Dress, Ralph Lauren Collection, $5,990. Earrings, Schiaparelli, $1,100.Sølve Sundsbø In a black hoodie, her caramel hair corralled into a ballerina bun, Jennifer Lopez is giving her dancers a priceless piece of advice. “Part of being a great performer is being aware,” she tells them. That moment, from her documentary Halftime—which narrates her progress toward her […]
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For days, outlets have reported on pieces from Omid Scobie’s Endgame that focused on the strained relationships between Prince William, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton, and even King Charles. Taken out of context, it is easy to mark off the book as just another tome about royal family drama. But Endgame is a meticulously-reported, […]
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There’s no doubt 2023 has been the year of the girl. On one hand, girlhood has been roundly celebrated in movie theaters and concert venues; girls have altered economies and driven culture. On the other hand, girls currently find themselves up against unprecedented challenges. In the United States, girls are being denied necessary abortion care […]
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This September, Maren Morris set fire to the country music business. Her lighter of choice? A pair of impassioned singles—“The Tree” and “Get the Hell Out of Here”—housed on an EP aptly titled The Bridge. On “The Tree,” she declares her frustrations with the industry, the place where she started her career, singing, “I’m taking […]
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Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle were apparently never very close, and, according to royal reporter Omid Scobie’s new book Endgame, are not likely to reconcile following Meghan and Prince Harry’s exit from their working royal family roles. Scobie detailed why their relationship is the way it is, along with why Kate is not likely to […]
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I have yet to meet a Black person who isn’t loyal to Vaseline. In our homes, the OG Healing Jelly is used as a cure-all remedy for everything from softening dry elbows and knuckles to soothing scrapes. It’s been in my personal routine since birth—my parents would apply it to my body after changing my […]
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Spoilers below for Cypher. There are a myriad of celebrity documentaries these days. Cypher is not one of them. It sure seems like one, though: Centering on the rapper Tierra Whack, the film follows her rise from a viral sensation freestyling on a Philadelphia street corner to a visionary artist who has collaborated with Beyoncé. […]
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MICHAEL CLIFFORD Brigette Romanek designed her own home—before it was her home. A celebrated interior designer known for working with Gwyneth Paltrow, Beyoncé, and Misty Copeland, to name just a few, Romanek was decorating a Los Angeles residence for a family with two kids and dogs. She could easily conceive of what they needed, as […]
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Has the beauty packaging of the past few years made you feel a bit…sleepy? So much beige, so much black and white (like the beauty equivalent of mid-century modern furniture), so many sans serif fonts. Enter C-beauty, where you’ll find some of the most beautiful, new, and exciting makeup. Much like K-beauty and J-beauty before […]
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Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their favorite […]
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