The return of Y2K trends to fashion’s zeitgeist has ruffled many. Two decades later, it feels like the toxic body standards promoted by midriff-exposing tops and low-rise jeans, and the ultra-thin celebrities who wore them in the ‘00s, haven’t changed that much. For proof, see the comeback of the torso-baring […]
Last week, a five minute meeting looming on my Google Calendar felt really big. Because of the short window of time on the reminder, the blue bubble was teeny and I could barely discern the text, but I didn’t need to read it to know what it said: ‘Ralph Lauren […]
We’re suckers for a good pale rosé – even more so when the bottle is pretty enough for a spot on our feed. SPIRIT.ED is our kind of drinks brand, one that cares as much about design as it does taste. It’s ideal for those who love an aesthetic bar […]
Bridgerton is back. Season 2 launches today onto Netflix and we expect a lot of you will have decided to ‘work from home’ so that you can start binging it. We don’t blame you. The Shondaland Regency drama provided the perfect escape for us at the end of 2020. We wanted […]
Getty Images Original words by Iryna Tatarenko and translated by Lina Pilipchuk Anna and Kateryna both became mothers in the first days of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Vladislava is 7 months pregnant. Each of these women were at the epicentre of events on the day of the enemy’s attack – […]
Earlier this month, the much-loved sustainable activewear brand Girlfriend Collective launched its “For Everyone” collection: a range of outerwear and loungewear made up of baggy joggers and matching sweatshirts, boxy tees, ultra-stretchy leggings (a signature for the label), and retro fleeces — all in an inviting autumnal colour palette. The […]
People have been describing thoughts, images and ideas as “living in their head rent-free” for years now. Urban Dictionary (the font of all knowledge) first published the phrase back in 2017, though it really took on a life of its own in 2018. The phrase became shorthand for the unprompted […]
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: “Hi! I am 22 years old and I […]
When Stewart Robertson, a 58-year-old statistician from Milton Keynes, received a Facebook message from his female yoga teacher* linking to an anti-vaxx propaganda video, he was shocked but perhaps not totally surprised. About 18 months before, she’d sent him a Facebook message containing 5G conspiracy theories. “I’d alway thought of […]
The number of women choosing to be child-free has been on the rise for some time, but the past year has seen a surge in Google searches for the terms, “is it ok to not want children?” and “how do you know if you want children?” To discuss what’s behind […]
