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Chavie Lieber
@ChavieLieber
Styles Reporter | alum OG Racked | BoyMom x2, b"h | Semi-retired TorahBowl champ
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Hiiiiii from my first day at , where I'm enjoying that good good corporate air conditioning. You can send pitches, tips, gossip, love letters and hate mail to [email protected]. My desk, Styles News, covers fashion, style, celebrity pop culture and internet culture.
Every year on the last night of Chanukah, we light a memorial candle for Zabaltov, my grandparents’ Polish shtetl, which was liquidated by the Nazis on this day in 1941 (they were of the few who survived). A reminder of “miracles of then and now.”
Hello, hi hi hi, and some personal news: This week is my last at — after almost 6 years (!!!!). In mid-May, I'll be joining the all-star team at as their tech correspondent.
~Some personal news~ I’m now on mat leave :) With overwhelming gratitude to Hashem, we welcomed a beautiful, healthy baby boy #2 on Tuesday. We are so grateful for this gift during such difficult times. May this joy spread to heal to everyone in need 🙏🏻🥰🌈✨🎉 🎁💙👶🏻
The NYPost reported on the looting of a Rolex store in Soho that cost the watch company $2.4 million worth of losses.... Except this said store doesn't even exist. Great reporting by :
Folks, I cannot stress how good Banana Republic has been the last few seasons. It's like Brunello Cucinelli styling at mall brand prices.
I know this is a photo of Princess Eugenie of York in custom Feni by Kim Jones... but you cannot convince me that this also isn't a photo of my chumash teacher from 5th grade.
I know Netflix loves fetishizing ex-Orthodox women who abandon their Judaism. But there are thousands (millions?) of Orthodox women who have a very different story. And yes, some of us work in #fashion too. Check out the #myorthodoxlife on Instagram if you don't believe me :)
Fashion brands that have taken millions of dollars in the US gov't's PPP loan program include Yeezy (yes, Kanye's $1 billion brand), as well as Valentino, Untuckit, MeUndies, ThirdLove, Oscar de la Renta, Elie Tahari, Vera Wang and Outdoor Voices.
I recently learned the word “feinschmecker,” which is Yiddish for a person with expensive taste and wow, how could one word be so perfect? Absolutely need to start using it daily.
What happens when you share your life online and then your life implodes? In my latest — and last! — longform story for , I profiled , the original, and most powerful mommy blogger who's endured nearly 2 decades of internet fame and hate.
Following weeks of anti-Semitic comments, luxury house Balenciaga is severing its ties with Kanye West. Kering told WWD it "has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist."
Hi hi hi. Listen, if you are a journalist and you've been laid off from Condé Nast —or anywhere that covers fashion/lifestyle, really! — please get in touch. I occasionally get hit up for freelance work, most of which I can't pick up. I'd be happy to pass it along. DMs are open.
My dispatch from NYFW: the kids love janky, old Y2K digital cameras
I grew up in Monsey, not all that far from the synagogue where 5 Jews were stabbed last night. This morning I asked my dad if he went to prayers, per usual. His response: “Of course. #Antisemitism never stopped us from serving Hashem and it never will.”
Just in: Leandra Medine, the fashion influencer and founder of media and lifestyle site Man Repeller is stepping down. Comments flooding the site this week have criticized MR for mistreating black employees and for pushing a vibe that caters to "mostly white women."
Oh my. I hope the passport has better luck than my left Gucci loafer, which my 2-year-old hid in the summer... it has yet to re-surface!
Hello from my new job at ! I'lll be covering all things tech here: e-com, DTC, GAFA, startups, influencers, social media, VC, and more. Pitch me at [email protected].
It's even worse on Instagram. Random fashion influencers just erasing Jewish history
Deleted old tweets but this was the only one I felt attached to, so I'll just leave it right here 🙃
Remember how literally everyone wore Toms slippers around 2012? Last week the company was seized by creditors, as it struggles with $300m in debt. I tracked the brand's rise and fall for today businessoffashion.com/articles/profe
Did anyone else go to Jewish summer camp and spend the entire Friday getting ready for shabbos? Like, why it take us 5 hours to iron our hair?
Kanye West is bringing his Yeezy label to Gap with a co-branded collab in 2021. Prices will be below $100 — and the hype, obvs, will be through the roof. Check out the logo, lolz. businessoffashion.com/articles/profe
I will never forget the summer this hairstyle wreaked havoc across Jewish summer camps everywhere thecut.com/2019/11/the-au
Dear friends, if you are in shul this weekend, please say an extra tefillah for the release of , a reporter and son of Soviet Jewish immigrants, who was detained this week by the Russian government. #IstandwithEvan
I recently befriended some women in my local town who work at the Chabad preschool and when we were driving past a car accident the other day, they all started saying tehillem, and needless to say, I love my new friends :)
Holy smokes, my feature about TikTok’s R&D chaos is on A1, and TOP of the fold! wsj.com/articles/tikto
As we gear up to spend the holiday with family and friends, journalist is spending Passover in a Russian prison. He should be freed #FreeEvan
Today I'm back at work after 5 months of mat leave. I'm so grateful to for paying 3 months full salary, and to NYPFL for paying 60% the last 2. I was lucky to have this time to recover physically and emotionally — sadly, this is a privilege when it should really be a right.
For today's A-hed (!!) I wrote about rise of city walking groups, which are taking off amongst women in their 20s and 30s.
Ivanka Trump's fashion line is calling it quits. & I tagteamed on an explainer on all the brand's controversies, and of course, the work of & #GrabYourWallet
Nothing like finding childhood goodies at my parent’s house! Today’s find: the ultimate collection of Torah cards!! Do we think these are worth anything?
Jen Gunter is the Goop slayer, the Joan of Arc of vaginas, the “vaginal Antichrist thecut.com/2019/07/jen-gu
Did you know that there are children's gaming apps that have characters which CRY and shame kids when they don't buy from the ads? I wrote about manipulative advertising tactics in gaming tech.
LVMH has officially been added to the #GrabYourWallet list. tells me Louis Vuitton and other brands from the French luxury house are being boycotted after Trump was invited to the LV factory inauguration earlier this week. businessoffashion.com/articles/news-
Did La Guardia airport write this tweet
Hello! Starting my New Year with * personal news * and apologies if you've heard but I've been OOO because of RH. I'm so stoked to announce the debut of my new home on , The Goods. I'll be covering Big Money and all-things consumerism.
Today is my Hebrew birthday! As is customary to share blessings, I’d like to wish you all a year of love, health and happiness!
Have started snacking mid-day on matjes herring and heimishe crackers these last few weeks and Twitter, let me tell you, I AM LIVING.
Hi from a thrift store in New Jersey, where the Lululemon is priced higher than the John Galliano 😵💫
WHEN YOU EAT ALL THE PASSOVER SNACKS YOU PACKED FOR THE WORK DAY AND IT'S NOT EVEN 2:00 :( :( :(
Hundreds of women are about to come forward and take Walmart to court for decades of gender discrimination. Read my story on the lawsuit:
I'm sorry but noticing which of your Facebook friends hasn't commented on your personal life updates — and then asking them WHY?! — is a certain level of psycho nytimes.com/2021/10/05/mag.
You know its October because THERE ARE PINK PRODUCTS EVERYWHERE. I talked to a medical sociologist about the commodification of an illness, and how Breast Cancer Awareness Month became a pink shopping bonanza. vox.com/the-goods/2018
I wrote about “sad beige,” the muted design aesthetic that’s taken over kids clothing and nursery decor
I wrote about Sears employees fighting for fair rights. The company froze the severance pay of thousands of employees because of restructuring, and Sears executives might get $25 million in bonuses. Please enjoy this classic American tale:
Omg my mom went shopping for the kids’ Chanukah presents in Monsey and I am LOSING MY MIND over this “mitzvah cash register” 😂
Just in: Samira Nasr is the next editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar. She's the magazine's first black editor. Story by businessoffashion.com/articles/news-
Frum Twitter: Who invented the Nish Nosh salad? Are they billionaires now?
Marie Kondo: "Get rid of your stuff!"
Also Marie Kondo: "Buy from my new site!"
Happy Friday. Enjoy this video of my son absolutely losing his mind in our apt. Really encapsulates the current mood.
A gutten erev shabbos! It’s the first shabbos since we changed the clocks, so here’s a friendly reminder that candle lighting is at approximately 9AM and no, you will absolutely not finish that project this Friday (or any Friday) for the next 5 months. 🤪
Gen Z loves Depop. But as the startup has grown, so have complaints about predators. For the last few months I’ve been interviewing users— many of whom are teens— who say they’re being harassed for nudes, personal info, and more. Here’s my latest for . businessoffashion.com/articles/fashi
I’m at the Backstreet Boy concert tonight at PNC, and the entire crowd is women in their 30s on their iPhones, watching their kids sleep on Nest
Happy 2021! Very excited to start the new year a professional update: This Spring I'm joining Stern College for Women as an adjunct professor, teaching a journalism course on Feature Writing. Would love your ideas on which features to assign as homework, so hit me up!
Everyone else on the first day of school: * sobbing *
Us: ok, ilysm, baiiiiiiiiiiiii 🤪✌️
Pour one out for the fashion-tech reporters who now have to write about cartoon clothes for a living
So this morning, my 19-month-old son dropped the spoon he was using for his cereal. He heaved a dramatic sigh, and yelled, “Oh Shit! Shit shit!” So, I guess it’s time to clean up our language? 😯
For the summer Play package, I wrote abt the very lucrative — and very unregulated — STEM toys world, where the line between marketing and reality gets blurry. Thanks to for the assignment, for the close edit.
Adaptive clothing is a $350 billion opportunity the fashion industry has largely ignored. Until now. Read my latest feature for businessoffashion.com/articles/profe
Gwyneth Paltrow, Paris Hilton, Kevin Hart, DJ Khaled, Steph Curry, and a handful of other celebs have been named in a class-action lawsuit against Bored Ape Yacht Club creator Yuga Labs for luring people into buying NFTS at "drastically inflated" prices
"When you tell lactating parents that there's 'no cost' to breastfeeding, what you mean is that their time, their work and their physical and mental health have no value." This illustrated piece in is so excellent vox.com/the-highlight/
Making cranberry apple kugel and strawberry mango salad for shabbos like it’s 2004. IYKYK ;)
Someone has taught my 2-year-old son that saying “I SAID” slowly, before sentences adds extra emphasis and now I am basically living with a tyrant. “I SAID, three Oreos!” “I SAID, NO NAP!” “I. SAID. LETS. BAKE. COOKIES!”
For the last 4.5 years, I've had the privilege of calling my home, working for one of the internet's smartest websites, alongside the industry's best. Saying goodbye now. It's been an absolute honor. I am so proud of all the work I've done and growth I've accomplished.
Hiding from my toddler and writing a story from the bathroom floor today because it's July 2020 and being a WFH mom is still So. F-ing. Hard.
The world of reporting on media moves always makes me LOL, especially when a Who like me make the news?
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.@ChavieLieber is leaving @Vox to cover technology for @BoF: talkingbiznews.com/1/lieber-leavi
College kids are the holy grail of fashion consumers — they're super-loyal shoppers and are equipped with $130b in discretionary income. But what happens when campuses are closed for the year and Zoom classes call for pajamas? Here's my latest for : businessoffashion.com/articles/profe
People have been eager to label this time period as "the end of influencers." In reality, they aren't going anywhere. But the industry is experiencing major shifts, including slashed pay rates and a major shakeout. Here's my latest deep dive for :
When you're racist and offensive, you get cancelled. But Dolce & Gabbana has managed to claw its way back to the spotlight and red carpet. @mcnanda27 and dish out the controversial brand's timeline (guest-starring ) businessoffashion.com/articles/intel
I’m starting a gang called Little Girls, Big Coats. DM if you wanna join but you must be 5”3 or under, and be committed to absolutely swim in that winter jacket.
Behind the face of every influencer are folks who fuel the $8 billion influencer marketing machine. I spoke with a handful of them about why this is the next rising job in fashion (if you don't mind staying behind the scenes, obvs). My latest for :
businessoffashion.com/articles/profe
Just in: Refinery29 EIC and co-founder Christene Barberich is stepping down after multiple former employees spoke up about racism and discrimination they faced while working there. Here's one thread from :
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Replying to @letsbeKHAlear
I was hired as a Beauty Writer in 2017… a “natural hair writer,” specifically, is what I was told during my interviews. I was too young and too eager to realize that I was signing up to be tokenized.
Some news! Our kickass team of will be relaunching soon under . New name, new logo, but same features, puns, giggles, and scam-decoding!
JIC I don't get to share my niche Jewish-fashion opinions on here anymore, let me just say that John Fetterman could really benefit from seeing The Suit Lady in Teaneck.
We’re at the NASDAQ in Times Square to spread awareness for WSJ reporter #EvanGershkovich, who has been detained in Russia for 5 weeks. Journalism is not a crime and Evan should be freed. #IStandWithEvan
I wrote about the super fun and niche industry of novelty Haggadahs, the religious text of the Passover Seder that's constantly being reinvented. (Hot tip: turn on the Prince of Egypt soundtrack while you read this)
Sorry, but I must speak up. My husband, who is visibly Orthodox (wears a yarmulke & tzitzit), has been attacked & accosted several times in NYC by anti-Semites; members of the same group as the #JerseyCity kosher deli shooters. Why is this subject a joke? twitter.com/annamerlan/sta
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Just in: Sophia Amoruso, founder of GirlBoss Media, is no longer with the company she started in 2014. Amoruso says the "majority" of her team is gone and that Covid-19 has "decimated" the business.
It cannot be overstated how big of a deal this is. If Gap Inc — one of the world's largest retailers— is cancelling summer and fall orders, what will the rest of fashion be doing soon? scoop by businessoffashion.com/articles/profe
My Chanukah present to myself has been unfollowing influencers who make me feel fat, poor, and unsuccessful (basically everyone?) and it's been great! 10/10, highly recommend.
My latest for is about the booming business of used furniture. Like many city people, we recently moved to a NJ suburb after 10 yrs in NYC and I've been amazing at HOW MUCH STUFF is on Facebook Marketplace, LetGo, NextDoor, AptDeco. Read on!
Sorry, I know I already played, but just need to add that the Passover episode from Rugrats was an absolute masterpiece, deserved an Emmy
Splurged on an expensive cashmere-wool blend winter coat from a buzzy Instagram label and she arrived today… unlined! Uhh, excuse me?
I hope you played him this Y2K banger:
Incredible Jewish fashion content right here. I am shook
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9th Grade Rebbe Starter Pack, Millennial Edition ;-) twitter.com/ReuvenShoshan/…
Counterpoint: Women's Media is extremely important, reports on topics and ppl that no one else does, and is a fun and safe space for many. newrepublic.com/article/150010
Scoop: In an effort to cut expenses, some brands, including Macy’s, Ulta, and TJ Maxx have stopped their affiliate programs, cutting influencers off from the thousands of dollars worth of commission they earn from product recommendations: businessoffashion.com/articles/profe