Véronique Hyland is the Fashion Features Director at ELLE and the author of Dress Code: Unlocking Fashion From the New Look to Millennial Pink, a collection of essays about the intersection of fashion and our everyday lives, out on April 28, 2022. For an industry that’s built on seasonally reinventing […]
Lately I’ve found myself wearing a lot of brown and feeling extra boujee because of it. I’m not talking about just any brown. From my cognac faux leather coat from Aritzia to my dark croc Topshop boots, I’m talking about the frothy, chocolatey, mocha brown that only the best baristas […]
Welcome to Money Diaries, where we’re tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We’re asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I’m a 28-year-old brand manager living near Manchester […]
Trying new recipes and exploring unfamiliar cuisines can be intimidating, exciting, rewarding and – at first glance – expensive. If an Ottolenghi recipe has an ingredient list that extends to a whole A4 page and you’ve never tried making Israeli food before, the number of speciality ingredients feels overwhelming. But […]
HALLANDALE, FLORIDA – MARCH 03: Anna Gavrlim stands with others to show support for Ukraine during the war against Russia on March 03, 2022 in Hallandale, Florida. Organizers held the rally to condemn the actions of President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) The […]
A few years ago, I read something that stuck with me. It talked about what true internal alignment looked like, which was when the gap decreased between the person you are when you’re with friends, family, colleagues, strangers, lovers, or yourself. Essentially, it suggested that if you can be your […]
In January 2020, Tara became one of the first people in Australia to contract the coronavirus, after bumping into neighbours who had just returned from Wuhan. There was no information about the virus being in the country and no option to get tested. When she recovered, she decided to put […]
Growing up, I got used to not seeing myself. In films, TV shows and music videos, the heroine – the girl all the guys wanted – always pivoted around the cookie-cutter standard of Hilary Duff, Britney, Christina or Sabrina The Teenage Witch‘s Melissa Joan Hart. Their blonde, blue-eyed appearance didn’t […]
After being yelled at loudly in front of everyone in the office, denied training and passed over for a bonus and promotion despite meeting all of her targets, Anita*, a regulatory reporting analyst at a large financial institution, cracked. She’d had enough of the workplace abuse she experienced at the […]
Pairing the notion of a fashion trend with something as long-lasting as an engagement ring might seem counterintuitive: the former is usually thought of as fleeting while the latter is equated with timelessness. But personal taste varies and what’s classic to one person is out of date for another. So […]
