In London at the turn of the century, Alexander McQueen closed his spring 2001 ready-to-wear show wearing the simplest of outfits: faded denim with a navy and gray ringer tee. It was his most monumental show to date—a theatrical, boundary-pushing performance depicting the designer’s subversive ideas of beauty and his own complex emotional world. Kate … Read more
Similar to hair mousses, 2024 is when the best lip liner goes mainstream—but not in the way you may think. Amid the splashy makeup innovations that saw everything from foundation to eyeliner get a revamp in recent years, lip liner has largely remained the same. Finally given the attention it deserves, a slew of brands … Read more
As a former dancer myself, Neeleman’s success on social media is unsurprising to me, merely following the script we all learned in the ballet studio. Her life is like one big ballet performance: She is a small, pretty, white, and likable star, descriptors that could just as easily apply to a famous trad wife as … Read more
“Silk has actually had a long history in the Messenia region,” Athens-based designer Christiana Vardakou tells me as we stroll the grounds of the newly opened Mandarin Oriental, Costa Navarino, located in a quiet pocket of the southwest coast of the Peloponnese right next to the modest village of Pylos. We’re about a 45-minute drive … Read more
Instagram content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. It’s no big secret that Blake Lively and Gigi Hadid are best friends; the duo even walked the red carpet together for the Deadpool & Wolverine premiere just last week. And what, exactly, should good BFFs do on a step and … Read more
Here’s why I was an apt guinea pig for a SkinCeuticals P-Tiox Serum review: I wear my heart on my sleeve and my feelings on my face. One plastic surgeon deemed me “expressive,” and my poker face is nonexistent, which is why I mostly play roulette. Over the years, this attribute has led to crows’ … Read more
Every swimmer remembers their first case of swimmer hair. Olympic swimmer Claire Weinstein, for example, first dealt with it during her summers as a pre-teen, practicing and competing for both her year-round club team and summer swim team. Morning practices outdoors followed by indoor competition, her days were spent mostly in chlorinated water. The hard … Read more
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The fashion world has a long history of loving leopard. The print first made its way to prominence in the 1920s, championed by designers like Christian Dior and Lanvin, and has remained an important part of the fashion ether ever since. Throughout the years, we’ve seen leopard with a coquettish flair, à la Jackie Kennedy … Read more
Brass can be a welcome addition to interior design—or, for that matter, a party band—but it’s decidedly less charming in the hair. Enter the best blue shampoo. When brassiness appears, colored hair takes on unwanted warm hues, including orange or red tints to brown hair and yellow or gold in ashy blonde tresses. The best … Read more
The U.S. men’s basketball team begins its quest for a fifth straight Olympic gold medal today. Game 1, against Serbia, just tipped off in Lille, a city about 140 miles from Paris. (Lille is hosting the Games’ basketball group phases, before the City of Lights puts on the knockout rounds). Some have speculated that this … Read more
