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29 Last-Minute NYE Party Pieces from Zara, M&S and River Island
Is it just me, or did this year go incredibly quickly? I’m known among my friends and family for being the first person to buy and wrap Christmas presents, but as the last 12 months flew by I didn’t even have the time to make my usual October deadline and this year I’ve been guilty of a lot of last minute purchases. Given that I’ve only just finished my shopping with a matter of days to go until they’re unwrapped again, I also haven’t had the opportunity to think about the event that some people will have been counting down to for the last 364 days–New Year’s Eve, but more specifically, what I’m even going to wear. There is the same pressure every NYE to not only find the most exciting party, but also to wear the perfect outfit, and if l...
Mary-Kate Olsen Wore the Coat Trend You’re About to See Everywhere This Winter
Forever fashion icon Mary-Kate Olsen is known for favouring oversize styles, so we were pleasantly surprised to see The Row designer in a structured velvet overcoat. The rich burgundy is also a departure from the New York resident’s typical palette, which typically skews toward black, grey, and neutral hues. Of course, when luxurious velvet items appear on shelves, we know the holidays are just around the corner. In fact, Olsen’s coat is ideal for bouncing between winter events while staying warm and festive, and we have a feeling fashionable partygoers will be channeling this look well into the new year. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving...
The High Street Winter Staples I’m Stocking Up On Right Now
Ask any fashion editor and they’ll give you the same advice: at this time of year it is sensible to rely on tried-and-tested wardrobe staples that never let you down. It’s difficult enough to battle through the darkest mornings as it is, let alone if you’re trying to be experimental with your layering or attempting new trends. Instead, you’ll find that industry experts fall back upon the winter essentials that make getting dressed easy. Certain classic items are effortless to combine together, will keep you warm and can always be trusted to look elegant and pulled-together. As such, they very rarely date and are important to keep well-stocked in one’s arsenal. One British high-street store that always covers the bases of timeless basic...
Totême’s Sellout Jacket Just Came Back In Two New Colours—We’re Screaming
Last year, I spent more time than I’m willing to admit thinking about Totême’s draped fringed wool jacket. You know the one—the versatile cover-up with the slightly oversize silhouette, contrast whip-stitched edging and chic, built-in scarf. The one snapped up by so many stylish types, including Monikh Dale, Anouk Yve, and Jessica Skye. For months, I deliberated about purchasing it for myself. Initially, I wanted to analyse how much wear I would get out of it—I don’t buy anything unless I can picture myself wearing it constantly. Once I had confirmed that it would work well with my existing wardrobe, and just as I was about to add it to my basket, Totême unveiled a new colour to consider. It hadn’t occurred to me that I needed anything other than the black iteration. That was unt...
Radical Motorsport Updates Its SR3 Race Car With Winning “XXR” Formula
Radical Motorsport has just released an updated version of the SR3 in the SR3 XXR race car. Improved in almost all areas, the SR3 XXR is fitted with Radical Performance Engines’ (RPE) Generation 5, biofuel-ready, 1,500-cc 232 bhp engine, a new LMP-inspired central tail “shark fin,” lightweight wheels, a carbon fiber splitter and rear diffuser, AP Racing brakes, and reworked gearbox calibration. Joe Anwyll, Radical Motorsport CEO, said: “‘We make racers.’ It’s our new strapline, but it’s true and shows through in the ethos of the new SR3 XXR. This new car has been developed with valuable contributions from our dealer partners as well as current and past customers. For example, it is through listening to their experiences that we gathered they wanted a pit limit...
Vantage Point Is a New Collaborative Photography Book by Artists Daniel Everett and Mårten Lange
Vantage Point is a new book that started out as a chance encounter between American artist Daniel Everett and Swedish artist Mårten Lange. The two met in 2015 during the One Thousand Books art book festival in Copenhagen after Lange spotted an image that Everett took that was strikingly similar to his own. More than just another image from an Instagram hotspot, both of their images were shot in almost the exact same place and vantage point. What followed was a collaboration between the two, where they started to compile images together from various locations they’ve visited in Japan. The resulting work was previously shown in issue #56 of FOAM, but Vantage Point presents the joint collection in its entirety. Both artists freeze-frame passing glimpses of the built environment. When supersiz...
Julian Charrière Transformed SFMOMA Into a Haunting Glacial Landscape
Julian Charrière is a French-Swiss artist who often travels to the Arctic and Antarctic to observe humankind’s connection to otherworldly environments. On view at SFMOMA, Charrière transformed the museum’s seventh floor level into a frozen tundra filled with brooding sculptures and wall-to-wall film installations. Entitled Erratic, the artist flips the narrative of the often picturesque polar regions, whose towering white glaciers and crystal blue seas, are replaced by a haunted glacial landscape. In a 104-minute immersive film called Towards No Earthly Pole (2019), Charrière used drone technology to film night footage along various locations in the French Alps, Greenland Arctic and Antarctic. Accompanied by an ambient soundtrack that oscillates between crackling noises and silence, the fi...
‘Smooth Like Butter’: This BTS Collab Is Perfect for Beauty Lovers
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. The Bangtan Boys dropped a new collaboration for beauty-loving members of the BTS Army! BTS and the South Korean beauty giant Laneige teamed up for a special edition of the brand’s lip sleeping mask set. The Laneige BTS x Amorepacific Lip Sleeping Mask Lip & Pop Edition Set features three delicious scents inspired by the BTS singles “Butter,” “Permission to Dance” and “Dynamite.” Available at Sephora.com and Laneige.com, the $35 set includes an exclusive “Butter” flavor (that smells like buttered popcorn) along with a couple of fan-favorite scents: ...
PSA: Charlotte Tilbury’s Highlighter Wands Are Back in Stock
Last year, Vogue posted a video of Madison Beer using the Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Light Wand. The singer dabs a few dots of the highlighter-blusher hybrid onto her cheeks and the bridge of her nose, blends effortlessly with a sponge, and is left with the most perfect ‘lit from within’ glow. After watching the video, I immediately purchased the exact shade Beer used (Pinkgasm, if you were wondering). A wise move, considering that within a matter of days, every single shade of the wand was sold out, and it’s been almost impossible to get hold of ever since. In fact, every restock in the past few years has sold out within record speed, so this is an urgent PSA that although the Charlotte Tilbury highlighter wands are (finally!) back in stock, you’re going to need to move pretty fas...
PSA: Charlotte Tilbury’s Highlighter Wands Are Back in Stock
Last year, Vogue posted a video of Madison Beer using the Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Light Wand. The singer dabs a few dots of the highlighter-blusher hybrid onto her cheeks and the bridge of her nose, blends effortlessly with a sponge, and is left with the most perfect ‘lit from within’ glow. After watching the video, I immediately purchased the exact shade Beer used (Pinkgasm, if you were wondering). A wise move, considering that within a matter of days, every single shade of the wand was sold out, and it’s been almost impossible to get hold of ever since. In fact, every restock in the past few years has sold out within record speed, so this is an urgent PSA that although the Charlotte Tilbury highlighter wands are (finally!) back in stock, you’re going to need to move pretty fas...
I Only Buy Designer Bags When They’re On Sale—Here’s What I’m Looking At Now
As soon as the season of discounts begin there is only one thing on my list: designer handbags on sale. Rather than get swept away by a clothing trend or buy yet another navy jumper (although, that’s never really a bad move), I think it’s sensible to take stock of what you own and, if you’re set on spending some hard-earned cash, consider a big-ticket number that will end up being used week after week, year after year. No other fashion item can claim to do that quite as effectively as a great quality handbag. Invest wisely, care for it, and you will indeed have a bag for life. While you will find that the designer handbags on sale online often fall into the “fun” category—think embellishments, party clutches or more trend-driven silhouettes—there are plenty of...
I Only Buy Designer Bags When They’re On Sale—Here’s What I’m Looking At Now
As soon as the season of discounts begin there is only one thing on my list: designer handbags on sale. Rather than get swept away by a clothing trend or buy yet another navy jumper (although, that’s never really a bad move), I think it’s sensible to take stock of what you own and, if you’re set on spending some hard-earned cash, consider a big-ticket number that will end up being used week after week, year after year. No other fashion item can claim to do that quite as effectively as a great quality handbag. Invest wisely, care for it, and you will indeed have a bag for life. While you will find that the designer handbags on sale online often fall into the “fun” category—think embellishments, party clutches or more trend-driven silhouettes—there are plenty of...
