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Elle
3 days ago
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Arm Cuffs Are The Y2K Trend Alexa Chung And Zoey Deutch Are Accessorising With This Summer
Yesterday Zoey Deutch stepped out in New York looking like the personification of the word chic. And while her sleek bun and minimal Michael Kors Collection dress certainly built a foundation for the gorgeous outfit, it was her simple bracelets that stole the show. FIND OUT MORE AT ELLE COLLECTIVE The organic-shaped gold cuffs look like Elsa Perretti for Tiffany & Co's famous Bone bracelets - a timeless investment piece for fashion devotees. The sublime asymmetry and sensuous contours of Elsa Peretti Bone cuffs have an ergonomic quality that makes them one with the body. And it isn't just Deutch who has decided to embrace the cuff bracelet this summer. In fact, British style star Alexa Chung has been wearing the Y2K-beloved bracelet style non stop this summer. Chung, who is a pro at tiny styling tricks that make a big impact, has been placing her bracelet on her upper arm. We first saw her try the trend in Cannes over her Mango trench coat, and since then it has barely left her bicep. In one recent post the former fashion designer acknowledged her cuff bracelet addiction, captioning the post: 'Overly into upper arm shim sham.' The 41-year-old has proved the styles versatility, wearing it with a sheer, leopard-print maxi dress (which is available to buy now). Composition & Care And a Supriya Lele sheer, PVC mini dress. We love the idea of cuffing these bracelets over long-sleeved clothes to transform a silhouette, but, as both Chung and Deutch prove, there's something elegant about placing them on bare skin too. Time to try the Noughties trend for ourselves. ELLE Collective is a new community of fashion, beauty and culture lovers. For access to exclusive content, events, inspiring advice from our Editors and industry experts, as well the opportunity to meet designers, thought-leaders and stylists, become a member today HERE. Daisy Murray is the Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, spotlighting emerging designers, sustainable shopping, and celebrity style. Since joining in 2016 as an editorial intern, Daisy has run the gamut of fashion journalism - interviewing Molly Goddard backstage at London Fashion Week, investigating the power of androgynous dressing and celebrating the joys of vintage shopping.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Senseless hate:' Local Jewish leaders react to murders of two young Israeli diplomats
Describing it as an act of "senseless hate," former Palm Beach County congressman Ted Deutch condemned the May 21 killings of two young Israeli diplomats outside a Washington, D.C., event hosted by the organization he now leads. Now the CEO of the American Jewish Committee, Deutch confirmed that Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum as they were leaving the AJC's Young Diplomats reception. The Israeli foreign ministry said Lischinsky, 30, and Milgrim, 26, were locally employed staff members and, according to multiple published reports, the two had been involved in efforts to promote dialogue between young Israelis and Palestinians. They were a couple and had planned to become engaged to be married in late May in Jerusalem. ADL: Antisemitic acts down in Palm Beach County, Florida in 2024 but troubling trends persist 'Sarah and Yaron were stolen from us,' Deutch, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2010 until 2022 and whose district included parts of Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach, said in a prepared statement. 'Moments before they were murdered, they were smiling, laughing, and enjoying an event with colleagues and friends. We are in shock and heartbroken as we attempt to process this immense tragedy.' Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith identified the suspected shooter as Elias Rodriguez, 30, from Chicago, and told reporters in Washington that Rodriguez had chanted "Free Palestine, Free Palestine," after security officers at the event took him into custody. Deutch thanked President Donald Trump and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser for their swift action and support. "While we wait for the conclusion of the police investigation — and urge all our friends and allies to do the same — it strongly appears that this was an attack motivated by hate against the Jewish people and the Jewish state, " he said. "This senseless hate and violence must stop." 'Heartbroken': 19-year-old man killed in Boynton Beach motorcycle crash was PBSO cadet The incident also drew reactions from officials in Palm Beach County. "I think as a community, we're all just absolutely heartbroken by the events that took place last night in Washington, D.C.," said Michael Hoffman, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County. "These are just two young people whose lives were senselessly taken away for no reason, other than the fact they were Jewish and that they worked for the Israeli embassy." Hoffman said there was no indication that local synagogues or Jewish centers were at a heightened risk, but noted that the federation has an office of community security that works with local and federal law-enforcement agencies to assess potential threats. "We're always trying to anticipate potential risks and threats against the Jewish community, and providing security that ensures that constituents of the Jewish community feel as though that they can attend synagogues or the Jewish community center … and feel that they are safe and secure and they can engage in a very vibrant Jewish experience," he said. The Anti-Defamation League's annual audit of antisemitic incidents tracked a total of 9,354 incidents in the U.S. in 2024, the highest total since the organization began tracking incidents 46 ago. In Florida, Palm Beach County had the highest number of reported incidents last year despite seeing a decrease from the number of cases reported in 2023. The county had 51 incidents in 2024, down from 83 the previous year, the ADL's Florida chapter reported. Julius Whigham II is a criminal justice and public safety reporter for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach him at jwhigham@ and follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, at @JuliusWhigham. Help support our work: Subscribe today. This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: South Florida Jewish leaders decry deaths of two Israeli diplomats
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
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Zoey Deutch on Cannes, Chanel and Channeling Jean Seberg in ‘Nouvelle Vague'
Zoey Deutch had barely touched down in Cannes when she tried on her Chanel red carpet dress for the first time. 'I got off the plane and went straight to the fitting,' she told WWD, speaking at the Hotel Majestic fresh from her final fitting. 'It felt like I was going to my wedding without seeing the wedding dress first. And then I walked in, saw it, and just went, 'Oh — it's perfect,'' she said. More from WWD Inside Coco Chanel's Renovated Villa La Pausa on the French Riviera Alexander Skarsgard Evokes Thigh-High Drama in Saint Laurent's Fetish Boots at Cannes for 'The Phoenician Scheme' Premiere Julianne Moore Does Dark Glamour with Brilliance in Bottega Veneta Knot Dress and Dangling Boucheron Diamonds for 'The Phoenician Scheme' Cannes Premiere Deutch stars in Richard Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague,' in a competition slot in the festival. She plays 1960s star Jean Seberg, the ideal 'American-in-Paris' who became an icon of French cinema and style — despite being from Iowa — decades before Emily was a twinkle in Darren Starr's eye. The film explores Seberg's early years in film, as well as her relationship with Jean-Luc Godard. The dress in question was a custom Chanel gown, floor-length, subtly floral, and pulled from the pages of history (or Pinterest, as it were), based on a photo Deutch discovered and sent to Chanel's team in the earliest stages of design. It was not a Chanel but was emblematic of the time period, Deutch said, and served as an inspiration. The collaboration was months in the making. It started during production for the film, when the fashion house created a custom look for Deutch in character. Chanel supported the production both financially and fashionably, with costumes by Pascaline Chavanne. 'They took that image and built something entirely new from it,' Deutch said. The atelier adapted the pattern from the original into new embroidery, slimmed the silhouette, lengthened the shape, adapted the neckline and hand-stitched the blooms to match the archival inspiration with a contemporary feeling. The result was a white silk organza gown with a tiered peplum waist. Every inch was a nod to Seberg. The film, which centers on the birth of French New Wave cinema and the early days of French film magazine 'Cahiers du Cinéma,' also transported Deutch into a totally new way of working, both linguistically and stylistically. 'When I first got the script, I only had the English version, and it needed to be translated. So what I wanted to do first was figure out Jean's dialect. She was from Marshalltown, Iowa, but by the time she was shooting 'Breathless,' she had this affected voice [similar to] the way a lot of movie stars at the time spoke.' Deutch researched Seberg's voice extensively, tracing it back to her early training when Seberg worked with a dialect coach to eliminate her Midwest American accent. Once the French and English dialogue was finalized, Deutch began four months of French language work. 'Obviously phonetically, but also to learn it,' she said. 'Because it's not the speaking French that's the problem — it's the understanding and reacting. Everyone knows acting is reacting. How do you react if you have no idea what they're saying?' Her approach was rooted in listening. 'It was more actually studying other people's lines than studying my own,' she said. 'I had a little bit of a leg up in that she wasn't French and she was just learning French. She admitted to feeling insecure while filming 'Breathless' because she was doing basically all improv in a language that she was still learning.' To get into character, 'there was a lot of digging into what I perceived to be a great deal of mystery and sadness behind her eyes, and doing the inner work of where that came from,' said Deutch. 'Not just her voice or the way she dressed, but her spirit.' Acting in French changed her approach, stripped away her habits and served as a masterclass. 'You learn all the things that you fall back on, the safety nets you have, the -isms and things that make you feel safe in the context of a scene,' she said. 'I couldn't do any of that.' She worked on her French, but her transformation went beyond language. Deutch famously chopped off her long, thick curls and dyed them platinum to play Seberg — an act that initially surprised director Linklater. He questioned her commitment (or offered a reprieve) and suggested a wig instead. But Deutch thought it was an opportunity to transform and went for the big chop. 'To me, the greatest part of my job is that I get to live all these different lives. I was so excited to chop all my hair off and dye it blonde for this role. But if you were to ask me to do that in my life, I would be like, absolutely not,' she said. 'I can live a really boring life in my personal life, because I live these insane lives, and there's this sort of power in doing something when it's not attached to me.' As it turns out, going full pixie wasn't exactly low maintenance. 'Everyone was like, 'Oh, it must be so much easier.' No. It's significantly more work,' she said. Deutch adapted that symbol of French style — the head scarf. The star relayed that friends teased her for trying to cosplay as a stereotypical Parisienne, but in reality, it served the very practical function of covering the hair. Protection from poof was her priority. Living in Paris during filming with her new Seberg look gave Deutch a sense of place she hadn't felt before as a tourist in the city. Three months in Paris changed her perspective. Her central Saint-Germain housing helped; walking was the key. 'You don't really know it unless you live in it. But I really fell in love with Paris, in a way that I felt like I could live there,' she said. 'Everyone always says, 'Get lost in Paris and walk around.' And I just kept walking. That was the best part for me.' As for the role itself, Deutch focused tightly on one chapter of Seberg's life. 'It was of less importance to me to focus on that,' she said of the later, more tragic years. 'I didn't want to read the last page of the book when I was still on page 20.' Instead, she looked at the moment before Seberg became an icon and explored the uncertainty and trauma of her early failure after 'Saint Joan,' her turn as Joan of Arc, was panned. The result is an ebullient film by Cannes reviews, that epitomizes the hopes of that generation. Before Cannes, Deutch had already worked with Chanel on wardrobe for the film, which was shot mostly in Paris. Costume designer Chavanne custom made two outfits for the film, including a cappuccino-colored dress with a striped bodice and a tulle skirt. Chavanne watched films such as the documentary 'Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède,' and dug through the Cinémathèque Française documents for her first step, then hit up the flea market in Saint Ouen to dig through vintage shops there. In the Cinémathèque's archives she found treasures such as the original receipt for Seberg's striped dress, which Godard purchased at the now-defunct Prisunic store on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Both the original and Linklater's film are monochrome, so part of Chavanne's biggest challenge was getting the tone right. 'The movie you see today is only in black and white, but when we made the movie, it's in color. You don't get to make it in gray,' she told WWD. The process required a lot of testing, and she pored over Chanel's own archives in a warehouse on the outskirts of Paris, where the brand houses books as well as original pieces and fabrics. When she came across the striped dress, she knew it would have to be in the film. The shape was completely modern, and the stripe has not only a special place in French cinema but has also become emblematic of French style. 'With the mariniere, there is a real connection,' she said. Brigitte Bardot is another cinema icon that made the stripe famous, and it's also a call back to Coco Chanel's personal style. The original was silk, but because it gets wet in the film, the brand experimented with fabrics. That's one of the hardest things about recreating vintage looks, she said, because the textiles used now are so different and don't carry the same shape or stretch. And while she took some liberties on the dress, one look that had to be faithfully recreated was Seberg's 'New York Herald Tribune' T-shirt from 'Breathless.' 'Many people have attempted this T-shirt because it's so emblematically famous, so it was not easy,' she said. It required many tries and finding the right textile to get the stiffer shape. It took several tests to get the right look. 'It's not only about the clothes, because the clothes are not just to be on the actors — it's a meeting between the actors and the clothes,' she said of the way they can transform on the screen. Deutch fell so in love with the striped dress that she decided to wear it to the Cannes photo-call. It's the first time in memory that a costume has been worn for the rooftop cast photos and press conference, which is usually a casual affair. And then there's the fashion. 'She was absolutely an icon,' Deutch said. French New Wave film was centered on realism, and Seberg styled herself. 'The clothing and the looks that she wears in ['Breathless'] are just pitch perfect. They are so classic and sexy and effortless,' she said. 'I loved everything I got to wear. I wish that's how I dressed every day.' Before hitting the screen, Deutch dreamed of becoming a fashion designer. 'I still sketch all the time. Getting to make custom things and work with designers — I feel like I get to live both of my dreams.' WWD shot the star as she headed to the famous 27 steps of the Palais des Festivals, looking calm, cool and collected despite internal jitters. 'I love fashion,' she said. 'But the red carpet part? Still terrifying. I don't think I've ever seen a photo of myself at a premiere where I look like me. I'm just too nervous.' That nervousness, though, is part of her process. 'Someone once told me that early in your acting career, the parts you get are just whatever you default to when you're scared,' she said, crediting someone 'smarter — maybe my mom.' (That mom is actress Lea Thompson of 'Back to the Future' fame.) If you get bubbly, you'll be cast in the talkative role; if you revert to seriousness, you'll get the brooding one, she relayed. 'Red carpets kind of bring that out — your default,' she said. Her early parts were rom-coms. The actress is busy, having just finished 'Our Town' on Broadway and is set to start shooting 'Voicemails to Isabelle' in Vancouver. She's itching to get back to the stage, in part because every day is a new opportunity to try something new. 'It was like I was saying a prayer, a two-hour prayer every day with 28 of my favorite people in the world on a stage with 1,000 people watching,' she said of the experience. In Cannes, Deutch was reveling in the scope of it all. 'It's intense with so many cameras, so many people yelling your name,' she said. 'But it's also surreal and beautiful and completely thrilling. 'Building these looks and these moments — I feel so grateful that I get to do it, especially when you're wearing something that feels like a story.' View Gallery Launch Gallery: Cannes Film Festival 2025 Red Carpet Fashion: Julianne Moore, Mariska Hargitay and More Photos, Live Updates Best of WWD Model and Hip Hop Fashion Pioneer Kimora Lee Simmons' Runway Career Through the Years [PHOTOS] Salma Hayek's Fashion Evolution Through the Years: A Red Carpet Journey [PHOTOS] How Christian Dior Revolutionized Fashion With His New Look: A History and Timeline
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Antisemitism fears are causing many Jewish Americans to change behavior, survey shows
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Antisemitism continues to surge in the United States, with the latest annual survey of American Jews reporting one-third have been targeted in person or online in the last 12 months — and more than half have changed their behavior, including taking steps so they're not identified as Jewish. And a huge share — almost three-quarters of those surveyed — said Jewish Americans feel less secure than they were a year ago. Three years earlier, less than one-third felt that way. That has led some people to avoid wearing anything in public that might identify them as Jewish or avoiding publicly commenting on Jewish issues. The sobering findings come from the American Jewish Committee, which commissions major surveys each year, one of Jewish Americans and one of the general population. The implications are clear, said Ted Deutch, a longtime member of Congress from Broward and Palm Beach counties until he became CEO of the American Jewish Committee in 2022: 'Jew hatred' has become 'pervasive.' 'Antisemitism has reached a tipping point in America, threatening the freedoms of American Jews and casting an ominous shadow across our society,' Deutch said in a statement. 'This is an all-hands-on-deck moment for leaders across the U.S. We must act now to protect Jews — and America — from rising antisemitism. That one-third of American Jews have been the target of antisemitism in the past year should raise red flags for every American and our leaders,' he said. In one of several reports detailing and analyzing the survey results, AJC said the findings are a 'startling revelation of the depth and breadth of antisemitism in the United States.' The organization's State of Antisemitism in America, released the second week in February, is based on surveys conducted in October and November. Nine out of 10 Jewish adults said antisemitism in the U.S. has increased during the last five years. Six in 10 Jewish Americans said it has increased a lot. It's the first time since the first AJC survey in 2019 that a majority expressed that view. In 2019, four out of 10 said antisemitism had increased a lot over the previous five years. The experiences in the community are different from what's perceived by people who aren't Jewish. A smaller share of the general public, six in 10 people, said antisemitism has increased over five years, with three in 10 saying it has increased a lot. The most recent Audit of Antisemitic Incidents compiled by another organization, the Anti-Defamation League, found an enormous increase. ADL reported 8,873 antisemitic incidents in the United States in 2023 — almost two-and-a-half times the 2022 total and a more than ninefold increase from 2014. In the AJC survey, a third of American Jewish adults said they had been the personal targets of antisemitism, in person or online, in the 12 months leading up to the survey. •Almost a quarter said they'd been the target of an in-person antisemitic remark. •17% said they'd been the target of an antisemitic remark, online post or social media comment. •6% said they'd been the victim of antisemitic vandalism or messaging such as flyers or pamphlets left on their property. •3% said they'd been the target of at least one antisemitic attack during which the attacker physically touched them. And the survey found, the vast majority of people, eight of 10, don't report what they've experienced, with most saying they didn't think anything would be done. No place is immune, even South Florida, home to a large Jewish community and supportive public officials, said Brian Siegal, AJC's regional director for Broward and Miami-Dade counties. 'I will say in South Florida, because we've had elected leaders who have spoken up in solidarity with Israel, in solidarity with the Jewish community, I think there is more of a sense of security. We don't have the statistics yet broken out in that way,' Siegel said. Regional breakdowns, not fully analyzed or widely released by AJC, shows that responses from people in the South — a region including Florida — were almost identical to the national results, typically within a percentage point or two of the national responses to the same question. Among Jewish adults, 93% see antisemitism as a problem in the U.S., with 54% terming it very serious and 39% saying it's somewhat of a problem. Among all U.S. adults, 72% said antisemitism is a problem, with 31% terming it very serious and 40% saying it's somewhat of a problem. Siegal said one of the findings that jumped out was 'the fact that a majority of American Jews, 56 percent, report changing their behavior out of fear of antisemitism. Basically whether they want to wear a kippah or not, go to an event at a synagogue, or just really (feel) threatened in a way that I don't think we've really seen before.' That represents a dramatic increase. In 2022, 38% said they'd changed their behavior, and in 2023, almost half said they'd taken that step. Among the steps people have taken: •Two of five said they have avoided publicly wearing or displaying things that might identify them as Jewish, up from 26% in 2023. •37% said they have avoided posting content online that would identify them as Jewish or reveal their views on Jewish issues, compared with 30% in 2023. •Nearly a third said they have avoided certain places, events or situations, up from 26% in 2023. A definition of antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance has been broadly adopted, including by the U.S. State Department and many nongovernmental organizations. 'Antisemitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities,' the definition states. There are some broad areas of agreement, and of disagreement, between Jewish and non-Jewish Americans about whether certain views and statements are antisemitic. The statement that 'Israel has no right to exist' is seen as antisemitic by 85% of Jews and 85% of the general public. The claim that 'Jews control the media' is seen as antisemitic by 92% of Jewish Americans and 70% of the general public. But there are divergent views about the declaration, 'From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free,' with almost two-thirds of Jewish adults and 28% of the general population seeing it as antisemitic. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the first Jewish woman from Florida elected to Congress, has said the 'River to the Sea' phrase 'means eradicating Israel and Jews.' U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., who has used the phrase, once described it as 'an aspirational call for freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence, not death, destruction, or hate.' More than three-quarters of Jewish Americans said they feel less safe as Jewish people in the U.S. since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attacks that resulted in the ongoing war in the region. Since then, nine of 10 American Jews say antisemitism has increased since the Hamas attacks and almost 62% of the general population said antisemitism has increased. AJC termed one finding from the survey of U.S. adults — 20% saying Hamas is a militant resistance group that works primarily in the best interest of the Palestinian people — 'shocking.' The vast majority saw Hamas, which launched terrorist attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, leading to the war in the region as a 'terrorist organization.' Deutch, appearing on CNN, said the 20% figure was alarming. 'The fact that one in five people think that the terrorist group Hamas — that exists for the sole purpose of killing Jews and and trying to destroy Israel, that was responsible for the slaughter of over 1,200 Jews on Oct. 7, and still is holding over 75 hostages in Gaza — that that's something other than a terrorist group, that's very concerning,' he said. Majorities of Jewish Americans see antisemitic threats from the 'extreme political right' and from the 'extreme political left.' Other areas of concern are extremism in the name of Islam and Christian nationalism. Notably, the concern about all four was about the same. For each category, a third said it was a very serious threat. And it was seen as a threat — very, moderately or slightly — by 76% to 79%, a statistically insignificant difference. 'We have to understand that these threats, they come from the far right. They come from the far left. They come from social media. They come from misinformation. There is not a one size fits all,' Siegel said. Neither political party gets good marks for its response to antisemitism. •54% of Jewish adults disapprove of the way the Republican Party is responding to antisemitism in the U.S.; 45% approve. •59% of Jewish adults disapprove of the way the Democratic Party is responding to antisemitism in the U.S.; 39% approve. Most Jews disapprove of the way antisemitism is being handled by the federal government (58%), Congress (56%), and 'your state and local government' (54%). Holly Huffnagle, AJC's director for combating antisemitism in the U.S., said in a statement that it's positive that 'more people are aware of antisemitism as a societal problem' and some people are speaking out on it. Still, she added, 'we need everyone to recognize they can no longer stand on the sidelines. They must be part of the solution.' Siegel said a big plus in South Florida 'is that there is a lot of Jewish pride.' 'We have a lot of allies and we have … a lot of support from elected officials and community leaders, but we also know that security is paramount and we can't sort of let our guard down. We know that the Jewish community has to be vigilant,' he said. The American Jewish Committee advocates around the world in support of Israel, fighting antisemitism, and promoting democratic values. Deutch was a Democratic member of Congress, but since joining AJC he's stepped away from partisan politics and became CEO in October 2022. The organization is nonpartisan and does not endorse candidates. AJC's first poll of Jewish adults was in 2019. The following year it began a companion survey of the U.S. adult population. The latest surveys were conducted from early October through late November by the survey firm SSRS. The survey of 1,732 Jewish American adults was conducted online and through phone interviews. The survey of 2,056 adults in the general population was conducted through an SSRS online panel. The results have a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. ____
