Sydney Sweeney’s rom com, EmRata and dressing for the male gaze

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Who is it that you’re really dressing for? That’s the Q we’re debating this week in light of Emily Ratajkowski’s recent Glamour interview, where she says she “kind of feels like everybody’s bullshitting when people say, ‘Oh, no, I’m doing this for the girlies.’” Also: Sydney Sweeney’s Anyone But You, the ‘rom com with an edge’ that was one of the most talked about films of the past year, thanks to the cheating rumours surrounding the costars. And what about the bizarre pizza restaurant allegations in relation to Sydney’s fianceé? Finally, our actual verdict on J.Lo’s new album film, and the viral article making some much-needed noise in the fashion industry by Paloma Elsesser on the Price of Being 'First'.

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Reccs discussed:

• Dexter's signet in One Day is the next Connell's chain, GQ
• Anyone But You (streaming online)
• Emily Ratajkowski doesn’t ‘give a f*ck’ what you think, Glamour UK
• Body Type by Mikala Jamison, I Dress Sexy For Other People and So Do You, Substack
• The Bluestocking, Helen Lewis, The Real Problem with Anti-Woke Comedy, Substack
• The Unpublishable by Jessica DeFino, Substack
• The Price of Being 'First' by Paloma Elsesser for The Cut