Bont’s Motion shoes are comfortable and offer many of the benefits of the brand’s higher-end models – stiff soles, an anatomical fit, and a low stack height – at an entry-level price. They are excellent value. One of the things that sets Bont’s shoes apart from the crowd is what it calls the ‘anatomical design’. Essentially, it means that the …

Black hair is—and has always operated as—a form of identity. In early African cultures, hairstyles signified a person’s tribe, social status, or family history. However, the pernicious effects of colonialism later shifted how Black hair was viewed. In the new hierarchy that emerged, European features were valued and kinky hair and coils were ridiculed. For centuries, negative perceptions associated with …

Spring is coming, bringing warmer weather and new fashion trends to blossom in its wake.   The fashion forecasters over at SWATCH magazine, Auburn’s fashion and design magazine created by students in the Apparel Merchandising and Design Association are here to discuss the biggest spring trends of 2022. Hannah Mains, sophomore in apparel merchandising and media director of SWATCH, said she …

When event planner and stylist DeYandré Thaxton first asked Vishal Reniguntala out on OkCupid in 2017, he said no—but she took it as a good sign. “We’d bonded over a shared love for basketball. I invited him to Ice Cube’s BIG3 Tournament but he was helping his older sister move that weekend,” she remembers. “It was already a good sign …

Winter is finally starting to thaw away, with brighter evenings and warmer temps creeping in and bringing with them a lift in mood. But while we get carried away with how much more time we have to be social, it can be easy to forget to upgrade your footwear rotation. Luckily, SSENSE is here to remind us. Spring footwear is …

Read more about the 2022 wedding boom in our ongoing Year of the Wedding series. Shelby Henry, 25, thought she would have no problem compiling the perfect team for her wedding on April 9. After all, weddings are her business: Ms. Henry is the founder, lead photographer and videographer of Amavi, a wedding studio in West Palm Beach, Fla., and …

A measure advancing in Washington’s Legislature would ban the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in cosmetics. These chemicals are often used to make beauty products — such as mascara, foundation, and lipstick — water-resistant and longer lasting.  In high amounts, the chemicals may also increase cholesterol levels, hamper immune responses, cause pregnancy complications and increase the risk …

Lucy Hale has an undoubtedly striking look. Each feature on her face pops and compliments the others. Bold brows, sleek short hair, light eyes and full lips often painted red. Hale loves beauty and hair both on set and off, which makes her recent partnership with Wella for their new Shinefinity Color Glaze feel organic. The zero lift, zero-damage glaze, …