From the Group Chat: “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” Prince William and Princess Kate’s New Home, and Jon Jamón

EDITOR’S NOTE

Happy Sunday. Thanks to a lifetime of refreshing Taylor Swift website countdowns (spoiler: nine times out of 10, it’s just another vinyl record), I’ve built up an impressive tolerance for disappointment. Which is why, heading into this week, I’m not buying into:  

• The rumors TS herself is playing the halftime show at the Super Bowl. I don’t care if the Easter eggs are (admittedly) compelling. 

• Dakota Johnson cosplaying as a Wrigley’s gum wrapper. This may be the only outfit she’s worn that I have *notes* on. 

• The “shoulder pads of jewelry” coming back in fashion. Though, seeing as Dua Lipa gave her stamp of approval, I should have seen it coming…

• The alleged Juicy Couture fragrance revival. I’ll believe it when Abercrombie brings back shirtless greeters at the mall entrance.

— Alex Carr / Editorial Director / Brooklyn, NY

💍 In case you needed more evidence that men won’t let women have, well, anything: The era of the Groomzilla has arrived.

👀 If your feed has also been infiltrated by this travel agent to the ultrawealthy, we regret to inform you that the nightmare scenarios are 100% real.

👞 The question isn’t whether this is a clog or a loafer — it’s who in their right mind would declare it The Shoe of Fall 2025?

🙃 Finally, the announcement we’ve been waiting to make: The green jacket that carried the 2010s (millennials, you know the one), is making a comeback.

💄 No shade to Louis Vuitton, but can someone explain how the brand can charge $160 for this nice-but-not-that-nice lipstick? That’s what we thought.

It’s decided: This is the summer we all turned thirsty for a very questionable love triangle. That’s right, we’re talking about The Summer I Turned Pretty — the Gen-Z soap opera that has everyone from grown-ass women (*raises hands*) to Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai in a choke hold. Super Bowl-level watch parties have taken over homes (this woman’s dedication to the TSITP theme is…something), bars, and NYC’s Bryant Park. College-level dissertations on The Microscopic Engagement Ring Seen Round the World have flooded feeds. Fans have tracked down — and ostensibly bought — Belly’s exact wedding dress. Even NFL players have pledged allegiance to Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah (Travis Kelce, we find your answer highly suspicious).

All of which brings us to the obvious question. No, not why anyone over the age of 7 would voluntarily go by the name Belly. But, as one TikTok cruelly highlighted, why those of us north of the target demo are practically living for the next episode of a YA drama. Not to get too deep, but a few theories. Sure, who wouldn’t want to cosplay as a 20-something without any commitments or bills, you know, given...everything? Or it could be that TSITP is both aspirational (after all, Conrad and Jeremiah are two of Cousins Beach’s most eligible bachelors) and absurd (we’ll forever feel secondhand embarrassment over these scenes). But our money is on the fact that showrunner and author Jenny Han is spiritually an elder millennial, so TSITP has more in common with Dawson’s Creek and One Tree Hill than the mindfu*k that is Euphoria. There’s a soundtrack that our middle-school selves would’ve burned onto a CD, a vision board-worthy setting (the filming location is surprisingly familiar), a scene as formative as that Blair Waldorf striptease, and two very divisive love interests — fitting for the the generation that made male heartthrobs our entire personality (Team Seth, assemble). Though, for the record, we’re Team Date Someone Outside the Family.

Another week, another episode of House Hunters: Celebrity Edition. On this one, Prince William and Princess Kate are reportedly moving to Windsor’s Forest Lodge — an estimated $22 million Georgian-era mansion that makes the Bridgerton sets look like fixer-uppers. In addition to ornate plasterwork and marble fireplaces, the home comes with a pond, paddock, and tennis court (something tells us that was Kate’s nonnegotiable). Plus, the property has twice as many bedrooms as their current residence, Adelaide Cottage (a “cottage” in the same way Jeff Bezos’s megayacht is a “boat”), though space isn’t the reason for the move. According to a royal source, the couple is looking for a “fresh start” after the last few years, which is…fair. Plus, they’ll presumably still keep their 22-room, four-story Kensington Palace “apartment” and their 10-bedroom country home, said to be a wedding gift from the late Queen Elizabeth II (relatable). As for how Forest Lodge compares to the other royal-family homes? While it’s definitely nicer than King Charles’s summer digs at Balmoral estate, it doesn’t come close to Bagshot Park — the ridiculously massive residence of Prince Edward, who, we should note, is 15th in line to throne.

Between the bucket hat and the dance moves, it’s quite possible that no one has had a better time at Bad Bunny’s concert than Jon Hamm.

When Monica Lewinsky tells you to reclaim your narrative, what do you do? Well, if you’re Amanda Knox, you take that advice literally — teaming up with Lewinsky and This Is Us producer KJ Steinberg to create a Hulu series based on your story. Starring Grace Van Patten (of Tell Me Lies fame), The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox isn’t here to rehash the crime itself. Instead, the eight-episode miniseries zeroes in on how Knox and her boyfriend became tabloid targets, how the “Foxy Knoxy” myth took hold, and how she spent years fighting for her freedom — even after she was officially cleared of murdering her roommate Meredith Kercher. Consider us seated.

Cuyana Classic Easy Tote

Caroline, senior commerce editor, here. Now that I’m in my early 30s, I’m finding that some of my once-tried-and-true wardrobe staples no longer resonate — including the ratty canvas bags and keychain-riddled backpacks I traveled with in my 20s. So earlier this year, I invested in this cult-favorite, undeniably chic Cuyana tote, and I’ve never looked back. A “BAB” of the highest order, it’s spacious enough to fit a laptop, a water bottle, a makeup bag, and a plethora of snacks, with plenty of room to spare. Plus, the leather is outrageously soft, it hasn’t scratched or scuffed, and it makes me feel more put together on brutal early-morning flights. 

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Our Senior Commerce Editor just raided the new arrivals at H&M, and she suggests you do the same. Her top picks? These effortlessly chic trousers, this preppy short-sleeve cardi, and a denim blouse that looks like Dôen (but costs $30).

We also have our eye on the Anthropologie sale section. Word on the street is that the army-green utility jacket we all had in 2011 is making a comeback.

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