CATCHING FIRE: Death pants, cookie stuffing and Hailey Bieber

Hello! This letter is coming to you days later than I hoped. I moved flats at the end of last week and my life has been in chaos. On the upside Mr Rachel and I love the new gaff and have a very cute stoop…

Away from my domestic dealings we have an awful lot to catch up on, including…

• Gen Z’s obsession with CDs they don’t play

• The low-rise jeans that sold out in hours

• The flood-the-zone album drop trend

• Sports’ chokehold on monoculture

• Waiting in line lunacy

• Stomach bug summer

• A nepo baby business scandal

• The Zara trousers causing serious injuries

This is a bumper edition so it might be easier to read it online or in app.

Zara’s death pants… Wide leg trousers from the fast fashion chain Zara are being blamed for multiple injuries as women trip over the voluminous fabric at the ankle.