Gold Label Autumn-Winter 2004 Exhibition 'Horns' headwear, the exaggerated frame is adorned with Swarovski crystals and finished with the signature orb, making it a true statement in the collection. But the Soo isn't the only unique style in the collection. The Sunday makes a statement with its oversized shape and lenses, featuring distinctive Baroque artwork by François Boucher (1703–1770); The Reed updates a timeless tortoiseshell silhouette with refined, custom metal accents, and the Balmoral channels old-school elegance, its frame finished with signature orb-embellished detailing. So, whether you're planning a trip away where a pair of great quality sunglasses are a suitcase essential, or just want to add a touch of vintage-style glamour to your accessory collection, it's worth bookmarking the Sun collection. These are sunglasses, but not as you know them – they're essentially works of art in their own right. 1. Soo Sunglasses For a Swavorksi-embellished staple that'll become your go to accessory on holiday, consider the Soo sunglasses, featuring horn detailing from the coveted Gold Label Autumn-Winter 2004 Exhibition collection. 2. Balmoral Sunglasses These oversized sunglasses are a chic addition to any accessory collection, especially for the summer. Wear with a classic drop waist dress for a chic take on Riviera style. 3. Sunday Sunglasses Featuring Baroque artwork by François Boucher (1703–1770), the Sunday sunglasses are a true testament to Vivienne Westwood's vintage charm, and pay homage to the bold style of the '50s and '60s. 4. Reed Sunglasses The Reed sunglasses make for a great off-duty staple, and come in two colours: green and blue. They're the kind of pair you can throw on with anything - whether it's a linen shirt or an oversized blazer. 5. Piccadilly Sunglasses These pearl-embellished sunglasses are an embodiment of the Vivienne Westwood house style. The cat-eye-inspired silhouette comes with gradient lenses, while the temples feature three-dimensional metal orb details. 6. Jackie Sunglasses For '80s inspiration, look to the Jackie sunglasses, reminiscent of underground musicians and cultural icons – available in a dark red colour. The bold shape and tinted lenses give them an effortlessly cool retro feel. 7. Grace Sunglasses For a pop of colour, choose the Grace sunglasses, which come in a bold neon pink colour. With their playful hue and oversized frame, they're an excellent statement piece to elevate even the simplest outfit. Emma Richardson is a fashion commerce writer for Grazia. She was previously a fashion and beauty commerce writer for Heat and Closer, and has contributed digital content for a variety of lifestyle brands. Emma finds much of her inspiration in celebrity style, with Sienna Miller often being a major influence, and loves a pair of ballet pumps and a trusted trench coat.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
I Watched the Diddy Trial From the Courtroom. Then I Watched It on YouTube. Whoa.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Despite the very serious subject matter at hand, attending the Diddy trial in lower Manhattan can feel a bit like begging for entry into 'New York's hottest club.' A long entry line to the courthouse forms the day before, containing a Mad Libs of New York reporters and rabble-rousers, lawyers and lower-ranked celebrities. The competition for a coveted seat in the courtroom is incredibly stiff—there is even a daily fight between company-employed line holders and 'independent' line holders to save spots for pay. And in particular, one specific fault line is emerging outside the courthouse: between the tried-and-true journalists and those who make so-called new media—your YouTubers, TikTokkers, and livestreamers. And, make no mistake, new media are dominating the space. We all know that the media landscape is in a constant state of flux, but the trial of United States v. Sean Combs is one of these moments that should be understood as a marker in this metamorphosis. The Diddy trial has been full of nonstop drama: from constant bickering between the legal teams to outbursts and altercations inside and outside the courthouse, all peppering a constant stream of utterly shocking testimonies. But the people you're more likely to hear it from aren't legacy media publications but content creators and influencers. They line up every day, early, just like the rest of us, and take notes, just like the rest of us, but there's a distinct tension between how they present the trial and how we do. The ne plus ultra of new-media trial coverage is Stephanie Soo, a YouTuber and podcaster who got her start making mukbang videos but hit her stride when she pivoted to true crime on her video podcast Rotten Mango. These days, over 5 million YouTube subscribers tune in to watch Soo explain in great detail, for one or two hours, a real true-crime case, including the Combs trial—an amount big enough that Soo has unseated Joe Rogan as the top podcast on YouTube. I can understand why people like it: The videos are smartly crafted, with Soo explaining the case to a male voice off-screen who sometimes chimes in to ask follow-up questions (and is widely understood to be her husband, whose identity she keeps veiled). Soo's coverage of the trial is thorough. She reads official court transcripts while displaying segments on the screen as visual aids and does a great job at explaining legalese, like the reason why Casandra Ventura's husband, Alex Fine, had to be removed from the courtroom for a part of her testimony. It's not as if traditional broadcast media isn't its own sort of performance, but for new media, the relay of the news is more about the explicit creation of entertainment than it is a way to courier information, and Soo is no exception. When the trial first started, Soo came under fire from seemingly the entire internet for posting a video of her twirling in front of the courthouse while eating a PB&J. (The accusation was that she wasn't taking the trial seriously.) This then sparked a larger conversation about how she had ended up with a press badge in the first place, given her 'giddy' tone and the accusation that she is not a 'real' journalist. (Soo suggested in one video that Combs himself mouthed 'I know you' to her in court, though she added that he could have been talking to someone else.) While there's no universal answer to how we label journalists anymore, it certainly feels as if Soo has crossed some lines in how she has represented the case, for example in 'reenacting' portions of star witness and Combs ex Ventura's testimony. Soo overacts and injects emotion despite acknowledging, in a more recent video, that 'most of the time' the witness did 'not convey a lot of emotions.' Understanding that the disaffected tone Ventura used during her testimony was likely intentional (I listened in real time—there are no recordings or video that come out of the court), I found Soo's overplayed dramatics while reading Ventura's words to be insensitive at best, discoloring what is usually a fairly good recap of events. This 'performance' often extends beyond just the reenactment of testimony, sometimes taking over creators' entire vocal affect. Many of the trial's daily creators are YouTubers whose main coverage tack is conducting livestreams after the day's proceedings, sometimes right outside the courthouse. The videos of Tisa Tells, a Black news YouTuber who livestreams daily rundowns of the trial, come off as heightened and chaotic. She often streams from the center of whatever new chaos is unfolding outside the courthouse, so I understand how easy it is to make these reports seem breathless, and audiences certainly respond to the heightened energy. But I think it gives a sensationalized view of the whole ordeal, even though Tisa's lives stick mostly to what was actually said in the courtroom. Watching her feels as if you're on a video call with your charismatic friend reenacting the trial's biggest moments—coverage not really analogous to a news report. The real sauce of new media comes with their ability to ride the line between impartial recounts of who said what, with pointedly biased commentary on how they personally feel about it. Still, unlike the equally infamous trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, in which streamers' portrayal seemed to have taken a pro-Depp side and influenced the perception of the trial, in the Diddy case, the streamers are not pointedly swaying audiences to side one way or another. In fact, watching the content of new-media stars that I personally see in the courthouse, I was surprised by how concerned these creators seemed, not with whether Diddy is guilty but with how well the prosecution or defense is doing in laying out their arguments one way or another. They're assessing the case with the color that we, legacy media, can't always be so candid about. They explain the day's proceedings the way I would to my mother—not my editor. And that's the draw. Here's an example: During her recap of a testimony from a former employee of Combs to whom the prosecution offered immunity, Tisa said his 'vibes were off.' I absolutely felt this myself but couldn't quite figure out how to express it in print—because the precise ways in which said vibes were off are my own speculation, rather than confirmed facts. (In retrospect, maybe the best way is to say that he seemed strangely indebted to his former employer Combs.) Tisa's reenactments, commentary, and energy earned her a comment from a viewer who dubbed her 'the new and improved Wendy Williams,' signaling a changing future for even legacy gossips and talk show hosts. I often find myself agreeing with many of the new media, even if I'm also confused by their tone or editing style. YouTuber Make It Make Sense, who goes by Mims, gives lengthy recaps with commentary (at times analyzing the events and coming to the same conclusion as me), all while demonstrating an astute knowledge of the other extra players in the stories. He uses memes to emphasize his skepticism and shock at some of the witnesses' claims and certain legal tactics. For my money, the most entertaining and impartial of the creators I would see at the courthouse daily is Armon Wiggins, who reads testimonial quotes like you would read a passage aloud in a classroom and doesn't refrain in between from providing his commentary on how the legal teams are doing. This is in addition to his comedic full-body reenactments of the lighter-hearted scenarios that a witness merely describes, like Kid Cudi's referring to Combs as a 'Marvel supervillain.' There is one creator who might be pushing a biased narrative in this trial: Myron Gaines, known for his content under the name Fresh & Fit. Gaines is a popular manosphere personality with a controversial background working in Homeland Security, and his regular content often involves telling men to deprioritize women and telling women to devalue themselves. Gaines—who, fun fact, wrote a book titled Why Women Deserve Less (rated 4.8/5 stars on Amazon, with over 2,500 reviews)—often emphasizes on the sexually explicit texts Ventura sent that are in evidence and throws shade on her claims that she would rather trade the millions of dollars she legally won to get her agency back. He further describes the defense's cross-examination of her as 'slowly dragging her for being a whore.' But even his coverage, though near-manic at times and full of snide remarks regarding Ventura's testimony, also concerns itself with how well the legal teams are doing—it is no Depp/Heard situation. Often, the personas on display in the content are far from how these creators present in real life. Soo is reserved; Tisa is one of the kindest people you'll meet in the courthouse. Everyone remarks on the difference between talking to Gaines in person, during which he is reserved to the point of coming across as introverted—Soo called him 'meek' in one of her videos—versus watching his content online. Why is this trial so different from what spun out from the Heard/Depp trial? I think the leaked CNN video of Combs' assaulting Ventura (and his later public apology for it) has already made it clear that Combs has done some awful things. Now the question is centered more on if the prosecution can prove that Combs did awful things in the specifically criminal way it says he did. Hence the focus on the legal teams' competence. You know what also helps these new0media creators? A strong flow of cash. Soo is always the first person in line, getting the best seat in the house to view the proceedings, and taking one of the coveted 21 spots for her assistant as well. That's because, in a recent video, Soo stated that her team is spending more than '$1,000 a day to have line sitters just to make sure we get into that main courtroom.' She noted that she is paying this much because she knows that members of legacy media also have the money to spend on line sitters. That's true, in some but certainly not all (or even most) circumstances. But it's also the case that in this trial, there's one line for everyone that is eventually separated into media and nonmedia lines, whereas in other trials—like New York state's Donald Trump trial—legacy media is cleared through an entirely separate process and doesn't have to wait at all once they've secured their spot. For Soo, it wouldn't matter, anyway: She sits at the front of media line with her press credentials every day. The federal court seems to be trying to decide how to deal with this new pecking order. The new media has displayed a willingness to break the rules for views: Last week, an unnamed YouTuber was banned from the court for revealing the identity of a federally protected anonymous witness. Tisa told of when she tried to talk to Kid Cudi after his testimony but was harshly shut down by court marshals. Even the new media themselves seem confused about their designation and what to do with it. Soo told her audience that she was wondering 'why was Fresh & Fit Myron in the courtrooms,' given his misogynistic online performance—without realizing that they essentially have the same job. And this new social order isn't limited to what happens inside the courthouse; it applies to what happens outside it, a shift that new media have turned into their own story. Every day, people stand outside the courthouse, making TikToks and recording those waiting in line to get inside. At one point, infamous New York content creator CrackheadBarneyandFriends accosted Gaines outside the building and lambasted him for his misogyny (while herself saying questionable things about Sudanese people). Soo has spent significant time detailing her encounters in line—which she does eventually get in herself, relieving her line holder closer to when the courthouse opens—with some of the mentally ill and/or combative people often found milling around the courthouse, as well as weird interactions with self-proclaimed fans. SecretServiceSam, a TikTok comedian who has also been reporting on the case and the trial for a long time, is often the first to report news, because he interviews people who have gotten ejected from the courthouse, as well as other faces on the outskirts of the action. In other words, no matter what happens inside, these new faces are likely not going away—they're just becoming another part of the circus, toeing the line between redefining news and feeding their audiences' insatiable appetite for drama.
Borneo Post
01-06-2025
- Health
- Borneo Post
MRC SJK Chung Hua No 5 members gain life-saving skills in safety workshop
Soo (right) teaches the young MRC members the proper way to utilise the AED. KUCHING (June 1): The Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) members of the SJK Chung Hua No 5 Chapter gained crucial life-saving skills during a safety workshop held recently. During the session, they learned the techniques in water safety, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of automated external defibrillators (AED). The half-day workshop focused on ensuring MRC members gain practical knowledge to handle emergencies effectively, said MRC in a statement. Water safety expert Teo Ling Song guided participants on essential precautions and techniques to stay safe in an aquatic environment. Meanwhile, trainer Soo Ai Lim and MRC Stampin Chapter chairman Chew Kim Soon led hands-on training sessions on CPR and AED usage, empowering members with life-saving intervention skills. 'The initiative underscores the Malaysian Red Crescent's commitment to enhancing public safety and emergency preparedness. 'By providing comprehensive training, the organisation ensures that its members are well-equipped to respond to critical situations with confidence and expertise,' said MRC.
Borneo Post
29-05-2025
- Politics
- Borneo Post
Dapsy hails Petros deal as historic step in power return to Sarawak
Soo says Sarawak was witnessing a genuine return of power for the first time in 60 years since the formation of Malaysia. KUCHING (May 29): The Democratic Action Party Socialist Youth (Dapsy) Sarawak has hailed the recent joint declaration between the Sarawak and federal governments on recognising Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (Petros) as the primary entity for natural gas sales, a historic beginning of federal power devolution to the state. Its political education director Soo Tien Ren said Sarawak was witnessing a genuine return of power for the first time in 60 years since the formation of Malaysia. 'This achievement did not come easy. It is not mere rhetoric, but the result of practical reform efforts by the Unity Government. 'It reflects the spirit of devolution that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the Unity Government carries, and is a direct outcome of the political vision long championed by the DAP. 'DAP has consistently advocated for decentralisation and local autonomy. 'Today, Sarawak's rights are no longer sidelined. This milestone is the result of our unwavering principles, fearless stance and relentless efforts,' he said in a statement today. Soo claimed that the Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP), having been in the state government for six decades, had nothing to show but failure and negligence. He went on to charge that SUPP had stood as a passive gatekeeper within the then Barisan Nasional coalition, and is now trying to ride on this historic achievement and take credit. 'Sarawakians must make it clear to these politicians: the people are watching, and they see the truth. You were the failed gatekeepers, and now you try to pose as saviours – a laughable and desperate charade.' According to Soo, the Unity Government stands for inclusion, cooperation and pluralism, and remains committed to fighting religious and racial extremism as well as to building a just and progressive new Malaysia. He stressed that Sarawak, as a model of multicultural harmony, must protect this spirit of unity. DAPSY oil and gas Petros Soo Tien Ren
New Straits Times
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Carmen Soo wins Best Actress award in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Popular Malaysian actress Carmen Soo, 47, has brought honour to the country by winning Best Actress (Drama Series) at Singapore's Pesta Perdana 2025 television and film awards. She clinched the Best Actress award for her role in the drama series Operandi Gerhana at the annual ceremony held last Saturday. Soo, who began her acting career in 1997, described her victory as the "most beautiful moment" of her three-decade career. "I want to thank the entire production team and ensemble cast. This award means so much to me," said Soo, dedicating her win to her husband, Benson Tan, and their daughter, Bea. Operandi Gerhana is a police drama set in the 1950s, revolving around police officers dedicated to dismantling crime syndicates. Pesta Perdana, organised by Singapore's national broadcaster Mediacorp, celebrates the Malay-language television and film industry in the country.
