Zara

Zara Larsson in 2008 and 2023Zara Larsson in 2008 and 2024. Later photograph: Pål Hansen. Styling: Andie Redman. Makeup: India Rawlings. Archive image: courtesy of Zara LarssonBorn in Stockholm in 1997, pop star Zara Larsson first shot to fame in 2008 as the winner of Talang, otherwise known as Sweden’s Got Talent. She signed to Ten Records in Sweden at the age of 14, and enjoyed homegrown success until her career launched internationally in 2014. Aside from her own albums, including the platinum-selling So Good, which…

In the buildup to Larsson’s fourth album, the Swedish pop star variously described Venus’s 12 songs as “super fun”, “dancey” and a “collection of really good music”. If that sounds like faint praise, it’s also a neat way of distancing herself from pop’s current penchant for retroactively adding layers of meaning to songs constructed for eliciting simple pleasures. For Larsson, “super fun” pop is quite enough.So the deliciously camp wakeup call to a love-blind friend You Love Who You Love struts around a playful, sugar…

Venus is the goddess of love, beauty, and victory — and on Friday, ‘s stans’ prayers were answered as she dropped her new album, Venus. To celebrate the release of the 12-track LP, the Swedish pop star shared the music video for “You Know Who You Love,” one of the album’s singles. “It’s a little bit all over the place, but that’s honestly just very me!” she said in a press release. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBNYVArkExQ In the video for “You Know Who You Love,” the singer plays a pawn shop…

Where are you really from? It’s a question that is impossible to answer. Go back just a few generations, and the mist begins to form. Lines, and oceans, are invariably crossed. Go back even further, and the story becomes a bit clearer – because it is shared. The Stone Age; the Iron Age; the trek out of Africa. A sweeping look at a species that has always been on the move (Hachette) Rewind again, and there are simply no clear answers. “A small part of the DNA of most modern humans – between 1 and 4 per cent –…

The US government has accused Chinese-backed 'fast fashion' digital platforms Shein and Temu for data and other business practices risks, along with engaging in unfair market practices.The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC), created by Congress in 2000, said in its latest report that these platforms primarily rely on US consumers downloading and using Chinese apps to curate and deliver products."These firms' commercial success has encouraged both established Chinese e-commerce platforms and startups…

For years, Zara owner Inditex SA ITX -5.11% vied with H&M HM.B -8.47% Hennes & Mauritz AB for global fast-fashion supremacy. Now, the Spanish retailer is pulling ahead of its rival, partly as its pricier offering has set it farther apart from new low-price, online competitors such as Shein.The perception among shoppers that Zara is more upmarket than H&M has also given the brand more leeway to increase…

Inditex SA, the owner of fast fashion chain Zara, will start charging Spanish shoppers for returning items bought online, mirroring a strategy it had previously rolled out in most of its other markets. Customers in Spain will now have to pay €1.95 to return an order, unless they take it to a brick-and-mortar shop or third-party drop-off points where returns remain free. The fee applies for all Inditex brands, which include Pull & Bear and Massimo Dutti, according to a company spokesperson. The A Coruna, Spain…

Zara Larsson is a pop singer from Stockholm, Sweden whose latest single, "Can't Tame Her," is available everywhere. But when Zara isn’t singing her heart out on Scandipop bangers, she’s snacking on an assortment of classic Swedish and American treats. From candies like Gott & Blandat and Daim, to the wonders of Kalles Kaviar and crispbread, Zara gives a true crash course in iconic Swedish snacks. Zara Larsson is a pop singer from Stockholm, Sweden whose latest single, "Can't Tame Her," is available everywhere. But…

Credit: Shutterstock / Emin Kuliyev A few weeks ago, Zara, the Spanish fashion chain with stores all over the world, announced that it was branching into the second-hand market. With a pilot test in the United Kingdom, through the Zara Pre-Owned platform, it is set to offer the option of reselling a Zara garment, having it repaired or donating used garments from any season to the Red Cross.…

If we looked at natural resources the way we look at money, we’d be far more alert, more alarmed. The rare earth metals account is fast depleting; food is still seeing deposits but withdrawals remain too high; the groundwater account is in crisis; fossil fuels aren’t just crashing, they’re dragging other accounts down with them. If the planet were an investment bank, there’d have been a freeze on all activity decades ago, and emergency bailout plans would be in place. Instead, Earth’s resources are being managed only in…