No trend has stolen the sartorial spotlight in 2021 quite like corsets. It began with the wildly popular Regency-era series Bridgerton causing a 123% spike in searches for the constrictive silhouette, in the four-week span following its December release alone. Then there were the celebrity sightings, with Dua Lipa, Billie […]
This general view shows a replica of an Olympic Village room for the athletes, on display at the “Village Plaza”, during a media tour of the Village Plaza and Olympic Village for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Tokyo on June 20, 2021. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP) (Photo […]
PARIS, FRANCE May 26. Naomi Osaka of Japan during practice on Court Philippe-Chatrier during a practice match against Ashleigh Barty of Australia in preparation for the 2021 French Open Tennis Tournament at Roland Garros on May 2pm 6th 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images) In […]
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 1193 — Pictured: Singer Halsey during an interview on January 22, 2020 — (Photo by: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) The Hollywood quarantine baby boom continues, and multi-hyphenate Halsey is the latest celebrity to add “parent” to her running list […]
Every summer I wonder if it’s hot enough to get an air conditioning unit and every summer I remember it’s bad for the environment and this is the UK so no, I probably don’t need one. That being said, it is HOT RIGHT NOW and nights are proving to be […]
I was a self-proclaimed boffin at school. When it came to starting my GCSEs, history quickly became one of my favourite subjects. Continuing on to A-level, I learned about the Russian Revolution, President Reagan’s war on drugs and the Swinging Sixties under Prime Minister Macmillan. To this day, I can […]
If you’re an R29 regular, you’ll know that we preach sun protection all year round — even more so when the weather is this hot. Staying in the shade, wearing a broad spectrum, high factor sunscreen and donning a hat and sunglasses are a must to shield skin against harsh […]
So restrictions lifted and social plans rolled around and, of course, I was excited – who wouldn’t be, after a year stuck at home? But before I accepted every girls’ weekend away invitation, every spa break suggestion and every postponed hen party, one thing gave me pause for thought: leaving […]
PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 05: Xenia Adonts wears a white pearls necklace with CD pendant from Christian Dior, a white and navy blue checkered zipper tank-top / crop-top, a matching white and navy blue checkered blazer jacket from Dior, a matching white and navy blue checkered short skirt, a gold […]
People who have used the buy now, pay later (BNPL) service Klarna are being declined when applying for mortgages, Refinery29 has learned. Twenty-six-year-old Nicki (who didn’t want to give her real name) works in publishing, earns £32,000 per year plus bonuses and is based in London. Last year she applied […]
