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This Iconic High-Street Dress Is a Hit Every Single Year
It’s not often that a high-street brand manages to drop an item so successful that it brings it out year after year, so it is surely a testament to AllSaints‘ design prowess that its iconic and ingenious two-in-one dress goes into production every season. This autumn is set to be no different. Brought out in 2016, it was originally called the Kowlo dress and was based on a limited-edition style that the brand created for Selfridges. It did so well that it was expanded into the mainline collection. Coming in two parts—a silken slip dress and an accompanying top—this smart dress design has won over influencers and fashion editors alike with its ready-made outfit appeal. Layering has never looked so easy. Unsurprisingly, it has been iterated on o...
This Simple Detail Makes Basic Knitwear Feel Luxurious
A few months ago, I couldn’t wait to dig out my airy dresses and sandals, and to breeze around in linen. I was so fed up with wearing jumpers and leggings and boots that I ignored the early chill of May, jumping headfirst into my summertime wares. Now, however, we’re experiencing the first signs of autumn, and my mentality has changed. I’m craving curling up in toasty clothing practising my layering techniques, and, yes, spending more and more time in my loungewear again. But not just any loungewear; I have my sights set on a specific kind. Knitted loungewear is superior loungewear; it’s as simple as that. Unlike cotton or jersey iterations, knitted loungewear feels more polished but no less toasty, and is something I’d happily wear outside of the house a...
These 6 Outfits Have Convinced Me to Try This “Old” Jeans Trend
We devote a lot of our day to writing about denim, be it the latest trends we spot on the runway or the new jeans sweeping the fashion scene. As it’s one of the hardest-working items in our wardrobes, we consider this time well spent. Avid readers will know we’ve already given you the low-down on the need-to-know jeans, but now, as we find ourselves on the cusp of autumn, we’re starting to see some fresh new trends emerge, with one throwback jeans style proving increasingly popular in style circles. With wider-leg options coming back in general, it was inevitable that flares would also make a return—we just didn’t predict how impactful they would be. Over the last few weeks, we’ve spotted ’70s-style flare denim everywhere. From the st...
From Audrey Hepburn to Beyoncé: A Short History of the Tiffany Yellow Diamond
The Tiffany Yellow Diamond is one of the most iconic pieces of jewellery in fashion history. The South African diamond was first unearthed in the country’s Kimberley Mines in 1877 as a 287.42 carat rough stone, and later bought by Tiffany & Co. founder Charles Lewis Tiffany in 1878 for $18,000 (with an estimated worth of $30 million today). Being one of the largest gemstone discoveries of the 19th century, the Tiffany diamond helped to define the brand as a diamond authority for at least the past 100 years. Throughout such an expansive history in the public eye, the diamond has only been worn by four famous women — Audrey Hepburn, American socialite Mrs. E. Sheldon Whitehouse, Lady Gaga, and Beyoncé Knowles. After being bought by Tiffany, the 287.42 carat rough stone was sent to ...
The Coolest Personal Shoppers on the Only Autumn Items That Matter
Who does a fashion editor trust for style advice? These days, I’m all about tapping the luxury world’s top personal shoppers. They’re the ones with direct lines to the biggest and coolest brands, the gurus who can track down a special sold-out item when the rest of us gave up months ago, and the inside experts getting a detailed view of what people with big budgets (both celebs and non-celebs) are putting first dibs on ahead of a new season. They are, in essence, a more connected link between what’s being created and what consumers are actually buying in real time, and with the kind of access they have to fabulous things, you can bet your bottom dollar they are fussy as hell. Ergo, their recommendations should be acc...
Psst, Thin Hair Types: This Trick Gets You Big Hair Fast
Unfortunately, I wasn’t blessed with thick, voluminous hair. Listen, it’s not quite a hardship, but what can I say? We all want what we can’t have. My hair is stick-straight, which, yes, isn’t anything to complain about. Anyways, it might be a blessing because I’m pretty lazy when it comes to styling. Since my hair is pretty low-maintenance and easy to manage, I can get away with air-drying it and just letting it do its thing most days. But again, we want what we don’t have, right? So when I’m looking at my flat strands, I dream of big, bouncy hair. And when I see people with the perfect beachy waves or just hair with a ton of body, I feel a tinge of envy. I especially feel it during those moments when I do put in the effort to curl my hair an...
From Hair to Nails, These Are Autumn’s Most Important Beauty Trends
Is it just me or was that the shortest summer of all time? Sure, there might officially be a few weeks of it left, but the constant switching between extreme humidity and non-stop rain means that I’m more than ready to start looking ahead to autumn—and, thankfully, so is the rest of the beauty industry. We’ve already predicted what our wardrobes might look like for autumn/winter, so I thought there was no better time to tap my beauty contacts for what our beauty habits will be looking like as we move through the the final months of 2021. And trust me when I say that things are looking up. While there will be experimental colour switch-ups in our makeup bags and hair appointments, there’s also a welcome return to self-care and nourishment as we seek out comfort in our skin an...
Oversized Blazers Are Big News—Here Are 18 We’re So Impressed By
Some wardrobe essentials benefit from being a little roomy. Jumpers with a bit of give in them always seem to wear better, while relaxed shirts can bestow any outfit with an instant injection of cool. Similarly, constricting fabrications, such as leather, look all the more expensive and effortless when they don’t cling. And if there’s one item we always seem to gravitate towards with a slouchier silhouette, it’s oversized blazers. Previously, blazers were considered a stagnant piece of an office-worker attire; a stuffy item that you’d never consider wearing beyond the 9-to-5. But my, how times have changed. We don’t remember the moment blazers became “fashion,” but we can recall when oversized blazers became a thing, for this update was much more r...
Beyoncé Wears a Historic 128.54 Carat Tiffany Diamond in Front of a Rare Basquiat Painting
Tiffany & Co.‘s new campaign “About Love” celebrates one of the greatest modern love stories between JAY-Z and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. As a collaboration between the Carters and Tiffany & Co., About Love features Beyoncé wearing a historic 128.54 carat Tiffany yellow diamond with a ’60s-inspired black gown that references Audrey Hepburn’s character in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961). The Carters also pose in front of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s never-before-seen “Equals Pi” (1982) painting for the couple’s first campaign together — and a new creative vision for the jewellery brand. “Beyoncé and JAY-Z are the epitome of the modern love story,” Tiffany & Co.’s executive vice president Alexandre Arnault said in...
How Love Island’s Bombshells Fell For Black-Owned Fashion Brand Farai London
Of all the fashion brands worn by Love Island‘s 2021 bombshells, Farai London is a firm favourite. Launched by British-Zimbabwean designer Mary-Ann Msengi in July 2020, Farai is known for its signature dresses that feature vibrant, psychedelic prints, formfitting fabrics, cutout designs, and a sleek, silver ring detail. Although first seen on Megan Thee Stallion, Kylie Jenner, and Lori Harvey in summer 2020, Love Island‘s Millie Court, Priya Gopaldas, Clarisse Juliette, and Rachel Finni championed the Black-owned, East London-based womenswear brand throughout the ITV dating show. Farai is of a new vanguard of London-based, midrange womenswear boutiques that design sleek dresses for wearers to feel “special, sexy, and spectacular”. Similarly to clothing brands Poster...
Dua Lipa’s Rainbow Crystal Birthday Outfit Is the Definition of Big Leo Energy
As far as celebrity summers go, 2021 has been the summer of Dua Lipa. The Future Nostalgia singer and fashion darling partied through Albania and Ibiza with family and friends before heading to a quaint cottage to ring in her 26th birthday. In true Leo style, Lipa chose to wear a rainbow crystal-covered navy suit for her birthday outfit, with an exposed, black lace bra, and a fuzzy hat that resembled a lion’s mane. “I’m a Leo — can’t you tell”, Lipa captioned her birthday photo that featured British, Black-owned fashion labels from head-to-toe. Her oversize, crystal-covered navy suit is by east London-based designer Martine Rose, who focuses primarily on menswear clothing but occasionally creates unisex pieces. Lipa’s fuzzy Troll hat is by Nigerian-Briti...
This New Foundation Can Be Custom Made to Your Exact Skin Tone—Here’s My Review
For me, finding the perfect foundation has always been a bit of a task. Putting the questionable shade ranges aside, I seem to have another requirement that not many brands want to fullfil—I like sheer coverage foundations, but without an overly dewy finish. While I’d describe my skin as pretty low-maintenance, I have a super-oily T-zone so I’m always seeking a light foundation formulation that will both even out my skin tone and mattify the oily bits—but without making my face look 2D. Trying satisfy these needs at the same time as having to seek out a foundation range that caters well to deeper skin tones is challenging to say the least. That is until I discovered Dcypher. A truly disruptive new brand on the beauty block, Dcyph...
