Fashion Week causes uproar; Rubies, lions, more strut their stuff in Paris

KIMBERLY ALLEN Reporter

Fashion Week is considered to be an industry event where fashion designers, brands, or houses display their latest collections in runway fashion shows. These events last about a week and are supposed to influence what we see in the trend cycle and what will be in the upcoming fashion seasons.

Fashion Week is a business event, so the people who attend are usually invited to go. That’s why there are a lot of journalists, editors, celebrities and different variations of the press at such places. The goal is to expand a brand's image and have their work get out to a bigger audience, having influences like celebrities and the press helps reach this goal. Some of these celebrities help keep things like this show relevant in the media and the eyes of the av- erage viewer by wearing and representing these brands.

Sometimes, the things people who get invited wear can be odd or eye-catching, such as a dress from the Schiaparelli Haute Couture collection that was worn by both Kylie Jenner and Irina Shayk. This dress was so striking because it features a giant faux lion head on the side of a black dress. This dress caught many viewers'

The romance novel by Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us, is being made into a film with a cast that not everyone was expecting.

The movie will be starring American actress Blake Lively as the character Lily Bloom, as well as the American actor and filmmaker Justin Baldoni as the character Ryle Kincaid.

In fact, Baldoni, the actor, read the book in 2019 and heavily promoted it according to Deepti Chadha of Open Media Hub. It was Baldoni who decided to turn this novel into a movie, producing it with his company Wayfarer Entertainment.

Lively is best known for her role in Gossip Girl as Serena van der Woodsen, which is based on the book series with the same name. While Baldoni is famously known for his role in Jane the Virgin, he is also known for directing and producing Five Feet Apart as close to the novel as possible, there will have to be some changes since “Lily is meant to be about 23 years old, and Ryle is not much older than her. At the time of writing this article, Lively is 35 years old, and Baldoni is 39 years old,” says Chadha.

The plot of the movie will coincide with the plot of the novel since Hoover will be working directly with the production of it according to Chadha. Audiences can expect to have very little differences between the novel and the future movie.

Sophomore Poppy Smith says she heard about the new movie on Instagram, she enjoyed reading the book and she's excited for the movie. Smith says, “I don’t think the casting is good, that’s just not how I envisioned the characters to look like.” The tenth grader added she thinks the movie will be highly watched because a lot of people have read the book.

Additionally, sophomore Hannah Kawaihae was a big fan of the book as well. She was excited to hear about the movie coming out. But she is upset the characters aren't how the book described them to look.

Regardless of fans being shocked about the casting, Hoover describes Lively as “her dream Lily” on the Today show as well as in her Tiktok posts. Hoover also mentioned that as soon as she met Baldoni, that she “immediately wanted him to be Ryle.” attention, and even had some negative feedback saying that it was promoting animal cruelty.

Sophomore Jenna Roh said, “I’m not completely sure of my stance.

It's not real fur, so it isn’t exactly animal cruelty, but I think that it could be glorifying trophy hunting whether the lion's head is real or not.”

Roh also added, “I use fashion that I see in the media as an inspiration for my style and what I wear. I think it’s kind of cool to see where some of these different inspirations in the media come from.” There are four main locations where Fashion Week takes place: Paris, France, New York, U.S.A, London, England, and Milan, Italy. However, there are many other fashion shows in places just as big, such as Miami, Florida or Tokyo, Japan.

Bigger brands are usually at Paris or Milan Fashion Week, like Dior or Louis Vuitton. Milan features lots of Italian styles such as Versaci, Prada, or anything that is kind of maximalist. London Fashion Week is more experimental, with lots of new names in the industry and more odd pieces. New York Fashion Week is eccentric and is influenced by different cultures.

The story follows the protagonist Lily Bloom as she falls in love with neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid after graduating and moving to Boston. Throughout the story you find out about her past love Atlas Corrigan along with her family history and how it affects her current relationship with Ryle. The relationship gets complicated when she finds out Ryle’s past and sees first-hand how he acts in anger.

Although the movie will be

There are no other updates about casting to much of the fans dismay. Kawaihae says, “I’ve always been team Atlas, so I'm anxious to see who will be playing him.”

Atlas is Lily’s first and forbidden love, who suddenly came back into her life. He waited for her, protected her, and saved her. Although he won’t be the main character in this movie, he is an important piece to Lily’s past and will be expected to have a part in the It Ends With Us movie.

Ant-Man and the Wasp:

Quantumania released in theaters

REESE SHOWALTER Sports Editor

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is the next release in the Marvel cinematic universe. The movie was released on February 17. The film has a run time of two hours and five minutes and the movie is rated PG-13.

Paul Rudd plays the main character Scott Lang (AntMan). Other cast members include Kathryn Newton, Evangeline Lilly, Michelle Pfeiffer, Samuel L. Jackson, and more. Peyton Reed directed this movie - he has directed all three of the Ant-Man movies.

The movie takes a look into the quantum realm. Fans will get to learn more about the realm and what it holds. This film will introduce new characters and a whole new realm.

Senior Cole Younger said he is planning on watching the film when it comes out on Disney+. “I really like the Marvel movies, so I am excited to see it. I’ve heard that it is supposed to be really good.”

This movie is part of Marvel’s phase five movie releases and show releases.

Ant-Man will be the first movie of the phase five releases ushering in the new phase of films.

Younger said, “I am really excited for what these movies are going to do for Marvel.”

Senior Ava Grabowski said,”I am not a huge Marvel fan, but I saw previews for the movie when I went to the movie theater a few weeks ago and it looked really cool.”

Younger added, “I don't really know what to expect; it's a whole new realm it will definitely be interesting to see. I'm definitely curious about what the movie has in store.”

“I saw the previews and it was impressive. The cinematography and green screens look good. I like when they introduce new things into the movies. It makes things fun to watch,” Younger said.