Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
How Aupen Bags Came Out of Nowhere to Become Hollywood’s Hottest Accessory
glamour.comcarried “” ($340) by Aupen, a faux-leather shoulder bag with a curvy, asymmetrical shape and minimalist branding. Then Hailey Bieber swapped her for the “” ($180), Aupen's razor sharp slanted box bag.
Taylor Swift, was next; the 34-year-old was papped on a night out with her “” ($340) in one hand and new beau . , Olivia Rodrigo, Gal Gadot, Gabrielle Union, and a slew of other “It” girls followed suit, stepping out in variations on the same uniform: a tiny minidress, towering heels, going-out glam, and a Aupen bag.Taylor Swift carries the Nirvana; Selena Gomez carries the Purpose Ice.Aupen's hyper-visibility in Hollywood, its vegan-friendly reputation, and under-$500 price point were a winning combination: Less than a year after they launched in November 2022, Aupen—a portmanteau of “authentic” and “open”—had placed its bags with not just one, but a dozen of the most influential women on the planet.In the blink of an eye, the brand experienced unprecedented success, the kind of recognition that most designers will spend their entire careers chasing.
And yet, Aupen remained nameless and faceless. In the age of the celebrity designers and designers-turned-celebrities, the brand was an anomaly.
Why did no one want to take credit for this out-of-nowhere success? Amongst my peers, we joked about people “on the inside” bribing celebrities to carry their handbags; we wondered if this was all some kind of stunt, as though someone were about to rip off a mask Scooby Doo villain-style and reveal themselves as the genius behind the operation.
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