When aspiring author Claire* first got into astrology, it was a casual hobby. Like so many of us, she was teaching herself to read her natal chart for inspiration and insight. But suddenly, she hit a wall: She hadn’t been able to find any evidence in her chart that a […]
On Tuesday, at a sculpture park outside of Paris, Nicolas Ghesquière presented his latest cruise collection for Louis Vuitton, the French fashion house he’s sat at the helm of since 2013. For the collection, Ghesquière focused his attention on the future and the uplifting possibilities it holds. That futuristic theme […]
Ask any hairstylist from New York to Los Angeles about the biggest haircut trend born out of this pandemic year, and chances are they’ll mention the rise of the curtain fringe. L.A.-based hairstylist Sal Salcedo says that it’s not just the long, centre-parted variety that are taking over: the fringe […]
Over half of the population of the United States and almost half of the UK population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Case counts and virus-related deaths are dropping by the day. And as we look toward the end of the pandemic, I’ve started to have […]
The first romance novel I ever read was Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin. I discovered it in high school after I borrowed it from my older sister and became instantly obsessed. For the next seven years, I read the New York City-set novel every summer until I actually moved there […]
Every June, queer people across the internet — especially on Twitter and, more recently, TikTok — engage in an important Pride tradition: dunking on the year’s overwhelming and nauseating display of rainbow capitalism. Also known as “pink capitalism” or “pinkwashing,” rainbow capitalism is a term used to describe the commercialisation […]
Here’s an upsetting stat that will definitely not be shocking at all for anyone who went through the trauma of having a period at school: one in four girls will drop out of sports during adolescence, citing ‘period leakage’ as a main reason. Is it any wonder? People are made […]
Stella McCartney is no stranger to the ethical fashion movement. For years, the designer has advocated for cruelty-free fashion, refusing to use leather, skins, feathers, or fur in her line. For her most recent collection, the designer has doubled down on the sentiment. On Monday, the British brand released the […]
My grandmother and I were sitting in her living room a month before COVID-19 became the only thing that mattered, flicking through her Freeview service for something that might appeal to us both. Given that her TV diet consists of reruns of ‘90s quiz shows and True Movies, this is not […]
In late 2020, a time of cultural high-highs and low-lows (Trump would soon be out of office, but the COVID pandemic was wreaking havoc), my Instagram algorithm could not have been more confused. Locked away in my bedroom like I’d been all year, looping a playlist of Mariah Carey Christmas […]
