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Lauren Caruso

Bio

Lauren Caruso the Site Director of The Zoe Report, where she covers fashion and beauty features. Lauren covers everything from Paris and Copenhagen Fashion Weeks to the newest non-invasive beauty treatments hitting the market. Previously, Lauren has worked as a senior editor at Allure; the editorial director at Bandier; as well as at Refinery29, where she started as a staff writer and eventually went on to develop the site's 100-plus-person contributor network that included Drew Barrymore, Amber Valetta, and Sasheer Zamata. She lives in NYC's Lower East Side and spends her weekends vintage shopping. You can find her on Instagram at @laurencaruso_

The Two-Piece Outfit Formula I Rely On All Summer Long

Getting dressed for summer in the city is hard enough: striking a balance between the oppressive heat and the frigid AC is a delicate game. But add in the fact that I’ve been mostly confined to my 400-square-foot studio apartment for the last five…
By Lauren Caruso

How Wearing A Mask Completely Changed My Makeup Routine

Much like the rest of the world, I spent the first few weeks in quarantine being grateful for my health and the fact that I no longer had to leave the house, let alone put on makeup or fuss with my hair. Despite years of preaching quite the opposite…
By Lauren Caruso

The Easy 3-Piece Outfit Formula I Always Use During Quarantine

Getting dressed in quarantine has been different. That’s obvious enough. But one thing I didn’t expect about spending close to 24-7 in my 350-square-foot apartment is that I get dressed with a different mindset every single day — and when I wake up,…
By Lauren Caruso

How Quarantine Has Changed The Way I Get Dressed

As a much-needed escape from the current climate, The Zoe Report is launching a new series called "Styled Inside," taking readers into the homes of editors, stylists, and people we admire. Discussing everything from trends and beauty tips to…
By Lauren Caruso

Cut Your Own Bangs At Home & Botched Them? Read This ASAP

You caved. You’ve been told by your hairstylist, your quarantine buddy, and only about two-dozen memes to put down the scissors and walk away, but you couldn’t stop yourself — and now it looks terrible. So how do you fix your bangs at home when you…
By Lauren Caruso

My Simple WFH Makeup Routine Is Perfect For All Those Zoom Calls

For those that are lucky enough to work from home during this time, navigating our new normal likely means a 10000% uptick in Zoom calls. That means, in addition to figuring out what to wear when you work from home and how to work out in the…
By Lauren Caruso

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

Chanel's Fall 2020 Show Proves Luxury Can Feel Youthful, Too

The final day of Paris Fashion Week is colloquially known as Chanel Day. That's in part because Chanel is one of the biggest names on the entire Fashion Month calendar, and also because Karl Lagerfeld, the late designer who served as creative…
By Lauren Caruso

Paco Rabanne's Fall 2020 Runway Collection Goes Beyond The Chainmail

Paco Rabanne creative director Julien Dossena isn't one to rest on his laurels — or the laurels of the brand’s namesake designer. Dossena, of course, is responsible for the iconic French brand’s most recent revival: In the last half of the decade,…
By Lauren Caruso

Why Dior's Fall 2020 Show Will Be Talked About For Months To Come

Dior's Maria Grazia Chiuri isn't one to shy away from a bold statement. For the designer's inaugural show for the Spring/Summer 2017 season, she debuted T-shirts emblazoned with the phrase "We Should All Be Feminist," proving that she wasn't going…
By Lauren Caruso

Prada Just Debuted The Next It-Piece For Fall 2020 — & It Comes In 3 Colors

Miuccia Prada has an uncanny knack for transporting her audience to a different decade. Last season, for Spring 2020, it was the ‘70s, what with the oversized spectacles, brown-and-orange motifs, and pussy-bow blouses. Back in Spring 2017, it was…
By Lauren Caruso

Kaia Gerber's Michael Kors Runway Look Felt So Different On Naomi Campbell In 1999

Fall is Michael Kors’ season. That’s not to say he doesn’t impress for spring — quite the opposite — but he really delivers for the cold-weather months. That became evident as soon as model Freja Beha Erichsen opened his show, staged at the tip of…
By Lauren Caruso

Proenza Schouler's Fall Runway Featured This "Undone" Styling Trick

While Proenza Schouler show-goers settled into their seats before the Feb. 10 show, the idle chatter in the room centered more around excitement, rather than exhaustion — a Fashion Week attendee’s favorite complaint. And it’s for good reason:…
By Lauren Caruso

How Carolina Herrera Is Playing To A Younger Crowd — & Winning

When designer Wes Gordon took the helm of Carolina Herrera two years ago to the day, he set out to bring some lighthearted energy to the elegant legacy brand. In just a few short seasons, not only has he succeeded — Gordon’s dressed everyone from…
By Lauren Caruso

This Scandinavian Designer Just Might Be The Next Ganni

Copenhagen has become the home of one of the biggest fashion weeks in the world. Just behind the big four — New York, London, Milan, and Paris — the Danish city's three-day-long event offers a fresh take on the fashion landscape that's sometimes…
By Lauren Caruso

ROTATE's Throwing A Party And Everyone's Invited

Day three of Copenhagen Fashion Week is colloquially known as Ganni Day, and for good reason: The Danish brand always closes out the week with a banger. And while Ganni’s show on Jan. 30 was certainly one for the books, the brand has some stiff…
By Lauren Caruso

The Best Street Style From Copenhagen Fashion Week To Bookmark Right This Second

Despite not being one of the "Big Four" fashion weeks, Copenhagen's three-day-long showcase has become one of the biggest sartorial players in the world. Sure, that's mostly due to the rising popularity of cult labels like Cecilie Bahnsen, Saks…
By Lauren Caruso

Cecilie Bahnsen Finally Gives Us The Outerwear Her Ethereal Dresses Deserve

Cecilie Bahnsen is Copenhagen Fashion Week's singular darling. Sure, there's Ganni (which commands a different, more fervent energy) and sure, she shows right smack in the middle of the calendar (most heavy hitters prefer to close out the week), but…
By Lauren Caruso

This Product Keeps My Thin Hair Shiny & Voluminous All Winter Long

My morning hair routine has always been more or less the same: I hop out of the shower, blow-dry my roots for a few minutes, then tuck it all under a beanie for my commute. I break a minor sweat while smushed up next to a dozen other F train riders,…
By Lauren Caruso

The Winter Capsule Wardrobe That Makes Getting Dressed A No-Brainer

I often joke with my friends that my style identity is Switzerland: comfortably luxe, always cozy, and full of neutrals. I can never have too many thick-knit turtlenecks, wide-leg trousers, boxy blazers, or off-white boots — and I usually collect…
By Lauren Caruso