Wait, Jennifer Aniston’s Idea For What Rachel Green Would Be Doing Now Is Actually Perfect

FRIENDS — “The One with All the Jealousy” Episode 12 — Pictured: Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green (Photo by J. Delvalle/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)

When we bid farewell to Friends back in 2004, the future of Rachel Green’s (played by Jennifer Aniston) career was uncertain. Did she move to Paris to pursue her dream job at Louis Vuitton? Did she stay in New York and return to her old job at Ralph Lauren? Over the last 17 years, fans of the show had plenty of time to come up with their own theories. And apparently, so has Aniston. 

In an interview with People, which was released on Wednesday ahead of the May 27 Friends reunion, Aniston shared what she imagines Rachel would be doing today. “I would like to have maybe started a clothing line of my own, and it’s sort of a small franchise,” Aniston said about her character. “Like a Nili Lotan.”

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Now, I can’t be the only one who didn’t see this coming. A clothing line, sure, though, personally, I imagined Rachel as more of the behind-the-scenes type than a designer. But Nili Lotan. Don’t get me wrong, the New York-based designer carries an enviable selection of elevated basics, but it wouldn’t be the brand I envisioned for Rachel. Instead, I pictured Rachel becoming a Ralph Lauren lifer, her closet a shrine to the Americana brand’s classic, preppy pieces that she acquired over the course of her time there. Today, she’d pair long-sleeved, cashmere sweater dresses with fitted white button-downs (as was done for the brand’s fall ‘20 collection) for work, and wear vintage polos with baggy jeans and sneakers on the weekend.

If she were to launch her own brand after becoming Ralph’s right-hand (wo)man, it’d be something along the lines of Khaite or Coperni — tailor-forward, elevated labels with cult followings — but with a nostalgic, sporty touch a la Aimé Leon Dore.

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To see what Aniston saw though, I logged onto Nili Lotan’s website. And, as much as I hate to admit that Aniston knows the character she played for a decade more than I do, she may be right. After scrolling through page after page of slouchy cargo pants in faded, vintage colorways, shrunken T-shirts, and floor-length satin slip dresses, I could easily imagine Rachel in all these pieces. Hell, if the “The One with Phoebe’s Cookies” episode, when Rachel teaches Joey (Matt LeBlanc) how to sail, was filmed today, Aniston would be wearing these white trousers from the brand. 

And that, my friends, is what you call closure.

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Alicia Silverstone Channeled Cher Horowitz in Rodarte’s ’90s-Inspired Campaign

As if a collection full of sequins, feathers, and ‘80s-era party dresses wouldn’t be enough to grab our attention (and our wallets) after a year of nap dresses and sweatsuits, Rodarte tapped ‘90s style icon, Clueless’ Cher Horowitz (aka Alicia Silverstone), for its latest lookbook.

On Wednesday, the SoCal fashion brand — founded by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy and beloved by Sofia Coppola, Kirsten Dunst, Alexa Demie, Gabrielle Union, and more Hollywood favorites — released its fall ‘21 collection. Like the ones that came before it, the campaign starred some of the sisters’ closest friends and muses. In addition to featuring Silverstone, the brand also tapped Brother Vellies founder Aurora James and model Heather Kemesky. 

In the photos, James, Silverstone, and Kemesky, among other models, can be seen on a rocky beach in California, wearing the brand’s signature array of ultra-feminine frocks — but with a touch of edge. Think: Black, floral dresses paired with dark stockings and dramatic elbow-length gloves, as well as bridal-style gowns worn with black veils. Also included in the collection were retro varsity jackets, Clueless-esque skirt suits, and statement necklaces and earrings. *Cue the ‘90s movie fashion montage.*

Though the Mulleavy sisters didn’t explicitly state that the fall collection was inspired by Cher and her ever-evolving wardrobe, they did tell Vogue that it was based on their interpretation of ’90s style, which was heavily influenced by the cult-favorite flick. Apparently, they rented it “hundreds” of times. (Same.)

The nostalgia-inducing collection only made us more excited about Rodarte’s forthcoming return to NYFW. Accompanied by Altuzarra, Telfar, and Pyer Moss, the Mulleavy sisters will be back in New York for Fashion Week, which will take place from September 8 to September 12. We’re, like, totally buggin’ about it, too. 

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Emma Stone Channeled Cruella de Vil At The Film’s Red Carpet Premiere

On Tuesday, Disney held the first major studio red carpet premiere since the pandemic took hold of L.A. to celebrate Cruella, the crime-comedy hybrid starring Emma Stone. 

For her big night, Stone, who plays 101 Dalmatians’ Cruella de Vil, took a note from her on-screen persona’s style playbook, dressing in her signature color palette of red, black, and white. With the help of longtime stylist Petra Flannery, Stone selected a tailored suit featuring gold-and-silver hardware, a white pussy-bow blouse, and a red Petite Malle clutch from Louis Vuitton.

Also bringing their A games on the red carpet were Marsai Martin, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Zendaya’s Image Architect Law Roach. Martin, with the help of stylist Jason Rembert, went with Nina Ricci, selecting a houndstooth, V-neck suit with a matching top hat, from the brand’s spring ‘21 collection. Meanwhile, Howell-Baptiste stunned in a long-sleeved, Christian Dior gown featuring a high slit and sequin details. Law went for an on-theme floor-length (faux) fur coat — another de Vil signature — from German brand GmbH’s fall ‘21 menswear collection. 

Let these red carpet looks be a preview for Cruella’s many over-the-top costumes. The film drops on Disney+ on May 28.

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“Plus-Size” & “Size-Inclusive” Collections Aren’t The Same. Here’s Why The Difference Matters.

The terms “plus-size” and “size-inclusive” are often used interchangeably. And while both could refer to clothing that extends beyond a size 16, for the women at whom these buzzwords are targeted, the distinction between the two terms is an important one. 

“Plus-size” is defined as any size above 16. This separates the 67% of women in the U.S. who wear a size 16 or up from the 33% who don’t. Despite being in the minority, the latter group’s size range, referred to as “straight” sizing, is considered the standard. In separating these two — making one the norm and the other the exception — plus-size women are automatically “othered,” according to Alexandra Waldman, the co-founder and creative director of Universal Standard, a clothing brand that carries sizes 00 to 40. “And as soon as you’re the other, you’re the lesser,” she tells Refinery29. 

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Under plus-sizing, plus-size shoppers are often relegated to either the back of the store or another store entirely. In many instances, plus-size offerings aren’t stocked in stores at all, but rather, only sold online. This affects the styles that are offered, too. “Even brands that see that women of size need more options and more possibilities to express themselves, will still segregate that group,” says Waldman. “They’ll still say, ‘Okay, we hear you, we got you, but we’re only going to make three dresses, each that will go up to only a certain size and will have nothing to do with what we normally [sell] and the reason you admired our brand in the first place.’”

Danielle Hall, the co-founder of social shopping platform Insyze, which provides a place for plus-size women to shop and socialize, agrees with Waldman: “When a brand [launches] a plus-size collection, there’s often a limited number of styles, which [almost always] differ from the straight-sizes offered by the brand,” she says. Hall’s sister and business partner, Sylvie Wilson, calls plus-size collections “mediocre and uninspiring.” That, and it’s become commonplace for brands that launch plus-size collections to tap out at 2X or 3X and call it a day. Thus the cycle of exclusivity continues. 

“The only right way to do plus-size, is not to do plus-size.”

Alexandra Waldman, cofounder & creative director, Universal Standard

On the other hand, “size-inclusive” is a term that recognizes the exclusive nature of having separate “plus-size” collections. Collections that make size inclusivity a priority are committed to selling the same clothing in all size ranges. As opposed to collections that separate plus offerings from straight ones, size-inclusive stores will have the same styles in a size 2 and a size 32. “Being able to shop freely and not worry that a style won’t be available [in a plus size] is very meaningful,” says Wilson, “especially after being marginalized for so long.” According to Waldman, “the only right way to do plus-size is not to do plus-size.”

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