Manhattan label Rowing Blazers has championed tongue-in-cheek preppy style since it was founded in 2017 by US national team rower Jack Carlson and his partner, champion oarswoman Keziah Beall. Giving oversized rugby shirts, cricket jumpers and Oxford button-downs a lively spin with rainbow brights and playful logos, the menswear brand […]
It’s pretty obvious when your hair is in need of some serious TLC: it may feel very dry, appear dull or tangle really easily. But aside from a weekly hair mask, experts say a good hair oil can make the most difference. If you have very thick or natural hair, […]
“I’d prefer Chanel. Birkins are ugly,” my friend Iman responds when I ask what her love language is. The term ‘love language’, while not new, has been popularised over the last year. Take a look at the results when you search it on Twitter and you’ll discover that most, in […]
Sustainable lifestyle influencer Jazmine Rogers started 2020 with around 5,000 followers on Instagram. Today, she has more than 34,000. “I’m happy to connect with a community of like-minded people,” she tells Refinery29 from her home in San Diego. Rogers, who is half-Black and half-Mexican, uses her platform to discuss issues […]
Speech therapist Shermeena Rabbi explains why accent bias is still a thing and what to do if you’re being judged negatively Getty Images Have you ever been made to feel the way you speak is a source of shame? Whether you’ve been mocked by work mates, noticed people struggling to […]
I started wearing the hijab a few months shy of my 13th birthday, as a commitment to my Muslim faith and dressing modestly. That’s also when I got glasses and braces and began high school. It was 2005, when nerdy-girl-gets-a-makeover movies were at their peak. It’s safe to say that […]
The beauty industry has a lot to answer for. From excessive packaging, which contributes largely to landfill waste, to a focus on natural, organic ingredients which are potentially harmful to ecological communities, the burden on the environment can’t be ignored. Yet, our beauty obsession, specifically skincare, shows no sign of […]
There’s a fair bit going on at the moment, from lockdown 2.0 to, erm, some stuff unfolding in the US, so you’d be forgiven for missing a few things here and there. However it’s not okay to be missing new HBO show The Undoing, which is airing here on Sky […]
“I suppose there are sisters that don’t compete. I have never met one,” wrote the American author Lisa Grunwald. And our finances – still considered the main measure of our worth and success even as more of us open our eyes to the flaws of this capitalist logic during COVID-19 […]
Nearly nine in ten millennials now expect a flexible working week, according to a new study. Some 87% of workers aged between 25 and 34 said they now expect some input into when and where they work. The study by Workshare also provides some insight into how Covid-19 and the […]
