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May The Slits Be High & The Hemlines Be Short: The Return Of The Micro Mini Skirt

May The Slits Be High & The Hemlines Be Short: The Return Of The Micro Mini Skirt

The only wardrobe item tinier than our party dresses, short shorts, and cardigans in 2021 are our skirts, which, over the course of the pandemic, have dwindled to near-nonexistent proportions. For proof, see Bella Hadid, twirling in a pleated, low-rise mini on Instagram, and Dua Lipa donning a Thom Browne […]

What Do Fashion & Gaming Have In Common? It Turns Out, Quite A Lot

What Do Fashion & Gaming Have In Common? It Turns Out, Quite A Lot

Model Jasmine Asia has been an avid gamer since she was a child growing up in London as the daughter of Bangladeshi immigrants. Although she now gravitates toward games like Call Of Duty, Asia’s love of gaming first grew out of fashion games like Bratz’s early aughts video games: “I’d […]

So…Are We Ready To Emotionally Divest From These Hollywood Award Shows Yet?

So…Are We Ready To Emotionally Divest From These Hollywood Award Shows Yet?

The 2021 Emmys came and went like the wind, gathering a small section of Hollywood’s elite in a very small — and, as Seth Rogen pointed out, not exactly COVID-safe — room to celebrate the biggest night in television. The nominations leading up to the event promised the possibilities of […]

What Sex Education Gets So Right About Aimee’s Sexual Assault Trauma

What Sex Education Gets So Right About Aimee’s Sexual Assault Trauma

Content warning: This article details instances of sexual assault and may be distressing to some readers.  The hotly-anticipated third season of Sex Education has dropped on Netflix, and was eagerly lapped up by fans who have had to wait well over a year and a half to get the next […]

Tonight’s Full Moon In Pisces Brings Clarity, Comfort & Possibility

Tonight’s Full Moon In Pisces Brings Clarity, Comfort & Possibility

There’s something about a full moon in Pisces that always feels like it comes right on time. No matter how lost you are in your calendar right now, slogging through meeting after meeting, task after task, Virgo season begs for the nearness of a heavenly body collecting light just to […]

What’s Hollywood Doing About Fashion Sustainability On Set?

When we talk about sustainability in Hollywood fashion, we usually only focus on the red carpet. But there’s an overlooked piece of the industry that can be even more wasteful: costuming. According to Sinéad Kidao, who’s worked in the costume department of film projects like Small Axe and Little Women, […]

Doctors Are Warning Women About This Dangerous TikTok Trend

Doctors Are Warning Women About This Dangerous TikTok Trend

Concept hormonal contraception on a pink background From the milk crate challenge to the frozen honey hack, there have been several trends on TikTok that health experts have expressed concerns over. Now, a new trend has popped up on the social media platform where women are filming themselves removing their […]

Colonialism & Fast Fashion Are Inextricably Linked — Aja Barber Explains How

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 […]

How A 25-Year-Old Civil Servant Bought Her £230,000 Greater London Flat

How A 25-Year-Old Civil Servant Bought Her £230,000 Greater London Flat

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 […]