TikTok loves nostalgia and has been responsible for some of the biggest cultural shifts of the last 12 months. First, it brought back low-rise jeans (much to the disapproval of every 20-something person who hated them the first time), closely followed by other now-retro items including ballet flats and bucket hats. And now, they’re bringing…
A woman is sharing the contents of her mother’s long-forgotten closet, which has turned out to be what can only be described as a jaw-dropping Y2K fashion goldmine. The now-viral video, shared by @bellaa.clare—garnering over 1.6 million views and 257,600 likes—begins with a dramatic reaction shot: a wide-eyed young woman, her mouth covered in disbelief,…
A budding designer from Exeter has gone viral on TikTok for what she calls her “thrift flips.”Alexis Kesslen, a student at the School of Fashion Design in Boston, calls herself an upcycling fashion designer.Kesslen has a knack for transforming second-hand clothes. Her thrift flips on TikTok have gone viral. “I did have a couple of…
It’s fashion math. The 7-point outfit hack is catching fire — helping many level up their looks — and wear what’s already in their closet — without breaking a sweat. Here’s how it works: each clothing item and accessory gets a point value. The simpler the clothing item, the fewer points it has. So basics,…
4/21: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation,” Senate Intelligence Committee chair Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia talks what the timeline for a possible TikTok sale or ban could look like. Plus, House Appropriations Committee chair Rep. Tom Cole on the foreign aid legislation that passed the…
Photo: SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images In an age where brand image is everything, an unexpected new voice is gaining traction in fashion’s transparency movement: the manufacturers themselves. On TikTok, a growing number of Chinese suppliers are sharing behind-the-scenes footage of products they’re producing for global brands. Largely in response to…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signaled a potential end to the tit-for-tat tariff hikes between the U.S. and China that shocked markets, and that a deal over the fate of social media platform TikTok may have to wait. “I don’t want them to go higher because at a certain point you make it where…
Hermès handbags and Lululemon (LULU) yoga pants — but for a fraction of the price? Savvy U.S. shoppers looking for workarounds for tariff hikes have turned their attention directly to China, where they’re being introduced to alternative markets. In response to President Donald Trump’s hefty tariffs on China (currently 145%), Chinese sellers have flooded social…
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signaled a potential end to the tit-for-tat tariff hikes between the U.S. and China that shocked markets, and that a deal over the fate of social media platform TikTok may have to wait. “I don’t want them to go higher because at a certain…
Amid the ongoing US-China tariff war, TikTok has become flooded with content from Chinese factories. In these viral videos, factory workers and business owners allege that many “high-end” luxury brands from around the world, including Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton, are actually manufactured in China, then sold at dramatically marked-up prices overseas. Chinese factory workers claim…