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[Update location]( or [View forecast]( EDITORâS NOTE Happy Sunday. What a week it was for extremely controversial trends. No sooner had I learned that Free People was selling a new version of those [excessively puffy, worryingly squishy Floatie flip-flops](, I also learned that Bogg bags â essentially, Crocs, but in the form of a tote â are apparently â[summerâs hottest bag](.â And donât even get me started on the fact that [mesh fishnet is now coming for your purse](. While I process my feelings aboutâ¦all of that, Iâll still be thinking about how Blake Lively wore [$19,000 jeans]( (who even knew jeans could be that expensive), sipping on [Pickle Brine Margaritas]( (Iâm 100% [the pickle friend](), and enjoying my first hot dog of the season. But unlike the, frankly, scary number of people who top their [hot dogs with mayo](, Iâll be sticking with ketchup and mustard. â Melissa Goldberg / Senior Editor / Washington, DC [Deeply important information] ð Prince William celebrated his 42nd birthday at Taylor Swiftâs London concert â and [took the lyrics to âShake It Offâ quite literally](. Nothing could have prepared us for how hard he went. ð If you thought your college roommate was bad, wait until you read about [this Anna Delvey-esque drama]( involving two New York University freshmen. Netflix, weâre waiting. 𧦠The latest controversy dividing millennials and Gen Z? [Sock height](. Jennifer Lawrence, [we salute you for your courage](. ð¬ â[Eyebrow blindness](â isnât real â meaning, you did know how your pencil-thin brows looked in 10th grade. And plucked anyway. ð Wondering what, exactly, is Jack Schlossbergâs deal? According to the 31-year-old grandson of John F. Kennedy, [his particularly unhinged TikToks]( are âall part of a big plan.â [I can't look away.][Ralph Lauren's Team USA uniforms] Chuck Bass, is that you? Earlier this week, Ralph Lauren, which has dressed Team USA for the past nine Olympics and Paralympics, [debuted its vision for Paris 2024]( â and the internet had thoughts. Central to the opening ceremony outfit is yet another navy blazer, which the brand described as âdistinctly modern,â but reads âGossip Girlâ meets 2000s J.Crew (or, as one [X user put it](, âthe mean rich kids from the camp across the lakeâ). For the closing ceremony, athletes will don a moto jacket thatâs drawn [comparisons to NASCAR]( â or, more amusingly, â[Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby](.â All of which led [one critic to declare](: âââRalph Lauren must pay for his crimes against fashion.â That may be true, but these fits are hardly our worst. Consider the â[swackets](â of 1968, [1980âs cowboy-inspired look](, and [Ralph Laurenâs own 2012 berets](, which would make even Emily in Paris cringe. That got us thinking about the best and worst outfits various countries have fielded over the years. Even though nothing can top the viral moment in 2016 when a [shirtless Tongan flag bearer]( ignored Olympic officials by wearing his countryâs traditional costume (10/10), other highlights from years past include [Japanâs rainbow-colored capes]( (9/10), [Great Britainâs ABBA-esque suits]( (8/10), and [Canadaâs Canadian tuxedo]( (weâll let you be the judge on that one). And when it comes to sartorial competition at this yearâs games, thereâs an already obvious contender for Best Dressed gold: France. Can we get [that jacket]( in our size? [Need some new music. ][Gracie Abrams] Thought your summer playlist was locked in? Gracie Abrams said, âHold my Strawberry Lemon Poppi.â On Friday, the Grammy Award nominee, certified Swiftie (she [opened for her hero]( on the Eras Tour), and, yes, nepo baby (her dad is âLostâ co-creator J.J. Abrams) dropped her sophomore album, â[The Secret of Us](.â While the 13 tracks â which include [a duet with Swift herself]( â contain the same introspective, angsty, late-night-drive vibe as Abramsâs debut, âGood Riddance,â they are also â[sharper, hookier and more extroverted than ever](.â (Just listen to the first single â[Risk](.â) Or, as [Abrams puts it](, the albumâs energy is like âwhen you run home to tell your best friend every detail of your night.â Which, honestly, is the best kind of night. [Please explain: the âmorning shedâ???][TikTokers doing the "morning shed" or "daily shed"] Remember when you used to feel proud of yourself for taking your makeup off before bed? According to todayâs influencers, thatâs no longer good enough. Now, theyâre going to bed with [sheet masks](, lip serums, [heatless curlers](, eye patches, [mouth tape](, and so much more. All of which is removed, layer by layer, in whatâs being called the â[morning shed](â or âdaily shed.â Because, apparently, âthe uglier you go to bed, the prettier you wake up.â Now, even if that were the case, first question: Who has the time? Second question: How do you fall asleep with heatless curlers in your hair and product upon product layered on your face? According to some sleep experts, all those extras âmay provide a calming, grounding effect.â That, or you wake up looking â and feeling â even more tired. [Help, Iâm so oldâ¦][Charli XCX] Unless you live a life untethered to your phone (in which case, congrats), youâve probably noticed [the internet is suddenly identifying as a brat](, with some even declaring this â[Brat Girl Summer](.â Now, to be clear, this probably isnât the brat youâre imagining. Itâs not spoiled, badly behaved Angelica Pickles or Regina George. Itâs also not those [doe-eyed, pouty dolls](. Instead, itâs a vibe inspired by so-called â[queen of weird pop](â Charli XCX and [her new album âBratâ]( â which, thanks to its [very meme-able album cover](, has also been everywhere. While there is an I-donât-care-what-you-think aesthetic associated with said brat (think: smudged eyeliner, dark sunglasses, leather jackets, acid-washed jeans), itâs more an attitude. As Charli sings, itâs â666 with a princess streak, Iâm everywhere, Iâm so Juliaâ (which, for the record, is a reference to [Julia Fox](, not Roberts). Meaning, itâs about being fun, messy, and free â doing what you want, when you want, without apology. Even if thatâs hitting up Dairy Queen on a Friday night instead of the dance floor. [i need life insurance. 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