Fashion: What Fashion and Luxury Leaders Are Hoping for 2026 – Vogue
With geopolitical uncertainty and rising tariffs, luxury leaders are cautiously optimistic about 2026, prioritizing stability, creativity, and craftsmanship that delivers long term value.
● Kenapa Harus Peduli?
○ The Shift in Luxury -In recent years, Christian Dior has shifted its branding emphasis to Dior, refocusing on the house’s legacy while Prada has similarly reduced visible logos in favor of craftsmanship and subtle codes. This shift reflects logo saturation, with luxury moving away from visibility toward quieter, less obvious signals of taste.
○ Customer Fatigue – When big brands continuously optimize for growth and recognizability, overexposure dulls desire. How do brands continue to differentiate and reclaim identity while still maintaining true class in society?
○ Moving Ahead – International uncertainty remains beyond brands’ control, but its impact on global household names is becoming increasingly clear. As the landscape continues to shift, adaptability becomes essential.
■ Is it through storytelling, entertainment, or bolder creative expression on the runway?
Culture: Why People Can’t Stop Posting Their 2016 Throwbacks – USA TODAY
You might be living under a rock if you haven’t seen your friends posting 2016 throwback photos, or even found yourself sharing one on Instagram. While 2016 itself represents a moment in time, the photos reflect an earlier sense of identity, when people were not aware of social media optimization or algorithms.
● Kenapa Harus Peduli?
○ Longing For Identity – These 2016 photos on Instagram represent a form of collective nostalgia, recalling a time before the pandemic, monetization, and algorithm driven content.
○ Early Symptoms of Cultural Correction – What we’re seeing here isn’t just nostalgia, but a deeper shift. Identity is becoming something more fragile, no longer designed for constant visibility.
○ Moving Ahead – We’re probably not going to see a full return of 2016 aesthetics, but what we’re more likely to see is content that is less scripted and more emotionally honest.
Advertising: ChatGPT Is Rolling Out Ads – OpenAi
Last week, Liberty Weekly News covered the latest on ChatGPT. Now, OpenAI is beginning to test ads in the U.S., which could appear as interactive suggestions, further support small businesses, and provide responses that are not influenced by commercial interests.
- Kenapa Harus Peduli?
○ Credibility vs. Influential Ads – Based on the update, OpenAI emphasizes that responses will remain unbiased, which is interesting because marketers could could craft their strategy to make it more conversational, aligning ads with user behavior and subtly nudging actions toward purchases P.S you know what I’m saying?!
○ “Support For Small Businesses” OpenAI frames the ads as helping small businesses and users, but in reality, big brands could simply pay more to gain premium placement, which may make the system less fair in practice.
○ Moving Forward – It’s up to us as users to stay mindful and critical about what’s an ad and what isn’t. Not all ads are bad, but we also need to be aware of how AI-driven advertising could subtly influence behavior.
Kata Untuk Hari Ini:
Reminisce
- Discuss about past experiences or memories that gives you nostalgic feeling ○ E.g recent Instagram trend #2016 #throwback
Quotes of The day:
The best way to pay for a beautiful moment is to just enjoy it fully
- Kadang kita tidak perlu “membeli” apa pun untuk merasakan kebahagiaan. Nilai dari sebuah momen indah datang dari cara kita menikmati momen sepenuhnya di saat itu juga.
