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How R29’s Fashion Editors Styled 3 Everlane Capsule Pieces Into 9 Outfits

How R29’s Fashion Editors Styled 3 Everlane Capsule Pieces Into 9 Outfits

There’s nothing more satisfying than when several pieces in your wardrobe automatically work well together. For instance, a pair of trousers that can easily take you from day to night (and work with at least five different tops), and a go-to jacket that you can throw over any outfit. These […]

This £23 Bond-Building Hair Treatment Gave Me Perfect Air-Dried Waves

This £23 Bond-Building Hair Treatment Gave Me Perfect Air-Dried Waves

The name is Bond. Hair bonds, that is. Bond-building treatments like those from Olaplex and Living Proof have been all the rage for a minute among those looking to improve their hair health, and now Coco & Eve is coming through with a £23 wonder potion that aims to rejuvenate […]

Here’s Why People Are Angry About 2023’s Met Gala Theme, Karl Lagerfeld

Here’s Why People Are Angry About 2023’s Met Gala Theme, Karl Lagerfeld

Fashion’s night of nights is slowly creeping up again — 2023’s Met Gala’s theme has recently been announced. The biggest event in the fashion calendar sees VIP upon VIP flock to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) in New York City. Each year, the prestigious night comes with a […]

Salary Story: I Learned Friends Aren’t A Good Enough Reason To Stay At A 60k Job

Salary Story: I Learned Friends Aren’t A Good Enough Reason To Stay At A 60k Job

In our series Salary Stories, women with long-term career experience open up about the most intimate details of their jobs: compensation. It’s an honest look at how real people navigate the complicated world of negotiating, raises, promotions and job loss, with the hope it will give young women more insight into […]

Gen Z Are Officially Less Straight Than Any Other Age Group

Nearly 30% of Gen Z identify as something other than straight, according to a new report. Stonewall’s ‘Rainbow Britain’ report found that Gen Z is easily the UK’s queerest age group: 71% of Gen Z said they identify as straight, compared to 82% of millennials, 87% of Gen X (people […]

Black Women Gamers Are Winning Despite Facing Misogynoir On Twitch

Black Women Gamers Are Winning Despite Facing Misogynoir On Twitch

ICYMI, Black women gamers are winning in the world of online streaming. Digital creator Katie “PikaChulita” Robinson and UK streamer  Danielle “Ebonix” Udogaranya are proof of that, breaking barriers and finding success in an industry initially built to keep them out. In 2020, Udogaranya, the co-founder of Black Twitch UK, […]

These Are Now The Most Popular Baby Names In England & Wales

These Are Now The Most Popular Baby Names In England & Wales

For the sixth year in a row, Olivia is the most popular girls’ name in England and Wales. However, the latest annual report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals a new most popular boys’ name – Noah, which takes over from last year’s number one, Oliver. The report […]

A Fashion Editor’s Tips For Adding Vintage To Your Everyday Wardrobe

A Fashion Editor’s Tips For Adding Vintage To Your Everyday Wardrobe

Vintage and pre-loved fashion isn’t going anywhere. As we all become more aware of the climate crisis and the need for more circularity within the fashion industry, secondhand stigma is diminishing and pre-loved shopping is on a steady rise. As a fashion editor, one of my favourite things about scouring […]

Porn Is The New Sex Ed — Here’s Why That’s a Problem

Porn Is The New Sex Ed — Here’s Why That’s a Problem

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Fertility Diary: Chrissy Teigen’s Abortion Story Made Me Feel Less Alone

Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Today, we hear from Jackie Quinn-Piper, a 40-year-old woman in Southern California who is struggling with secondary fertility and who has experienced four miscarriages.  “I didn’t know I wanted to have kids until […]