Month: December 2020

Must Read: Balmain to Present Pre-Fall 2021 Through Paris Flagship Windows, Refinery29 Releases 2020 Beauty Innovator Awards

These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Wednesday. Balmain debuts Pre-Fall 2021 through the windows of its Paris flagship storeOlivier Rousteing is unveiling his latest line for Balmain, Pre-Fall 2021, through the windows of the brand’s Saint-Honoré flagship store in Paris, … Continue reading

It’s Time to Stop Looking to Brands to Save Us

When “sustainable style” blogger Leah Wise first heard about the mass layoffs and rumors of union-busting happening at Everlane, she cried. An early adopter of the brand, Wise had been buying and posting about Everlane since 2013. She appreciated that it wasn’t as expensive as some other labels in … […]

Glow Recipe’s New Serum Is Instant-Dewy Skin In A Bottle

Glow Recipe’s New Serum Is Instant-Dewy Skin In A Bottle

Even as someone who lives and breathes all things beauty, I admittedly am not a highlighter fan. Maybe it’s the fact that the shining technique doesn’t so subtly translate from Instagram to IRL. Or, perhaps, it’s just because I’ve been dialling my makeup routine way back during quarantine (ahem, virtually […]

Christian Siriano Is Upcycling Never-Before-Seen Designs For His Next Collection

Christian Siriano Is Upcycling Never-Before-Seen Designs For His Next Collection

In 2019, logos were ubiquitous, with Fendi’s Zucca print being named Lyst’s logo of the year and Off-White — known for its use of its stripe, X, and arrow logos — being named the year’s most searched brand. Now, fashion designer Christian Siriano debuted a logo, too, though it’s not […]

Our Smooth Brained Future: The Rise Of The New Age Bimbo

Our Smooth Brained Future: The Rise Of The New Age Bimbo

“No Thoughts. Head Empty. Just Vibes” is 2020’s version of “Keep Calm and Carry On.” After spending all year calculating the potentially deadly consequences of things as simple as grocery shopping and going to the office — and the last few months pondering the country’s past, present, and future (hello […]

What You’ll Find In The V&A’s Much-Anticipated Handbag Exhibition

What You’ll Find In The V&A’s Much-Anticipated Handbag Exhibition

The first item you see upon entering the V&A’s much-anticipated blockbuster exhibition, Bags: Inside Out, is a 1940s handbag that was custom-made to carry a gas mask. It would be reductive to equate the pandemic to a world war – and a surgical face covering to a gas mask – […]

Money Diary: A 21-Year-Old Student Biomedical Scientist On 16k

Money Diary: A 21-Year-Old Student Biomedical Scientist On 16k

Welcome to Money Diaries, where we’re tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We’re asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period – and we’re tracking every last penny. This week: “I recently moved to London to start my […]