In the 1960s, prolific French designer Pierre Cardin famously said “The dresses I prefer are those I invent for a life that does not yet exist.” But our visions of ‘future’ dressing haven’t budged too much in the decades since. Even now, in the age of self-driving cars and space tourism, […]
These days it seems like all I ever hear about is the metaverse. From the buying and selling of virtual real estate to Facebook officially changing its name to Meta, it appears the Black Mirror/Ready Player One future is upon us. So when I saw that Mark Zuckerberg predicted that […]
I have a complicated relationship with my Dyson Airwrap. I often hesitate to recommend it because it costs £449.99, which I know is ridiculous. The thing is, the results are as impressive as the price tag: When I use the two barrel wands, my long, thick hair bounces exactly like […]
MAFS – S9 – Dinner Party 6 Married At First Sight Australia’s most talked-about storyline this season involves bride Olivia Frazer finding a naked photo of co-star Domenica Calarco and showing it to co-stars without Calarco knowing. Since the dinner party episode aired on the reality TV show last night […]
When Maria Grazia Chiuri sent “We Should All Be Feminists” T-shirts down the runway in 2016 as part of her inaugural collection for Dior, she was tapping into a larger trend in the fashion industry: staging mock protests and political statements in fashion shows. Over the past decade, designers and […]
One of my favourite skin-care ingredients is hyaluronic acid (which is so much easier to type than to pronounce). I know I’m not alone in this. Because my skin is dry, I always look for HA in my skin serum. Hyaluronic acid’s claim to fame is that it’s a humectant […]
There was a lot of talk about mushrooms ahead of the Alexander McQueen Autumn/Winter ‘22 fashion show. As soon as teasers began to quite literally sprout in the form of (virtual) mushrooms, people began to wonder whether it was a sign that the line would debut mushroom leather (see: Stella […]
The day before war broke out in Ukraine, 33-year-old Tanya* was visiting a hospital in Cherkasy, a city in the centre of the country, to check on the health of her unborn twins. She was unable to return to her hometown near Kirovograd due to the ongoing violence and quickly […]
I’ve been with my dependable king single bed since my age ticked over to double digits. It’s the same bed I’ve had since I hit puberty: it’s moved into three houses with me; it’s witnessed my first period and my first pimple. “But Maggie, aren’t you approaching your mid-20s?” I […]
In February 2020, Nadya* accepted a job that would have them relocating to Washington, D.C. once their child’s school year ended in June. She couldn’t have foreseen the pandemic that was to come just a month later but when it did, she asked her new company to prolong her move, […]
