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Fashion Week

NYFW's Best Street Style Moments Include A *Lot* Of This Unexpected Color

New York Fashion Week is in full swing and with the chilly, brisk temperatures that miraculously hit over the past few days, influencers, editors, and buyers have been bringing out their best fall pieces and strutting them down Varick Street, where…
By Kelsey Stewart

This Is What Digital Fashion Week Looks Like For 7 Artists Forced To Stay Home

If you've ever traveled the fashion month circuit — from The Big City all the way to the City Of Light — you likely recall seeing the same rotation of makeup artists, hairstylists, nail techs, models, and dressers gathered shoulder-to-shoulder…
By Kelsey Stewart

London Fashion Week's Best Beauty Looks Are The Most Simplest Ones

According to the unofficial guidelines of beauty, an extravagant hairdo should come with a more demure face — and a bold makeup look should come understated hair. London Fashion Week is known for following those rules in the most elevated and…
By Blake Newby

The 5 Crucial Trends To Know From New York Fashion Week

After labor day ends, NYC starts to fill up as fashion's top editors, influencers, and photographers make their way downtown to take in the shows presented by America's melting pot of both young and long-celebrated designers. But, New York Fashion…
By Aemilia Madden

Burberry Is Bringing Back This Polarizing ’00s Boot Trend For Spring 2021

When Riccardo Tisci took the helm at Burberry in 2018, he quickly pushed the boundaries of what the heritage British brand could be. For Spring/Summer 2021, Burberry found a new way to marry the outdoorsman's history of the brand with a modern,…
By Aemilia Madden

How Beauty Products Are Being Tested Backstage — Even While Fashion Week Is Virtual

Backstage at a fashion show is a symphony of chaos. After being vetted by burly security and clipboard-wielding assistants, the frenetic flurry of activity is revealed as the welcoming cloud of hairspray dissipates. The buzz of backstage becomes a…
By Rhea Cartwright

The Powerful Message Behind Chromat's Spring 2021 Beauty Look

Every year when New York Fashion Week rolls around, brand devotees anxiously await what Becca McCharen-Tran and her team at Chromat have whipped up for the season: always inclusive of gender, varied body types and abilities. This year, even with the…
By Blake Newby

Khaite Is Resurrecting This Bag Trend For Spring 2021

What do you wear for the end of the world? Catherine Holstein doesn't think silk pajamas or bright pops of color are the solution. Instead, for Khaite's Spring/Summer 2021 season, the designer is doubling down on the slick, dramatic dressing that…
By Aemilia Madden

This Winged Eyeliner Trick From NYFW Only Takes 5 Minutes To Replicate

Fashion and beauty are still alive. However, like the rest of our days, everything is evolving — and the beauty looks we're used to seeing are taking a more simplistic approach. That's why the fall 2020 beauty trends seen at New York Fashion Week…
By Blake Newby

These 2010 Beauty Trends Are Still Going Strong Today

About 10 years ago, 2010's beauty trends were just as over-the-top as they are now, if you can believe it: the brows were bushy, the contoured makeup was swept on heavily, and the eyes were smokier than ever. The same can be said of the trends seen…
By Kelsey Stewart

The Trick To Pulling Off Bright Eyeshadow Without Looking Like A 'Flashdance' Extra

On Sept. 13, Harlem's Fashion Row brought the works of talented Black designers to the forefront for the 13th year in a row. Themed "Black Is The New Black," the annual awards ceremony and fashion show adopted a virtual approach in a socially…
By Blake Newby

The Secret To Making Your Fake Freckles Last Underneath A Face Mask, C/O Jason Wu

You'll probably be reading this a lot this week, so let's just get it out of the way now: Fashion Month looks a bit different this year. With most presentations being virtual, and with social distancing practices being enforced backstage and front…
By Khalea Underwood

The New Designers To Watch This NYFW

Like an invitation to a questionably distanced end-of-summer barbecue, the beginning of New York Fashion Week, following months of upheaval and uncertainty across the city, can feel a little unsettling. This season, editors and buyers will be…
By Gina Marinelli

We Can't Wait To See This Dior Gown On The Oscars Red Carpet

The usual pomp and circumstance of this season's Couture week was truncated at best this season. The usual show-goers that crowd the Jardin des Tuileries and Grand Palais this time of year are instead watching fashion unfold from the comfort of…
By Aemilia Madden

Chanel's Fall 2020 Haute Couture Collection Is Not About Pageantry

“I really had Karl’s world in mind…” Virginie Viard, now-Creative Director of Chanel, writes in her latest show notes. Though now at the helm of the storied fashion house, Viard worked alongside Lagerfeld for decades before his passing in 2019. Her…
By Danielle Naer

Dior's First Digital Haute Couture Show Included Mermaids And Mini Dresses

During times of uncertainty, the fashion world is used to experimentation. Following World War II, it was couturier Monsieur Christian Dior who helped the beau monde find their way back to luxury, creating his curvaceous "New Look" that galvanized…
By Danielle Naer

Meet The 8 Must-Know Bag Trends For Fall

After each season of new collections that span from New York to Paris, it’s customary for publications and retailers alike to begin to hypothesize what will be the latest iteration of the It bag. Judging from the range of new handbag trends for…
By Gina Marinelli

7 Shoe Trends That Will Be Everywhere In 6 Months

When you first look at a runway collection, you might notice the colors, the shape of the coats, the cut of the dresses. But it's easy to miss the footwear. Especially if you don't happen to be sitting front row, the new It boots, flats, or loafers…
By Nicole Kliest

Here's Why Maybelline New York Is Everywhere During Fashion Month

Every February and September, beauty gurus around the world turn to the runways of fashion month to determine the next six months' worth of makeup trends. In fact, recent favorites that you likely incorporate into your daily makeup routine — like…
By Kristin Corpuz

You Can Start Wearing This Paris Fashion Week Trend Right Now

The city of lights is where Fashion Month takes it final bow. After New York, London, and Milan, Paris Fashion Week serves as the sartorial grand finale, which also means it's the place where trends really take form. Some of the biggest labels —…
By Lauren Caruso

These Are The 9 Must-Own Street Style Pieces From Fashion Month

Fashion month presents the ideal opportunity to get ahead of the trends influencers and editors are co-signing for 2020. Outside the shows, it's easy to spot the styles that pop up again and again on attendees. For the Fall 2020 season, the "It"…
By Kelsey Stewart