Month: June 2021

The Psychology Behind Why You Want A Fringe Right Now

The Psychology Behind Why You Want A Fringe Right Now

Ask any hairstylist from New York to Los Angeles about the biggest haircut trend born out of this pandemic year, and chances are they’ll mention the rise of the curtain fringe. L.A.-based hairstylist Sal Salcedo says that it’s not just the long, centre-parted variety that are taking over: the fringe […]

Louis Vuitton’s Latest Show Featured A Futuristic Take On The Cowboy Boot

Louis Vuitton’s Latest Show Featured A Futuristic Take On The Cowboy Boot

On Tuesday, at a sculpture park outside of Paris, Nicolas Ghesquière presented his latest cruise collection for Louis Vuitton, the French fashion house he’s sat at the helm of since 2013. For the collection, Ghesquière focused his attention on the future and the uplifting possibilities it holds.  That futuristic theme […]

Casey McQuiston Is As Attached To Their Characters As You Are

Casey McQuiston Is As Attached To Their Characters As You Are

The first romance novel I ever read was Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin. I discovered it in high school after I borrowed it from my older sister and became instantly obsessed. For the next seven years, I read the New York City-set novel every summer until I actually moved there […]

A Gathering Of Voices: LGBTQ+ Activists Talk About Pandemics Past & Present

A Gathering Of Voices: LGBTQ+ Activists Talk About Pandemics Past & Present

Over half of the population of the United States and almost half of the UK population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Case counts and virus-related deaths are dropping by the day. And as we look toward the end of the pandemic, I’ve started to have […]

The Best Part Of Pride Is Making Fun Of Rainbow Capitalism

Every June, queer people across the internet — especially on Twitter and, more recently, TikTok — engage in an important Pride tradition: dunking on the year’s overwhelming and nauseating display of rainbow capitalism. Also known as “pink capitalism” or “pinkwashing,” rainbow capitalism is a term used to describe the commercialisation […]

“We have been risk averse about inclusion for too long”: Why performative activism in the workplace must go

“We have been risk averse about inclusion for too long”: Why performative activism in the workplace must go

Countless corporations may have pledged to take a more active stance on inclusion in the months following last summer’s BLM protests, but many Black and ‘ethnic minority’ professionals say efforts towards improving diversity in their workplace have since fizzled out. Abadesi Osunsade, founder and CEO of Hustle Crew, tells us […]