Getty Images Gianni Versace once said, “Don’t be into trends. Don’t make fashion own you. You decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way you live.” And he’s right, trends should never inform your entire style, but at their best, they are a window into the zeitgeist. They mirror the larger …
Read More »3 Types of Dresses You’ve Got to Try
If you’re searching for just the right dresses to wear this upcoming season, you’ll want to consider what type of petite dresses suit you the best. From sheath to bodycon dresses and everything in between, there are more styles than ever from which you can choose. Bodycon This type of dress is form-fitting. It clings to the natural curves of your body. …
Read More »Diana Silvers Shares Her Guide to Sensitive Skin Care and Blushy Makeup
“I have always been bad about up-keeping a skin-care routine, but I feel like the older I get the more important it is for me to have a routine and stick with it,” says actor Diana Silvers in the latest installment of Vogue’s Beauty Secrets. “Consistency is key. I try not to introduce too many products because I have sensitive …
Read More »Noble Panacea sketches out plans for growth with new product franchise
On the heels of launching its latest product, science-backed skin-care brand Noble Panacea is carving out a prominent spot for itself in the luxury beauty category. In February, Noble Panacea launched its first product since the brand’s debut at the end of 2019. Called Chronobiology Sleep Mask, the overnight mask is the first item in a new treatment franchise of …
Read More »The Queen’s strict dress code banning Kate Middleton from wearing certain shoes
The royal family live by a seemingly never-ending list of rules and regulations. This code, while unwritten, is essential to the monarchy’s image, and dictates everything from what colour nail varnish royals can wear to the length of young princes’ trousers. While some are tradition, it seems others are simply a matter of the Queen’s personal taste. It is essential …
Read More »Versace F/W ’22 Beauty Was All About ’90s Hair & Barely There Brows
After multiple shows at Milan Fashion Week sent nearly bare faces down the catwalk, Versace’s F/W beauty look was a dramatic ode to the ‘90s, complete with pin-straight, flat ironed hair, barely-there brows, nude lips, and dark, moody eyeshadow. Paired with the collection’s slinky, luxe fabrics and exaggerated silhouettes, the show felt like a high fashion ode to the decade …
Read More »Your Guide to Alexa Chung’s Twee Fashion Style
For a time, back when Instagram was filtered in Sierra and Lark, and when “quirky” as a descriptor was aspirational, Alexa Chung ruled the world. In the mid 2000s, before all the fanfare, Chung came up as a television presenter in her native England. Hosting shows like Channel 4’s Popworld and T4’s Frock Me, she became a staple of the …
Read More »What is slugging?: See what the new K-beauty trend is all about
Oftentimes, trying out the latest skin care trend requires swapping out your favorite products or having to purchase new, pricey ones. It can end up costing both your skin and your wallet, and there’s no guarantee that it’ll actually do your skin more good than harm. So when a trend comes around that’s easy to replicate, affordable and doesn’t require …
Read More »Montoto Productions Named Winner of The Knot Best of Weddings 2022
16th Annual Best of Weddings Awards Honor the Top Wedding Vendors Across America NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — MONTOTO PRODUCTIONS is pleased to announce that they have been selected as a 2022 winner of The Knot Best of Weddings, an accolade representing the highest- and most-rated wedding professionals as reviewed by real couples, their families and wedding guests …
Read More »Review: Bont Motion shoes | road.cc
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 …
Read More »Meet 3 Contemporary Artists Who Use Innovative Techniques to Revel in the Beauty of Black Hair
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 …
Read More »SWATCH ambassadors predict spring fashion trends
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 …
Read More »A Tradition-Infused Botanical Wedding at an Urban Farm in Chicago
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 …
Read More »Sneakers, Loafers & Leather Shoes
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 »2022 Wedding Boom Creates a Shortage of Vendors
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 …
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