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Tom's Guide
01-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
HBO Max reveals ‘And Just Like That' will end after season 3
And just like that … it's the end of an era Carrie Bradshaw is officially hanging up her Manolos. HBO Max's "And Just Like That...," the sequel to "Sex and the City," will wrap for good at the end of its third season, bringing the beloved (and often debated) franchise to a close after more than two decades of cosmos, columns, and complicated relationships. The news broke Friday via showrunner Michael Patrick King, who revealed in a statement that while writing the final episode of season 3, it 'became clear… this might be a wonderful place to stop.' With star Sarah Jessica Parker on board, along with HBO bosses Casey Bloys and Sarah Aubrey, the creative team decided to end the series with a two-part finale. The final episode will air on August 14. 'We didn't want the word 'final' to overshadow the fun of watching the season,' King added, explaining why the announcement was delayed. A post shared by And Just Like That... (@justlikethatmax) A photo posted by on The "Sex and the City" premiered in 1998 and ran for six stylish, sultry seasons and spawned two movies that were divisive and derided. Then came "And Just Like That...," which returned in 2021 with Carrie (Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) navigating middle age, sexual awakenings and Peloton-induced grief. Samantha (Kim Cattrall) was off screen in London, but a new roster of characters stepped in to shake up the dynamic. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. The revival has sparked plenty of conversation (and criticism) over its two-plus seasons— whether it was Miranda's sudden character shift, Che Diaz's stand-up routines or the endless debate over Carrie's romantic choices. Still, the series found an audience, and its weekly drops have kept fans debating like the good old days. Now, with season 3 in its final stretch, the show is preparing to say goodbye one last time. There's no word yet on how things will end for Carrie and friends, but if we know anything about this crew, they'll go out in designer style. As King put it: 'It's with great gratitude we thank all the viewers who have let these characters into their homes and their hearts over these many years.' Follow Tom's Guide on Google News to get our up-to-date news, how-tos, and reviews in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button.
Daily Mirror
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Carrie Bradshaw just wore these affordable metallic heels in And Just Like That
Carrie Bradshaw has swapped her Manolo Blahniks for a more affordable pair of heels in season 3 of And Just Like That, with her orange and pink metallic heels still available to buy Whether you've been a die hard fan of Sex and the City since the 90s, or have been newly introduced to Carrie Bradshaw's universe through And Just Like That, you'll know one thing for certain – no one has better taste in shoes. Although Carrie was known for her penchant for expensive designer shoes from brands like Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik, this season has seen Carrie occasionally swapping her Manolos for a much more affordable pair of heels. In episode five of AJLT, Carrie was seen striding across her apartment in a montage of shoes, which included a show-stopping pair of orange and pink metallic platforms. And we've got good news for fans of Carrie's shoe-drobe, because the Zia Mid Orange Pink Platform Block Heels are still available to buy from Terry de Havilland. Whilst a pair of Carrie's Manolos can cost anything from £500 to £1000, the Zia Platforms are far more affordably priced at £335. Sure they're still a little bit of a splurge, but they're designed to be a pair that you can wear time and time again, so you'll end up with a much better cost per wear than those flimsy heels that break after a couple of nights dancing. Plus, who doesn't want to own their very little piece of Carrie Bradshaw-approved fashion history? The Zia Platform Heels have already sold out once since they appeared in the trailer for And Just Like That, and although they're back in stock now, we're pretty sure they'll be sold out before long after having such an iconic moment in the spotlight on the show. Each pair is made from 14 separately cut pieces of leather which are fitted together to create Terry de Havilland's signature print, including a 70s-inspired lightning bolt down the heel and a stripe pattern on the toe straps. The pink and orange also play into the 70s glam vibe whilst still keeping it modern, and you could just as easily pair these with some flared denim and a band T-shirt as you could with a floral midi dress at a wedding. If you need a slightly lower heel or a wider fit, this pair of Lupin Multi Strap Platform Heels Wide E Fit keep the same 70s-inspired look and pink and orange colourway, with a lower, broad block heel which makes them a little more stable – and they're now £25, down from £50. If you prefer to stick to one colour, Joanie Clothing's £99 Montpellier Metallic Leather Platform Sandals are ideal thanks to their metallic pink finish and retro platform design. However, the Zia Platform Heels have been carefully designed to make them as comfortable and easy to walk in as possible. They also feature a secure ankle strap which keeps your ankles stable and your shoes secure, so you can do a Carrie-worthy strut without taking a tumble.
New York Post
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
What it was really like to work for Anna Wintour at Vogue
On Thursday, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour sent shock waves through the media world when the style icon announced that she was stepping away from the role after more than three decades running the fashion bible – with an iron fist. 'Power for her was what it was all about. Power's Anna's aphrodisiac,' a magazine staffer told author Jerry Oppenheimer for his 2005 book 'Front Row: Anna Wintour,' a tell-all on what it was like being in Wintour's orbit. Winter, 73, famously inspired Meryl Streep's ice queen lead in the 'Devil Wears Prada,' and those who've worked with her say the portrayal was accurate. In 'Anna: The Biography,' author Amy Odell writes of Wintour requiring her three assistants to do everything from handling her pets to organizing her clothes. Advertisement 17 On Thursday, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour sent shock waves through the media world when she announced that she was stepping away from the role after more than three decades running the fashion bible. GC Images One former editor who worked under Wintour recalled the expectation that she would be in heels, not flats, when the boss was on the floor. She also remembered that it was understood that Wintour only let the prettiest assistants work the Met Gala. Advertisement Merle Ginsberg, a longtime fashion writer and former editor for Women's Wear Daily, W Magazine and Harper's Bazaar, among others, recalled first meeting Wintour during an interview for a senior editor job at Vogue back in the 90s, when she was working at W. A friend at Vogue had helped get her the interview, and gave Ginsberg strict advice on what to wear, telling her she should don 'a matching dress and coat – with no stockings, Anna hates stockings – and Manolos.' 17 Winter, 73, famously inspired Meryl Streep's lead in the 'Devil Wears Prada,' and those who've worked with her say the portrayal was accurate. In 'Anna: The Biography,' author Amy Odell writes of Wintour requiring her three assistants to do everything from handling her pets to organizing her clothes. The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images 17 Merle Ginsberg, a longtime fashion writer and former editor for Women's Wear Daily, W Magazine and Harper's Bazaar, recalled first meeting Anna Wintour during an interview for a senior editor job at Vogue back in the 90s: [I] was really shaking when I went up there. I recall her desk was far away from where I was sitting – like 'Devil Wears Prada.'' NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Advertisement 17 A friend at Vogue had helped get her the interview, and gave Ginsberg strict advice on what to wear, telling her she should don 'a matching dress and coat – with no stockings, Anna hates stockings – and Manolos.' Getty Images Ginsbreg followed her instructions, but the interview didn't go well. '[I] was really shaking when I went up there. I recall her desk was far away from where I was sitting – like 'Devil Wears Prada.' First question: 'Why should I hire you if Patrick McCarthy at W will hate Me?'' Ginsberg recalled. 'She never looked me in the eye.' Then, Wintour asked her to pitch some stories. Ginsberg started to offer up ideas, but they weren't received well. Advertisement 'She stopped me [and said], 'Vogue is a supermarket magazine, these ideas are far too exalted,' Ginsberg said. Not surprisingly, she didn't get the job, and, she said, Wintour told her then-boss McCarthy that she'd applied. '[I] could not believe that,' Ginsburg added. 17 A former staffer at Lucky magazine, which shuttered in 2015, recalled at time after a meeting when Wintour walked off and forgot to take her wallet. 'Someone yelled out that she had left it,' the source told The Post. 'Anna stopped and held her hand out behind her without turning around. One of my coworkers ran to put it in her hand, and Anna just kept walking.' Christopher Peterson / 17 From left, Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace, Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld and French fashion designer Christian Lacroix during Fall Fashion Week in September 1990 at the Paramount Hotel. Getty Images 17 'She stopped me [and said], 'Vogue is a supermarket magazine, these ideas are far too exalted,' Ginsberg recalled of Wintour's reply to her fashion pitches during a meeting. Here, the ice queen editor is pictured with late designer Karl Lagerfeld. Stephen Lovekin A former staffer at Lucky magazine, which shuttered in 2015, recalled an entirely different but similarly cold interaction with Wintour. After a meeting at Lucky, Wintour walked off, forgetting to take her wallet. 'Someone yelled out that she had left it,' the source told The Post. 'Anna stopped and held her hand out behind her without turning around. One of my coworkers ran to put it in her hand, and Anna just kept walking,' Advertisement Over the years, a lore developed around Wintour and her peculiarities. She reportedly has a hairdresser come to her home to blow out her perfect bob every morning at 6 a.m. She has a penchant for leaving her sunglasses on. She hates the color black and loves fellow Brits, such as good friend Sienna Miller and restaurateur Keith McNally. 17 One former editor who worked under Wintour recalled the expectation that she would be in heels, not flats, when the boss was on the floor. Getty Images 17 Over the years, a lore developed around Wintour and her peculiarities. She reportedly has a hairdresser come to her home to blow out her perfect bob every morning at 6 a.m. She has a penchant for leaving her sunglasses on. She hates the color black and loves fellow Brits, such as good friend Sienna Miller and restaurateur Keith The Met Museum/Vogue In Oppenheimer's 'Front Row,' Laurie Schechter — who started as Wintour's assistant at Vogue and became style editor — describes her former boss as 'very mercurial,' noting 'She's a lot like fashion — short skirts this season, long skirts next. She can be a bit like that with people, too.' Advertisement Schechter claims she lost out on some top magazine jobs because of Wintour's advice. 'Anna knew about my capabilities, and if you're a potential threat to her, competition to her, she's not going to help you do a better job at competing with her,' Schecter, who eventually left Conde Nast, told Oppenheimer in his book. The author also writes of Wintour's 'horrific treatment' of creative staff fashion editors Liz Tilberis and Grace Coddington. during her time as the Editor-in-Chief at British Vogue. 17 In Oppenheimer's 'Front Row,' Laurie Schechter — who started as Wintour's assistant at Vogue and became style editor — describes her former boss as 'very mercurial,' noting: 'She's a lot like fashion — short skirts this season, long skirts next. She can be a bit like that with people, too.' Dylan Travis/AbacaPress / Advertisement '[They] believed Anna was out to get them,' Oppenheimer writes in his book. 'Anna constantly demanded that Coddington take reshoots, sometimes three times before Anna signed off. When Coddington was forced to turn in a Polaroid to Anna before the actual shoot took place, Anna would only brusquely respond, 'Like it,' or 'don't like it.' And if the latter, everything had to be reshot.' While Coddington had decades of experience, Oppenheimer notes that Wintour treated her 'like a lowly intern and even scolded her if she was at lunch and a few minutes late returning to the office.' Wintour has a taste for blood — not just when it comes to office politics. In a viral TikTok video, celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian described how she would come into the Lambs Club for lunch every day and have a cappuccino; a 'very rare,' heavily salted hamburger patty, sans bun; and a small pot of ultra-buttery Robuchon mashed potatoes. Advertisement 17 Wintour inspired Meryl Streep's character (center) in the book and film 'The Devil Wears Prada,' which also starred Anne Hathaway (left) and Emily Blunt (right) as her hard working fashion assistants. 17 Wintour counts actress Sienna Miller as one of her dear friends. Here, the duo appear at the opening night of the play 'Straight Line Crazy' at The Shed in 2022. Getty Images 17 Wintour has long been a front row fixture of Fashion Week alongside high profile stars like Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner, seen here. 17 Wintour has been the editor-in-chief at Vogue for more than three decades. Here, Hailey Bieber is photogrphed on the magazine's Summer 2025 issue. 'She would obliterate the entire thing in 15 minutes,' Zakarian says in the post. Other restaurant folk have less fond recollections of her. In his book 'Your Table Is Ready,' Michael Cecchi-Azzolina, the former maître d' at a number of top NYC restaurants, writes that Wintour was 'absolutely horrid,' and would 'march in with no reservation and demand a table,' at Raoul's in Soho. She would then order a steak 'very rare' and requested it be served immediately. 'God forbid it was the least bit overcooked. She'd look at the server as though he'd just served her rat and have it sent back and redone,' he writes. 'You'd think the raw meat would make her less sanguine.' In 2022, he recalled to The Post that Wintour once showed up a Raoul's and insisted on sitting in the back room, even though they were closing that section for the night. 17 For those who could deal with Wintour's demands, the rewards could be great. 'I knew a few of her assistants. I have to say, she gave them all promotions if they worked hard,' Ginsberg said. Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions 'We had to keep a waiter there and give her her own waiter. Boy, was that waitress pissed,' Cecchi-Azzolinat said. 'Boy, was that waitress pissed.' The Post has reached out to Wintour and Conde Nast for comment. For those who could deal with Anna's demands, the rewards could be great. 'I knew a few of her assistants. I have to say, she gave them all promotions if they worked hard,' Ginsberg said. While Wintour is shifting her focus, she's in no way retiring. She will remain on as Conde Nast's global chief content officer and Vogue's global editorial director. The magazine will hire a head of editorial content who will report to her. 17 While Wintour is shifting her focus, she's in no way retiring. She will remain on as Conde Nast's global chief content officer and Vogue's global editorial director. The magazine will hire a head of editorial content who will report to her. Here, she's pictured with her daughter, Bee Shaffer (left). WireImage 17 'She earned every bit of her success and I suspect as the overall Conde content director she will never fully cede her dominion over Vogue,' Tina Brown, the former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and The Daily Beast, told The Post. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images Tina Brown, the former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and The Daily Beast, told The Post that she anticipates Wintour will be quite involved in Vogue's pages. 'Being queen of the glamosphere never stopped Anna working harder than anyone I know,' she said. 'She earned every bit of her success and I suspect as the overall Conde content director she will never fully cede her dominion over Vogue.'
Time of India
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
The real 'Devil Wears Prada' bows out? Anna Wintour steps down after 37 iconic years
After 37 years, Anna Wintour is stepping down as editor-in-chief of American Vogue, marking the end of an era defined by groundbreaking covers and a significant influence on global fashion. While continuing as Condé Nast's global chief content officer, her departure from the daily operations of Vogue signals a major shift. Wintour's legacy extends beyond fashion, shaping culture and conversation. After nearly four decades of defining fashion's front row, Anna Wintour is officially stepping down as editor-in-chief of American Vogue. Yes, that Anna Wintour, the woman behind the bob, the shades, and a whole era of fashion that spanned denim on the cover to Beyoncé in couture. Her exit, confirmed by multiple fashion insiders, marks the end of a chapter that shaped not just a magazine, but the global fashion narrative as we know it. She's not leaving Condé Nast entirely, far from it. Wintour, now 75, will continue to serve as the company's global chief content officer and editorial director of Vogue worldwide. But her daily grip on American Vogue, a role she held since 1988, is coming to a close. And that's a big deal. Think about it: her first cover broke every unwritten rule of fashion publishing. In place of pearls and polish, she put a model in jeans. Yes, jeans, on Vogue! Michaela Bercu wore a $50 denim pair with a $10,000 Christian Lacroix top, and just like that, fashion shifted. The image wasn't about status or trend forecasting; it was instinct. It was intuition meeting influence. That's what made Wintour Wintour. Met Gala 2025: As fashion's biggest night is fast appraoching we are here to know more about Anna Wintour, Vogue's editor-in-chief and one of the biggest names in the world of fashion. Here's all you need to know about Anna Wintour. She didn't just dress the cover, she redefined it. Before her, supermodels graced the glossies. After her, it was Madonna, Gwyneth, and Michelle Obama. She turned the Vogue cover into a cultural billboard and everyone else followed suit. But her legacy isn't just stitched in silk and sequins. Wintour was notoriously intimidating. So much so that The Devil Wears Prada's ice-cold Miranda Priestly felt more like a documentary than fiction. (Wintour showed up to the film's premiere in Prada, naturally.) And then came The September Issue, the 2009 documentary that cracked open the glossy fortress of Vogue, revealing the intensity, vision, and exhaustion behind fashion's most important issue. Suddenly, she wasn't just the myth, she was a very real woman calling the shots with sharp precision and an even sharper eye. Her career has been a masterclass in reinvention: from Vogue's editor-in-chief to Condé Nast's artistic director, then global content advisor, and now a global overseer of Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, and beyond. What happens next for Vogue? We don't know yet. No replacement has been announced. But filling those iconic Manolos won't be easy. Still, Wintour isn't just leaving a seat at the table, she's left the whole damn blueprint. And whoever follows will have to do more than just edit a magazine. They'll have to shift culture, spark conversation, and see the winds of change before they blow. And that, more than any headline or handbag, is her truest legacy.
Elle
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Elle
'And Just Like That...' Is Back — Here's The Full Season 3 Episode Release Schedule
Sex and the City fans, rejoice! And Just Like That... is returning for its third outing, and with it comes the promise of more Manolos, Cosmopolitans, and romantic shenanigans. The third series, according to the official HBO synopsis, 'follows Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, Seema, and Lisa Todd Wexley navigating the complicated reality of life, love, sex, and friendship in their 50s in New York City.' FIND OUT MORE ON ELLE COLLECTIVE If the trailer is anything to go by, the third season of And Just Like That... looks set to be jam-packed with more Aidan-shaped questions and Miranda-focused romantic predicaments. This is everything you need to know about the return of our favourite Manhattanites to the small screen. There will be 12 episodes in the third season of And Just Like That... The first episode of the third season of And Just Like That... will be available to watch on NOW TV on May 29, 2025. Episodes will then air weekly with one new episode dropping every Thursday evening (which translates to early Friday morning for us in the UK) until August 14. Check out the full schedule for the series below. There is indeed, and you can watch it at the top of this article. And Just Like That is on Sky and in the UK and NOW TV. 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. Naomi May is a freelance writer and editor with an emphasis on popular culture, lifestyle and politics. After graduating with a First Class Honours from City University's prestigious Journalism course, Naomi joined the Evening Standard as its Fashion and Beauty Writer, working across both the newspaper and website. She is now the Acting News Editor at ELLE UK and has written features for the likes of The Guardian, Vogue, Vice and Refinery29, among many others.
