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@nicolekidman has officially clocked into the press tour for her latest film, @babygirlmovie and she's dressed for business. On Monday evening, the actor — who plays a high-powered executive in Halina Reijn's movie, out Christmas Day in the US — arrived at the Late Show with Stephen Colbert in a fitted black pinstriped @dolcegabbana suit with a double-breasted blazer. After the taping, Kidman furthered her case for employee of the month by switching out her sheer blouse for an official "Babygirl" T-shirt from A24’s merchandise store. Tap the link in bio for more. 📸: James Devaney/GC Images/Getty Images

These are “shokuhin sampuru” — the highly realistic food replicas commonly displayed in front of restaurants in Japan, intended to lure customers inside. A familiar sight in Japan, a vast array of these replicas are now on display in London in an exhibition that is the first of its kind, according to Simon Wright, the show’s curator and director of programming at Japan House London. “Looks Delicious!” features replicas made by the Iwasaki Group, the first company dedicated to the production of these fake foods which remains today the largest producer in Japan. Its founder, Takizo Iwasaki, was reportedly inspired to create wax models of food from a childhood memory of seeing candlewax fall into a puddle and form into the shape of a flower. Tap the link in bio for more. 📸 : @jeremiesouteyrat / @japanhouseldn

The Miss Netherlands beauty pageant has been scrapped, after the competition’s organizers said it was time for change. The contest will no longer run, and in its place those behind it have introduced a new initiative aimed at “inspiring” young people in many different ways. The move comes just over a year after the contest’s judges crowned its first ever trans woman winner, Rikkie Kollé. A statement on the competition’s website announced its closure and the establishment of a new platform called “Niet Meer Van Deze Tijd” (“No Longer of This Time”). It states: “After years of history full of glamor, talent and inspiration, Miss Netherlands is saying goodbye to the name that found itself in many people’s hearts. But this is not the end; it is a new beginning. The world is changing, and we are changing with it.” Tap the link in @cnn’s bio for more. 📸 : Evert Elzinga/ANP/AFP/Getty Images

In an age ruled by neatly slicked buns, it's easy to forget there was a time before extra-hold gel — when hair was encouraged to expand rather than contract. At the LA premiere for @completeunknownfilm Tuesday night, @ellefanning took it upon herself to remind us of those halcyon days, with a bouncy blonde beehive that acted as a portal to the past. Her 1960s-style up-do was finished with a pair of tousled pigtails, secured with two crystal hair-ties which doubled as Fanning's jewelry for the evening. The actor — who plays Bob Dylan's girlfriend Sylvie Russo in James Mangold's upcoming film — arrived onto the red carpet in a custom white Gucci silk gown trimmed with crystal embellishments. Stacked hair has shifted in and out of vogue since the 18th century. Read about it at the link in our bio. 📸: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters | Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

After months of speculation, @chanelofficial has named its new artistic director. Matthieu Blazy — most recently the creative director of luxury Italian label Bottega Veneta — was appointed to one of the most high-profile jobs in fashion. Blazy is only the fourth head designer of the French fashion house founded in 1910, and follows on from Virginie Viard, Karl Lagerfeld and Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. In contrast, Dior, founded in 1946, has had seven creative directors. In a press release, Chanel’s president of fashion Bruno Pavlovsky said he was “delighted” with Blazy’s appointment. “I am convinced that he will be able to play with the codes and heritage of the House, through an ongoing dialogue with the studio, our ateliers, and our Maisons d’art,” read Pavlovsky’s statement. “His audacious personality, his innovative and powerful approach to creation, as well as his dedication to craftsmanship and beautiful materials, will take Chanel in exciting new directions.” The 40-year-old has served more than four years at Bottega Veneta (including three as its creative director), where his collections have steadily accumulated praise for their distinct vision and elevated playfulness. Read more at the link in our bio. 📸: Victor Virgile/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images

In director Robert Eggers’ latest film, @nosferatuthefilm, the year is 1838, and the ancient Transylvanian vampire has been tainting the dreams of Ellen (played by @lilyrose_depp) with psychosexual nightmares. For costume designer Linda Muir, who has been a mainstay on Eggers’ set since his directorial debut @thewitchmovie in 2015, striking the balance between 19th-century period accuracy and sartorial seduction was key. “Absolutely, (we talked about) the sexual power of clothing,” she said to CNN. One of the most important details to nail for @lindamuircostumedesign was the characters’ sleeping attire. As typical of vampires, Court Orlok’s (Bill Skarsgård) nocturnal circadian rhythm means much of the film takes place in the dead of night, with characters bathed in blueish moonlight. Outside the bedroom, blue paisley dresses were cut with deep off-the-shoulder necklines, exposing her décolletage and, most importantly, her neck. The low neckline of one violet-hued dress is lined with white lace, while the detachable sleeves balloon at the elbow. It’s a silhouette that’s been recently reimagined on the high fashion runways, from @maisonvalentino Spring-Summer collection in 2019 to @simonerocha_ Fall-Winter 2023. But if the dresses worn by Ellen appear modern on-screen, it is entirely coincidental, insists Muir, who held firm on historical accuracy. “Although what happens with beautiful designs is that anyone who loves clothing will say, ‘Oh my god, I would wear this now,’” she said. Tap the link in bio for more. 📸 : Aidan Monaghan/Focus Features

Artist Takashi Murakami has used AI to recreate ancient Japanese paintings in his latest show. In his first solo exhibition in the UK for more than 15 years, Murakami, one of Japan’s most successful post-war artists, has recreated Iwasa Matabei’s epic gold leaf painting “Rakuchu Rakugai Zu Byobu,” which was painted onto a six-panel folding screen circa 1615. Like the original, it depicts life in Edo-period Kyoto in painstaking detail, from the buzzing red-light district of Misuji-machi to a cherry blossom procession crossing the Gojo Ohashi Bridge. But @takashipom has made a few key additions, including tiny anime animals scattered throughout, and each light-reflecting cloud embossed with even more of Murakami’s trademark flower people. It is a near-perfect copy of a painting designated a “National Treasure” by the Japanese government — rendered, in part, using artificial intelligence. A conversation ensued between AI and artist, as the program got closer to filling in the blank spaces accurately. “We went back and forth so many times until I thought it suggested a good answer,” Murakami said of the process, which from drawing the outline to painting the minutiae took around 10 months to complete. “Then it looked like a patchwork — a collage of AI images.” Tap the link in bio for more. 📸 : James Manning/PA/AP/Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

@jgalliano has announced he's leaving @maisonmargiela after 10 years as the fashion house's creative director. "Today is the day I say Goodbye to Maison Margiela," he wrote in a post on Instagram. He appeared to acknowledge "rumors" about what's next, writing: "Everyone wants to know, and everyone wants to dream. When the time is right, all will be revealed." Read more at link in bio. 📸: Cindy Ord/MG24/Getty Images

South Korean sharpshooter Kim Ye-ji, whose seemingly effortless shooting style and “aura” enthralled the internet this summer, is one of the stars of the latest @balenciaga campaign. The 32-year-old Olympic silver medalist joins @romeobeckham and singer @kimpetras in a series of photographs taken around Paris, in which the models splay out or pose with couches and chairs that look as if they’ve been left outside on moving day (though they're from Balenciaga creative director demna's personal furniture collection). The campaign was shot by Juergen Teller, whose famed — and sometimes controversial — deadpan style is a fitting match for Kim’s own inscrutable sense of cool. @k_yeji92 told CNN in October that she considers herself a “simple dresser,” wearing crop tops and jeans in her personal time and her team uniform for training or event days. Tap the link in bio for more. 📸 : Juergen Teller

In their Upper East Side townhouse, TV power couple kellyripa and @instasuelos have recreated a slice of Paris in New York. The glamorous five-story home has seen their three children grow up, but has largely remained unchanged since interior designers William Sofield and Emma O’Neill of Studio Sofield transformed the property into an Art Deco paradise more than a decade ago. Now, the co-hosts of “Live With Kelly and Mark” are opening the doors to the pristine space in the January issue of @archdigest, giving a full tour that goes beyond the hints of chandeliers and holiday decor seen in the background of Ripa’s social media posts. While celebrity homes often have a short lifespan before being rotated out of their owners’ portfolios, Ripa told the magazine she has no desire to leave — ever. “I don’t want to sound morbid, but they’ll have to carry me out of here feet-first because I have gotten good and comfortable in this house,” she said. Tap the link in bio for more. 📸 : Douglas Friedman/AD

"This is all pink and attractive, but we are going to die." Russian-born American photographer Anastasia Samoylova, whose work is currently on display at both the Met Museum in New York and the Saatchi Gallery in London, has garnered critical acclaim for her subtle, anxiety-inducing images of Florida's collapsing pastel-pink landscapes. Cracked bubblegum-colored concrete, flooded swimming pools, uprooted palm trees and displaced alligators paint a new, unnerving picture of the climate crisis. Samoylova's images are a far cry from the visual language of starving polar bears and blazing wildfires that often saturate conversation around the environment. "Everything is intertwined," she said. "That's why I think isolating climate change as something detached and abstract, and visually associated with melting ice caps, is very dangerous because we're in the moment right now. Every political decision is going to affect us on this daily basis." Samoylova believes the medium of photography comes with a responsibility to "reflect on our time." And currently, our time is defined by climate change. Tap the link in @cnnclimate bio for more. 📸 : Anastasia Samoylova

When Tomas van Houtryve walked into Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral four years ago, he was wearing a hazmat suit and looking through a massive hole in its ceiling. The building is one of history’s great constants, ever since its 182-year-long construction was completed in 1345. In 2019, a fire ravaged the cathedral, ending the illusion that it was somehow untouchable. Five years after the fire, Notre Dame is reopening to the public and van Houtryve has assembled his “36 Views of Notre Dame,” a visual study of the cathedral spanning 14 years and explores his relationship to the Parisian icon. In his career, van Houtryve has often utilized specific types of cameras and photographic techniques to amplify specific stories. “36 Views of Notre Dame” pulls all these threads together, combining digital photography with drone work and historical techniques such as large-format film and wet-plate photography, to tell the story of one building. Tap the link in bio for more. 📸 : @tomasvh/VII