The return of in-person fashion shows these past few weeks, for Paris’ Haute Couture Week, has confirmed that, a year and a half after the pandemic first took hold, people are ready to get dressed. And Valentino’s latest show is the embodiment of that spirit. On Thursday, the Italian house […]
In 2018, when I was 29, I was walking on the beach in Uvita, Costa Rica and came across a beautiful seashell in my favourite shade of purple. The shell was delicate and thin, yet it had been a solid home for a mollusc — a home the creature took everywhere […]
On July 14, hundreds of #FreeBritney activists wearing elaborate outfits and holding Britney Spears-themed protest signs gathered outside the Los Angeles Superior Court to advocate for the pop icon amid her ongoing conservatorship battle. Standing in front of a large pink backdrop adorned with #FreeBritney, organisers of the movement admonished […]
When photos from the Gossip Girl reboot first dropped, the new show was praised for its “diverse” upgrade from the all-white cast of the original. After the OG creators spent years expressing their regret over creating a show with six white leads, the fact that the new series stars three […]
We need to talk about perimenopause. Elizabeth Villabona design From clever period tracking apps to working to better understand things like PMDD symptoms, we’ve come a long way when it comes to frank discussion of women’s hormonal health. But there are some areas that are still little-discussed despite affecting almost […]
Affecting 8% of women in the UK, PMDD has the ability to impact your mood, stress levels and emotions – yet is still commonly misdiagnosed Elizabeth Villabona design We need to talk about PMDD. With symptoms ranging from teariness to severe fatigue, PMDD can often be conflated with PMS symptoms. […]
It only takes one extreme haircut to totally reframe your perspective on hair. Five years ago, during her study-abroad semester at sea, Reanna Peters, the star of this week’s episode of Hair Me Out, decided to take part in an ancient maritime tradition and shave her head while onboard the […]
If you note hairstyle inspiration in the world around you — the girl in front of you in the Zara return line, or your co-worker who always looks chic in her teeny-tiny Zoom box — chances are better than not that you’ve spotted the hairstyle trend of the moment: the […]
My dad and I did not have a name for it. We did not call it “thrifting” or “bargain-hunting,” because our actions had no basis in saving money and were by no stretch of the imagination efficient. We were not looking for deals, but rather the particular thrill that comes […]
Love Island is back and although the lead-up to the show’s highly anticipated arrival drummed up a national wave of excitement, its opening fortnight has prompted mixed emotions in viewers. Not only did a brutal dumping on day two send many into a frenzy (I mean, what even was that?) […]
