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How I Get It Done: Reformation Founder Yael Aflalo - The Cut
The Vacation-Wear Labels All the Fashion Girls Are Packing - POPSUGAR
Two 14-Year-Old Girls In Florida Are Accused Of Plotting To Kill 9 People - BuzzFeed News
Two 14-year-old Florida girls plotted to kill 9 people, police say - WTKR News 3

How I Get It Done: Reformation Founder Yael Aflalo - The Cut

Posted: 24 Apr 2019 09:00 AM PDT

Illustration: by Lauren Tamaki

In 2009, Yael Aflalo founded her clothing company Reformation as a side gig. Ten years later, she's created arguably the most successful sustainable fashion brand of all time. "It" girls, models, and fashion tastemakers including Karlie Kloss, Emma Roberts, and Emily Ratajkowski are paying customers. The company has made over $100 million in sales over the past two years, while also securing a total of $37 million over the course of two rounds of fundraising. There are currently 14 stores with more on the way. Aflalo lives in L.A. with her 2-year-old daughter and her partner, Ludvig Frössén, who is the creative director at Reformation. Here's how she gets it all done.

On her morning routine:
My daughter says, "Mama, get up" ten times, and then I get up and make us a smoothie. I get dressed and drive to work. I don't do any zen activities in the morning — I hang out with my daughter and I leave the house. I used to do wellness activities before I had a daughter, but now she's my wellness activity.

On keeping a list of what to wear each day:
I've been obsessed with clothes my whole life, but then I took a break, and for the past four or five years I literally did not care about clothes. I was just like, I can't do it anymore, you know what I mean? But recently I got back into it again. My new approach is very organized. I basically have a list on my computer of all the things that I want. Then I hunt them down and put different options next to the item, and I make my final decision once I have a few options. I've gotten kind of OCD about it.

On a typical workday:
My meetings range from fittings, reviewing fabrics, taking tours of new retail spaces, working with my leadership team, and interviewing new team members. It's different every day, and that's what I love about it.

On managing her inbox:
I still get a ton of emails, but they're much more manageable than they used to be. I just realized I don't need to be on every single email chain within the company. So if I'm on something that I don't feel like I need to be, I just reply nicely, "Hey, I think you can take me off this chain." I think that's really important because if you're on an e-mail chain there's this understanding that you're reading it. I try to make sure that I'm responsible for what I'm getting.

On her design process:
I get inspiration from Instagram, going shopping, looking at the internet, or seeing a really fashionable girl sitting next to me at dinner. We start off by asking, what are the biggest issues facing the environment? All this sustainability stuff can be really complicated, you know, and there's so many bad things going on, for sure. But I would say that the No. 1 biggest issue right now is climate change. Climate change is directly affected by how many greenhouse gas emissions are in the atmosphere, so we're very, very focused on projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions specifically.

On how she's evolved as a manager:
When I was younger I was very detail-oriented and focused on making every single thing perfect. As I've gotten older, I've realized that there's more than one way to approach problems, and everybody sees things differently. I've learned to really appreciate that and approach each person individually, understanding what motivates them and how they approach problems. I've become a lot more flexible.

On what she looks for in a job candidate:
We have a kind of no-nonsense, down-to-earth culture at Reformation, so I'm really looking for somebody who's gonna fit that. People who have big egos or take the credit for everything, or people who can't take responsibility for things that have gone wrong in their careers, are generally personality types that struggle to fit in at our company.

On the most important thing she's learned about running a business:
Maintain a very clear understanding of all the finances. I used to just look at the big numbers and didn't really get too deep into it. Now I have a sharp eye on all of that stuff all the time.

On incorporating sustainability into her everyday life:
I probably wear 80 percent Reformation. If I'm not buying Reformation I tend to buy more expensive investment pieces. I buy them on RealReal or Vestiaire. In my work life, I'm very motivated when it comes to sustainability, but I'm a very lazy in my personal life. Everything in my house is natural and nontoxic and eco-friendly, but I only do it if it's easy, you know? The onus of real change is on businesses, and consumers can use their purchasing power to make good decisions. With Reformation, we really go out of our way to be insanely sustainable.

On how she unwinds after work:
I read at night before I go to bed. Every night. I read books, I read the news. I'm reading Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari. I love nonfiction. I especially love science, futurist books, and psychology books.

This interview has been edited and condensed.

The Vacation-Wear Labels All the Fashion Girls Are Packing - POPSUGAR

Posted: 23 Apr 2019 11:20 AM PDT

Summer is the season of travel. And what better way to get in the mood than to shop for it, amiright? Stocking that warm weather wardrobe with everything from printed sundresses to bikinis, woven tote bags, and more is just the medicine the doctor ordered when it comes to this fickle Spring weather that has us just yearning for that coming summertime glow.

From newly launched collections, like Coco Shop, to seasonal favorites, like Marysia, we've got you covered with our favorite vacation-wear brands that will have you set with all the essentials before the sun really starts beating down. Discover some new favorites, and read all about your old loves, right this way.

Two 14-Year-Old Girls In Florida Are Accused Of Plotting To Kill 9 People - BuzzFeed News

Posted: 23 Apr 2019 03:06 PM PDT

Two middle school girls were arrested in Florida on suspicion of conspiring to kill nine people with guns and then dispose of their bodies by burying or burning them.

Delaney Barnes and Solonge Green, both 14, are being held on nine counts of premeditated homicide and three counts of kidnapping after a teacher at their school found a folder allegedly containing a hit list.

According to the arrest affidavits, a teacher at Avon Park Middle School last week observed the two girls acting "hysterical" as they tried to locate a folder.

"I'm just going to tell them it's a prank if they call me or if they find it," the teacher told authorities she heard Solonge say as the girls searched through classmates' backpacks. According to police, the teacher subsequently located a folder that had "do not open" and "Project 11/9" written on the cover. It also included a "private info" tab.

Inside, the teacher allegedly found eight handwritten pieces of paper that mentioned guns and included plans for killing nine people. According to police, the notes also included information on how to obtain firearms and plans on how to transport, bury, and burn the victims' bodies.

"The plans were written in great detail as to how they would lure the victims, kill the victims, and dispose of the victims' bodies," the arrest affidavits state.

The folder also allegedly contained information on what clothing the girls would wear, including the note, "NO NAILS" and "NO Hair showing from the moment we put on these clothes we NIGGAS!"

A message from the Highlands County School Board posted on Facebook said only that two Avon Park Middle School students were arrested "after a teacher alerted law enforcement of a possible plan to harm others off campus. All families involved have been contacted."

No other details were released as the investigation continues.

According to the arrest affidavits, the targets were contacted and told authorities they want to pursue charges.

Delaney and Solonge are currently being held at a juvenile facility in Bartow. Calls and emails to their families were not returned.

Two 14-year-old Florida girls plotted to kill 9 people, police say - WTKR News 3

Posted: 19 Apr 2019 06:41 PM PDT

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AVON PARK, Fla. – Two Florida middle school students are facing felony charges for conspiracy to commit murder and kidnapping after their arrests on Wednesday, WFTS reports.

According to arrest records, an Avon Park Middle School teacher noticed the 14-year-old girls acting "hysterical" while looking for a folder. The teacher told authorities she heard one of the teenagers say, "I'm just going to tell them it's a prank if they call me or if they find it."

"It doesn't matter if they thought it was a joke. It's not a joke. There's no joking about something like this. You don't make a joke about killing people. It's not a joke," said Scott Dressel with the Highlands County Sheriff's Office.

The teacher found the folder and eight hand-written letters inside detailing the plans to kidnap and kill nine people, according to the records. The teacher notified the school resource deputy.

"I couldn't imagine. She probably panicked and was scared, i would have been. I would have been out of my mind scared to see something like that, it's just very sad," said Ty King, a parent.

"Private info," was written on the front of the folder. Along with, "Do not open," and "Project 11/9."

Records say the letters detailed how the teenagers would obtain guns to carry out the killings. They also went on to discuss transporting and disposing of the bodies, according to records.

"This is very sad. It's troubling. You never know the thoughts running through the minds of kids," said King.

One of the letters was about the clothes the teenagers would wear, records state.

"NO NAILS," it stated in part. "NO Hair Showing from the moment we put these clothes on…"

The teenagers were taken into custody and each face nine counts of criminal attempt to conspire capital felony (premeditated homicide), and three counts of criminal attempt to conspire third degree felony (kidnapping).

"This was a case where the system worked like it was supposed to, a teacher saw something that was suspicious, followed it up, found something and alerted the school authorities and the school resource deputy," said Dressel.

The Deputy Superintendent for Highlands County Schools, Andrew Lethbridge, sent us the following statement:

"We would like to remind students (and everyone) that we are all held accountable for the information that we communicate. The SBHC takes threats very seriously and we work closely with the HCSO to investigate them. We have stressed the concept that if staff or students hear or see something that concerns them, to please share that information with someone that can do something about it. In this situation, we witnessed this concept in action. This enables us to be proactive and respond to situations prior to an incident taking place."

The students' mugshots and identities are being withheld due to their age.