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Saturday, September 5

Updated 8:02am PT

Brian Sugar

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Isaac Mizrahi's Fall 1994 is clicking today because the archive now has pricing power, the same principle that turned Pat White's No. 5 jersey retirement into institutional permanence two decades late. Design and sport both learned the same lesson this morning: restraint photographs better than noise, and what lasts looks identical whether it's filed away or hung in the rafters.

If you only have 2 minutesTop 5

LeBron James Unveils Polymarket Partnership, Becoming Latest Celebrity Face for Prediction Markets

LeBron James joins Polymarket as the celebrity prediction-market play goes mainstream, which means either the bet has finally arrived or the bet has finally jumped the shark.

The Wrap
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    Liam and Noel Gallagher Raise Fists and Electrify Venice as Oasis Doc Gets 8-Minute Standing Ovation

    Oasis walked back into Venice as documentary subjects rather than antagonists, and eight minutes of applause suggests the reunion story now matters more than the breakup one ever did.

    Variety
  2. 03
    Isaac Mizrahi Fall 1994 Ready-to-Wear

    Isaac Mizrahi's Fall 1994 collection resurfaced, which means the nineties are officially done being nostalgia and have become the thing other decades mine for permission.

    Vogue
  3. 04
    WVU retires record-setting QB White's No. 5 jersey

    Pat White's No. 5 goes to the rafters at WVU two decades after he left, a delayed coronation for a quarterback who defined early 2000s college football before the era's record books got rewritten.

    ESPN
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    German spacetech Isar Aerospace's second rocket launch reaches orbit in milestone

    Isar Aerospace's second rocket reached orbit, meaning Germany now has a spacetech company with functional launch capability, which is less about payload contracts and more about proving the European system works.

    Sifted
The Saturday EditionSaturday Reads
What's hitting this weekend

A West Portal project doubled in size. It's the latest in SF's 'F your feelings' era

The approvals machine just accelerated. Local business reality meets development speed. SF Bay brass tacks.

SF Standard
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Off-Duty Channel

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Weekend Dropdrops + premieres
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Off-Duty

Closet
Off-Duty Fitdrops + runway
III

Saturday Errands

Shop Talk
Operator's Manualstrategy reads
IV

Fridge Forage

Pantry
Tasting Notesingredients + culture
V

Matinee

The Marquee
On the marqueedrops + scores
VI

Long Run

Wellness
Sweat Seshdrops + sweat
VII

Errand Face

Vanity
Errand Facedrops + launches
  • From the Saie Office
    Inside Gloria Steinem's Home

    Saie Beauty sat with the news of her passing this week. The home as archive of taste and care.

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After Hours

The Tape
Off the Recordrumors + leaks

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Sugar Rush is the daily commerce + culture brief from Sugar Capital, a seed-stage venture firm investing at the intersection of consumer, commerce, and culture.

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