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What Sold in 2020: The Year of At-Home Style, Jewelry Splurges, and Classic Bags With Big Resale Potential
By Mark Holgate
What Sold in 2020, from left: Gabriela Hearst's sustainable chic; Jacquemus micro purses; Bottega Veneta pursesPhoto: Left and center: Alessandro Lucioni/Gorunway.com; right, Filippo Fior/Gorunway.com
What sold in 2020 depicts our changing world amid a year like no other. (I know: Talk about understatement; like no other barely describes what we've been through.) It was a year in which we found creative expression in at-home dressing that was casual, comfortable, and sometimes even cool. (Quite literally: Clothes in a pale neutral and understated palette—from The Row, Jil Sander, Ganni, Totême, et al.—sold and sold and sold.) To go with all that were shoes that promised the outside world but were more likely to be walking across stripped floors: loafers, sneakers, and the big hits, flat sandals or Birkenstocks.
All the time indoors let us really consider the kind of purchases we wanted to make, and just like that, fine jewelry, from a major player or a newbie artisan, resonated in a way like it's never done before for more people than ever before. Ditto the swift uptick in the purchasing of blue-chip classic bags from Chanel, Hermès, or Louis Vuitton, with a strong showing (again) from Bottega Veneta (all hail the Jodie, because almost everyone else did), Christian Dior (the Saddle bag, the Book tote), and Balenciaga's Hourglass. We're buying them with an eye to keeping them forever or selling them on: The circular economy is now in full spin. Meanwhile, the micro-bag trend didn't disappear, powered again by Jacquemus's teeny-tiny purses.
Something else that's been impacted by all that time we spent reflecting on the world: how we wanted our values reflected through our clothes. Support of smaller labels with identity and purpose resonated. Sustainability was unsurprisingly top of the list and powered a designer like Gabriela Hearst to be a standout not only among major e-tailers but also the resale world: The day of the announcement of Hearst's hiring at Chloé, The RealReal reported searches for her pieces spiked 200%, while those looking for her Nina bag went up 208%. The RealReal isn't the only new retailer we spoke to this year. If we're really going to capture what sold in 2020, we had to cast the net wider. Even if our world narrowed, retailing expanded like never before.
Gabriela Hearst, spring 2020. Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Jil Sander, fall 2020. Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
The Row fall 2020 Photo: Courtesy of The Row
Photo: Courtesy of The Row
Natalie Kingham, Buying Director, MatchesFashion.com
Vogue: Which pieces were your customers particularly responding to in 2020?
Natalie Kingham: In general, fashion in 2020 is what makes us feel better, instead of dressing for approval from other people. In terms of categories, it was definitely denim and loungewear, which includes pajamas, robes, leggings, and Birkenstocks. And the real big growth areas were fine jewelry and homewares. It's not really surprising. We all realized we didn't have enough things at home to make us feel nice. I had some satin PJs but not enough of them; some robes but not enough of them; some sweatshirts but not enough of them. [As for homeware,] we've been spoiled by the tabletops and cutlery at nice restaurants when we were going out to eat.
The craving for fine jewelry during lockdown…Sarah Harris [of British Vogue] said to me yesterday that a ring has become more important because when you look down, you smile—or you had something on your wrist or even your ankle, with an anklet. Fine jewelry at $1,500 has replaced the dress at $1,500.
As we get to the end of the year, we're seeing people being in two minds more; clothes that are dressy and fun, those emotional purchases, are doing well. It's almost like that high-low L.A. way of thinking: casual with flip-flops, and then you get really dressed up. We're all in puffers and sneakers, and the minute any of us are getting to put away those clothes and get into a dress, we are. We will party at home. I am a great believer in dancing in the kitchen with friends—or by myself!
Which designers/brands/labels performed well for you?
Interestingly, it was Jil Sander, Gabriela Hearst, The Row, and I guess that all makes sense, doesn't it? They offer timeless, versatile pieces that are lovely to wear at home and will also be good investments when we come out of our homes. Also, Totême and Ganni offered something similar at a different price point. It's the beginning of a new era: the neutral palette that's been so popular. It's a palette cleanser. It reminds me of Helmut Lang and Rifat Ozbek at the very beginning of the '90s; they made the '80s seem all wrong. We are heading for a reset. I'm calling it a start-over with wardrobe foundations. A simplicity—maybe that's what it is. It feels right. It's no different from yearning for fresh air, the countryside, the seaside, being out of cities.
Which newer names took off for you?
Stefan Cooke did incredibly well: the bags, and the womenswear comes in, and it flies out; the knitwear, with all the slices in it. Grace Wales Bonner's Adidas capsule: In 48 hours, it was all gone. Charles Jeffrey Loverboy has done really well. Chopova Lowena. Art School. We've been mentoring them, and they've benefited from a lot of time with me and the buying team, as well as a dedicated space on our site.
What did you find didn't connect this year?
High heels were a struggle. But I think they will come back. I am desperate—and I don't even wear them! I can't wait to put on platforms; they will return with a vengeance.
** What's your prediction for 2021?**
Dressed-up things with a bit more ease. I miss tailoring, I miss blazers, but they're going to come in softer fabrics—we don't all want to wear a sloppy cardigan. Things will be more of a hybrid. If we enjoy fashion, these things will resonate quite well. And as soon as we are all out of this, it's going to be like the Roaring Twenties !
Balenciaga, resort 2020. Photo: Courtesy of Balenciaga
Photo: Courtesy of Balenciaga
Bottega Veneta, spring 2020. Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Maison Margiela, spring 2020. Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Brigitte Chartrand, Vice President of Womenswear Buying, Ssense
Brigitte Chartrand: Accessories had massive growth. Jewelry has done really well because so many of us were at home and in front of a screen. The bucket-hat trend has not stopped; it could be found from so many brands and was being driven by Instagram. It's one of the accessories of the year. Of course, loungewear performed really well; that more casual yet elevated luxury product has always been part of our natural aesthetic and point of view. But I was really happy to see that we had great success too with lingerie and swim—personally I am biased with the latter because I am such a beach girl! We had our best year yet with those. Flat sandals are really a thing right now. And rubber footwear, like Gucci's mules. Loafers and slippers had a very strong year. But really, the huge increase has been in flat sandals.
Definitely Maison Margiela. It's very popular on Ssense. Bottega Veneta; the mini Jodie bag has given us great results. Lemaire is doing very well. Max Mara is doing really well; the teddy coats are really loved by our audience. Balenciaga, particularly the Hourglass bag. Bags, generally, are maybe not the strongest category right now, but Balenciaga is having a real moment. And we launched Marc Jacobs on the site to a great reaction.
Tekla from Copenhagen, which we had bought before the pandemic and which delivered during it. The bathrobes and the sleepwear have done really well for us. Also, which is kind of crazy, our Jacquemus at-home capsule that we had arranged with Simon [Porte Jacquemus] several months before the pandemic; that did so well for us too.
Pre-pandemic, we'd had a goal to increase our dresses offer. We couldn't find elevated, cool daywear dresses. In the end, we've had our best year with that category, with capsules from Charlotte Knowles. That's been a real audience favorite; she's very talented and great to worth with. Louisa Ballou's dress and swim capsule did well, as did Nensi Dojaka; Bella Hadid wore Nensi very recently, and now it's completely sold out. Rui, a Chinese designer based in New York. We also have great success with jewelry designer Justine Clenquet.
We launched homewares and self-care this year: Laetitia Jacquetton's vessels and beautiful candles from Olga-Goose. It was the perfect timing. They answer the needs of our wide audience and with a strong point of view. We felt that shopping has become even more of a one-stop destination and that there was potential there, given our approach to curation.
Handbags. The sales have been bit softer there, though there are always some good sellers. And the other is, for sure, tailoring. We had a big boom with it the last two years, but we're seeing a decrease in it, a very soft decrease. Anything rigid doesn't feel that appealing at the moment. It's much more about fluidity and softness.
Personally, I am really into way more funky things. For 2021, I am thinking flower power, psychedelia, a sense of extravagance but with a casual angle. We will for sure continue to sell minimalistic designs, but I think there will be a shift towards something personal, less tonally neutral, and uplifting. Flares, plaids, flowers: a call for hope and peace and love!
Sasha Skoda, Head of Women's, The RealReal
Sasha Skoda: Our biggest takeaway about the year was the shift to what we call investment pieces, selling at above $1,000. Handbags and fine jewelry really took off and continue to do so. The sales of Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, and Hermès skyrocketed; their resale prices have increased by hundreds of dollars. For Birkins and Kellys the increase has been tremendous. With Vuitton, it's all about the classic monogram bags and the mini pochette bags; all of those have increased. We're seeing similar patterns with jewelry, particularly the obviously branded pieces from Bulgari, Cartier, and Tiffany but also unbranded—diamond tennis bracelets, diamond stud earrings.
Obviously, there has been an increase in loungewear, but beyond that we saw that our data points to the building of a capsule wardrobe using foundational pieces. That's reflected in women's coats at about $500; same with women's knits. Loafers and sneakers are the footwear of choice, investing in those at a higher value. It's about creating a capsule of timeless pieces, not things that you'll only wear once or twice. It will be interesting to see what Gabriela Hearst does at Chloé because she really epitomizes that way of dressing.
Bottega Veneta, Loewe, Dior, and Versace. With the latter two, there has been a real gravitation toward that vintage era of excess. And the relaunched Dior Saddle bag is still riding high. Gabriela Hearst is a really strong brand for us, with her emphasis on sustainable fashion. Jacquemus has been on top for some time, particularly his mini bags.
Ganni. Nanushka, with the leather tops and skirts. By Far for bags and shoes. For some of our customers, it's their equivalent of investment dressing; a minimal, timeless aesthetic. What's been interesting about the more emerging brands is the concept of artisanal craft: upcycling, quilting, etc. Collina Strada has really taken off for us.
Time will tell when we get back to more everyday life as we've known it, but some of the contemporary brands, perhaps with more trend-focused dresses, skirts, etc., aren't connecting so much. If that's where our customers have been shopping, they're now really thinking about where they're putting their dollars, looking for a quieter, timeless style. But what will happen when we all go back into the office—will there be a 180? It's really hard to predict.
Sustainability, first and foremost. Again, looking forward to what Gabriela Hearst will do at Chloé, but in general the luxury brands changing their ideas about production and sustainability is going to be big. The move to craft and the handmade; I am interested to see how that will play out. Someone like Emily Bode was onto that very early on. I'm intrigued to see what will happen in that space.
And of course, we talk a lot about the idea of quiet luxury, but for us Gucci is still at the top, and they're the very opposite of that. There's going to be room for both to coexist and with an accompanying acceleration of their resale values. We're going to see people less concerned about wearing the current season and more about wearing brands led by creative directors that speak to your personal style and values.
Khaite, fall 2020. Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Gucci, pre-fall 2020. Photo: Courtesy of Gucci
Saint Laurent, spring 2020. Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Libby Page, Senior Fashion Market Editor, Net-a-Porter
Libby Page: With day-to-day life shifting immensely this year and physical events ceasing to exist, we saw a more relaxed approach to dressing. As our customers spent more time at home, comfortability was key, and so interest rose across loungewear from brands such as Lauren Manoogian, Frankie Shop, Lou Lou Studio, Les Tiens, and Suzie Kondi, as well as flat shoes from Manolo Blahnik, Loewe, Khaite, and The Row.
We saw an increase in popularity from our established and luxury brands, most notably in handbags. There was a need for heritage-bag families, such as Saint Laurent and Gucci, who experienced increased interest as customers invested in their forever bags. Our customers want classics that will stand the test of time and showcase quality and craftsmanship.
Tying in with investment pieces, our fine-jewelry department has seen incredible success this year. Audemars Piguet has been one of our best performing high-price-point brands. Even over lockdown, the brand was resonating, and we sold the Royal Oak Automatic Chronograph 38mm 18-karat pink-gold watch, which retails at $56,400.
We've seen much more interest in conscious consumerism during 2020 as our customers want to ensure that their purchases align with their values. Our Net Sustain edit and charitable initiatives were very popular during the last year and will continue to be prioritized initiatives for us. We were pleased with the reaction to our Space for Giants exclusive capsule collections, with 100% of the profits going to the international conservation charity Space for Giants. The Ole Lynggaard jewelry was a highlight.
Luxury brands saw strong performance, specifically Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, and Gucci. As we noted above, there is a shift in focus as our customer is prioritizing pieces with longevity that they can wear forever. Also: Wardrobing brands that have honed their craft in creating everyday basics with a fashion-forward point of view. Brands such as Nili Lotan, Totême, Khaite, Tove, and Gabriela Hearst really mastered this. They brought us knitwear with iconic and instantly recognizable pieces, such as Tove's Ceres dress, Khaite's sweetheart ribbed sweater, Totême's quilted coat.
We experienced double-digit growth for both Totême and Gabriela Hearst and saw popularity within Gabriela's colorful styles in sustainable fabrics, highlighting consumer interest in sustainability. Totême is a key brand for a capsule wardrobe, providing elevated essentials for customers purchasing products that make their wardrobe work harder. Their leggings, outerwear, and denim have performed very well, with a lot of pieces selling out.
With wellness being an underlying theme for 2020, we have seen a lot of interest for meaningful jewelry. Jia Jia provides the perfect assortment of cleansing crystals and stones, serving as "a vessel of energy for the beholder." Other jewelry brands that performed well included Lauren Rubinski and Eéra, which brought fine jewelry with a point of view. Additionally, Brent Neale, who had that feel-good attitude about it. Customers are looking for investment pieces that can bring them calmness and joy.
New brands Suzie Kondi and Les Tien performed very well upon launch earlier this year. The nature of the product from both of these brands was very apt for the current climate. Les Tiens sold quadruple units upon launch, and Suzie Kondi sold out a few weeks after launch. As our customers spent more time at home, elevated loungewear in an assortment of colors and fabrications became essential in their wardrobe.
What, for you, was the biggest shift in fashion in 2020, in terms of what connected?
We have seen popularity for contemporary brands rise in previous years, but 2020 saw a shift in focus to our established luxury brands. Investment pieces came in the form of well-known designers and styles, as well as higher price points. These investments moved away from the one-time-wear, trend-driven pieces we have seen success with over previous seasons. The popularity of statement pieces that were an easy like on social media has shifted to pieces that are quality driven and have longevity: the perfect pieces to buy now and wear forever.
The concept of buy now, wear forever and a focus on investment pieces has been a key strategy for our buying team and has been the catalyst for a surge of new brands within the fine-jewelry department, specifically Jessica McCormack, Irene Neuwirth, Brent Neale, and Viltier, where we have seen incredible success in 2020.
I personally would say one-wear wonders because today I am prioritizing items that are forever buys—timeless and practical, while being beautiful, of course!
Joyful dressing! Fortunately, we saw a lot of clothing that sparked joy within the spring 2021 collections, which was very much needed. We are anticipating an influx of dressing up in 2021, as our customers shed their loungewear. Whether it will be exuberant shapes from the likes of Christopher John Rogers or bright shades from brands such as Molly Goddard, Proenza Schouler, and Tove, we are looking forward to clothes that will bring a smile to our face.
Escapism in all forms was also a huge trend for spring 2021, across all categories. I think we can agree that the lack of travel this year has taken its toll, so we are hoping for a surge in vacation dressing once our customers are able to flock to warm destinations again! We saw wonderful vacation-ready pieces at Loewe (basket bags), Gabriela Hearst (tie-dye), the new brand Kenneth Ize, and Versace, whose product took on a literal under-the-sea theme.
Brunello Cucinelli, fall 2020. Photo: Courtesy of Brunello Cucinelli
Photo: Courtesy of Brunello Cucinelli
Miu Miu, fall 2020. Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Prada, fall 2020. Photo: Armando Grillo / Gorunway.com
Photo: Armando Grillo / Gorunway.com
Sophie Hill, Founder and CEO, Threads Styling
Which pieces were your customers particularly responding to in 2020?
I think there were two different elements. One we expected, and one we were surprised by and then understood. There has been a huge pivot to athleisure. The lockdown came, and everyone was really focused on what they were wearing at home and their interiors. And the second area we saw was a rise of first-time purchases in high value; that was a response to things being closed, so people were buying pieces that they would have tried on in-store.
So, people were at home, and they had time to really think about considered purchases. As well as those two trends, we saw a lot of fine jewelry and watch selling. The fine wasn't occasion jewelry, but everyday jewelry pieces that can be worn at home or with existing jewelry. And we saw a rise in custom pieces being ordered.
Luxury everyday pieces from Loro Piana and Brunello Cucinelli. Athleisure/loungewear from Cotton Citizen, Les Tiens, La Detresse. Relaxed day dresses from Vita Kin, Asceno, Sleeper
. Everyday jewelry from Shay, Anita Ko, and Tiffany—and high-value jewelry from Lorraine Schwartz, Bulgari, and Melissa Kaye, such as her neon collection.
Sneakers and sandals as house shoes: Yeezy sneakers, Dior sandals. Boots, the key brands being Prada and Bottega Veneta. And Bottega bags: the pouches, cassette bags, and now belt bags; they were an easy buy and on-trend.
Other highlights were: Amina Muaddi—fun, playful shoes, update on classic styles, clients love the color. Eéra: bold, colorful take on fine jewelry; Fendi: the logo styles are most popular. And, puffers: Prada and Miu Miu have been key brands; the most comfortable coat to wear this winter.
Kamyen Jewelry: incredible one-of-a-kind styles, as well as layering rings and necklaces. Mach&Mach: the update on tailoring, partywear, and the shoes! V by VAK. Anastasia Kessaris: beautiful carved diamonds. And, La Detresse: the new loungewear—acid-wash tie-dye tracksuits. The latter are gender neutral and feel right for the times. A lot of values that really underpinned people going to take time to think about what they've been buying, especially with contemporary and sustainable brands. I think that that movement will continue and that values will only become increasingly important. This year has been about becoming much more conscious about everything—including what we are purchasing.
Definitely for 2020 it's about the circumstances of where we are and where women are taking hold of that casual, gender-neutral dressing. Taking control is not all about heels. I think we will see more brands as gender neutral. People have been much less easily categorized as a style tribe; one day we might be in athleisure, one day much smarter.
We saw the evening dress fall off a cliff this year, but people are going to want to dress up and go out when they can. There's hopefully going to be moments of fun.
Peter Do, spring 2020. Photo: Courtesy of Peter Do
Photo: Courtesy of Peter Do
Marine Serre, spring 2020. Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com
Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Daniele Oberrauch / Gorunway.com
Jacquemus, fall 2020. Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Olivia Kim, Vice President of Creative Projects and Home, and Marie Ivanoff-Smith, Women's Fashion Director, Nordstrom
Olivia Kim: Retail has always been a form of entertainment, and I believe that rings truer today. Because of the pandemic and the inability to physically discover, never have more eyes been focused on e-commerce. On one end of the spectrum are customers looking for cozy, comfortable basics, and on the other end of the spectrum are customers who are shopping in Space (our boutique for advanced and emerging designers). Customers continue to vie for special, standout, silly, fun, and entertaining fashion. We've seen that new and emerging brands are resonating.
Marie Ivanoff-Smith: The acceleration of casualization is an obvious one. It gave way to a new level of comfort and ease, which will be hard to let go when we will be ready to go out and about. The two-piece set (sweatshirt and jogger) continues to be a best seller. In terms of accessories, it was the obvious rush to offer masks that are both fashion and function.
As the country began settling into life at home, dressing for work calls drove the demand for statement earrings, earring stacks that go up the ear, and statement chains—above-the-keyboard style. Our handbag business morphed into silhouettes that allowed for a hands-free experience—crossbodies and slings are always relevant, but these styles intensified.
[And] in footwear, comfort has been the dominant factor at play in terms of easy-on-off silhouettes. Also, lug boots and Chelsea boots have been particularly strong, allowing customers to look good going out or functioning as a fall-weather boot.
Kim: Interestingly enough, super-buzzy, Instagrammable brands never missed a beat and if anything gained more momentum during this time. It must be the mentality of "I am bored and stuck at home, so what can I show up on my social channel that makes me and my friends/followers happy?" That definitely includes Marine Serre moon-print anything, Jacquemus Chiquito and Petit Chiquito bags, Molly Goddard colorful Fair Isle sweaters, and Vaquera teddy-bear necklaces.
Kim: Peter Do and Merryl Rogge were both new collections we launched and have seen a great response. Both of these designers have come through incredible mentors (Phoebe Philo and Dries Van Noten), so there is a definite cheering squad for them, rightfully so.
Kim: As a retailer, in particular here at Nordstrom, I've always loved that we can be a platform for discovery and share our point of view around relevance with our customers; that matters now more than ever. Customers want to know that we are engaged with issues that matter to them and support brands with messages that resonate with their core values. In 2021, I think customers will continue shopping with this mindset and look to brands that stand for diversity and inclusion, as well as small and emerging brands that have been most impacted by the pandemic.
Ivanoff-Smith: When predicting 2021 trends, we foresee the recent confinement impacting fashion for many years to come. We are ready to experience the joy of dressing again through vibrant multicolored prints applied to gorgeous tops and day dresses, creating a sense of escapism. Historically, coming out of wars and pandemics, we crave freedom and liberation: We predict the acceleration of sexy looks through skin-showing, formfitting bodywear with unexpected cutouts, all in comfortable knits worn with casual pants or shorts. Wear-to-work is transformed to become work-from-anywhere: Elevated knitwear or luxe lounge coordinated sets offer new alternatives to the sweatsuits. Optimistic colorful jewelry and novelty printed handbags—easy and happy accessories! Joy through a casual lens.
Maybe the most important is the anticipation of all tomorrow's parties and how we will celebrate the holidays. We are hearing from friends who want to buy gowns and flashy sequin tops, dreaming of Great Gatsby–style exuberant fêtes. The 1920s and early-century fashion are already starting to influence the key silhouettes into leaner and languid, seductive designs. So, after all, we might live through our Roaring Twenties, and that would be fabulous!
Marco Tonizzo, Buying and Merchandising Director, Yoox
Marco Tonizzo: A different lifestyle changed the customers' habits and their use of fashion, but they kept the joy of shopping. They redirected their spending to styles that catered to their new routine. We saw a surge of leisurewear/casualwear, but also accessories kept their share. Even with all the limitations of this new way of living, you can still love and buy a new bag or new shoes and share this joy with your friends through Instagram.
Iconic designers and the designers that had a strong proposition before the pandemic remained relevant through their strong storytelling and community engagement. I'm thinking about Gucci, Saint Laurent but also Nike and Stone Island, to name a few.
Among the big names that I mentioned and that are still the top sellers, we see smaller brands that are becoming more relevant recently, like Jacquemus and GCDS. Though they are absolutely different in terms of style and audience, they have in common the ability to connect very strongly with customers: For customers, buying something from them feels like being part of a community.
There is overall more consideration in buying. Before the pandemic, the approach to fashion was about excess. There was the urge for buying more and more and to show it off. The pandemic shifted this approach to a more conscious one. People still love fashion and buy fashion, yet they value more the styles that are long-lasting, timeless. The side effect is also reconsidering if and how their purchases impact the planet, and they appreciate it when a store or a brand offers something more sustainable.
Unfortunately, the circumstances forced all of us to skip events and, with them, the chance to dress up. All brands and items that once were big sellers for occasions have seen a great drop.
Charles Gorra, Founder and CEO, Rebag
Charles Gorra: We get a lot of data on the trends that we saw, what has and hasn't sold, using an algorithm that lets us know instantly what people are buying. This year, there were some constants and a few novelties. Handbag resale is powered by the likes of Hermès and Louis Vuitton. We saw that all of their classic models have sold really well. That's very much the impact of COVID; when the economy becomes more challenging, the consumer becomes more focused and investment conscious.
With Bottega Veneta, we have seen an incredible interest in the resale side of things; some of the new Bottega bags sell close to their original retail price—80 or 90% of what they sold for. That tells you the level of interest. Daniel Lee has done an incredible job with things like the Pouch and the Jodie; they pretty much sell through instantly. And Dior has had a strong year; they've benefited from their vintage revival. The reissued Saddle bag has been a huge winner—and has increased the demand for the older vintage bags.
One interesting data point is that things sold. I would like to stress that. As a category, handbags and accessories have been quite shielded. If you look at apparel, that's been difficult for many companies. We don't have as many events, as many dinners. We have seen that accessories—not just bags but watches and jewelry—are quite steady. That's a behavior we're trying to develop: shifting from consumption to investment. There's always going to be emotion in buying. It used to be all emotional, and now the spectrum is moving to that data point [of investing], and that's what's driving a purchase.
There have been some shifts. Those ultra-premium items, the deep five-digit items, the limited editions or exotics—those were all harder, a little bit slower and a little more conservative there [in the customer buying those]. Also, any item let's describe as edgy or super frivolous, the thing you would have used for one night at a cocktail party. That philosophy of extraordinary items you'd use once or twice, that has slowed down a bit. And anything in between in size was less desirable: Mini bags sold well, everything that was micro, as did the opposite end of the spectrum, the oversized.
The expansion of the resale mindset, particularly for bags but maybe across every category. COVID has fast-forwarded us two or three years in our behavior. Once the mindset shifts, I don't see it going back. We will be thinking about the resale value but also sustainability; there's going to be the emergence of a conscious consumer. Value-driven elements will meet societal or sustainability goals; we will join both together.
Christian Dior, pre-fall 2020. Photo: Courtesy of Christain Dior
Photo: Courtesy of Christian Dior
Chanel, fall 2020. Photo: Alessandro Lucioni / Gorunway.com
Tracy Margolies, Chief Merchant, Saks Fifth Avenue
Tracy Margolies: I'd say our customers are leaning into a more comfortable but put-together look. It's neutral colors, head-to-toe knit dressings, pieces that were casual with comfort—but also fashionable. That's really important to add. We've seen a rise in emotional investment pieces, from Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Chanel, Balenciaga, Gucci, and Dior. Some of those sales are with classic bags, but we also saw the mini bag take off. There's been an interest in activewear, particularly if it's logo'd. And with shoes, it's been sneakers, slides, and combat boots.
[As well as the names already mentioned,] Moncler, Versace, Fendi, The Row, Balmain, and Burberry.
One of the brands that we've recently brought in is Lou Lou Studio. The pieces are relaxed but with a more elevated silhouette. We also had a lot of success with Simon Miller.
The emphasis on casual dressing: less dresses, less tailoring but more sneakers. (Though high heels with emotion did well: Christian Louboutin, Amina Muaddi.) We've seen a big response to chunky chain jewelry from Boucheron and Bulgari. People are on Zoom, so they've been asking for pieces that are bold.
The whole special-occasion, black-tie, evening, very-specific dressing, for obvious reasons.
I can't wait for 2021. We are so excited about it already. What we all hope for is that we are going to want to celebrate and have lots of moments to get dressed up again. I also think we are going to want to travel again, so we will need things to travel in or to wear at resorts. And more bright colors: It's time for happy clothes, happier times.
Saint Laurent, fall 2020. Photo: Filippo Fior / Gorunway.com
Louis Vuitton, fall 2020. Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway.com
Photo: Isidore Montag / Gorunway.com
Kate Davidson Hudson, Founder, Editorialist YX
Kate Davidson Hudson: I've seen a definite return to investment pieces and pieces with a sense of familiar iconography. It feels as if consumer behavior on the luxury end of the spectrum is somewhat of a psychological reaction to the pandemic in that as everything around us is changing so rapidly and with such rampant unpredictably, shoppers default to the most familiar options.
As a result, the heritage and legacy brands, along with pieces rendered in classic silhouettes or treatments, connected with the most resonance this year. Legacy brands such as Chanel, Hermès, and Dior, along with classic pieces including diamond studs, tennis necklaces, and simple gold chains, were the most popular jewelry investments. Consumers seemed to disproportionately favor familiar designer name brands across all categories.
I also saw a heavy conversion rate across all categories of elevated athletic and leisurewear, for obvious reasons, as life in lockdown in many of our major markets created a new construct for how people were living their day-to-day lives. Designer derivations on classic sweatsuit options from The Row and Isabel Marant to eco-conscious lines like The Pangaia were important players this year.
In tandem, a return to the flat utility boot, Bottega Veneta and Chanel being among the top performers. Designer or legacy brand name sneakers also represent a larger share of closet space than in years past. And pure-play athletic wear, as many clients endeavored to stay in shape through home setups throughout the shutdown, also tracked with increased frequency.
The tried-and-true legacy brands connected with the most resonance, Chanel, Hermès, Prada, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Saint Laurent, Cartier, Tiffany, and Van Cleef & Arpels, for example, were among some of the strongest performers. I also saw an increase in beauty spend (more specifically: skin care) as it's likely that more of our consumers' share of wallet recalibrated during the pandemic from experiential expenditures to self-improvement efforts (fitness, skin care, etc.) as a parallel focus to investing in the heritage fashion and jewelry brands.
Sustainability and, more broadly speaking, brands who build community around larger ethically conscious ideals tracked with more import this year: The Pangaia, Reformation, Prada Re-Nylon, Veja, and AllBirds, as well as clean, ethically sourced beauty, were a larger part of the consumption picture.
Beyond socially-conscious-driven purchases, the newer labels that found relevance were those that referred back to or rooted their ethos in a derivation of more classic aesthetic archetypes, like a Khaite or Wardrobe.NYC. Think: the perfect trench, impeccably constructed knits, or a classic puffer jacket.
What, in your view, was the big shift in fashion in 2020?
I think 2020 forced the industry (and us as a company) to prioritize efficiency and smarter operating models, meaning a shift in collection production that is more demand driven and fashion shows with closer alignment to real-time customer consumption patterns, as well as a new reliance on digital innovations that are personalized to each customer.
With our YX app, once the pandemic hit, our private styling and operations team had to reengineer methods by which private styling clients could upload their digital closets onto the app without our production team being able to physically enter and inventory clients' respective closets. The compounded need for digital born out of this year will represent a permanent shift in how consumers and retailers interact.
The one-to-one personalized correspondence through digital touch points, that also provide differentiated experiences, is what 2020 taught us will be the working formula for the industry in the future.
Generally speaking, a maximalist mood did not connect. Novelty statement pieces that felt charged with a sense of of-the-moment relevance or demonstrably trend driven were not among the pieces that connected this year. I think this makes sense given the inability for people to socialize and largely being confined to one's home, the louder pieces felt incongruous with the overall mindset of clients.
Set against the current backdrop of financial uncertainty, I think even the top-level luxury clients with large pockets of discretionary income are seeking somewhat of a long-term value proposition in the pieces they are buying. This thinking naturally lends itself to the brands and aesthetics I'm seeing convert this year.
I think as the fashion world and world at large struggles a bit to find its footing and sense of equilibrium, as the vaccine is disseminated and we emerge from this pandemic, the investment pieces, legacy brands, brands with a strong socially driven community, and luxe leisurewear options will continue to dominate. Digital is the biggest opportunity for 2021. People will likely continue to be hesitant to go into stores through much of 2021, so I think social commerce and any funnels through which brands can connect directly with the consumer, in a highly-personalized way to replace the in-store one-to-one correspondence of yesterday, are the next frontier.
We're seeing this all day, every day, with the YX App. Consumers are now conditioned to transact online, and we're seeing the adoption of digital styling and shopping skyrocket following the initial shock of the pandemic. It's the multichannel methodology that is working: live chats, image or video sharing, high-touch customer service, and social commerce. This omni-channel approach will all contribute to increased digital penetration on the consumer end. Shoppers are savvier now: They will be looking for sophisticated digital experiences that connect with them personally and provide them a curated experience that replaces the emotional lure they once sought in brick-and-mortar stores.
In the future, I believe brick-and-mortar stores will take on more of a showroom role, whereas the bulk of transactions will take place digitally. For that reason, retail needs to find a way to dovetail into a consumer's daily life at every touch point, not the reverse. For that reason, I think 2021 will see a seismic shift in the relationship between consumer and retailer, and those who can layer a human touch onto an intuitive digital experience will win.
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Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium Tickets & Hospitality
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Ahmed bin Ali Stadium popularly known as the Al-Rayyan Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, which is home to Al-Rayyan Sports Club and Al-Kharitiyath Sports Club. The stadium, built in 2003, had a seating capacity of 21,282. The former Ahmed bin Ali Stadium was demolished in 2015 to make way for the Al Rayyan Stadium. 90 percent of the rubble resulting from the demolition of the stadium are anticipated to be reused either for the new stadium or for public art projects. The new stadium was built in the place of Ahmed bin Ali Stadium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which Qatar will host Capacity: 40,000
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Facebook is the largest social media network in the world, with over one billion active users across the globe. As such, Facebook has become an exceptional marketing tool that allows businesses to place their ads where virtually millions of prospects can view them.
This strategy has been effective, to say the least. There are over 3 million advertisers on Facebook, and more businesses are beginning to invest in Facebook as a viable online marketing tool. However, there has been some concern that Facebook's worldwide use would dwindle because of their catastrophic data breach in April.
Interestingly, the reality has been otherwise in favor that Facebook's worldwide use is not actually falling, but is instead increasing at a steady rate, according to The Next Web.
Notwithstanding growing privacy concerns, global Facebook use is actually accelerating. From 2017 to the end of March, 390 million people signed up on Facebook. That's an 8% increase than the same trend just three months ago. In addition, Facebook has reported a steady 3.2% growth in monthly active users since the beginning of 2018.
Facebook's advertising platform also posted some remarkable statistics, averaging a total of over 2 billion users by the end of March. More importantly, Facebook has gained approximately 67 million new users since March, a key indicator that Facebook's usage rate has only increased since its massive data breach.
There was an increasingly growing concern that Facebook's data breach would affect their usage rate on both their social media and advertising platform. After the data breach, Pep Boys suspended their advertising campaigns on Facebook indefinitely and many pundits believed that other companies would follow in suit.
Moreover, there was also a particular fear of how Facebook users would treat the data breach of the social media giant. According to the aforementioned statistics, it appears that Facebook is still a beloved tool for people across the world, and that fact doesn't look to change any time soon.
Can Businesses Still Advertise on Facebook?
Facebook's advertising platform has only increased in previous months. Therefore, businesses can resume using the platform to create their own advertising campaigns. With billions of global adherents, Facebook is still the most effective social media marketing tool by leaps and bounds.
Facebook also gives businesses the opportunity to reach their target audience with a sizable marketing budget. Hence, both small businesses and worldwide corporations can use Facebook, even with limited budgets.
Now that Facebook has seemingly recovered from their cataclysmic data breach, it appears that their usage numbers are steadily increasing. This has to be good news for both Facebook and businesses that use the platform as a marketing tool.
Since Facebook is still the most efficient social media marketing tool, it should be a relief to marketers that Facebook users haven't been swayed by March's data breach. That still hasn't stopped Facebook from ushering in new changes to both their social media and advertising platforms, assuring businesses and users that their recent data breach is far away behind them.


The New Year has me focused on lots of things...the two big ones are saving money and eating healthy. I really want to trim down our spending at the grocery store, eat out less and eat healthier. I'm always searching pinterest for ideas - well, not always but when I'm on there if I see a good recipe or something that even just looks tasty I pin it for "some day". I'm also working on my "pinned it and did it board" so that I see that I'm actually doing things I pin and not just spending time pinning random stuff!
So, I saw this "make easy mac in a mug" recipe...easy, right? Well...first, follow the directions. It calls for 1/3 cup of elbow macaroni, 1/2 cup water, 1/4 cup milk, 1/2 cup shredded cheese -- season with salt/pepper, etc. I saw no other instructions...so what did I do? I mixed it all together and microwaved it for 3:30 because that's what easy mac cooks at...I didn't take a photo of what happened next (picture an explosion of crap in my microwave)....instead - find actual directions...1/3 cup pasta, 1/2 cup water...microwave high 2min, stir, microwave high 2min, stir...add milk and cheese microwave 30 seconds...and voila! I dumped mine from the mug into a kid friendly bowl with a kid friendly spoon...I didn't try it but I hear it is "the best ever" (from all the kids)...so go ahead and try it! It's so much cheaper than the easy mac...tastes way better...see, I hit many birds with this one stone!
Since I can't eat dairy (milk, cheese, etc) I opted for this recipe I found on pinterest -- Avocado Egg Salad. It was so incredibly super easy and super yummy...A2 really liked it too! I added it into my fitness pal for a recipe and I have to say I didn't feel like it was overly bad for me...so incredibly yum!!!
Have any good kid friendly recipes you think I should try?? Are lunches hard for you too?


PowerPoint? And I made a QR Code for the URL so people can just scan it.
I should add that whatever you use to make the graphic, just export to a PNG and display with the sampler.
I have never used QR Code before, how did you do it and how does it look like?
I just used an app called QR Creator for mine. I purchased the upgrade that allows color background images in the code.
All of the iPhones I've used have instantly popped up the url link within the default camera app.
Androids, however, have been hit and miss. They now support it from within the native app. However, they need to have Google Lens allowed.
There is also the option of using a stand alone QR Code reading app.
I have used QR Creator and was wondering how he is showing it, just a white screen with the black Qr code.
Or did he used the QR code and imported it to the videos corner or something like that ?
A picture would be nice to see how you using it.
My next try will be a sample with transparent background, so I can use it in a corner all the time or with a logo.
There are also online creators for QR codes which a search will find quickly.
And, yes, iPhones scan them with the built-in camera.


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On this day: The RIAS Symphony Orchestra is founded (15th November 1946)
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Following the end of World War Two, the US military administration in Allied occupied Berlin founded the RIAS (Radio in the American Sector) to balance the broadcasts emanating from the Soviet controlled Berliner Rundfunk.
This new station went live in February 1946, initially via telephone line only, until a medium wave transmitter could be introduced in September.
On 15th November 1946, the RIAS Symphony Orchestra was established to contribute to the station's entertainment programme, later joined by the RIAS Chamber Choir, the RIAS Dance Orchestra and the RIAS Big Band.
In 1956 after the Americans pulled the funding for RIAS, Sender Freies Berlin (or Radio Free Berlin) took the symphony orchestra under its wing, renaming it the Radio-Symphonie-Orchester-Berlin, based in the Western zone of the divided city.
Following reunification in the 1990s, Berlin found itself with two radio symphony orchestras, leading to yet another name change, to the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester (DSO), reflecting the idea of the newly reunited Germany. The orchestra from the former East Berlin was renamed Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin.
In 2011, the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin received a Grammy Award for the world's first recording of Finnish Composer Kaija Saariaho's opera "L'amour de Loin."
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The DSO marked its 70th year with a celebration at the Berlin Philharmonie concert hall on Sunday 6th November glucophage online 2016, led by honorary conductor Kent Nagano.
Throughout its' seventy year history, the DSO has been primarily conducted by firstly a Hungarian – Ferenc Fricsay: two Americans – Lorin Maazel and Kent Nagano: an Italian – Riccardo Chailly: two Russians – Vladimir Ashkenazy and Tugan Sokhiev: a German – Ingo Metzmacher and finally, due to start in September 2017, a Brit – Robin Ticciati.
Next time you're in Berlin, don't forget to find out which orchestra is playing and where. If the DSO aren't in town, there's a good chance that one of the other six may be playing in the city during your stay. You can find out who is playing where by following: http://www.berlin.de/en/events/
The other six orchestras to watch out for whilst in Berlin are:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin – http://akamus.de/de
Berliner Philharmoniker – https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/
Berliner Symphoniker – http://www.berliner-symphoniker.de/
Konzerthausorchester Berlin – https://www.konzerthaus.de/en/konzerthausorchester-berlin
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin – https://www.rsb-online.de/
Staatskapelle Berlin – https://www.staatskapelle-berlin.de/en/
Travel further afield and you may be lucky enough to catch any one of the nine German radio orchestras, which are partially or fully financed through the radio fees charged to every German household for public media usage.
You can find out more about Deutsches Symphonie Orchester here.
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Lyft commits to all electric vehicles by 2030
They want to make EVs make economic sense.
Lyft has announced the rideshare company will transition to 100 percent electric vehicles (EV) by 2030. The change will affect drivers' personal cars and vehicles in every other Lyft program. Lyft acknowledges the switch will not be easy, but should reduce up to 16 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions while also being easier on drivers' wallets.
Lyft has outlined a three-step plan to meet this goal. First, the company will focus on policies to accelerate electric vehicle cost parity; second, it will provide electric vehicle rentals to drivers as part of its Express Drive program; finally, Lyft plans to build demand for electric vehicles among all Lyft users.
"We're going to be working with the Environmental Defense Fund, policy makers and auto makers to … make electric vehicles make sense," Lyft President John Zimmer said in a Wednesday media briefing. "It's all about making it work for the drivers."
The shift to EVs in the Express Drive program, which provides rental vehicles to drivers who don't wish to use their own cars, will take place over the next five years, Lyft said. The company has already launched EVs for Express Drive programs in Atlanta, Denver and Seattle. The goal is to only acquire EVs for the program by 2026, and for all Express Drive vehicles to be electric by 2028.
To encourage drivers to use EVs as a personal vehicle, Lyft said it's working with lawmakers and auto industry officials to make EVs more accessible. Lyft officials said "conversations are underway" with unspecified automakers, and that the company sees opportunities to "tweak some [EV] models to make them ideal [for rideshare]." Lyft didn't directly answer whether, come 2030, drivers of internal combustion vehicles will be prohibited from driving for Lyft. Zimmer instead stated that Lyft will push "extremely hard" on incentives for electric vehicles.
A Union of Concerned Scientists study published earlier this year estimated that services like Uber and Lyft actually generate about 69 percent more CO2 emissions than the transportation options they displace. Lyft challenged the study, telling Engadget earlier this year that it made "misleading claims about rideshare." However, Lyft officials now seem more ready to admit rideshare's environmental impact -- it said in a Wednesday statement that ridesharing has increased greenhouse gas emissions.
The electric vehicle switch is Lyft's latest step toward making the business more sustainable. In 2017 Lyft hired environmentalist Paul Hawken to act as the company's environmental advisor. In 2018, the company promised to make all rides carbon neutral by spending millions on carbon offsets.
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First, the company will focus on policies to accelerate electric vehicle cost parity; second, it will provide electric vehicle rentals to drivers as part of its Express Drive program; finally, Lyft plans to build demand for electric vehicles among all Lyft users.
The goal is to only acquire EVs for the program by 2026, and for all Express Drive vehicles to be electric by 2028.
The electric vehicle switch is Lyft's latest step toward making the business more sustainable


Double Purple Datura/ Jimson Weed is an herbaceous annual with large flowers that are purple on the outside and white to cream on the inside. It is a summer-flowering plant that grows from seed.
North Carolina State graduate, Jon Roethling discovered the 'Hearts of Gold' cultivar.


It seems to me that quilting requires a lot of paraphernalia. If I go round to someone's house to do some embroidery, I take a hoop, a bit a fabric, thread and a needle. With quilting it's fabric, thread, sewing machine needles, pins, rotary cutters, mats, quilting rulers, sewing machine… the list goes on and on.
So I thought it would be useful to make a sewing bag to put all my supplies in.
My niece was born in February and we went to visit her in hospital the day before my birthday. When we were there my big brother took me to Poppy's Patchwork, a lovely little quilting shop in Bristol, and I was able to choose some fabric as my present (yay!). I saw the perfect fabric for the sewing bag I'd been planning, one fat quarter with measuring tapes on, one with buttons on and another with all sorts of sewing things on (scissors, pins, sewing machines etc).
When I got home, I laid out all the things I wanted to keep in my bag, from clamps for assembling my quilt sandwich with, to a swatch book to keep samples of all my fabrics in. I quilted diagonally across some white fabric backed with wadding and then I made pockets that fit everything.
I used my longer quilter ruler, and my cutting mat to provide structure. I maybe could have done with more structure in the bag keep it rigid when I take them out, but I'm not sure how I would've done that.
This was the perfect project to learn how to do pocket corners with my sewing machine. It was pretty simple once I learned how, so I used them on all the pockets – there were 19 in the end!
I added a few spare pockets just in case, and labelled each pocket (so I know if there's anything missing). I used white felt for the labels and used my sewing machine for the writing.
I used red bias binding for the edge, which was a bit tricky at the bottom because there were so many layers of fabric and wadding.
I want to add at least one more popper, and I might add a handle at some point, to make it easier to carry, but all in all I'm pleased with the results.
It is just like a tool roll, only a lot more colourful. SO glad you enjoyed making it.
Yes, I'll bring my embroidery next time I come and visit!
Are you taking commissions? If so it will go on my Christmas wish list!
You should have a go at making one yourself, Anne!
That is so cute, I must have one immediately!
Neat, and very inventive! Well done.
I did use interfacing on one of the sides, but canvas sounds like it would be a bit more rigid.
Soft and Stable sounds good – I've not ever made a bag before, but this sounds ideal for future projects!


1. He describes where we were outside of Christ and apart from Christ (vv. 1-3). We were immature slaves.
2. He describes the glory of the incarnation, God moving toward us in Christ (v. 4).
3. He describes the miracle of both redemption and adoption (v. 5).
4. He describes the miracle of sanctification by the indwelling Spirit of God (v. 6).
5. He describes the present reality of our new status as sons, which pushes us to the horizons of this life and to the final stage of glorification (v. 7). We are the true heirs of God through Christ (dia Christou). All his riches are available to us now, however clouded, and will be revealed to us fully, as he wills in the future.
God's child is like a poor peasant who has been taken out of the mire and raised in a position as prince of the realm. The adopted prince lives in the palace, has free access to the king, and enjoys the king's favor, love, and protection. The prince tells the king that he cannot comprehend the greatness of the king's love; it is unspeakably great to him. The king responds: "You have not begun to see the extent of it. Your inheritance is still coming to you" (pp. 70-71).
Thomas Watson wrote that it would be much for God "to take a clod of dust and make it a star; it is more [however] for God to take a piece of clay and sin and adopt it for his heir" (in Heirs with Christ, pp. 41-42).
I attended the Commencement Service last Friday morning at the FWCC where 19 inmates received their Associate degrees. One of the guest speakers for the service was Doris Buffet (sister of Warren Buffet), the wealthy benefactor whose Sunshine Foundation had paid for these inmates to pursue their education. Obviously there was a great deal of gratitude expressed to her, and she was, to her credit, humble in receiving it. Several said something like, "Who would have guessed that someone would come along and make someone in prison like me a benefactor of her wealth?" It was very moving. But friends, today we can stand and say that there is a greater Benefactor than any mere human being. It is the God of the Bible who has made himself known in the Son. He has a Son-shine foundation!
Are you aware of your new status in Christ? Amidst all the vicissitudes of life, do you know you are an heir of God through Christ? If you hold this status, this position, no man or circumstance may ever take it away from you!
If you do not yet have this privileged status does Paul's description of it not make you desire it?
The Vision (5/9/13): Can one approach the Bible with a neutral attitude?
There are those who apparently think that it is possible to approach the Bible with a neutral attitude. Their position seems to be, 'Let us study Scripture as we do any other book. Let us subject it to the same tests as we do other writings. If it proves to be the Word of God, well and good, but, if not, let us accept the fact'…. The so-called neutral attitude towards the Bible is in reality not neutral at all, for it begins by rejecting the lofty claims of divinity which the Bible makes and it assumes that the human mind of itself can act as judge of divine revelation. This is, in effect, to substitute the mind of man as ultimate judge and reference-point in place of God Himself (pp. 26-27).
Indeed, when we come to the Bible and encounter the claims that it makes about who God is (holy, just, sovereign, merciful), who we are (sinners), and how God has worked in reconciling us to himself through Christ, we cannot be neutral. We either receive the Bible and submit to it as the Word of God, or we fruitlessly try to make it submit to us.
When we come to worship this Sunday and hear the Word of God sung, prayed, read, and preached, what will our attitude be?
"And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise" (Galatians 3:29).
"Let us use a secular analogy to illustrate. Imagine, on the one hand, a direct descendent of James Madison, architect and signer of the U. S. Constitution, who is a member of the Communist party, and, on the other hand, a recent immigrant from Poland who fully embraces the U. S. Constitution. Which of the two is the truer American, the one who shares belief in Madison's system or the one who, though a direct descendent, wishes to overthrow it? Of course it would be the former, not the latter" (p. 99).
"Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as one, And to thy seed, which is Christ" (Galatians 3:16).
First, Paul's concern is for every word of Scripture. Jesus taught that the Lord would not allow one jot or tittle to pass from his written word till all was fulfilled (Matt 5:18). We call this the plenary verbal inspiration of Scripture. Paul's concern here is over whether a single word ("seed") should be singular or plural. That distinction makes all the difference in interpretation.
Second, Paul is modeling the importance of studying and expositing the Scriptures.
Third, Paul is making a sophisticated logical argument against the Judaizers. They had wanted to go back to Moses and law. But he trumps them by going back even farther to God's covenant with Abraham. Furthermore, the promise to Abraham was not that his seeds (plural) would be blessed but his seed (singular). Not all the physical offspring of Abraham would be blessed but one from his line. And that one of which Genesis 22:18 is Christ. Compare the genealogies of Matthew 1 (vv. 1-2) and Luke 3 (v. 34), both of which show Jesus as having descended through the line of Abraham. The still further implication that Paul will draw later in chapter 3 as the argument unfolds is that all those who are in Christ as the seed of Abraham will also be blessed by virtue of the fact that they are in him (in union with him; see Galatians 3:29). What matters then is not whether or not you are of the physical descendents of Abraham, but whether or not you are in Christ.
Gospel Church Government was released by Grace Publications in the UK in April 2012. It is a simplified and abridged version of John Owen's classic work on ecclesiology, The True Nature of a Gospel Church and Its Government, which I had the privilege of writing and editing.
Peter Culver wrote this review of the book in January 2013 for Evangelical Times.
You can listen to a digital reading of W. Gary Crampton's review of the work here.
You can also now order the book in the US through Grace & Truth Books.


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If a portable pool is disassembled and does not hold more than 300 millimetres of water, it does not need to comply with the pool safety standard until it is assembled and filled with more than 300 millimetres of water.
Prior to the introduction of the new pool safety laws on 1 December 2010, the pool safety laws only applied to outdoor pools associated with houses and units (class 1 and 2 buildings—refer to Appendix C of this guideline).
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Abstract: Correspondence, yacht construction specifications, magazine and newspaper articles, logbooks, charts, drafts of books and articles, scrapbooks, notebooks, personal papers, photographs, negatives, photo albums, and other materials, reflecting Mitchell's activities in American yachting, sailing, and boating, including his participation in the Newport Bermuda Race, Royal Ocean Racing Club's transatlantic race, America's Cup trials, and others, and his voyages throughout the Caribbean and around the world. Vessels represented include the yawls CARIBEE and FINISTERRE and powerboats SANS TERRE, LAND'S END, and COYABA.
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 24, 1910. Mitchell's first deep water experience came in 1932 after dropping out of his Junior year at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio to sail aboard the TEMPTRESS. After a short stint in the retail business, he moved to the Bahamas and became a self-taught photographer, and also worked as a publicity photographer for The Bahamas Development Board. His work in photography continued when he enlisted in the U. S. Navy and organized and directed the U. S. Navy Combat Photography Unit from 1942-1945.
His next boat was the 58-foot centerboard yawl CARIBEE, designed by Phil Rhodes. With her Mitchell crossed Sweden via the Gota Canal. In 1952 they completed the Royal Ocean Racing Club's Transatlantic Race, a voyage which became the subject of his book, "Passages East" (1953). Mitchell eventually won three SORC championships, three consecutive Newport to Bermuda Races, two Chesapeake Bay YRA High Point Trophies and navigated aboard the 12-Meter WEATHERLY for the early trials of the 1958 America's Cup.
In 1954 he acquired the Olin Stephens-designed centerboard yawl FINISTERRE. Most noted for her unprecedented three wins of the Bermuda Race, Mitchell also sailed FINISTERRE to Gibraltar, and then along the African and European coast to Portofino, Italy. Stateside, he poked into Chesapeake gunkholes with the MUDHEN.
In 1968 Mitchell switched to power, purchasing SANS TERRE, a Grand Banks 42. He cruised around Hong Kong and powered from Los Angeles through the Panama Canal and up to Miami, a 16,000 mile voyage with many detours, lasting three years. LAND'S END was Mitchell's next power cruiser, and in 1973 Mitchell designed and built his third and final cruiser, the COYABA.
Throughout this time Carleton Mitchell wrote about and photographed his travels, his work appearing regularly in magazines such as "Sports Illustrated", and "Boating and Yachting". He also wrote several more books including; "Yachtsman's Camera" (1950), "Beyond Horizons: Voyages of Adventure and Discovery" (1953), "Summer of the Twelves" (1959), "Isles of the Caribbees" (1966), and "The Wind Knows No Boundaries: Cruises Near and Far" (1971).
Carleton Mitchell's chronicle represents a resource of major significance for our knowledge of American yachting and boating during the last half of this century. Indeed, the quality and extent of his work insures that his life and love of sailing shall be known to generations yet to come.
Coll. 250, Manuscripts Collection, G. W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
5 Carleton Mitchell; Research notes; n.d.
7 "The Deep Vee Story," introduction by Carleton Mitchell; n.d.
8 Carleton Mitchell, "Boating With Books," typescript; n.d.
9 Carleton Mitchell; "Bermuda Race Preview," Sports Illustrated; typescript; n.d.
10 Carleton Mitchell, "His Majesty's Portland Marina," Popular Boating; n.d.
11 Carleton Mitchell, "Cruising Guide to the Mediterranean," typescript; n.d.
12 Carleton Mitchell, "You Push the First Valve Down," (revision of "At the Wind's Call'), typescript; n.d.
13 Carleton Mitchell, "Baltic Cruises of the CARIBEE" captions to accompany photos; n.d.
7 1 Carleton Mitchell, "Islands to Windward"; prospectus; n.d.
4 Carleton Mitchell; "At the Sea's Call;" typescript; n.d.
5 Carleton Mitchell; "At the Sea's Call;" drafts; n.d.
5 Carleton Mitchell; Personal correspondence; 1930 – 1972, 2001, n.d.
6 Carleton Mitchell; Newspaper and magazine clippings; 1929, 1954 – 1967, n.d.
7 Carleton Mitchell; Miscellaneous; 1929 – 1953, n.d.


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New business orders from the South helped Northern Irish firms record the fastest rate of growth across the UK last month but the weak pound continued to create inflationary problems for many, latest research shows.
Ulster Bank's Northern Ireland July PMI survey shows that companies experienced a sharp increase in export orders for the 25th month in a row, but higher input costs also forced some firms to increase their selling prices by the most in a decade.
Richard Ramsey, Ulster Bank's chief economist in Northern Ireland, said the strong performance from the North's private sector last month could be attributed in part to the unusually warm weather during July, which helped boost orders.
Mr Ramsey said the pickup in business activity in Northern Ireland during July was "broad-based", with all sectors, except manufacturing, reporting faster rates of output growth.
This, in turn, helped boost job creation, but the pace of recruitment eased back and was the weakest for a year. A number of businesses also warned that they had trouble recruiting "suitable staff".
Overall the PMI survey suggests current business conditions are encouraging, but Mr Ramsey said the key question was whether it would last.
"Significantly, Northern Ireland firms are the least optimistic about business activity for the year ahead of all the UK regions," he warned.
Separately a new report from the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium underlines why confidence in the retail sector has fallen to a 17-month low.


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Q: Xcode conversion to Swift 4 from older versions, causes Argument labels overload issues If I apply the automatic migration to Swift 4 proposed by Xcode, I get the error
Argument labels '(jsonDictionary:)' do not match any available overloads
The error happens on the line
let jsonObject = JSON(jsonDictionary: jsonRequest)

of this code:
let jsonRequest = [
            "requests": [
                "image": [
                    "content": imageBase64
                ],
                "features": [
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                        "results": 100
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                        "type": "GARAGE",
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                    ]
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        // Serialize the JSON
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            return
        }

How could I fix this issue?

A: Problem solved editing the line
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in
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Pint of Science Southampton takes latest local science breakthroughs to city pubs
Published: 9 May 2017
Head down to your local pub to hear talks on everything from "Is Our Universe a Hologram?" to "Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat"
Researchers from the University of Southampton will take part in the three-day international Pint of Science (PoS) festival from 15-17 May, delivering unique talks, demonstrations and live experiments across the pubs of Southampton.
Tickets are now on sale at just £4 per night – www.pintofscience.co.uk/events/southampton
Pint of Science Southampton will see 47 researchers from the University take over six local pubs to explain a wide range of subjects being researched behind the University's doors. These include:
"Eat, sleep, work, repeat" – looking at how our body clocks keep us healthy and sane, the importance of circadian rhythms and why we need sleep
"Binging on black holes" – understanding the giants of our universe and accessing the realms we can't explore on Earth
"What happens when we die" – exploring what makes us human and the nature of consciousness in the body
"Why should we protect the forests?" – demonstrating the importance of forests to both wildlife and society. Humans gain massive benefits from forests that we don't always think about
"Making replacement body parts in the lab" – find out about the ways to grow replacement body parts in the lab or to stimulate the body to make its own replacement tissue
"How do supermarkets shape what we eat?" – exploring the clever marketing campaigns within supermarkets to affect our dietary choices, and looking into why different types of people respond differently
Participating pubs across the city include Ebb and Flow (Above Bar Street), Stein Garten (High Street), Mettricks Guildhall (Guildhall Place), The View Bar (Southampton Sports Centre), Belgium & Blues (Above Bar Street) and Art House Café (Above Bar Street).
Alongside the main talks, each evening will also include a range of fun, science-related activities including live experiments, science comedy, fun quizzes, brain teaser tests and other interactive games.
"Engaging the people of Southampton with the scientific research going on behind the scenes is so important, and what better way than grabbing a pint at your local pub and learning something new!," said Lisa Jones, PoS Southampton Publicist.
"Southampton has leading scientists in cutting-edge fields and the Pint of Science festival is a unique opportunity for the public to hear from these experts in the comfortable surroundings of their local pub. Most importantly, the talks are understandable for everyone and you don't need any scientific knowledge to attend," said Caroline Barker, PoS Southampton co-ordinator.
Pint of Science was established five years ago by a group of UK-based postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers. Festival founders Dr Praveen Paul and Dr Michael Motskin wanted to bring back the personal touch to science, giving everyone the chance to meet the real people behind the incredible research taking place in universities across the country. The duo are amazed by the growth of their idea into a global festival, which has spread to 12 countries around the world.
"Science can often get lost in translation, leading to the spread of pseudo-science and myths. The best way to overcome this is for people to be able to talk to scientists directly in a familiar environment, such as in a pub over a pint", says Dr Motskin. "We are in awe of how big the festival has become over the years, demonstrating the thirst there is to hear science from the source – the scientists. The festival gives everyone the chance to pick the brains of some of the UK's most brilliant academics, breaking down barriers and giving unrivalled access to the people behind the science."
For more information, contact the publicists Lisa Jones (lj2g13@soton.ac.uk) or Sophie Arthur (sa1e14@soton.ac.uk).


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Iran Builds Firewall Against Stuxnet Computer Virus
Helena, June 26, 2020
I've always loved video games, ever since I first played them on a friend's computer in the afternoon after elementary school. Our buying guide simplifies new technology to help you choose the best laptop, desktop, or Chromebook for your needs. Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Led by curator Doron Swade the team built Babbage's machine in six years, using techniques that would have been available to Babbage at the time, proving that Babbage's design was accurate and that it could have been built in his day. Coming to the laptop computers, they are solely meant for placing on the lap of a person.
Since ENIAC in 1945, computers have advanced enormously, with modern SoCs being the size of a coin while also being hundreds of thousands of times more powerful than ENIAC, integrating billions of transistors, and consuming only a few watts of power.
By the 1950s, the success of digital electronic computers had spelled the end for most analog computing machines, but analog computers remained in use during the 1950s in some specialized applications such as education ( control systems ) and aircraft ( slide rule ).
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Technology advancements are often quantified and identified by the terminology "generation." Each year, the product development process improves, this is deemed a generation. A very large proportion of personal computers regularly connect to the Internet to communicate and receive information. Shortly after delivery of the Atari VCS game console, Atari designs two microcomputers with game capabilities: the Model 400 and Model 800. The machine came with 256 bytes of memory (expandable to 64 KB) and an open 100-line bus structure that evolved into the S-100" standard widely used in hobbyist and personal computers of this era.
Supercomputers usually see usage in large-scale simulation , graphics rendering , and cryptography applications, as well as with other so-called " embarrassingly parallel " tasks. The Pentium introduced several advances that made programs run faster such as the ability to execute several instructions at the same time and support for graphics and music.
Part of the speed came from the computer´s design, which used 10 small computers, known as peripheral processing units, to offload the workload from the central processor. Dell dropped out of school to focus on his business and in 1985, the company produced the first computer of its own design, the Turbo PC, which sold for $795.
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Personal Computer gaming is and always will be the most powerful gaming platform. A computer processor or central processing unit (CPU) is the hardware that carries out the commands or instructions of a computer program. The first practical stored-program computer to provide a regular computing service, EDSAC is built at Cambridge University using vacuum tubes and mercury delay lines for memory.
Computers are used as control systems for a wide variety of industrial and consumer devices This includes simple special purpose devices like microwave ovens and remote controls , factory devices such as industrial robots and computer-aided design , and also general purpose devices like personal computers and mobile devices such as smartphones The Internet is run on computers and it connects hundreds of millions of other computers and their users.
It was also one of the first computers to use all-diode logic, a technology more reliable than vacuum tubes. All of the arithmetic-related instructions were passed on to its arithmetic unit and further decoded there.) Control systems in advanced computers may change the order of some instructions so as to improve performance.
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Spyware is a general term used to describe software that performs certain behaviors such as advertising, collecting personal information, or changing the configuration of your computer, generally without appropriately obtaining your consent first. Incorporating a version of Apple's iOS operating system, as well as sensors for environmental and health monitoring, the Apple Watch was designed to be incorporated into the Apple environment with compatibility with iPhones and Mac Books. This is why we have compiled a set of articles for you with information about the best computers available, including brand comparison, best computers for kids and students, etc.
Millions of Apple IIs were sold between 1977 and 1993, making it one of the longest-lived lines of personal computers. Because of its electronic, as opposed to electromechanical, technology, it is over 1,000 times faster than any previous computer. One of the earliest personal computers, the Kenbak-1 is advertised for $750 in Scientific American magazine.
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Computers are wonderful machines. In more sophisticated computers there may be one or more RAM cache memories which are slower than registers but faster than main memory. Creating more information technology (IT) professions is proportionally related to how many new computer systems are put into use.
These instructions are read from the computer's memory and are generally carried out ( executed ) in the order they were given. As data is constantly being worked on, reducing the need to access main memory (which is often slow compared to the ALU and control units) greatly increases the computer's speed.
The Control Data Corporation (CDC) 6600 performs up to 3 million instructions per second —three times faster than that of its closest competitor, the IBM 7030 supercomputer.
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