Is Sadie Sink growing up too quickly, or is that just because we’re so used to seeing her in ’80s outfits on Stranger Things? Either way, Sink is certainly trending upwards with the premiere of her new movie, The Wale, and the gorgeous Giuseppe Zanotti platform pumps she wore for an evening out in Los Angeles.
The 20-year-old actress is just the latest star to sport the rising shoe trend that’s taking over Hollywood: the platform Mary-Jane. The retro style with a twist has been making appearances everywhere from red carpets to music videos, and we are 100% here for it. Sink smartly styled the shoes with Calzedonia 100 Denier Total Comfort Soft Touch Tights ($18).
Take a closer look at Sink’s shoe below, then scroll for several options at a variety of price points. We pulled only black versions to go with Sink’s outfit pictured below, but if you’re into more vibrant colors, then don’t worry: the platform heels come in almost every shade imaginable.
Before I ask Chalamet for her insight on all things Parisienne chic (her father is French, and she grew up speaking the language), we start with the basics and head back to school with Kimberly and the rest of the Essex crew. Season two of College Girls, which premiered on HBO in mid-November, wastes no time rehashing the messiness of freshman year with the story picking up shortly after season one’s finale. Though, returning to picturesque upstate New York from her small hometown in Arizona may have been less jarring for Chalamet’s character than it was for the actress herself. With a full calendar year passing between the premieres of seasons one and two, plus nearly as much time between filming, Chalamet was concerned about reentering Kimberly’s very particular and well-developed headspace after so much time away. Unlike her character’s continued woes about finances, frat bros, and the female reproductive system, the season premiere makes it clear that Chalamet hasn’t missed a beat. Kimberly is back and, if I may say so, even better than last season.
“When we started filming again, I had a moment of panic where I was like, ‘I did this. … What if I can’t redo it?’” confessed Chalamet. “I never thought I would do comedy. But it’s about timing. Timing is so important, and I was like, ‘What if I don’t have the timing? What if I can’t hear it anymore?’” Once Chalamet was on set, however, the lovably naïve Kimberly quickly reappeared thanks in part to a relatable character arc that takes place over season two’s 10 episodes. Chalamet was particularly proud of the narrative that creators Mindy Kaling and Justin Nobel wrote for Kimberly about finding the means to pay her tuition. “When you’re 18 years old and you decide to get money, you find a way to get money. She finds a solution that leaves the door open, but the consequences may come back later on in your life,” she says. Needless to say, there’s ample humor injected into an otherwise nerve-racking predicament, which provides several opportunities for Chalamet to shine.
No one has as stronger a hold on our collective purchasing decisions than Meghan Markle. And with her Netflix documentary with Prince Harry just one day away from its release date and plenty of events on the calendar, we’re about to enter a period of Markle-inspired spending—guaranteed. Just take her latest look, for example, which she wore to the 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Gala held in New York City.
For the glamorous event, which saw the couple take home an award for their work pertaining to racial justice and mental health with the Archewell Foundation, Markle chose a stark white, long-sleeve dress by Louis Vuitton, which featured a high slit and an off-the-shoulder neckline. Custom made by the brand’s womenswear designer Nicolas Ghesquière, it was a clear symbol of hope, the perfect message to send at the evening’s occasion. With her dress, she added Princess Diana’s aquamarine ring that she wore on her wedding day, Cartier Love bracelets, and a Givenchy clutch.
After seeing the look, one dress immediately came to mind: Reformation’s new Maves dress, a similarly off-the-shoulder style with long sleeves and a mini hemline. Equally gorgeous with a much smaller price tag—it rings up to just under $300—the dress is a perfect alt for Markle’s custom Louis Vuitton pick. Shop it and more off-the-shoulder options below.
Leave it to Hailey Bieber to test-drive the budding next-season trend that our editors can’t stop talking about. The model and entrepreneur is regularly ahead of the trend curve, especially since her partnership with Saint Laurent allows her to be one of the first to pluck looks from the most recent runway. And that’s exactly what Bieber did recently while attending an event for Tiffany & Co. in Miami during Art Basel. She stepped out in a Saint Laurent minidress that featured a floral appliqué detail, which hits on a rising “pretty” trend we’ve already covered: rosettes.
We spotted these 3D floral details across the spring/summer 2023 collections in varying iterations, like the floral-adorned bags at Prada, the organza chokers at Mirror Palais, and, of course, the rose-embellished dresses at Saint Laurent. We’ve even started to spot a number of rosette moments on Instagram, but until this Bieber ensemble, we had yet to see celebrities interpret the look.
Ahead, see how Bieber styled the budding floral trend and shop our picks for the look. Then, keep scrolling to see more noteworthy celebrity looks from the star-studded Art Basel events.
As of late, practically every time we’ve spotted Kendall Jenner, she’s been wearing super-sharp, point-toe boots or heels. As such, the ‘90s silhouette has hit its stride in 2022, quickly becoming one of the year’s most sought-after styles following a long period of round- and square-toe supremacy. There’s only one problem. After spending so much time away from our wardrobes, we’re all a bit rusty on what to actually wear with all our new pointy footwear. That’s where Jenner comes in.
From pairing the style with tights and underwear (no pants in sight) to combining them with leather trenches, the supermodel’s street style has become a how-to of sorts, demonstrating every cool way to wear point-toe shoes. And her latest look is no exception. Spotted leaving a late-night dinner at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, Jenner wore an all-pistachio outfit, including a deep-V sweater, matching suede pants, and her regular point-toe boots. Particularly note-worthy were her bottoms, the shape of which appears to be the perfect match for her go-to shoes. Low-rise with a bootcut shape, they fall perfectly over the toe of her shoes, highlighting the shoe trend everyone either wants to be or is wearing right now. Shop every pointy shoe’s perfect match below.
Of all the nepotism babies in the fashion industry, perhaps no one’s modeling career was more inevitable than Kate Moss‘s daughter, Lila Grace Moss. When you inherit your supermodel mom’s exact face, you’re bound to have a fair amount of success, to say the least. Lila Grace is definitely one to watch, and her latest red carpet moment is proof.
Attending the Fashion Awards in London on Monday, Lila Grace wore a completely sheer black dress with a halter neckline and bell sleeves. As for her underpinnings, she chose a simple black thong, which was visible underneath her diaphanous dress. Scroll down to see what Lila Grace Moss wore on the 2022 Fashion Awards red carpet.
I don’t care what anyone says: Florence Pugh is winning the red carpet right now. Promoting her new film, The Wonder, at the British Independent Film Awards in London, Pugh went for high-octane drama in a sweeping tulle cape by Rodarte. A slip dress in silk, satin, and lace, also by the American brand, completed the boudouir-inspired look. Oh, and don’t forget about the stunning Tiffany & Co. jewels.
As expected, Pugh served photographers with all the content they could ever hope for as she sashayed down the red carpet and let her billowy cape catch the wind. Scroll down to see her pale-pink outfit that deserves to be seen from all angles.
Daria Burke is an absolute business powerhouse. As the ultimate multi-hyphenate holding prestigious titles such as business leader, board director, investor, advisor, and writer, Burke spent her career building iconic brands within the beauty and fashion industries at global companies such as L’Oréal and Estée Lauder, and she was even one of the early employees of Rent the Runway. She also spearheaded fashion, retail, and beauty partnerships at Facebook and later joined JustFab as the chief marketing officer. As a marketing executive, she has worked on partnerships with celebrity trailblazers, including Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelly Rowland, and Ayesha Curry—to name a few.
There’s no denying that Burke has been at the forefront of fashion and beauty, constantly evolving and expanding the boundaries around her.
Last year, amid her remarkable corporate successes, Burke had a pivotal career reckoning that led her to reexamine what truly fulfilled her, ultimately inspiring her to significantly adjust her career. Today, she is an active board member and advisor to companies that empower her and, more importantly, businesses she feels authentically connected to, such as Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade’s babycare brand Proudly and Moon Juice. She has also committed her time to examining and understanding the human potential to reach the core of who she is. This work included taking Tara Swart’s Neuroscience for Business course at MIT. And today, Burke shares her insights through various publications like HuffPost and Fast Company to help others unlock their fullest potential.
Listen to the latest episode of Second Life to hear how Burke’s past corporate life in various dynamic cultures and environments eventually led her to discover the power of emotional intelligence and maximize her ultimate potential.
When it comes to the hottest brands in the fashion industry right now, Ganni is certainly at the top of my list. The Copenhagen-based label has been leading the Scandi style charge for a while but has grown exponentially in recent years. As proof, none other than Emma Chamberlain sat front row at Ganni’s most recent show during Copenhagen Fashion Week a few months ago.
So who’s responsible for Ganni’s meteoric rise? Creative Director Ditte Reffstrup, of course. With her impeccable taste and uncanny knack for what’s cool, Reffstrup has quickly become a fashion icon. Naturally, I jumped at the chance to get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Reffstrup’s getting-ready process for Ganni’s holiday kickoff party, which you can view on our TikTok. The final result offered the perfect styling tip on how to wear jeans for the holidays: Opt for denim with a metallic twist, and then add a cropped blazer and pointy-toe flats. Scroll down to shop for Reffstrup’s perfect outfit.
It’s official—Pantone’s 2023 Color of The Year was just announced, and it’s a bold shade that’s basically begging to be incorporated into your beauty routine. It’s called “Viva Magenta,” and as far as we’re concerned, it’s the perfect red-berry color for winter. If the color alone isn’t enough to convince you to shop for matching beauty products, Pantone’s explanation of the color and its effect will surely sway you.
“This year’s Color of The Year is powerful and empowering. It is a new animated red that revels in pure joy, encouraging experimentation and self-expression without restraint, an electrifying, and a boundaryless shade that is manifesting as a stand-out statement. PANTONE 18-1750 Viva Magenta welcomes anyone and everyone with the same verve for life and rebellious spirit. It is a color that is audacious, full of wit, and inclusive of all.”
Now that’s a spirit we can get behind, especially on the verge of a new year. Keep scrolling to see 15 “Viva Magenta” beauty products to incorporate into your routine. These will certainly get you into a bold and colorful spirit.
Burberry has its famous trench coat. Louis Vuitton has its iconic luggage. And Max Mara has its oh-so-recognizable teddy coat. Though it comes in a slew of different colors, the brown version is particularly sought-after by fashion’s elite—it consistently crops up in street style pics year after year. While I’m a huge fan of the posh Italian brand, there’s no denying that the $4000 price tag is inaccessible to most shoppers.
That’s where Mango comes in: The brand just debuted a $199 coat that reminds me of Max Mara’s Teddy Coat. Importantly, I don’t see this as a cheesy knockoff, but rather a coat with a similar vibe that has different details. As you can see in the photos, the Mango version is made with more of a shaggy, furry material while the Max Mara one has more of a traditional sherpa look. Scroll down to shop both iterations of the winter coat trend.
It’s official: this season, the perfect coat is key to any winter outfit. Perennial fashion darling Katie Holmes was spotted out and about in NYC the Monday after Thanksgiving wearing a cozy looking sherpa style coat. We love how she paired the textured material with a cashmere turtleneck sweater, casual wide-leg jeans, and Celine sneakers.
If you love the look of a fleece or fuzzy teddy coat but want to browse similar styles before making a purchase, then you’re in luck. We’ve pulled 10 more sherpa coats that we think will look great this winter, whether or not it snows where you live.
Political events in D.C. don’t usually draw a crowd of well-dressed celebrities, but tonight certainly seemed to be the exception. The White House hosted a state dinner in honor of French President Emmanuel Macron’s official visit and it proved to be the ultimate convergence of Hollywood and the Hill.
Anna Wintour wore a vintage Chanel look from 1983, which came complete with built-in necklaces, belts, and bracelets. Interestingly, Wintour seems to have broken her own fashion rule. Amy Odell was quick to reference Wintour’s interview from 2019 in which she had some choice words about everyone’s favorite color: “Don’t wear all black,” Wintour had said. “It seems too gloomy as if one’s going to a funeral.” While the embellishments on the black gown certainly livened things up, it’s highly unusual to see Wintour in anything but colorful prints, so this was a rare sighting indeed. Scroll down to see her outfit and what other celebrities wore to the event.
While the average fashion consumer may have very little in common with the celebs who provide endless style inspiration, we can agree on one thing: affordable jewelry is a fun way to accessorize. Take actress and former Who What Wear cover star Lucy Boynton, who was spotted wearing a lacey black dress by ShuShu Tong and several pieces of gold jewelry at a screening of The Pale Blue Eyes in London. One ring caught our eye—the enamel coated heart with blue sapphires worn on Boynton’s middle finger—and we were delighted to discover that it is made by the direct-to-consumer jewelry brand, Mejuri.
Known for its delicate fine and semi-fine pieces, Mejuri offers gold and gold vermeil jewelry that the wearer is encouraged to purchase as a gift to themselves. With hundreds of pieces under $100—including Boynton’s ring—there will be no problem finding something special to unwrap for yourself this season.
The tough part, of course, is picking just one. We’ve pulled 12 of Mejuri’s best rings for you to browse below, including Boynton’s exact style. We won’t judge if you end up buying a ring for each finger. Just don’t forget: Mejuri has gorgeous earrings, necklaces, and bracelets, too.
To quote Taylor Swift, what if I told you none of it was accidental? Meghan Markle’s most recent outfit may seem unexpected at first, but there’s actually a hidden meaning behind the color combination she chose to wear. Listen, I don’t blame you if you were too focused on Meghan Markle’s empowering discussion to notice the color of her shoes, but you know we’re all about style and substance here at Who What Wear, so you can bet I’ll be talking about both.
Markle attended a fundraiser for the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana, which runs programs for women on intimate violence prevention, executive leadership, mental health, and more. For the event, the Duchess of Sussex wore a green Giorgio Armani dress with purple Manolo Blahnik shoes.
As Page Six smartly pointed out, green and purple, along with white, are actually the official colors of International Women’s Day. The organization explained the significance on its website: “Purple signifies justice and dignity. Green symbolizes hope. The colors originated from the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in the UK in 1908.” So there you have it: It was all by design because she’s a mastermind. Okay, I’ll stop with the Taylor Swift references now. Scroll down to see Meghan Markle’s outfit and shop similar pieces.
“No one sees what’s happening behind closed doors,” Prince Harry says in a brand-new Netflix trailer. He and Meghan Markle are starring in an upcoming docuseries that will explore their decision to leave royalty behind and embark on charitable lives in the U.S. “I had to do everything I could to protect my family,” Prince Harry says. And who could blame him for that?
Featuring the sweetest never-before-seen candid photos of the couple, including dancing at their wedding reception, posing in a photo booth, and showing off Markle’s baby bump, the trailer is everything I could have asked for—and more. Scroll down to watch the new Netflix teaser trailer.
The universe has a funny way of bringing things full circle. For actress Anna Diop, finding her way to the film Nanny was one of those moments. It started a couple of years back when a writer on the show Titans emailed her about an exciting new filmmaker named Nikyatu Jusu. He thought she could be the next Barry Jenkins and encouraged Diop to check out her work. She watched Jusu’s short film Suicide by Sunlight and was blown away. “I was so taken by the originality of the story—the way that it was told through this dark genre, the social issues she was contending with in the story, the characters. Just across the board, I was really impressed with this filmmaker,” she says from a hotel room in New York City. Diop sent Jusu’s stuff to her reps hoping to connect, but nothing came of it. Two years went by. Then, Nanny appeared in her inbox. Jusu was looking for her lead, and she wanted Diop to read for it.
Nanny premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it nabbed the coveted Grand Jury Prize (it is the first horror film in the festival’s 44-year history to do so, and Jusu is only the second Black woman to win the honor), and Diop’s excellent central performance has received immense critical praise. The film is a poignant look at the immigrant experience, centering on a young Senegalese woman named Aisha (Diop) who takes a job as a nanny to a wealthy family in hopes of bringing her son to the United States. But when a violent supernatural presence begins to haunt her dreams and creep into her reality, it threatens everything she’s worked for.
“We haven’t seen many films focused on an individual that is outside the primary part of our Western society,” Diop says of what initially attracted her to the film. “This is a woman who is a domestic worker and an immigrant, and it excited me that we were doing a project that was focused on her, that the gaze was on her, that it was depicting the nuances and complexities of her humanity.” There was a lot for Diop to connect to personally too. The actress herself is Senegalese. She immigrated to the U.S. at a young age with her mother, who worked as a nanny. Growing up, she was surrounded and raised by women who worked these jobs, and she experienced firsthand what it is like to survive in spaces that weren’t built for her.
Aisha is someone Diop deeply related to, and when I ask what was important for her to show audiences with her portrayal of the character, she tells me that what was written in the script was already so rich. “[Jusu] really wrote a full person,” she says. “You see Aisha fall in love. You see Aisha in moments of loneliness and depression. You see her love for her child. You see her try to navigate the craziness that is Amy. You see her love a child and take care of a child that isn’t her own.” With so many layers already on the page, it was Diop’s job to make each of those moments honest and full, which she does triumphantly.
Interestingly enough, before Diop was attached to the project, Aisha wasn’t specifically Senegalese yet. Jusu had always planned to tweak the script to fit whatever actress would play the part, so when Diop signed on, she updated the role to fit the specificities of Senegalese culture.
Having spent most of her life in the U.S., the actress had to work at finding her Senegalese accent, so she enlisted the help of a professor and linguist in Senegal to find the right balance. “I couldn’t just do a true full-Senegalese accent because people would struggle to understand,” she shares. “But luckily, it still made sense for Aisha’s character because she’s very educated and has been studying English for a very long time, so we still found what was true but also clear enough.” Diop worked with the dialect coach for three to four hours every day for two weeks leading up to filming.
Additional prep included creating music playlists that Aisha might have listened to. Think lots of old-school soulful and spiritual Senegalese music mixed with some newer Senegalese artists and a little bit of Lauryn Hill. There was also the unique tactic she employed to understand Aisha’s various states of psychosis throughout the film.
“I bought four large cork boards and hundreds of flash cards,” she tells me. “I had pink ones and blue ones. The pink ones were the ones where she was having a normal moment where she knows she’s sane and everything is fine, and I wrote down the event of that scene. ‘Aisha walking down the street. She’s about to board the subway.’ Okay. ‘Aisha meets Malik. They flirt.’ Okay. And then in blue, I wrote all the moments where she’s not sure what she’s experiencing is reality or what the fuck is going on. ‘She finds herself in a pool drowning in water.’ ‘She finds herself suffocating from a sheet.’ All of those moments, I put it all on the boards, and what I saw was, at the beginning of the board, you see a little bit of blue here and there, a little sprinkle. And then as the film progresses, you see more and more blue and the ascension of her insanity and madness. That helped me because we shoot out of sequence. So before my day would start, I’d be like, ‘Okay, we’re doing scenes 13, 49, and 12. I’m sane. I’m sane, but I’ve experienced this much blue, so I’m this much deranged or confused about what’s going on.”
The slow burn of a young woman on the cusp of losing her mind is what makes the psychological thriller so enthralling to watch. That and the beautiful cinematography by Rina Yang. Moving through dreamlike states and the real world, the blue- and yellow-tinged lighting creates an eeriness, and scenes involving bodies of water are deliciously haunting.
It was Jusu’s intention to mix an American immigrant story with genre as a way to create more entry points for people to find the film. Coming off its award at Sundance and its premiere at TIFF, the success of Nanny has the potential to open doors for more projects like it. “I hope it inspires people—filmmakers and writers that have those stories inside of them that they want to tell, that they are afraid won’t get the attention or won’t sell. I hope it inspires them to want to tell those stories and encourages them to tell those stories,” Diop says. She also hopes the film elicits a larger understanding from audiences of how we benefit from these types of workers who are often invisible and how their existence within our society helps us to do the things we do. “I hope it expands people’s empathy and also their perspective of their places in the world,” she adds.
This kind of original and impactful storytelling is what drives Diop as an actress. She describes herself as an actor’s actor, one whose education of the craft is never finished. There was a summer Shakespeare course at Oxford, then a famous acting teacher in New York and a range of studios in L.A. She has read every book she can get her hands on. “I never wanted another actor to know about another technique that I don’t know about,” she admits. The result is a successful 16-year career. But at 34 years old, there’s so much more she’s eager to take on. “Across the board, across race and cultures, filmmakers … are telling new stories and in sometimes new ways that are mixing genres or playing with new genres. That makes me really excited, and I hope to be a part of their orbits,” she says. Universe, are you listening?
Catch Nanny in theaters now and streaming on Amazon Prime Video December 16.
Welcome to America, Will and Kate! The Prince and Princess of Wales just touched down on U.S. soil for the first time in eight years. They arrived in Boston for a three-day tour, which will culminate in the second annual Earthshot Prize Awards honoring leaders in environmentalism.
They previously visited New York City in 2014 and Los Angeles in 2011. This is their first appearance in the U.S. since becoming the Prince and Princess of Wales after Queen Elizabeth’s passing. For the occasion, Kate Middleton wore a subdued eggplant-hued pantsuit and classic pumps along with sapphire earrings from Princess Diana’s collection. Scroll down to see the photos.
Ashley Olsen could wear anything, and I’d think it was chic, and for good reason. It usually is. One half of the design duo behind The Row, Olsen is a walking ad campaign for the brand that everyone in fashion—no matter their personal style or taste—adores. So of course, when she steps out for even the most mundane of errands, her look inspires.
This time around, she was spotted checking off to-dos in NYC in a black tailored maxi coat, puddle pants, and a colorful scarf, but it was her bag—a $3000+ rectangular shoulder bag from The Row—that reeled me in. Simple, black, and bowler-like, the bag in question is utterly timeless and selling out like crazy. As much as I’d love to be one of those people snatching up the last few available styles, though, Olsen’s bag is just slightly (read significantly) out of my budget at the moment. Luckily, after a great deal of scrolling through Amazon, I discovered an alternative that called out to me just as much, and it’s $80.
Shop my $80 alternative to Olsen’s gorgeous $3000+ The Row bag below.
Hailey Bieber definitely plays favorites when it comes to the brands in her closet. She has a penchant for wearing labels like Saint Laurent, Staud, and Bottega Veneta, but one of her faves is a lot more accessible than the rest: Ugg. She’s previously worn the hugely popular Ugg Fluff Yeah Sandals, which have thousands of five-star reviews on Nordstrom’s website, in case you were wondering. Now, she’s back at it with a new style by Ugg.
Last night, Bieber was photographed in Los Angeles wearing Ugg Neumel Platform Booties ($150), which have a tendency to sell out extremely quickly. The platform boots feature a cool front zipper detail, a trend that Zoë Kravitz is also a fan of. Scroll down to see how Bieber styled the new Uggs, and shop them before they sell out.
