In November 2022, the Laundress’s shocking recall of nearly every product in its assortment—from its wildly popular Le Labo collaboration to baby detergent—shocked devoted fans of the luxe and purportedly “clean” brand. As it dealt with refunding customers, the brand simultaneously worked double time to get products back on the market, and to do so safely. In June, the Laundress shared its first non-recall post to Instagram since pulling products, and a press event was scheduled (though it was curiously canceled; executives from the Laundress provided responses to Bazaar. Read More...
In the 1980s, Carter was the face of makeup giant Maybelline, where she could regularly be seen pitching Moisture Whip lipstick and other products. As a spokesperson for the brand, Carter attended a 1982 event at the company's headquarters in Memphis. Maybelline happened to be owned by a drug company and client of Altman's Washington D.C. law firm (via The Washington Post). A well-meaning matchmaker, Maybelline exec R. Lee Jenkins, invited Altman to a dinner that was being held for Carter while they were all in town. Read More...
A$AP Rocky was talking about being a dad even before he and Rihanna announced their pregnancy. Telling GQ that he was excited about fatherhood in May 2021, he said, "If that's in my destiny, absolutely," before quipping, "I think I'm already a dad! All these motherf***ers are already my sons — whatchu talkin' 'bout!" But he then added, "Nah, but like, I think I'd be an incredible, remarkably, overall amazing dad. I would have a very fly child. Read More...