Princess Diana's famous Virgin Atlantic gym sweater just sold at auction for over $50,000. The royal gave the jumper to her former personal trainer Jenni Rivett, who put it up for sale via the Boston-based RR Auction. The winning bid of $53,532 (about £42,500) came from a collector in California who wishes to remain anonymous, reports People. The jumper became renowned after Diana used it to fool the paparazzi, wearing it repeatedly so that all pictures of her leaving the gym would look the same and therefore be less interesting or valuable. Read More...
Bob Ross is everywhere these days: bobbleheads, Chia Pets, waffle makers, underwear emblazoned with his shining face, even energy drinks “packed with the joy and positivity of Bob Ross!” Whatever merchandising opportunity is out there, kitsch or otherwise, it’s a safe bet his brand-management company is on it—despite his having shuffled off the mortal coil more than 25 years ago.
He’s also a smash hit on social media, where he feels more like a Gen-Z influencer than a once semi-obscure PBS celebrity who rose to fame in the 1980s on the back of his bouffant hairdo, hypnotic singsong baritone, and a timeless message about the beauty of the world around us. Read More...
Sorry to break it to you, but you may have been saying Versace wrong for years. The more you know, right?
The revelation comes courtesy of the Versace Instagram page, with help from a slew of models (including Gigi Hadid) and Donatella Versace herself. "It's Versace not Versachee," the fashion brand captioned a video of several models and Donatella collectively schooling the world on how to properly pronounce the name. Read More...