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Francis Waplinger may have traveled far and wide to learn the craft of shoemaking, but in a sense, he has landed where he started. It wasn’t just the thrill of athleticism that drew the Seattle area native, who grew up skateboarding and playing soccer, to sports. It was the footwear—specifically, the skate shoes and soccer cleats that filled the pages …

Chances are you have never heard of Antiloper Cycling shoes. But if you have watched a Tour de France time trial in the past two years, you might have asked yourself which shoes Wout van Aert and Jonas Vingegaard had beneath their aero covers. In fact, since we answered why Wout can ride with a Red Bull helmet, every time …

Kailas has been in the outdoor gear-making arena for nearly two decades now, founded in 2003 in response to the quickly growing number of Chinese hikers, climbers, and mountaineers. For 12 years, the brand focused solely on the high altitude community, sponsoring athlete ascents of mountains and making high quality technical gear like ice tools and belay devices. In 2016, …

Demi Colleen, a 28-year-old, mixed-race London-based creator, with over 24,800 followers on Instagram, recalls growing up with limited choices for her textured hair. “There was a teeny tiny section in drug stores like Boots and Superdrug and it was always the same old products I grew up using but as I got older I realised that they weren’t necessarily 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 …

The ‘wedding of the year’ is now finally over! Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal have now been officially pronounced as ‘wife and husband’ and we can’t keep calm. The duo posted beautiful photos from their wedding on December 9, leaving us shedding happy tears. The duo got married in Rajasthan, and going by all the images that were shared on …