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A Closer Look at Anna Diop’s Vibrant Gucci Premiere Look

For her first red carpet of 2024, Anna Diop came out with a bang in the form of a bejeweled tangerine minidress straight off Gucci’s S/S 24 runway. “I wanted to communicate effortlessness and chicness while also being in something that catches the eye,” Diop tells us following the event. Check, check, and check! The bold number was the epitome of joy and the perfect look to not only usher in an exciting new year on screen for the actor, but to more specifically celebrate The Book of Clarence, a film that is nothing short of a good time.

Directed by Jeymes Samuel (The Harder They Fall and The Great Gatsby), The Book of Clarence is an epic biblical comedy drama about a man struggling to make a better life for his family who risks it all to carve his own path to a divine life. The film most notably features an incredible ensemble of Black excellence consisting of Diop, LaKieth Stanfield, Alfre Woodard, Omary Sy, Nicholas Pinnock, and rising star Michael Ward. “It’s a film that does the near impossible in that it hits the comedy nail on the head, it hits the drama nail on the head, and it hits the action nail on the head,” Diop says. “I’m excited for people to come to the theater and really be entertained in the way film is meant to.”

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I Tried the 3 Designer It Bags Everyone is Talking About

There’s no doubt that the lineup of handbags for fall 2023 are made for the woman on the go. Whether they come in the form of supersized carryalls designed to hold a jam-packed day’s worth of essentials or in the form of convertible clutches that offer four-plus ways to wear them, luxury handbags have never been better at mirroring our ever-busier lives. Thankfully this season, we don’t have to sacrifice function for fashion.

Yes, shoulder bags are still the leading silhouette, but the styles on offer range from petite and structured to oversized and roomy, so there’s really something for everyone. Of course, deciding to invest in a designer bag is far from a casual affair, what with the endless parade of options in the market and the increasingly high price tags they come with. As a fashion editor, I consider it my duty to scutinze everything from size and shape to versatility and function when recommending a luxury handbag, but today I’m taking it one step further by lending the season’s top three styles my personal review.

Here, discover my shortlist of the most talked-about bags of fall 2023—the Gucci Horsebit Chain Strap Bag, Prada Triangle-Logo Handbag, and Loewe Squeeze Bag—complete with details on their fit, function, and how much really fits inside each.

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Gucci Campaign Stars Halle Bailey, Hanni, and Julia Garner Talk Personal Style

Halle Bailey, Hanni, and Julia Garner starring in a Gucci campaign together was definitely a surprise on my 2023 fashion bingo card, but noteworthy nonetheless. For the relaunch of the Horsebit 1955, the Italian house tapped the unexpected trio of zeitgeisty stars (Bailey will play Ariel in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid; Hanni, a Gucci global brand ambassador, plans to make her Lollapalooza debut with the K-pop girl group NewJeans; and Ozark’s Garner, who last mimicked Anna Delvey’s hilariously bizarre accent in Inventing Anna, is reportedly keeping her “fingers crossed” for the Madonna biopic) to model the iconic accessory.

An archival image of a leather Gucci bag from 1955 featuring the Horsebit hardware.

Courtesy Gucci

To the uninitiated, the Horsebit 1955 might bear a strong resemblance to the initial design from six decades ago, introduced in 1955, two years after the hardware appeared in the brand’s collections. In fact, the reimagined version features the same equestrian-inspired metal detail, and was first presented at the Capitoline Museums during Gucci’s cruise 2020 show. Easily distinguishable by its archival emblem, the perpetually coveted, celebrity-loved bag still features the trademark double ring and bar, an ode to horseback riding—specifically, the snaffle on a horse’s bridle—a favorite hobby among Gucci customers from the get-go (because, the ’50s). Now, the Horsebit is featured on a plethora of prints and accessories from the house, including its famous loafers. Though the Horsebit 1955 honors Gucci codes, the latest iteration comes in a range of silhouettes (think: a dome-shaped top-handle), as well as sizes, colors, and materials for a “choose your own adventure” type of styling experience.

In a new campaign shot by Mert & Marcus, premiering exclusively on ELLE.com, Bailey, Hanni, and Garner, who’s also one of the faces of Gucci Guilty, team up for an intimate portrait series where they each pose with the Horsebit in their own unique way, bringing the past firmly into the present, as three women who are currently owning their respective fields. With that in mind, ahead of the campaign launch, we asked the trio: How do you find your personal style? Keep scrolling to find out why Bailey values comfort, Hanni loves to experiment, and Garner looks to her grandmother.

Hanni, Julia Garner, and Halle Bailey attend Gucci’s fall/winter 2023 show.

Jacopo M. Raule

Halle Bailey

Mert & Marcus

“I’ve always looked up to my big sister, Chloe, for style inspiration. To me, comfort is important, but I also want to feel a little sexy when I dress up. The key is to find pieces that feel genuine and reflect your personality.”

Hanni

Mert & Marcus

“At the moment, I love to experiment with different styles—it’s a great way to have fun expressing yourself. The most important thing is that I feel comfortable and confident in a look.”

Julia Garner

Mert & Marcus

“My grandmother is my style icon. Her generation dressed up, and I love that. I’ve found my style by leaning into the fun of clothing. I feel most confident in classics, but it always needs to have a little edge.”

Watch Halle Bailey, Hanni, and Julia Garner in Gucci’s new campaign video, below:

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Claire Stern is the Deputy Editor of ELLE.com. Previously, she served as Editor at Bergdorf Goodman. Her interests include fashion, food, travel, music, Peloton, and The Hills—not necessarily in that order. She used to have a Harriet the Spy notebook and isn’t ashamed to admit it. 

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Jen Shah carries (possibly fake) Gucci bag to sentencing hearing

Jen Shah is looking polished at court.

The “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star appeared for her sentencing during her fraud trial on Friday, wearing a camel-colored coat with a matching monochromatic leopard-print pussy-bow top.

Shah, who was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for wire fraud, also carried a Gucci leopard-print clutch ($1,190) for the occasion — less than one month after it was revealed that federal authorities confiscated more than 50 counterfeit purses and pieces of jewelry from the reality star’s home in Utah.

She previously clutched the same bag at BravoCon afterparties (though she was not invited to any of the formal events).

It would seem the Italian fashion label is a go-to for Shah, who paired a red Gucci handbag worth more than $2,000 with a pearl-accented Gucci logo belt to the courthouse in July 2022.

Among the items, according to documents obtained by Page Six, were handbags marked “Louis Vuitton,” “Chanel,” “Fendi,” “Jimmy Choo” and “Gucci,” although neither the red purse nor the leopard clutch were described among the knockoffs.

The Bravolebrity was arrested in March 2021 for allegedly scamming hundreds of victims in a telemarketing scheme, prompting the raid of her home. However, the inventory list — which also included real designer goods — was released after Shah pleaded guilty in July to help her pay the $9.5 million in restitution she owes.

The “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star previously carried the same purse at BravoCon afterparties.
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The “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star previously carried the same purse at BravoCon afterparties.
Felipe Ramales / SplashNews.com


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At her plea hearing, Shah admitted she knowingly offered bogus services.

“From 2012 to March 2021 in the Southern District of New York and elsewhere, I agreed with others to commit wire fraud,” Shah said. “I did this by knowingly providing customer names to people who were marketing business services that had little or no value.”

Her husband, Sharrieff Shah Sr., pleaded with the judge to show leniency in the sentencing at the time.

Shah previously carried a large red Gucci bag to the courthouse in July 2022.
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NFT Projects Churn Millions for High-End Brands Nike, Gucci, Adidas

A total of $260 million (roughly Rs. 2,074 crore) has collectively been bagged by high-end luxury brands including Nike, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana with the sales of their NFT pieces. NFTs or non-fungible tokens are digital collectibles that are built on blockchain networks, inspired by real-life stuff like clothes and shoes as well as virtual characters like games characters. Owing to the trend of purchasing and collecting NFTs, majorly popularised by celebrities, several brands have been releasing their own NFT series, linked to their identities and products.

Nike, that acquired virtual design studio RTFKT last December to accelerate its metaverse and NFT push has bagged $185.3 million (roughly Rs. 1,478 crore) in NFT sales, citing Dune Analytics data, a report by NFTgators said recently.

Nike’s expensive NFTs have been inspired by its iconic sneaker collections. It released its first NFT collection named ‘Cryptokicks’ in April with a total of 20,000 pieces. The high prices of the NFTs from this collection have gone as high as $134,000 (roughly Rs. 1 crore).

As per a screenshot of Dune Analytics data shared by NFTgators, Italian luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana, jewellery brand Tiffany, and Gucci secured the second, third, and fourth ranks in terms of the revenue they gathered via NFT-related projects.

Budweiser, Time Magazine, and Pepsi also made it to the list.

This development comes at a time when the NFT market is struggling to overcome its ongoing slump.

As per a Reuters report, monthly sales volume on the largest NFT marketplace, OpenSea, plunged to $700 million (roughly Rs. 5,500 crore) in June, down from $2.6 billion (roughly Rs. 20,600 crore) in May and a far cry from January’s peak of nearly $5 billion (roughly 40,000 crore).

By late June the average NFT sale sunk to $412 (roughly Rs. 33,000) from $1,754 (roughly Rs. 1,40,000) at the end of April, according to NonFungible.com, which tracks sales on the Ethereum and Ronin blockchains.

Now that the crypto sector seems to be emerging out of its downturn, its only a matter of time before NFTs again become all the rage among members of the blockchain community.

The sales of NFTs reached $25 billion (roughly Rs. 1,84,700 crore) in 2021 as the speculative crypto asset exploded in popularity, data from market tracker DappRadar showed.

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