While Chanel N°5 celebrates its centennial this year, many would argue the scent is as resonant today as it was in 1921. In 2019, an item infused with its fragrance—a perfume, shower gel, or soap—was purchased in America every minute, either in person or online. So at a time when beauty trends come and go
Month: May 2021
There’s perhaps nothing more soothing than a good yoga class, especially when your muscles are tense and sore or you’re under a lot of stress. But if you’ve ever laid your head on a yoga block mid-pose and suddenly been unable to think about anything other than the germs crawling all over it, you’re not
Photography courtesy of CoachFrom Kaia Gerber and Cindy Crawford to Naomi Campbell and her mom Valerie, here are some memorable mother-daughter fashion campaigns. By Sadaf Ahsan Date May 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter For many women, the person whose style has most inspired their own is their mother. That’s certainly the case for many celebrities, some
What daughter hasn’t raided her mother’s closet at some point? Clomping around the house in a pair of too-big high heels is practically a sartorial rite of passage. But what if said mother happens to be the creative director of a major European fashion house? “I always felt she was drawn to it, but she
Over the phone, Vanessa is telling me about her upcoming Sayulita, Mexico vacation. There’d be a house with a pool, another house “in the hills,” a bunch of people, and long, lazy days spent drinking and hanging out. I’m doing my best to actively listen while my 3.5-year-old daughter is jumping on me, gleefully yelling
Spoilers for Vincenzo below. Among the ranks of Korean idols-turned-actors, Ok Taecyeon is a clear standout. A member of the South Korean boy band 2PM, Taecyeon proved his acting abilities in K-dramas like Dream High and Save Me before taking the lead role as Vincenzo‘s menacing villain Jang Joon-woo. The dark comedy, which premiered on
Shay Mitchell defines the cool mom space. She’s an actress, certified social media star, and has one of the cutest babies in the world, as seen on the ‘gram or her YouTube channel. But for Mitchell, being a cool mom is more about being in touch with her daughter’s interests and needs. “If you take
The idea of being California sober has become a point of national conversation after Demi Lovato revealed that she still drinks and uses some drugs in moderation. But this harm-reduction method of recovery isn’t for everyone, and as someone who has struggled with an alcohol dependence, it’s hard for me to hear that a person
Photography by Melanie Gauer“I’ve been surrounded by maker culture for many years.” By Odessa Paloma Parker Date May 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Carrie Yap, founder of the Calgary-based millinery brand Yap Sister (so named because she has siblings), seems to have found her common ground when it comes to making connections. Through her slow fashion-focused
Roland Neveu/Courtesy of Netflix; Getty Images Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Rachel Walsh recently traveled thirty years back in time. After costuming (alongside Adam Howe) the BBC series-turned-Netflix-hit The Serpent—based on the real-life hunt for a serial killer in Southeast Asia in the ’70s—she’s now speaking
Once, in the span of a single conversation, a friend nearly two decades older than I am and I realized we were both running out of time. I clearly was not going to have my life “figured out” by age 25 or 30 or whatever the appropriate marker is. While she was grappling with the
Imagine walking into a crowded bar. A crowded bar full of unmasked people, talking and laughing and breathing and spewing aerosol particles into the air without the threat of an airborne virus looming over the room. We should be stoked, right? This no longer feels like a far-off fantasy. The mass tragedy of COVID-19, where
One of our most anticipated shows of the summer is AMC’s Kevin Can F**K Himself, a whip-smart black comedy which upends the “sitcom wife” trope we all know and hate. You know her when you see her—the easygoing, patient, incongruously gorgeous housewife whose sole personality trait is absolute devotion to the sitcom’s schlubby male hero.
Spoilers for season 4 episode 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale, “Milk” below. When Rita (Amanda Brugel) steps off the plane and into Canada at the end of The Handmaid’s Tale season 3, it’s one of the show’s rare moments of relief. Finally, a character who is good and kind—as we slowly but surely come to
India’s health system—which supports 1.3 billion people—verges on the brink of collapse. Every day, the country breaks a grim world record of Covid-19 cases and deaths, and the reported death tolls are likely a massive underestimate. Patients are dying as hospitals run out of oxygen and crematoriums have overflowed into car parks. The situation is
On Investors Day in 2020, Disney announced the making of a new limited series called The Dropout. The series will focus on the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos. The show will stream exclusively on Hulu with Elizabeth Meriwether, who produced New Girl, as showrunner. FOX Searchlight Television and 20th Television
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry opted not to let Archie’s second birthday end without giving the world a new glimpse of their son. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared a new photo of Archie on their Archewell site this afternoon. Archie appears holding a bouquet of balloons in the sepia-toned photo. With his back
New month, drastically different look—at least for Rihanna. The singer debuted a pixie cut last night while heading to dinner at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica. She wore a vintage Dior jacket, a Hyein Seo crop top, custom Chrome Hearts pants, vintage Versace sunglasses, and The Attico high heels. AGNY, BENSBACKGRID This isn’t Rihanna’s first
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are celebrating Archie’s second birthday today at their Montecito, CA, home. But Us Weekly got intel about how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are making the day special for Archie, with some help from his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II from England. “While Harry and Meghan are raising Archie to
Anna Kendrick and Daniel Dae Kim are back from space, and just in time for a round of Who Said That. Tune in as the Stowaway co-stars guess lines from Meryl Streep, dish on working with Toni Colette, and weigh in on the great Titanic debate. This content is created and maintained by a third
It happens every time, in every city, with every book tour. I’ll do a reading, and talk about my new book—where I got the inspiration, how I decided on a setting, which characters were my favorites, what messages I hope readers take away. I’ll answer questions from the audience; then, when there’s no global pandemic,
We practically live in our workout clothes, and we want our leggings drawers to be fully stocked at all times, but things can get pricey quickly. That’s one of the reasons we love Old Navy’s activewear. Their styles are cute, comfortable, size-inclusive, and so affordable. We can’t believe how affordable they actually are: everything we
Photography by Getty ImagesYes, *the* Halle Berry. By Jennifer Berry Date May 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Hot girl summer? Try hot girl life. At 54, Halle Berry is at the top of her game — in 2020, the Oscar-winning actor had her directorial debut at TIFF with the acclaimed film Bruised and launched the wellness
A few years ago I discovered the magic of strength training, and with it, the importance of eating protein in order to help repair my muscles and grow stronger. While I usually chase a sweat session with a protein shake, I love protein bars when I’m on the go, and I often find myself reaching
