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What Does The Return Of The Unnecessary Belt Say About The State Of The World?

What Does The Return Of The Unnecessary Belt Say About The State Of The World?

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Every Outfit on Sex & the City (@everyoutfitonsatc) When Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) wore a lime green belt cinched high around her upper abdomen with a low-waisted tropical-print skirt, a pink midriff-baring button-down, and a tumbleweed-inspired headpiece in Sex and […]

What Is The Blackpill Movement, The Dangerous Belief System That Radicalises Young Men?

On 12th August a 22-year-old man named Jake Davison killed his 51-year-old mother, Maxine Davison. He then left his house with a gun.  Just after 6pm, officers from Devon and Cornwall Police were called to a “serious firearms incident” in Biddick Drive, in the Keyham area of Plymouth near the […]

“I’m Always Carrying My History”: Second Gen Women On The Meaning Of Their Inherited Jewellery

When my mother died in 2013, I inherited her jewellery collection, including a gold medallion with a green enamelled Sagittarius symbol — half-human, half-horse, drawing a bow. She wore this star sign on a simple gold chain when I was young, and it reminds me of the era before we […]

R29 Staffers On The One Item They Never Bought But Still Think About

R29 Staffers On The One Item They Never Bought But Still Think About

When you find that one amazing piece, fashion has the ability to make your heart leap like you just saw your crush roll up to the school disco. Though it might seem silly, finding that perfectly lived-in denim jacket after months of sifting through vintage shops can be likened to […]

One & Done: Why Do People Ditch Their Clothes After Just One Wear?

One & Done: Why Do People Ditch Their Clothes After Just One Wear?

“Let’s just say, wearing an outfit more than once is seen as a fashion crime,” says presenter Sukaina Benzakour. The 24-year-old is not alone in her opinion. Perhaps surprisingly, since sustainability seems to be on the tip of everyone’s tongue right now, one in three young British women consider clothes to […]

Uranus Retrograde Will Bring “Shakeups, Breakups, Breakdowns, & Breakthroughs”

Uranus Retrograde Will Bring “Shakeups, Breakups, Breakdowns, & Breakthroughs”

Uranus, the Planet of Rebellion, enters into its yearly retrograde on August 19, and it’ll continue tracking backward for the next five months, until January 18, 2022. Although Uranus is a planet that often brings unexpected change, this transit is in dependable and stubborn Taurus, a sign the planet has […]