Despite being obsessed with fashion designers at an early age, I was already in my late teens when I finally learned Carolina Herrera was Venezuelan. Growing up in Puerto Rico, I had my doubts about whether Herrera was even from Latin America. Her last name was a good indicator that
We’ve read that the late, great Karl Lagerfeld owned over 1,000 of his now-iconic Hilditch & Key white button-down shirts. Can you blame him? Once you find a white button-down that fits your body and the needs of your wardrobe, you’re committed for life. The beauty of this wardrobe staple
Our love for the classic look of vintage jeans is often thwarted by how difficult it can be to actually find a good pair. From dealing with decades-old sizing to extreme wear-and-tear or potentially steep price tags, the whole retro-denim hunt is an ordeal — one that’s even further complicated
The beauty of Nordstrom Rack can also be one of its greatest pitfalls — the retailer’s inventory of discounted goods from a seemingly endless list of brands is so vast that it can wear out the most fervent of online shoppers. But, instead of succumbing to its bottomless pit of
The public’s interest in fashion’s behind-the-scenes process has long been a pillar of reality entertainment. It’s what shows like Project Runway and Making The Cut owe their success to. Now, as fashion communities grow on TikTok, people are using the app to showcase their own kind of reality show via
LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 17: Bella Hadid seen on a night out with friends leaving Chiltern Firehouse on August 17, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Ricky Vigil M/GC Images) Last month, supermodel Bella Hadid wore an initial necklace with an oversized “B” charm from which three teardrop pearls dangled,
Short-short summer, meet short-skirt fall. Ever since lockdown commenced, removing the need for our once-frequented sweatsuit collection, fashion has taken a turn for the skimpier, with tiny bikinis, naked dresses, and pin tops all factoring into heavy rotation. And understandably so. After being cooped up inside, where we wrapped ourselves
A month ago, I didn’t even know what a “shacket” was — though, as it turns out, Refinery29 had diligently written about the “shirt jacket” portmanteau back in 2016. (Hi, Old Millennial here.) This year, shackets — specifically in flannel and corduroy — have taken off in a huge way
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
Engineer Mark Bryan was in college the first time he put on a pair of heels. Initially, it was a joke; he was dating a woman who, in heels, was taller than he was, and so he tried on a pair to give himself a boost, too. But, he found
Working 9-to-5 comes with enough challenges. Finding work-appropriate clothes that fit plus-size folks well shouldn’t be one of them. With the prospect of going into the office becoming a not-so-distant reality, you may be realizing your work-friendly wardrobe needs a refresh. But you also don’t want to don a new
It’s been 73 years since the first Oscar for Best Costume Design was awarded. Back then, the category was divided into two awards — for black-and-white and color films — with Roger K. Furse winning the former for Hamlet and Dorothy Jenkins and Barbara Karinska taking home the gold statue
While many of 2019’s most-popular fashion trends didn’t feel quite right for the life of stay-at-home orders and social distancing that followed (I definitely wasn’t wearing a tailored vest, for example), 2020 and 20201 brought with them a slew of new outfit phenomenons (hello, the nap dress), and there’s one
When celebrities first started wearing pin tops earlier this summer, we were skeptical. How is a top held together by a barely-there slice of metal supposed to provide any type of chest support, let alone coverage? The more people that debuted the trend, the more questionable it became — blame
As the old adage goes, when it rains, it pours, and now your feet are soaking wet. Just kidding, that’s not the actual saying but the sentiment about being prepared with reliable rain boots is more likely true than not. That’s the thing about rain boots — they’re out of
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