NEW YORK — It’s the “little moments” that Bethenny Frankel is most drawn to in her first fashion venture.
This week, the reality show star and entrepreneur will finally reveal her Skinnygirl Jeans collection with a multipronged launch including in-store appearances and a major social media push.
“I call them ‘little moments,’” she said during a last-minute line review at the One Jeanswear Group Seventh Avenue offices here last week. She pointed to a red stripe down the side of the skinny jeans she was wearing as well as the studs, zippers and chains that embellished other pieces in the line. “I like a detail,” she said. “But this is not too over the top.”
A jean with glitter embedded in the fabric that Frankel said is “understated but still sparkles,” as well as models with unfinished edges, also set the collection apart in the crowded jeanswear market, she believes.
Skinnygirl Jeans offers knit tops and jackets as well, which also have details that expand the collection beyond basics. A sweatshirt in orange is cropped and has lacing on the sleeves as well as zippers on the bottom. And a denim jacket has zippered sleeves.
Frankel also liked the “pick-up drop-off” dress she said is
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SOFT-SHOE: Mytheresa.com is teaming with Tod’s as part of a strategy to offer its clients one-off products from some of its best-selling labels. The latest partnership is called “Tods 80km/h,” and the footwear label has re-created its Gommino loafers as well as a pair of shearling-lined moccasins and minimal sneakers in plush velvet fabrics in a range of jewel tones, from emerald green to burgundy to a deep navy blue.
Tiffany Hsu, fashion buying director of the site, said Tod’s is one of its best-selling brands and resonates particularly well in Asia and Europe. The site, which has in the past worked with Prada, Miu Miu, Chloé and Off-White, was looking to offer customers a twist on the classic styles.
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“We wanted to offer our customers something traditional that was also refreshed and contemporary, so the velvet was such a natural fit. We’ve seen this fabric become a mainstay for footwear, so to offer it in four exclusive colorways was a new spin on the usual suede that we’ve seen from Tod’s,” she added. “The sneaker was a fun addition to the mix — as one of our best-selling styles in footwear, it was important to offer this amongst
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The day after Naomi Osaka defeated Serena Williams to win the U.S. Open women’s final, the 20-year-old showed that she can compete with Williams’ fashion game, too.
Osaka, the first Japanese-born tennis player to win a Grand Slam event, wore a white Comme des Garçons collection dress for a championship trophy photo op at the Top of the Rock observation deck at Rockefeller Center in New York. It’s the first time the Japanese brand, designed by Rei Kawakubo, has dressed Osaka.
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Shortly before the cocktail hour got under way Friday night, photographer Alexi Lubomirski was seen ducking through the terrace space and out of view. His purpose at the 50th anniversary extravaganza was revealed on Saturday, when Ralph Lauren began publishing exclusive celebrity portraits it had commissioned from Lubomirski, who captured the likes of Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas, Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw, Chance the Rapper and Iman, Blake Lively and Henry Golding and more.
The portraits were captured during dinner, as a photo shoot took place behind the scenes with handpicked VIPs. The full list of those shot is Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton and Ralph Lauren, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas, Blake Lively, Henry Golding and Paul Feig, the Aldridge family, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw, Taylor Hill, Kanye West and Ansel Elgort, Chance the Rapper and Iman, Camilla Belle, Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway, Rosie Huntington Whiteley and Lily Aldridge, Akira, Tom Hiddleston and James Norton.
Lubomirski has become one of the most in-demand photographers following his work with the engagement portraits for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and their subsequent royal wedding. Since then, he has photographed covers for Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and Harper’s Bazaar U.K.
Blake Lively, Henry Golding and Paul Feig, photographed by
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UCLA update: UCLA fell to 0-2 for the first time since 2010 after a 49-21 loss to No. 6 Oklahoma on the road. … True freshman Dorian Thompson-Robinson made his first career start and didn’t shrink away from the big moment in front of a sold-out crowd as he threw for 254 yards and one touchdown on 16-of-26 passing. He was just the eighth true freshman quarterback to start a game for UCLA, and did so without spring practices. … Grad transfer quarterback Wilton Speight, the Week 1 starter, was out with a back injury. Head coach Chip Kelly did not provide an update on Speight’s injury status after the game Saturday. … The Bruins struggled up front, allowing six tackles and rushing for just 129 yards on 50 carries (2.6 yards per carry). … UCLA is in danger of its first 0-3 start since 1971 and going winless in the first three games for the first time since a 0-2-1 start in 1983.
Fresno State’s last game: With a chance to force overtime against Minnesota, Fresno State put the ball in the hands of running back Josh Hokit. Then he threw it. On first-and-goal from the Minnesota 4-yard line with a seven-point deficit, Hokit took a handoff from quarterback Marcus McMaryion and tried to loft a pass to tight end Jared Rice, but Minnesota Antoine Winfield Jr. picked off the attempt and sealed a 21-14 Minnesota victory on Saturday night. The Bulldogs were down 10-0 at halftime, but briefly took a 14-13 lead in the fourth quarter before allowing a touchdown and two-point conversion with 3:28 to go. … McMaryion, the former Oregon State quarterback, was an All-Mountain West honorable mention last season. He has completed 42 of 58 passes in two games this season with 412 yards and two touchdowns.
The Los Angeles Chargers open the season at the StubHub Center Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs in AFC West action.
Jack Wang will be reporting from Carson. Keep it here for live news updates, analysis and stats during and after the game.
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An electric first quarter. #KCvsLAC https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmrifPhV4AAP18L.jpgEnd of one. #KCvsLAC https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmrhwT-U8AA9Tmc.jpg CHIEFS KINGDOM #KCvsLAC https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dmrhb-5UcAAXUxG.jpgRT Joe Barksdale (knee) questionable to return. #KCvsLAC A huge three-and-out first by the Chargers there.
JJ Jones back to return the punt.Joe Barksdale now being carted to the locker room. Trainers were examining the Chargers right tackle’s right knee.That was the first touchdown pass of Mahomes’ career, and hopefully, the first of many.
KC 14, LA 3
6:39 left in the first quarterThanks to Dee Ford’s career sack No. 18.5, you can buy one Big Mac at an area @KCMcDonalds tomorrow and score a 2nd Big Mac for free. #BigMacSack https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dmrfv8SUUAAVFM4.jpgChargers right tackle Joe Barksdale down with what looks like a right leg injury. Limping heavily as he’s helped off the field now.#SackCity #KCvsLAC
Austin Ekeler with an incredible 30-yard reception. Add a 15-yard penalty….Chargers at the KC 30.BIG MOOD
#KCvsLAC https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmrejDyVsAAWqIy.jpgThe Chargers have 52 offensive yards. Tyreek Hill has 58, plus 91 yards on a punt return.Tyreek Hill’s speed becoming a problem here in this first quarter. 14-3 Chiefs.ARE YOU KIDDING, @CHEETAH !?
And Tyreek Hill scores again.Tyreek Hill now has 21 career touchdowns.
He is averaging 53 yards per play on those plays.
That’s ridiculous. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmrayUDUcAAmG-E.jpgLast year, four Chargers kickers combined to go just 3 of 11 on field goal attempts from 40 yards and beyond.The fastest man in football. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmrcMrNUYAMEfNX.jpgCaleb Sturgis is good from 45 yards.
7-3, Chiefs | 9:20 1Q t.co
Caleb Sturgis is good from 45 yards out. Chargers on the board: 7-3 KC.Caleb Sturgis attempts a 45-yard field goal … and it’s good!Philip hits Keenan for the first down.
That’s 5⃣3⃣ straight games with multiple catches for @Keenan13Allen – the longest streak in team history. t.co
That’s how you open the season.
TYREEK TO THE HOUSE! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmrbHnVUYAAt1uS.jpgTyreek Hill 91-yard punt return for a TD makes it 7-0 Chiefs after a Butker extra point.CHEEEEEEETAH #KCvsLAC
Chargers, three-and-out. Tyreek Hill, punt return touchdown.JJ Jones is on the field for the Chargers’ opening kickoff return, but takes a knee for a touchback.Here we go, Week 1 underway. Chargers start with the ball at their own 25.The #Chiefs won the toss and deferred to the second half. They will begin on defense.Chiefs win the toss and elect to defer.
“Y’ALL BOYS READY?!” https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmrW1D5U0AAULJH.jpgThanks chiefs for the backstage pass!!! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmrUxeyU4AItAXi.jpg#ChiefsKingdom
Where are you watching from? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmrVUxKXgAE0D84.jpgMOOD. #KCvsLAC
Derwin James warmed up as the Chargers’ starting free safety. Could still see him and strong safety Jahleel Addae switching around a bit as the game goes on.LET’S DO THIS.
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A 40-year-old man who had argued with a motorist and was standing in the center median of a Long Beach street was struck and killed by a hit-and-run suspect, police said.
The victim was identified as Victor Salvador Herrera of Long Beach.
At about 11 p.m. Saturday, officers were dispatched to Market Street and Orange Avenue regarding the collision, the Long Beach Police Department said.
Officers learned the victim had been walking in the area of Market Street and Orange Avenue, when he got into an argument with the male driver of a red sedan, police said in a statement.
The argument went on and as the victim stood in the median, the suspect ran him over and fled westbound on Market Street, police said. Herrera was transported to a hospital, where he died.
Shortly after the crash, officers said, in the area of Temple Avenue and Willow Street, they observed a driver who appeared to be intoxicated, and they tried to make a traffic stop. The car collided into a parked car at 10th Street and Obispo Avenue, police said, and the suspect was taken into custody.
Police determined it was the same vehicle that struck the man.
The suspect was identified as 29-year-old Sokhorn Hor of Long Beach. He has been booked on suspicion of murder and is being held at the Long Beach City Jail on $2 million bail.
Anyone with information is asked to call Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Malcolm Evans and Robert Gonzales at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), texting TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or visiting www.lacrimestoppers.org.
It was over so quickly that if you weren’t glued to C-SPAN you surely missed it, but a spontaneous moment of grace took place during the relentlessly partisan confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. It came when Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, asked Kavanaugh how he’d like to be remembered at the end of his life.
The question seemed to take the nominee by surprise. “A good dad,” Kavanaugh replied haltingly, “a good judge.” As he hesitated, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, prompted the witness: “A good husband.”
As laughter rippled through the room, Graham quipped, “Thanks, Dianne, you helped him a lot.” Temporarily reprieved, Kavanaugh smiled and told Feinstein, “I owe you.”
This brief respite was a reminder that those at that hearing — senators on both sides of the aisle, political advocates on opposite ends of this political fight, even the loudmouth protesters and Capitol Police officers who kept arresting them — live in one common country. It also offered Americans a brief glimpse into how the Senate once operated, even while grappling with issues of great national import.
No longer. The Democrats’ stalling tactics, rudeness, grandstanding, demagoguery, and organized disruptions — aided by demonstrators who shrieked intermittently at the nominee — reminded Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn of “mob rule.” That’s probably too strong a phrase, but the Democrats’ guerrilla tactics raised questions that go to the heart of self-governance: Is this the new norm on Capitol Hill, and in U.S. politics generally? If so, can the two-party system still function? And how did the confirmation process come to this?
The answers to those all questions are varied — and certainly not the fault of only one political party. Here are four factors that have helped create legislative chaos:
The Garland Factor: By any objective standard, Brett M. Kavanaugh is highly qualified to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Although he worked in exclusively Republican legal circles – and on the staff of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, whose investigation led to President Clinton’s impeachment — Kavanaugh has also served for the past 12 years as a judge in the First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. There, he penned more than 307 opinions and 100 dissents. Senate Judiciary Republicans insisted all week that if Democrats want to know what kind of Supreme Court justice Kavanaugh would be, all they have to do is read those cases. He’s also, by all accounts, a nice guy.
But there is a glaring weakness in the Republicans’ argument. If Kavanaugh’s tenure on the D.C. Circuit qualifies him to serve on the court, certainly Judge Merrick Garland is just as qualified, if not more so: Garland is the chief judge on that court. He, too, is regarded as a good dude — Kavanaugh says so himself. Yet, after Garland was nominated by President Obama to fill Antonin Scalia’s seat in 2016, the Republicans wouldn’t even grant him a hearing.
Sen. Ted Cruz pointed out Thursday that Garland joined in 27 out of 28 opinions written by Kavanaugh, while Kavanaugh returned the favor, joining in 28 out of 30 of Garland’s rulings. “I think we are trying hard to find common ground and as I’ve said before, he is a great judge,” Kavanaugh explained. “Those statistics reflect the reality of how judges go about their business.”
Fair enough, but Cruz’s ploy revealed the cynicism of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s 2016 gambit. If Garland was so reasonable, why did Republicans treat him so shabbily? And why is it even reasonable to expect Democrats to just forget about it?
Court Balance: The man eventually tapped to fill Scalia’s seat was Neil Gorsuch. Democrats weren’t thrilled, but they didn’t lose their minds over it, as they have this time. The reason is that both parties tacitly accepted the logic that a “conservative seat” was being filled. This time, President Trump is replacing Justice Anthony Kennedy, who was a pivotal swing vote on the high court for three decades. Democrats are acting as though replacing him with a conservative is the end of democracy as we know it.
There’s a certain amount of revisionism here: Justice Kennedy, appointed by President Reagan, was usually on the conservative side of the court’s numerous 5-4 decisions. And as recently as earlier this summer, liberals were complaining about him bitterly. But he was not a movement conservative and the fear is that on such hot-button issues as affirmative action, gun control, abortion – especially abortion — Kavanaugh will be the deciding vote who swings public policy in this country in a decidedly conservative direction.
In this regard, it’s the Democrats’ argument that has a flaw – two, actually. The first is that had she won the 2016 election, President Hillary Clinton would have done the same thing in reverse: the Scalia and Kennedy seats would have gone to two progressives expected to show fealty to all the Democratic Party’s sacred cows.
The second problem is that such litmus tests are not what the high court is supposed to be. Those justices are supposed to be legal scholars who adjudge the weighty constitutional questions before them without fear or favor. The current system is designed to reduce them to the status of dependable (if coy, at least during their confirmation hearings) political hacks who can be counted on to finesse their rulings in ways that won’t offend the special interest groups that bankrolled the president who appointed them.
Presidential Politics: Two other Judiciary Committee Democrats, both attorneys themselves, have what any good lawyer would recognize as an obvious conflict of interest: They want to be president themselves. We’re talking about California’s Kamala Harris and Cory Booker of New Jersey, participants in what might be called the “Kavanaugh Primary.”
Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley was 13 words into his introductory remarks when he was interrupted by Harris. She wasn’t being rude. Well, let’s rephrase that: It wasn’t mere rudeness. Harris was less concerned with offending Grassley than in getting the jump on Booker.
Booker rebounded the next day with an inspired performance in which he claimed repeatedly that he was releasing Kavanaugh White House emails that had been marked confidential even though it meant he could be expelled from the Senate. This penalty was unlikely, given that Grassley has previously acceded to requests to make the emails public. It might best be described as “fake grandstanding.” In the Kavanaugh Primary, apparently there is no such thing as bad publicity.
The Trump Factor: That said, it is a fact of life that Kavanaugh is in Democrats’ cross-hairs because of the man who appointed him. “You are the nominee of President Donald John Trump,” Sen. Dick Durbin told Kavanaugh. “This is a president who has shown us consistently that he’s contemptuous of the rule of law.
Durbin then went on to say that Trump had canned James Comey when he decided that the FBI director “wouldn’t bend to his will,” and that Trump “harasses and threatens his own attorney general.”
“It’s that president who decided you are his man,” Durbin added
To some Democrats, it seemed Durbin was reading stage directions, but what he was raising is on every Senate Democrats’ mind: Will it be harder to impeach Trump with Kavanaugh on the court? Perhaps Brett Kavanaugh is that partisan. Then again, maybe he’s faithful to the rule of law. Bill Clinton might be the Democrat to ask.
Carl M. Cannon is executive editor and Washington Bureau chief of RealClearPolitics.
Jews will begin the observance of Rosh Hashana, the two-day holiday marking the Jewish New Year, at sundown Sunday, Sept. 9.
Services ushering in the year 5779 on the Hebrew calendar will feature the blowing of the shofar, a ram’s horn mentioned in the Torah.
Rosh Hashana is a time when Jews gather with family members and their communities to reflect on the past year and the one beginning. Celebrants also eat festive meals featuring apples dipped in honey, symbolic of the wishes for a sweet year.
Rosh Hashana begins a 10-day period of contemplation and repentance leading to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, Judaism’s most solemn and somber day.
During the High Holy Days, Jewish tradition holds that God records the fate of each person for the coming year in the Book of Life, which is sealed at the end of Yom Kippur.
In a call to Jewish leaders on Thursday, President Donald Trump said, “The Jewish practice of reflection, atonement, and remembrance during this holy period not only strengthens Jewish communities, but inspires all Americans.
“Over the centuries, the Jewish people have suffered unthinkable persecution, yet you have not only endured, you have thrived and flourished as an example of humankind.”
Although most congregations require membership and tickets for High Holy Days services, some synagogues and organizations have services and Rosh Hashana observances that are open to the public for no charge.
For example, the Chai Center will hold a no-cost service from 6:45-8:30 p.m. at the Writers Guild Theater at 135 S. Doheny Drive in Beverly Hills.
The service will be followed by what is billed as “The Largest Jewish New Year’s Eve Party” from 8:30-10:30 p.m.”
Another service will be held from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday.
The Chai Center describes itself as “a very nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the Jewish community of Greater Los Angeles” with such events as a “Dinner for 60 Strangers” each Friday evening, classes on a variety of topics of Judaism and singles parties “for Conservative, Reform, non-affiliates and any Jew that moves.”
A free service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Laugh Factory at 8001 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, conducted in the Reform Jewish tradition by Rabbi Bob Jacobs.
This is the 35th year High Holy Days services will be held at the Laugh Factory. Due to high attendance, people are asked to arrive at 10 a.m. More information on the service is available by calling (323) 656-1336 or by emailing info@laughfactory.com.
“Two of the main reasons I love doing this is it gives so many actors, writers, comedians, and the entire Hollywood community who are away from their families a place to pray for the holidays,” club owner Jamie Masada said.
“So many people cannot afford the high cost of tickets that most temples charge in order to attend services. At the Laugh Factory Temple, all are welcome to come and pray.”
Welcome to a new, and relaxed, Escada world. In celebration of the brand’s 40th anniversary, global design director Niall Sloan staged his first runway show in New York, citing the city’s international appeal to a broader audience.
Sloan has used the last two collections as a testing ground for his vision of the modern Escada woman, injecting bold color and reviving archival logo prints, all with an Eighties bent that has modern appeal. Silhouettes have softened, and the attitude has become more carefree.
For spring, Sloan channeled the brand’s amusing beginnings and archives into clothes underscored by ease. For those who don’t know, Margaretha and Wolfgang Ley named the brand after a racehorse they admired for its energetic spirit. That sense of frivolity came through in the loose silhouettes of oversized shirting — including a crisp poplin over a graphic logo skirt, a silky blue number over equally languid red pants, or a color-blocked pink-and-black version styled with an animal-print burnout velvet skirt — a new take on evening at once elegant and unrestrained. Sloan had fun with the athletic stripes on a mini bomber jacket, and polka dots both graphic (red-spotted pants) and refined (neutrals in waist-defining dresses and skirt suits).
He
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CHIEFS KINGDOM #KCvsLAC https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dmrhb-5UcAAXUxG.jpgRT Joe Barksdale (knee) questionable to return. #KCvsLAC A huge three-and-out first by the Chargers there.
“Y’ALL BOYS READY?!” https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmrW1D5U0AAULJH.jpgThanks chiefs for the backstage pass!!! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmrUxeyU4AItAXi.jpg#ChiefsKingdom 
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chfs.me/2MZmYbZ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmrQ5JFV4AAwCA0.jpgPregame w/ Mike Pouncey and Melvin Gordon. #KCvsLAC 
