The Other Black Girl rejects the year’s playful attempt at rebranding pink: In the Hulu series, Barbiecore is no joyful emblem of female empowerment; it’s a warning. The show—adapted from Zakiya Dalila Harris’ book of the same name and streaming all 10 episodes of season 1 now—follows young editorial assistant Nella (Sinclair Daniel) as the […]
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When you think of Kelela, what image comes to mind? Maybe it’s the cover of her breakout mixtape, Cut 4 Me, with her then-signature undercut, or maybe it’s her in a blonde wig in the now-cult music video for “LMK”? Perhaps it’s her in a luscious strawberry red wig at a Bottega Veneta show, or […]
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In ELLE.com’s monthly series Office Hours, we ask people in powerful positions to take us through their first jobs, worst jobs, and everything in between. Ahead of fashion month, we spoke with Rajni Jacques, Snapchat’s global head of fashion and beauty, who, after getting her master’s from Columbia Journalism School, has had a wide-ranging career […]
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Anger and adoration: Has any paradox better captured a snuffed-out love affair? Because it doesn’t end, not really—the passion forges ahead rudderless. Olivia Rodrigo gets it (and owns it) in her new Guts song “get him back!” which riffs on the dual interpretation of those same words: “get him back” as in restore the relationship, […]
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Prep is dead; long live prep. Prep is back. Prep never left. Prep is evolving, and by the way, you shouldn’t call it “prep” anymore. Or, anyway, so says the dozens of writers and influencers captivated by the rise of the “old-money aesthetic”; the TikTokers documenting their “dark academia”-inspired wardrobes; the runways once again filled […]
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It’s the penultimate episode: Project Runway season 20 has anointed its final four, and I’ll be personally offended on behalf of Law Roach if their avant-garde looks don’t live up to his exacting standards. The remaining designers—Brittany, Bishme, Laurence, and Rami—have been anticipating this particular test all season long; avant-garde is a PR classic, so […]
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Apparently Meg Ryan’s been reading your forced-proximity fan fiction, and it was just the push she needed to end her acting hiatus—or something like that, anyway. The actress, beloved for her memorable roles in such classics as When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and You’ve Got Mail, is returning to the big screen for […]
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Spoilers below. More men in crop tops! More men in blouses! More men in skirts! As Christian announces at the beginning of this week’s challenge, “The era of male peacocking is upon us,” and what a privilege it is to witness. May we all send up a silent prayer of thanks that “gender-neutral” is no […]
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For the casual fan, it is perhaps possible to forget—amidst the thrill of space flight, the escapism of distant planets, and the endless meme-ability of those alien puppets—that the word “war” defines Star Wars as much as “star.” There are few, if any, Star Wars stories (even those written primarily for children) that operate without […]
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Spoilers below. Summer is far from over, at least as far as the denizens of Cousins Beach are concerned. As of Aug. 3, 2023, the news is official: The beloved Prime Video series The Summer I Turned Pretty, based on the books of the same name by To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before author […]
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