If you want to channel a sophisticated energy as we move towards the new season, might I suggest taking a dose of styling advice straight from the streets of Paris? Specifically, there’s one skirt-and-shoe pairing that Margot Robbie and the chicest French women have long relied on to create an elegant silhouette. Choosing a black […]
The big white dress gets a lot of attention—but in the run-up to your big day, you start to realize exactly how many bridal extras you may need. From the rehearsal dinner to the bridal shower to, yes, the loungewear you’ll wear to sip your coffee and get ready the morning-of, weddings come with a […]
If you’re reading this, I imagine that you probably found your personal style (or at least the first iteration of it) around the turn of the century. Millennials and older Gen Zs will know that wedge trainers, graphic T-shirts and distressed denim miniskirts were key staples in our noughties wardrobes long before the triumphant renaissance […]
When I tell filmmaker Shatara Michelle Ford that I don’t want to pin down Dreams in Nightmares, their elegiac sophomore feature, explicitly as a “road movie”—that it feels too slippery, too much its own thing, to sit neatly inside a genre built on decades of lone men and empty highways—they stop me, considerately. “I appreciate […]
I’m well aware that it might sound strange that I’m talking about autumn in the middle of what feels like our hundredth heatwave here in the UK, but anyone who has lived in or even just visited this country knows just how quickly the temperature can change. And although we’re all still enjoying our tank […]
Then, alongside the launch of Oura Ring 5 in June 2026, Oura introduced a suite of software features that further blurred the line between consumer wellness and preventative healthcare. Its new Health Radar flags meaningful changes across long-term health metrics, while Blood Pressure Signals and Nighttime Breathing monitor patterns associated with cardiovascular and respiratory health. […]
As a fashion editor, I firmly believe the humble cardigan has always been stylish, but often it gets overlooked for more minimal throw-on-and-go styles such as the crew-neck jumper or sleeveless knitted vest. Those who know how to get the best out of a cardigan understand its versatility: it can elevate a capsule wardrobe or […]
Before she became the biggest pop star in the world, a one-word symbol of 1980s glamour and excess, Madonna was simply Madonna Louise Ciccone, a Michigan-born high schooler who dreamed of becoming a dancer. An ambitious overachiever from an early age, she secured a dance scholarship to the University of Michigan but dropped out of […]
I may work in beauty, but it’s been evident to see the way in which brown has taken over fashion over the past year, from chocolate tailoring to suede accessories. More recently, beauty has followed suit with a renewed appetite for everything espresso, mocha and cocoa. Rhode’s recent brown-themed summer collection was a prime example […]
When you think of Kilian Paris, you think of Angels’ Share. Its olfactive parallels to cognac, the eau de parfum’s lead ingredient, are undeniable. At first whiff, the scent calls to mind a sidecar sipped inside a swanky, dimly lit nightclub; then as it dries down, oak, cinnamon, and tonka bean come to the fore […]