When you think of the Kardashian fashion, your mind may wander to the color black. Seriously, whenever I throw on an all black fit, I say I feel like a Kardashian. When a family’s style makes you think of them when you wear a color, you could assume they’re pretty powerful in the fashion world.
And the Kar-Jenners have been dictating trends whether we like it or not. Kim Kardashian’s Skims is constantly innovating a new path in the world of underwear. Skim recently became the official partner of the NBA and WNBA, and, more importantly, unveiled their new, viral “Nipple Bra. You can’t beat Kar-Marketing. And don’t forget that Khloe is the face of Good American — an all-inclusive denim brand changing the stigma behind denim sizing.
Kylie is currently known for Kylie Cosmetics, the brand that brought us the lip kit and a gimmicky skincare line, Kylie Skin. But King Kylie is not done yet, after debuting her own leather jacket at Paris Fashion Week, we should’ve known something was in the works. The Kar-Jenners never seem to do anything by accident anymore. Kris Jenner works way too hard for that. So it should be no surprise that, unbeknownst to us, Kylie was debuting her new clothing brand before our eyes.
What is Khy?
Khy blends luxury fashion with cutting edge everyday style, promising us faux leather and base options to give us the closet of our dreams. The name stems from Jenner’s trips to Paris, where she tried to stay undercover by telling bartenders her name was “Khy.” Unfortunately, my name is already a letter so I can’t afford the same luxury of shortening…but I digress.
Khy is scheduled to be released in regular drops and Drop 001 is a 12-piece collab with Berlin-based NAMILIA.
With a surprisingly affordable price range of $48-$198 and sizing from XXS-4X, I’m pleased that Kylie is giving the people what they want. It’s both affordable and fashionable — plus no animals were harmed in the creation of this jacket.
We saw Kylie celebrating the launch of Khy alongside sister Kendall Jenner and fellow friend and fashion icon, Hailey Bieber. Then, not long after, Kylie celebrated with a Khy birthday party.
For a devout member of the fashion community, Kylie Jenner has the opportunity to reach Skims-level of success, if she does it right. And honestly, I’m kind of living for the first drop?
The Best Products From The KHY Drop 001
While some of you may cringe at the price of a $48 cropped baby tee, I’m impressed. Kylie is shooting for runway-ready looks that mirror the format of high fashion houses we love like Loewe, Gucci, Prada, and more…and the all black theme fits the Kar-Jenner way.
If you want to shop the KHY Drop 001, here are some of the surefire hits (with quality and everything else taken into consideration):
Why We Want It: This is guaranteed to feel comfortable, suck you in, and give you the Kylie Jenner streetwear base. Dress it up, wear the pieces on their own or together, and it’s on the more affordable side of athleisure.
Why We Want It: The dress we’ve seen Khy herself in, it’s the perfect statement dress for many occasions. Under $100, this structured leather number is a go-to in your closet.
What Makes Khy Exciting?
While you may not think you need a leather jacket or another pair of black leggings, Kylie Jenner is proving that structure and quality of clothing is equally as important as the overall style. Sure you can have a million black leggings, but there are definitely standouts in your collection…we all know there are better brands than others.
I like that these items look luxurious, but don’t cost my entire paycheck. The Leather Trench is innovative in its own sense: customizable slits thanks to moto-style zippers, a slightly oversized look with a cinchable waist. The goal is to give you staple closet items (a la the leggings and baby tee) and then other elements of timeless statement pieces, and it does just that.
Uma Thurman and Maya Hawke’s latest appearance proves great style must run in the family. The famous mother and daughter, who are both actors, recently attended the Room to Grow gala in New York City on Oct. 25 wearing similar all-black looks. Between their matching outfits and pulled-back hairstyles, the resemblance was striking.
Thurman wore a cape over an ankle-length column dress featuring long sleeves and a slit in the front. She paired the sleek outfit with pointed-toe pumps, an envelope clutch, diamond drop earrings, and a crescent-moon brooch, which peeked out under her coat. Hawke, meanwhile, wore a button-front jacket, pleated trousers, pumps, and a Prada handbag.
Hawke is an ambassador for Prada, and recently appeared in its latest holiday campaign. Hawke’s family has a special history with the fashion house, and one of Thurman’s most defining red carpet looks is the lavender Prada dress she wore to the 1995 Oscars, where she was nominated for her role in “Pulp Fiction.” The appearance boosted sales and spawned many dupes. Prada had been around for many decades by that point, but it certainly helped lead to its it-girl prominence in the 1990s and subsequent years.
Hawke and Thurman attended the “Asteroid City” premiere together in June, where Hawke’s siblings Levon Roan Thurman-Hawke and Luna Thurman-Busson were also in attendance. In previous years, the mother-daughter duo have attended a variety of glamorous events including the 2018 Met Gala and a Miu Miu resort show in 2015.
As much as I like to indulge in at least one pumpkin-spice beverage per year—not when fall “officially” starts (aka September 23rd) but when you can actually feel it in your bones—I don’t particularly enjoy wearing the color. Some people can pull off burnt orange. I’m not one of them. Fortunately, Dani Michelle, the stylist behind Kendall Jenner, Bruna Marquezine, and Hailey Bieber’s lusted-over street style looks, has a new color on her mind for fall that’s both delicious visually as well as in taste.
“Espresso fall” was all that Michelle captioned on a street-style photo of Bieber heading into Kim Kardashian’s 43rd birthday party at Funke in Los Angeles. In the image, the model and Rhode founder can be seen wearing various shades of espresso, from a light-roast, suede Prada blazer from the F/W ’23 collection to a medium-roast, leather Zeynep Arçay miniskirt. On her feet are a pair of burgundy Gucci slingback kitten heels from the brand’s first collection with its new creative director Sabato de Sarno, while a matching Saint Laurent 5 À 7 bag rests on her shoulder. And to top it all off, gold Khaite studs were added, as well as her new signature Alex Moss diamond “B” bubble necklace.
All on its own, the perfectly crafted autumn ensemble has solidified espresso as the color of the season, finally dethroning pumpkin spice after a decades-long run at the top. Scroll down to see Bieber’s look and shop the color we’ll be shopping (and drinking!) from now until spring.
At this point, when I see Julia Fox step out in a new look, I can’t help but pause to imagine myself wearing it. Be it a thin strip of fabric masquerading as a skirt or duct tape that functions as a bra, I just can’t seem to wrap my head around some of her outfits. The 33-year-old “Uncut Gems” star, who works with stylist Briana Andalore on sourcing her statement-making looks, turned a wardrobe malfunction into a major fashion moment at an Oct. 25 event.
Fox attended Room To Grow’s 25th anniversary gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City in a Mowalola scarlet-red “half-dress” made of crinkled leather. While the skintight bodice fit like a tank, the dress seemed quite restrictive due to bands that wrapped around her legs, broken up by cutout panels. Because the strips of her skirt were so thin, it was easy to make out her entire nude thong as she carefully attempted to head into the event. And the second cutout offered a clear view of her pelvic area, making butt cutouts, boob windows, and ab-revealing panels feel almost demure by comparison.
In most photos at the step-and-repeat, the “Down the Drain” author had to stand with her legs crossed at the ankles to avoid a wardrobe mishap (a bonus, though, is that she got to display her matching Prada pumps in the process). Fox’s ombré locks, which have been dyed varying tones of red over the past few months, cascaded in thick curls over her left shoulder thanks to a side part. She flaunted a glossy, plum lip, plenty of highlighter, translucent nails, and a single star-shaped earring in the ear that was visible.
Needless to say, I’d imagine an activity as simple as walking feels taxing in Fox’s dress, so posing for cameras would be completely out of the question for me. As we’ve seen though, there’s no out-of-the-box trend that Fox will shy away from, even if it literally defies gravity.
Scroll to see all angles of Fox in her red cutout dress at the Room To Grow gala in New York City.
Now that the style set has packed up its things and headed to Paris to close out fashion month, let’s sit down and discuss everything we just saw at Milan Fashion Week for the spring/summer 2024 season. Buckle up—the Italian houses gave us so much to talk about. This is a fashion week that’s historically much more predictable than its counterparts in NYC and Paris, but with a new class of creative directors at the helm of many established houses and an influx of new labels on the scene, Milan is proving to have a strong It factor up its sleeve.
This season introduced us to the new era of Gucci with the debut collection from Creative Director Sabato De Sarno, and while the opinions are split on old versus new Gucci, it marks a refreshing new chapter in Milanese fashion along with the exciting rebrands that Maximilian Davis and Matthieu Blazy are doing at Ferragamo and Bottega Veneta respectively. The first looks at 2024 are already exciting us, and below, you’ll find the eight most important trends to know about now.
Since Paris Fashion Week is just around the corner, it should come as no surprise that most of the chicest celebrities are either already unpacked and wandering around the City of Lights or will be very soon. One such A-lister is Selena Gomez, whose IG stories have been blowing up with show-stopping outfits courtesy of her new stylist Erin Walsh, including thigh-high, patent leather stiletto boots paired with an Alaïa poplin minidress as well as a long-sleeve leopard-print maxi. But of all the looks the Rare Beauty founder’s debuted thus far on her Paris trip, the one I’m most interested in is by far her most paired back of the bunch.
On Sunday, Gomez was spotted leaving the Hôtel Plaza Athénée on her way to an event at the Bulgari Hôtel wearing a gray blazer-and-capris set with a white corset and matching GCDS handbag, baby-blue Paris Texas heels, and a blue poplin shirt with the collar perfectly popped and peaking out from underneath her tailored outerwear. To top off the evening’s ensemble, she added gold hoop earrings and a cocktail ring from Jennifer Fisher.
Surprisingly enough, it wasn’t the on-trend capris or the chic color pairing that caught my eye about the look, though both were certainly note-worthy. Rather, what I noticed immediately about it was the peek-a-boo collar, a styling trick that I first saw rise up at Prada’s fall/winter 2023 show and then again outside of the Italian brand’s spring/summer 2024 show in Milan last week. Small but extremely impactful, the simple unveiling of a statement collar from underneath a blazer or coat made her outfit tenfold more dynamic and interesting.
Master the subtle styling move by scrolling through a handful of genius examples below, from Gomez’s Paris look to street style snaps from Milan.
Last week, Prada’s SS24 Ready-to-Wear show in Milan caused a major stir in the fashion world. From Prada slime to a star-studded front row to a standing ovation for the line itself, the show is basically all anyone in fashion can talk about.
In the beauty realm, Prada also didn’t disappoint. Though the beauty look was understated, it was uniquely suited to each model’s complexion. Not only that, but every beauty look was created using Prada’s new beauty line. Prada Beauty Global Creative Makeup Artist Lynsey Alexander went for matte skin and lips, and wanted to focus on the eyes. We’ve been saying matte lips are about to make a huge comeback, and Prada just helped us prove it.
Keep reading for every Prada makeup product used on the Milan runway. Though Prada Beauty has technically yet to launch in the United States, but many of the products are already available on the website—and trust us when we say, they are worth the splurge.
EH: Another one is this trend that we called ready-to-wear [last season], which is just this hyper-wearable trend that skews away from those really loud, hard-to-style pieces and is just super classic.
If you buy into it, you can have those pieces for the rest of your life, and they’re not boring. You can still style them up in really, really interesting ways using things like those chrome moments or plenty of other styling methods. We saw a ton of it this week. Tibi’s whole collection really felt like a “building blocks of your wardrobe” type of collection. Proenza [Schouler] had those loud moments as well, but really at the backbone of it were really classic, timeless pieces.
KC: At first glance, overall, there was a trend of quietness on the runway. Sometimes, you want to be shocked and awed by the visuals of it, but I do think the wearability element… I’m glad that designers are taking this into consideration, and it does feel like the runway to real way is not such a big gap anymore.
Hello, and welcome to my Prada TED talk. If someone asked me to make a list of things I think about every single day, Prada would absolutely be on it. Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons are wizards and I’d happily buy anything they designed if I had a bottomless bank account. Nevertheless, I do invest in Prada from time to time (usually accessories or shoes) and I’m having an exceedingly difficult time choosing between the offerings this season.
If you’re like me and look at the Prada runway images over and over until the collection debuts, you know how enjoyable it is to see the pieces start to infiltrate the internet (and your Instagram feed if you’re deep in that fashion algorithm). The time has come to daydream about the F/W 23 collection, and we might as well do it together. Read on to shop the straight-off-the-runway pieces I legitimately can’t stop thinking about.
If you’re in New York City or follow anyone on Instagram or TikTok who is, you’re probably already all too aware of the temperature situation. It’s New York Fashion Week, which means that everyone remotely involved in the industry is running around the city, attending presentations, runway shows, and parties, all the while dealing with near-100º temps, equally high levels of humidity, and intermittent thunderstorms and periods of blazing-hot sunshine. We’re surviving, sure, but it’s most definitely not comfortable.
That being said, everyone’s on high alert when it comes to chic hot-weather outfits, scanning the crowds outside of shows for inspiration on what to wear to beat the heat. And while I don’t usually like to brag, I’m happy to do so right now after I spotted Sofia Richie Grainge wearing the perfect (albeit unexpected) garment for every New Yorkers’ current predicament: a nightgown. Specifically, a Prada nightgown from the Italian brand’s spring ’23 runway collection, which she paired with a burgundy Hermès Kelly bag and matching velvet Mary-Jane flats. She also accessorized with chunky gold hoops, black sunglasses, and a classic silver timepiece. The caption on her photos of the look? “97 in NYC = Prada night gown.”
Though I sadly won’t be able to quite afford Richie’s off-the-runway nightgown, the look is certainly inspiring me to get creative with my styling, putting aside normal dressing rules and picking out items that feel comfortable in this weather—even if they are typically worn to bed. If you have the right bag and shoes, after all, anything’ll look chic. Scroll down to see Richie’s 97º outfit and shop the growing nightgown trend.
Sofia Richie Grainge is redefining the “just rolled out of bed” look. In the midst of a New York City heat wave, Richie Grainge stepped out in a breezy Prada nightgown with sheer waist cutouts. The romantic midi dress featured a square neckline embellished with lace and a matching hem. She accessorized the ensemble with a pair of red velvet ballet flats and a Hermès handbag in rouge. “97 in NYC = Prada night gown,” Richie Grainge captioned photos of herself posing in front of a brownstone.
Simple yet delicate, Richie Grainge’s designer nightdress is certainly an elevated take on the typical sweats and oversize t-shirt many of us lounge in when we can’t be bothered to change out of our pajamas. Along the bodice, the dress boasted multiple sheer cutouts adorned with delicate lace embroidery. The lacework continued along the hem of the skirt, which cinched at the waist with the help of a white bow placed at the back of the design.
In place of house slippers, Richie Grainge wore red velvet flats, which, paired with her vibrant accessories, provided a bold contrast to the monochrome nightdress. She completed the quiet luxury ensemble with a pair of black sunglasses, multiple bracelets, a gold anklet, and large hoop earrings. Keeping with her signature aesthetic, Richie Grainge tied the entire look together with a slicked-back, quiet luxury bun and natural makeup.
While it’s unlikely Richie Grainge actually slept in the nightgown, repurposing the piece as daywear is both innovative and chic. Certainly a step up from flannel sets — and even silk pajamas — Richie Grainge’s latest outfit is proof that it’s OK to stay in your pajamas all day, and you don’t need to tell us twice.
Picking out your outfits for fashion week takes hours of consideration and planning. As much as we’d all like to pretend that every look found in those famed street-style roundups was thrown together effortlessly, nine times out of then, they were crafted days ahead of the first show. As for what inspires them, the previous season’s runway collections are almost always at the top of the list, and this year, for me, will be no different.
Once you decide that that’s the route you’re going to take, the next step is to select which looks to make your muses, usually based on buzziness, the weather, your personal style preferences, and what you already have in your wardrobe, of course. Since I’ve had a running list of my favorite looks from the fall 2023 shows I bore witness to last February for closing in on six months now, selecting the ones I wanted to mimic wasn’t all that difficult. Then, all that’s left to do is fill in the blanks of each outfit with new pieces. Below, see the six fall 2023 runway looks I’m prepared to recreate throughout New York Fashion Week, from the likes of Ferragamo, Bottega Veneta, Prada, and more.
Asking about fall colors always comes up with some combination of the following shades: burgundy, mustard, olive, brown, burnt orange, and tan. It makes sense given the scenery, with yellowing trees and gloomier skies aplenty during the season leading up to winter. But not everything that makes sense is worth wearing. And lately, I’ve been getting a serious case of the ick when it comes to all things that fall into the category of “stereotypical autumn,” especially when it comes to colors.
Luckily, my growing distain for fashion that can be worn to a pumpkin patch or for a day of apple picking seems to be shared with a majority of designers, with many choosing an opposing color palette for their fall collections. Some, like Matthieu Blazy for Bottega Veneta and Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons for Prada went the way of pastels like mint and soft violet, while others, like Tory Burch and Ferragamo’s Maximilian Davis chose brighter, more vibrant hues like red and royal blue. The consensus? No one will be wearing shades of beige this fall. And you shouldn’t be either.
Scroll down to shop the unexpected color trends set to dominate next season.
Who Is She is a column that unveils the most elusive tastemakers on the internet.
The term “fashion girl” is an overworked cliché that I’d rather not use at this point, but let this be the 1% of cases where the phrase is actually applicable. If I could assemble all of the qualities that embody what it authentically means to live, breathe, and consume fashion, one of the first people that comes to mind is Jordan Grant.
Quite literally, fashion is a resounding part of her life. She’s the content director for Heat—a London-based commerce company “curating new luxury for a new generation of consumers.” Geared toward a Gen-Z audience, the brand takes the viral sensation of mystery boxes to a whole new level vis a vis incremental drops including high-end designer pieces. Heat has recently secured seed funding from conglomerate LVMH among others, so it’s fair to expect big things. Grant is the eyes and mind that scopes and curates brands featured within each mystery box.
But aside from her Heat duties, she is a defining figure of the London fashion scene with the invites to back it up. She’s a regular of every exclusive fashion party (Miu Miu and Loewe seem to particularly love her), and when Simon Porte Jacquemus convened his crew of muses to “sit” front row in row boats along the historical banks of Versailles, she was one of them. TikTok has even coined her a fashion icon.
Now onto another cliché—the pervasive fascination of “quiet luxury.” Grant is probably its antithesis. As the British creative tells me over video chat, she’s not a fan of the clean girl aesthetic—a sentiment which really shouldn’t come as a surprise to any that’s observed her bold wardrobe choices. Not many can pull off a full Schiaparelli look or earrings that jet out like static jellyfish tentacles, and so convincingly, but she throws them on as if they were simply black trousers made to coordinate with everything. Nothing is really off-limits when it comes to her style (unless it’s soap brows!), which is precisely why she’s on everyone’s mood board. Taking a break from running around London doing fashion things and making top-tier TikToks, the city’s consummate It girl explained why Miuccia Prada is “mother,” why good glam and flashy accessories are always important, and the tenets of a stop-and-stare kind of outfit.
How did you get into fashion, and what was your upbringing like?
When I was around 14 years old, my mom had a secondhand designer and vintage shop in Bath, which is where I’m from. I worked in her shop every weekend, and sometimes, I would go there after school. So that’s kind of how I started to learn about different brands and vintage pieces as well as the resale value of things. But I was always just really into fashion. I loved all the pieces, and I loved dressing up. I think that’s all I ever wanted to do. That was always my dream. I wanted to move to London to do fashion—I never really had my sights on anything else.
Growing up, were you around a lot of fashionable people other than your mom?
Not really. I’ll be honest. Bath is not a very fashion-forward place.
Did you go to school or university for fashion at all?
I did a short course at the London College of Fashion—it was like an introduction to fashion. Then as soon as I finished school, I started doing fashion PR and marketing, but throughout my time at university, I also did loads of different internships. I worked at Versace, Tom Ford, andGarrard. I was always trying to have different work experiences, and I loved it. Then as soon as I graduated from university, I went straight to Dubai to work for Harper’s Bazaar Arabia as an intern.
How did that happen?
I always had in my mind that I wanted to work for a magazine—that was just always my thing. Vogue was launching in the Middle East, and I was just fascinated by that and the imagery in the Middle East, so I basically just hunted everyone down on LinkedIn, personally emailing them like, “Please, can I come and lend a hand?” Eventually, someone from Harper’s Bazaar was like, “Yeah, cool, we actually have an event, and we really need people to help—can you come in like two weeks?” And I was like, “Yes!”
That’s actually a good lesson in how to be tenacious and really go for what you want.
I remember getting blocked from loads of companies as well. I was emailing so much. They would all start bouncing back, and I was like, “Okay they blocked me with a different email!”
During your time at Harper’s Bazaar Arabia is when you started to gain a following on social media—what was that like?
Yeah, that’s definitely where my following started to grow. I think people were just really interested to see what I was up to, like the different things I was doing. Whether it was organizing events or you know, it definitely looked glamorous, but it was long hours, and it was hard work. But I think it was fun and exciting, and I loved showing that as well.
I lived in Dubai for four months, but I carried on writing for Harper’s Bazaar when I got back to London. They actually offered me a job at the end of it! I was also managing their Instagram, and I really wanted to apply that skillset that I’d learned in social media over in London. So when I got back I was like, “Okay, let me go and see if I can do this in London and take on multiple clients,” which I did.
How did you get involved with Heat?
Basically, I was working with the founder Joe [Wilkinson] on another company, and then shortly after, he started Heat. It was a small team then—like a team of three. So after he started it, he was like, “I want you to come work on Heat too.” We had only ever met in person I think like once or twice and very briefly—we used to always just talk via email. [Joe Wilkinson and Mario Maher] then brought me on to do their launch campaign, manage their socials and their content as well as a bit of creative direction, so I was doing all of that. But obviously, in a startup, it’s very “all hands on deck,” so I was also helping source designers and pieces as well as packing items. It was a bit of everything, which was amazing! From then on, the company just grew, and obviously, me and Joe later got together as well.
That’s definitely not a bad outcome! So the concept of Heat is sort of like these mystery drop boxes, right?
We do one to two drops a month, and the customer doesn’t know what’s going to be inside. However, we do kind of tease the brands that will be inside for that drop. We also have different boxes—we have a streetwear box, a contemporary box, a homeware box, and a super-brand box. We also have mono-branded boxes where it’s just got one brand inside.
Do you help source the designers and the product that goes into the mystery boxes?
For sure! So I curate the designers that go inside, picking out the best pieces and then putting pieces together too because we essentially want to give the customer an outfit or at least a bag and shoes. But yes, putting those pieces together is really fun.
You’re basically styling people?
Yeah!
What do you look for when scouting emerging designers and names for Heat?
We like to combine hot, sought-after brands and pieces while putting people onto new brands that they might not be familiar with. So I think for me that would be brands like Knwls, Heaven, and Diesel. Obviously, some people know these brands, but sometimes, there are certain customers or regions that don’t.
Clearly, you know what you’re talking about when it comes to fashion—who are your top three designers, dead or alive?
So the mother is Miuccia Prada, of course. I love Prada and always have. Then Glenn Martens and I really love what Daniel Roseberry is doing at Schiaparelli.
Yes! I personally endorse all three of those names. But definitely, Schiaparelli is having such a huge revival, and I’m so glad that people are appreciating it and its long-standing heritage.
It was crazy when Kim Kardashian wore, Schiaparelli, I think it was two years ago, and everyone was like, “Oh my God, who is this emerging designer?” And I was like, “Oh my, I’m having a meltdown.’”
Crazy! So what are some names of emerging designers that you’re currently into?
Okay, so I really love this designer that I’m wearing right now, Hugo Kreit. I actually have an addiction to his jewelry. He’s amazing! I just love big costume jewelry in general. I’m also into Martine Rose and this brand called Vaillant Studio. Then there is this designer who makes these mega-fluffy boots and other just really cute shoes called Western Affair.
You wear a ton of emerging labels, a lot of times before they hit the mainstream. How do you first discover these brands?
Sometimes, I even have this moment where I’m like, “Okay, I just wanna go and find new brands and small designers,” so I’d like to go to Depop and have an hour-long rummage there. I’ll just find cute niche brands or people making cute jewelry. But otherwise, it’s Instagram. TikTok has put me onto a lot of good brands, too, I’ll be honest. Sometimes, I just get in a TikTok hole, and I’ll find some chick that has crazy style, and then I’m like scrolling through all her stuff and seeing what brands she likes.
You have a gift of taking pieces that don’t look all that exciting—for instance, a super-preppy polo—and ultimately making them look cool and feel fun. How do you typically approach constructing an outfit once you get a piece?
For me, it’s over-accessorizing. I’ll be like, “Let’s add some bangs and add some earrings.” I’ll ask, What lip are we doing? What eye are we doing? I think it’s those two which tie it together—the accessories and the glam. So even if it is a plain dress, I’m gonna do a crazy hairstyle with it and some weird makeup—unless the outfit is screaming, which then maybe I won’t go so crazy on the hair and makeup. But ultimately, I think it’s about combining the hair, the glam with the look, and making it feel like part of an era.
How do you feel about trends? Any that you’re loving or loving to hate?
The trend that I’m loving I guess is vintage—that always has been my vibe forever. I’ve always loved vintage pieces because of my mom’s shop for sure, so now that vintage is back in, that’s one trend I’m liking. And then trends that I’m not liking… Soap brows definitely need to leave the building.
Since your outfits are so expansive aesthetically, are there any designer collections, past or present, that you find yourself referencing?
I think a standout moment is Miu Miu F/W 21, which was the show on the mountains. It was like with all these layers and stuff— loved that. The Chanel supermarket runway show, I always think about a lot.
Is there anybody who you look to for your inspiration?
I have so many photos saved on Pinterest and Instagram for glam, but in terms of style, it’s hard—there’s not a particular person. There are all these people that I find on Pinterest and Instagram. I’m like, who are they? But I think it’s less about looking to people and more just looking at previous campaigns. One that stands out to me is from the Galliano-era Christian Dior in the 2000s. The girls are really sweaty, and they’ve got the big glasses on.
What’s on your list of holy-grail fashion items?
One would be the Cartier Crash on a red crocodile strap. Also, the Chanel supermarket basket, which I’ve always wanted. At the moment, I’m just looking for really cute vintage Manolos for the summer.
Is there something that you currently own that you’re just like, “I love this so much I can’t ever part with it”?
I’m gonna have to say it’s probably my white mini Hermès Kelly, which I got in January in Paris—she’s my baby girl!
Judging by your Instagram, you’re big on travel—is there a favorite destination that you’ve been to recently?
In March, I had my birthday on the Red Sea, and we sailed down the sea toward Egypt. It was incredible. It was like being on Mars basically. Some of the places we went to felt so uninhabited. We also went Jet-Skiing between these massive rocks, and there were little baby sharks all around us. But my favorite place ever is Capri. You feel like you’re in a movie, just like old Italian glamor.
Capri is one of the top places I want to go to this year—I keep hearing there are so many amazing places to shop there.
There are! They’re small, but the selection is chef’s kiss.
Do you have a favorite place in London?
For food, my favorite place is Gold in Notting Hill. The mushrooms on toast is delightful. And if I’m like, “I just wanna walk around,” I love going to Regent’s Park.
Instagram or TikTok?
TikTok. Sometimes, I can spend hours on it. I think Instagram is more curated and more manufactured—for me anyway. TikTok is kind of like my fun place to be honest.
What’s the last great movie or TV show that you’ve seen?
The Real Housewives is my Super Bowl—I watched all of them. I also watched RocknRolla last week, which I’ve probably seen like 15 times. It’s a classic for me. Any Guy Ritchie movie I love.
What’s cool to you right now?
I think investing in things that you are passionate about [and] exploring those passions. I’ve always been into homewares, so I went and did pottery classes. I’m also going to be doing a glass-blowing course. So these are just all the things that I’m passionate about, just like a personal hobby. I’m gonna put the time and money into it, and who knows what will happen?
Figs, as popular as they are, often have an oddly polarizing effect on people. While some may absolutely crave the fruit’s sweet, fleshy flavor drizzled with honey on top of toast slathered with a generous layer of prosciutto or ricotta, many others refuse to let the Ficus carica tree’s edible fruit make it past their lips. But where fragrance is considered, fig largely possesses a reputation un-inhibited by taste buds and textures.
I heartily believe the fruit’s presence in fragrance adds the ideal amount of sweetness and earthiness that’s unrivaled by any other, evoking imagery of endless, sun-bathed fig tree groves that are so commonly associated with the Mediterranean coast. But as someone who’s yet to take in the sight, I get my kicks from eau de parfum and eau de toilettes that paint the picture for me.
Below you’ll find a selection of 13 fragrances that I return to time and time again for my fig fix. Whether you love eating or “wearing” the fruit more, there’s a good chance you’ll find a fragrance here that you’ll fall in love with. And for you fig haters out there, these juicy scents may take everything you think you know about the fruit and throw it to the wind. Keep reading to discover the fig fragrances worth your time from Byredo’s ‘Pulp’ to Phlur’s ‘Father Figure.’
Like any other subcategory of fashion trends, It bags can come and go faster than you can text your friends to ask them what they think of your latest find. One day, something is all over your feed, and the next day, it’s gone. *Sometimes* that same item will either stick around much longer than anticipated or pop back up when you least expect it—even if it’s years later. Knowing which will do what is probably 10% skill and 90% luck, but it’s a game we love to play nonetheless.
With that, I’ve rounded up the nine designer purses that are on the radars of practically every celeb, influencer, editor, and fashion person lately. From newer styles by Prada and Bottega Veneta to older (and even older) picks from Gucci and Louis Vuitton, below are those pieces that the fashion set just can’t get enough of this summer, and my guess is that they’ll keep wearing them into fall too. To see the bags that made the cut, simply keep scrolling.
Right now, there’s one phrase on the fashion crowds’ lips—“Prada Beauty.“ No beauty launch has caused this much commotion in the fashion space in recent memory. It makes sense, as no one knows quite how to marry classic and modern together quite like Miuccia Prada, the queen of understated elegance meets eccentric style.
Now, Prada is taking that same sensibility into the beauty space. Prada Beauty is just debuted with their “Rethinking Beauty” campaign. The collection aims to feel both highly personal and accessible, with skincare and makeup that tap into the best of both minimalism and maximalism. There’s Prada Skin and Prada Color, and each perfectly encapsulates the heart of the iconic brand.
While Prada Beauty formally launches in the United States in January 2024, it looks like we’ve lucked out—some of the products are already available on the site. If you want to be the first to try the new lipsticks and eye palettes, you can. The eyeshadow palettes draw from Prada’s archival prints, while the lipsticks are inspired by the iconic Saffiano leather, which reinvents the idea of what matte lipstick looks like as we know it.
Despite their name, ready-to-wear collections aren’t always wearable. A lot of the time, designers use their biannual runway shows to craft a viral moment or buzzy selection as opposed to pieces that a majority of people will be keen on buying and wearing on a regular basis. So it says a lot about a piece and/or trend when my fellow editors and I either consider purchasing or actually purchase something that’s runway inspired.
Because of the significance of a shopping event such as this one, I decided that I’d ask my team to tell me about the fall/winter trends that they genuinely have their eyes on for the season ahead, as fall 2023 is approaching fast. To clarify, these aren’t just areas that they enjoyed. They’re wardrobe genres that have a 99% chance of entering the closets of the Who What Wear edit team. Basically, I’m giving you a view into the future. You’re welcome.
Scroll down to find out which seven trends from the fall/winter 2023 shows will be coming home with us in the next few months.
Though they’re home to the same revered fashion houses as every womenswear season, the menswear shows rarely get the same amount of attention or buzz. The shows are attended by a niche selection of editors, stylists, and industry professionals; cut in roughly half compared to the women’s shows; and timed right before couture week, so the biannual unveiling of menswear collections simply (and sadly) gets overshadowed in many ways. But in my mind, they are, more often than not, a treasure trove for outfit and trend ideas.
Don’t just take my word for it, though—that would be irresponsible. Instead, read up on, scan photos of, and shop the eight most alluring menswear trends from the spring/summer 2024 shows, all of which you can conveniently do by scrolling down just a few notches. While the trends are from the men’s department, the shopping isn’t. (You’re welcome.) Without further ado, get to know the menswear trends that’ll be everywhere next spring and pick out every one that you’ll be wearing yourself.
When Bailey stepped into the role of Ariel, she entered the world of FODs (First, Only, Different—a phrase coined by Shonda Rhimes). Bailey is quick to give flowers to the FODs who came before her, Brandy Norwood (who played Cinderella in the 1997 Rodgers and Hammerstein TV adaptation) and Anika Noni Rose (the voice of Tiana, Disney’s first Black princess, in The Princess and the Frog).
For a girl who once played with mermaids with her sister, landing the part of Ariel is a dream come true for Bailey, and she hopes her casting is one day seen as standard and not extraordinary. “It’s crazy, because we’re in the year 2023. You would think that these firsts are not firsts anymore,” she says with wistful optimism. “I just hope that for the future it’s not such a shock anymore for a Black woman to be cast as Ariel and for that to just be a normal thing.”
While the character of Ariel means so much to many, it’s beautiful to hear how much the character taught Bailey.
“I’ve been comfortable really just being with somebody all the time. Somebody has always held my hand. I’ve never had to do anything alone. So this was really my first venture into solo adulthood. I had moved to London, and I was in intense rehearsals and stunts and mermaid training, and all of a sudden, I’m going through this not only physical transformation but [also] mental and spiritual transformation of me finding who I am on my own and building that confidence within myself to be able to do these things,” she says. “So I truly feel like Ariel taught me that I’m worthy, and I’m stronger than I thought. We were filming in the middle of the pandemic and in London, and my family couldn’t come visit me. So I was very isolated. Everything was closed down. I would literally go from work to home, and I would sleep on the weekends because I’d be so tired, and then I’d go right back to work. But looking back, I am happy that it was that way. [It] helped me mirror the emotions Ariel was feeling in the film to where she felt trapped and isolated and ready to see a brand-new world where her heart belonged. I felt like there were parallels to both of our lives in the time that I was filming, and I was grateful for that.”
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