Since the brutal murder of George Floyd, the 46-year-old Black man who was killed by a white Minneapolis police officer in May, my Black female friendships have become more important than ever. I can never find the right words to articulate how seeing the death of a Black person makes […]
At my birthday party last year in a Soho restaurant, I imposed a rather uncool dress code: absolutely no trainers. Give or take a few grumbles – “Haha, you’re so annoying” – all my friends obliged. This slightly dictatorial move was a response to feeling alone in wanting to get […]
The future of fashion week this year has been up in the air, due to the ongoing global pandemic, however we are starting to get a bit of clarity regarding the September shows. Paris Fashion Week will be going ahead with a mix of physical and digital shows – although […]
Net-A-Porter has just launched an edit celebrating Italian brands and designers, to celebrate the country’s fashion heritage, as well as benefiting the Italian Red Cross. The Italian Collective features a curation of brands and 11 exclusive capsule collections from the likes of Aquazurra, Giuliva Heritage, Blaze Milano, Gianvito Rossi, Rosantica, […]
Star of our surf-inspired hair shoot Lily Jean Bridger on sustainable fashion, social media pressures and speedboats… As the star of our latest Virtual Beauty Shoot Lily Jean Bridger is one woman who knows how to pull off a beach look but as we discovered, there’s plenty more to her […]
The Duchess of Cambridge made headlines today after her appearance on BBC Breakfast’s Tiny Happy People. During the show, she discussed things such as her children and their lockdown struggle, as well as what she wishes she’d known as a new parent. Kate wore an uplifting polka dot dress for the […]
Credit: DOMINIC LIPINSKI / Getty Prince William and Kate Middleton have regularly thrown the royal rule book away. They break royal protocol when they travel with their three children and they also broke tradition on their wedding night. They may also bend the rules when it comes to their three […]
For the first time in the 56-year history of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue, the annual special edition will feature a trans model: Valentina Sampaio. The 23-year-old Brazilian-born model previously made history by starring on the cover of French Vogue’s March 2017 issue, and later, in 2019, as Victoria’s Secret’s first-ever […]
We all know that money can’t really buy you happiness – a landmark study published in 2016 found that sound mental health and relationships are far more important. But at the same time, serious money worries can be absolutely devastating – as anyone who’s experienced them knows. The cruel shame […]
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 am a 33-year-old civil servant living in […]
