Must Read: Glossier Announces Black-Owned Beauty Business Grant Recipients, Meet Teen Vogue’s Generation Next 2020 Designers

These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday. Glossier announces 16 recipients in its inaugural Grant Initiative for Black-Owned Beauty BusinessesOn Wednesday, Glossier revealed the 16 brands (out of almost 10,000 applicants) that would receive grants of $10,000, $30,000 or … Continue reading

Your First Look At H&M’s New Collaboration With Kangol & Mabel

Your First Look At H&M’s New Collaboration With Kangol & Mabel

H&M is no stranger to sellout designer collaborations. In 2017, the Swedish fashion brand teamed up with the Canadian-born, London-based designer Erdem Moralioglu on a collection which featured a full wardrobe of the designer’s famously feminine pieces, an accessories line and, for the first time ever, a menswear collection. Last […]

Meet The 16 Black-Owned Businesses Receiving A Glossier Grant Today

Meet The 16 Black-Owned Businesses Receiving A Glossier Grant Today

In early June, at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, Glossier made a $1 million (£800,000) pledge. The commitment included an immediate $500,000 (£375,175) donation to organisations combatting racial injustice, and another $500,000 (£375,175) in the form of grants to Black-owned beauty businesses. Today, 2nd September, those 16 […]

The People Who Created Facebook & YouTube Are Sorry

The People Who Created Facebook & YouTube Are Sorry

I’ve always been suspicious of what I consider tech alarmism. You know: dire headlines about how our phones are giving us all insomnia, deteriorating our ability to connect IRL, tanking our self-esteems, and maybe ruining our skin, too. Once COVID-19 hit, I even felt grateful for my access to technology. […]

I Tried The Non-Chemical Straightening Treatment Everyone’s Talking About

I Tried The Non-Chemical Straightening Treatment Everyone’s Talking About

Whether curly or coily in its most natural state, fashioned into protective braids or twists, or restyled with wigs, the flexibility of Black hair holds no bounds. Where straightening Afro hair previously called for potentially harmful chemical relaxers, a newer, more natural technique is surging in popularity in hair salons […]