It’s Pauline Chalamet’s World, We’re Just Living in It

Hey Dolls!

This week we’re chatting to the gorgeous Pauline Chalamet, digging deeper into comment sections, exploring why Emilia Perez is a bad film and lots, lots more…

Let’s get into it!

Emilia Perez, Mexico and the Problem of Representation Without Context (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

The Academy can’t get enough of Emilia Perez, but why? Between incorrect representations and romanticising painful issues, Lucía Barrenetxea gets into why the film falls flat.

All the Looks From Our New York Fashion Week Party with Tyler McGillivary and Martini & Rossi (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

To celebrate Tyler McGillivary’s latest collection Date Night, shown at New York Fashion Week, we threw a gorgeous party at Nightclub 101. Drinks from Martini & Rossi were flowing and we had so much fun; here are some of the evening’s best fits worn by guests like Ashley Reese, River Gallo, Serena Shahidi and more!

Pauline Chalamet on French New Wave Cinema, Getting Shit Done and Finding the Sophisticated in Everyday Life (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

We’re chatting to Pauline Chalamet on The Sex Lives of College Girls, French New Wave cinema and lots more alongside a very, very chic editorial.

Gen Z’s Pretend Apoliticism and the Friend Who’s Too Woke (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

In online activism, efforts to spread awareness about social issues are perhaps more widespread, but at the same time, feeling increasingly more diluted. Is making everything a joke setting us back? Zahra Hanif explores in this essay.

Feeling Seen: The Social Currency of the Comment Section (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre)

The social media comment section is a wild west. From hating to debating to discussing, Funmi Lijadu is getting into the impact of comment sections in this essay.

See ya next week!

XOXO,

The Polyester Team <3