Month: December 2021

Why Virgil Abloh Will Live Forever

Virgil Abloh, who passed away Sunday after a private two-year battle with cancer, was a designer, a DJ and a world-builder. He was smart and talented and hard-working and prolific and cool. But it’s not his arrow motif, industrial yellow belt or sans-serif quotation marks that made him … Continue reading

Bella Hadid Joins Victoria’s Secret’s VS Collective

Bella Hadid Joins Victoria’s Secret’s VS Collective

Bella Hadid is returning to Victoria’s Secret. The model revealed today that she is joining the company’s VS Collective, Victoria’s Secret’s initiative that brings together a diverse group of women for collaborations, partnerships and campaigns. Hadid was previously a Victoria’s Secret Angel, walking in the company’s fashion shows from 2016 […]

Machine Gun Kelly Makes Beauty Debut With Genderless Nail Polish Line

Machine Gun Kelly Makes Beauty Debut With Genderless Nail Polish Line

Machine Gun Kelly has made his first foray into beauty. The award-winning singer-rapper launched his genderless nail polish collection called UN/DN Laqr, which was inspired by self-expression and creativity for all. The brand was developed and launched in partnership with Unlisted Brand Lab, an innovative brand incubator. The collection features […]

Kurt Geiger and Crocs Team on Limited-edition Collection

Kurt Geiger and Crocs Team on Limited-edition Collection

Crocs is embarking on its latest collaboration with a fashion brand. The footwear brand is teaming with U.K.-based fashion label Kurt Geiger for a two-piece holiday-inspired collection. Both styles are reimagined versions of Crocs’ well-known clog in a glossy black, with one shoe designed with a faux fur trim and […]

Here’s How Young People Are Dealing With Grief During The Pandemic

Jenny’s mum died of throat cancer in March 2020, on the eve of lockdown. With the funeral they wanted out of the question, her immediate family gathered with the minister in a cold, empty church hall at the time of her cremation. They FaceTimed a close relative who was sitting […]

Virgil Abloh & Chadwick Boseman’s Deaths Remind Us That Black Artists Don’t Belong To Us

Virgil Abloh & Chadwick Boseman’s Deaths Remind Us That Black Artists Don’t Belong To Us

“I don’t have to do nothin’ but stay Black and die.” This oft-repeated phrase in Black communities of a certain generation tells a story of people who have work in their blood. Black people have always been working. We’ve always been creators: of life, of magical somethings out of bleak […]