For all its association with glamour and beauty, the fashion industry is riddled with ugliness. It can be tempting to bury your head in the sand and live in blissful ignorance, away from the harsh realities of an industry that perpetuates modern slavery and actively harms the environment. But Aja […]
Welcome to a special miniseries of How I Bought It, where we hear from first-time home buyers about how exactly they bought their place. Each of our buyers in this series used a government home ownership scheme to help with the purchase. First up: A 25-year-old civil servant on a […]
When London Fashion Week was required to go digital thanks to the pandemic, there was one thing we missed terribly: street style. While makeup artists and fashion designers continued to create iconic trends backstage, London’s most famous venues and picturesque thoroughfares were devoid of fashion forward followers. But this season, […]
The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards are here to honour the best in prime time television over the last year. And though we might be a bit biased from having literally nothing else to do during lockdown, it feels safe to say that we’re in a golden era of television. From Mare […]
Content warning: This article details instances of sexual assault and may be distressing to some readers. Sex Education has always strived to explore various facets – the good and the bad – of sex and self-discovery. And in its third season recently released on Netflix, the show continues to explore […]
Phillipa Soo has spoken about the challenges faced by her and many in the Asian American community following an increased wave of anti-Asian hate in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 31-year-old actress, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie at the 2021 […]
London Fashion Week is kicking off in full, physical form this weekend. Whether you have loved or lambasted a pandemic’s worth of digitally innovative, virtual fashion weeks, one thing we’ve certainly missed is seeing show-goers step out in agenda-setting fits. This season’s street style is shaping up to be particularly […]
As back-to-work anxiety really starts to hit, it’s hard not to question our work-life balance. Until a four-day work week becomes possible in the UK, making the most of our annual leave remains a top priority. With this in mind, it’s definitely interesting to check out new research revealing the […]
Welcome to Refinery29’s Travel Diaries, a place where we find out the how, the why, and the where people are exploring now that the world is opening up again. In their answers to 29 questions, diarists will reveal their unique — and often a little offbeat — travel habits, stories, and […]
Sometime during the pandemic years, the two razor-fine lines running horizontally across my forehead have gone from emotion-activated — popping up only when I raised my eyebrows — to just sitting there, all the time. I first noticed when I started zooming into my face in summer-vacation selfies where my […]
