Where I’ve been and of course the “Bucket List”
Brittny Brewer had a strong sense of style before becoming pregnant for the first time in 2017. But throughout her first two pregnancies, Brewer says she ended up “losing” herself fashion-wise. Instead of wearing streetwear-minded, trendy outfits, she found herself living in stretchy leggings and maternity clothes that had little […]
As we make peace with the revival of ’00s fashion — from the controversial low-rise jean to the welcome return of the Fendi Baguette bag, we’re now getting ready to reacquaint ourselves with another old friend: the Balenciaga City Bag. Released back in 2001, it allegedly wasn’t seen as commercially […]
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 […]
