Ready For Any Occasion, These Midi Dresses Are Effortlessly Stylish and Comfortable

January 25, 2022 at 07:10PM Sleeves, just like pockets in a dress, can give you a sense of security and make you feel less exposed. In the winter, they also serve as a shield, offering warmth and protection from those unforgiving cold snaps. If you love the combination of a midi dress and sleeves - short or long - you’ve come to the right place. We went on a hunt for some stylish options that will pair well with long work days and longer evenings in the city. From one-shoulder silhouettes to eye-catching printed styles, these dresses are ready for any occasion as they retain a sense of comfort and easy style. Elsewhere, there are quite a few polished options for dressier moments: the Mara Hoffman midi dress is an elegant splurge, while the more affordable H&M pieces are just as elevated. Read…

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Spring’s 6 Biggest Bag Trends Are Here

January 25, 2022 at 06:02PM With labels like Chanel giving a major nod to the 90’s by way of poppy pink heart-shaped bags with pearl embellishments to brands like Chloe and Ulla Johnson who opted to remain true to their boho-chic heritage, the handbag options for spring 2022 are endless. If you’re anything like us and like to keep a close watch on what bags you add and subtract to your wardrobe, thoughtfully making purchases, without buying for the sake of buying, then you probably don’t think this post is for you. But I beg to differ - despite the sometimes impractical bags we saw coming down the runways, there were surprisingly far more bag trends that spoke to the “everyday” aesthetic. From oversized totes and bucket bags that can fit everything to hand-held pouches perfect for a night out, you’d be surprised…

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Chanel Opened its SS22 Couture Show with a Royal on Horseback

January 25, 2022 at 05:34PM Call it equestriancore or the Western style renaissance, but horse girl fashion is in (you can thank the Hadids). Chanel gets this — after all, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel herself was an avid rider, and her appropriation of the masculine jockey styles of the 1920s (like tweed jackets) would later inform some of the earliest creations inside her Paris atelier. And just this morning, over a century later, brand ambassador, model and accomplished horsewoman Charlotte Casiraghi (11th in line to the throne of Monaco, if you were curious) opened the fashion house’s Spring/Summer 2022 haute couture collection on horseback, wearing a Chanel jacket made of black tweed and sequins as French musician SĂ©bastien Tellier played oversized instruments atop a cylindrical podium. Spectators below followed the equine’s elegant gait, snapping photos (because, when was the last time you saw a…

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Dior’s Spring/Summer 2022 Couture Collection is All About Craftsmanship

January 24, 2022 at 11:08PM Dior wants you to rethink the possibilities of embroidery. For the fashion house’s Spring/Summer 2022 couture collection, Maria Grazia Chiuri, creative director of Dior’s women’s collections, paid tribute to the atelier. In the garden of the MusĂ©e Rodin in Paris, embroidery was not “merely a decorative detail” but an emblem of the craftsmanship of haute couture. A signature of the collection, embroidered tights can be seen under a grisaille-bedecked grey suit, evening dresses and draped leotards. Elsewhere, an embroidered fishnet vest over a long silk crepe skirt; a jacket set embroidered with a paving of sand-colored ‘Nacrolac’ patterns; an erening dress in ecru silk tulle embroidered with ‘vermicelli’ diamond shapes of cream satin tubes and tassels of fine pearls — you get the picture. “Embroidery becomes a three-dimensional conceptual act that reinvents the atelier’s techniques and elemental excellence;…

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This ‘Boring’ Jumper is Already My Most Worn Item of 2022

January 25, 2022 at 01:00PM This is a bold statement, but in my opinion nothing is more useful in a wardrobe than the perfect striped jumper. Yes, you may feel like you’re cheating on your jeans by agreeing with me, but the power of a breton jumper is unparalleled— especially on those mornings where you find yourself staring at your wardrobe totally uninspired. Throw it on with your favourite denim, wide-leg trousers, over leggings, tucked into a midi skirt or tied around your shoulders— see, versatile! However you choose to add it into your day to day outfits, one thing’s for sure: it always makes them look chicer. The breton has, of course, been a hero piece in the most stylish wardrobes for years and remains the linchpin of every French woman’s capsule collection. One of the key reasons they remain so timeless and popular is that…

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Raw Nutella Bars

Raw Nutella BarsJanuary 25, 2022 at 10:00AM These Raw Nutella Bars are a quick, easy-to-make snacks made with just 6 healthy ingredients – no actual nutella necessary! With a hazelnut and date-base and a simple chocolate coating, these bars will totally hit the spot. You are in for a treat with these raw nutella bars. For some reason, I can vividly remember the first time I tried nutella. I was instantly hooked and obsessed with pairing it with a variety of foods. Does anyone else feel like it was portrayed as a healthy-ish nut spread? Just me? I’m excited to share an actually healthy “nutella” treat. There is no actual nutella in these bars but they taste really similar to the real deal! Here’s What You Need raw hazelnuts – I recommend buying raw hazelnuts and toasting on your own for the best…

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F45 vs Orangetheory (my full review)

F45 vs Orangetheory (my full review)January 25, 2022 at 11:45AM Sharing a full review of F45 and how it compares to Orangetheory. Hi friends! How’s the week going so far? I’m so happy you liked the Valentine’s Day gift guide! If you have any awesome gift suggestions for the guys out there – my gift guide for Her is coming up early next week – please leave them in the comments section of that post. For today, I wanted to chat about a new workout love and I’m SO pumped to share all of the details: F45! If you haven’t tried F45 yet, you’ll probably start to hear more about it soon and see the fitness franchise pop up in your area. Our beloved San Diego babysitter told me she loved F45 years ago and that I needed to check it out. We…

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The Over-50 Fashion Icons With the Freshest Style

January 25, 2022 at 08:00AM Personal style can be mastered at any age—there is no magic number or milestone birthday that can claim to be the pivotal point. Some lucky fashion lovers manage to find their signature look early on and hold onto it throughout their lives, adjusting and updating it ever so slightly to suit the changing times and trends. For others, understanding the outfits and clothes you feel most comfortable in can be a more arduous and experimental process.Whichever camp you reside in, there’s no denying that as you get older, your tastes and wardrobe needs change. For example, aged 33, I now realise that all of the cheaper, trend-ticking items I bought on the high street in my 20s haven’t stood up, so I’m endeavouring to buy less and buy better. My mum, who is in her 70s, is still…

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My Friend Looks 10 Years Younger Than She Is, so I Did Her Skincare for 5 Months

January 25, 2022 at 08:00AM My friend Shayna Kossove is 42. She is also my colleague at Who What Wear, meaning I see her a lot and have plenty of opportunities to gaze upon her surprisingly, confusingly youthful visage. As two of the company’s veteran employees, we’ve worked together for almost eight years, and I promise I am not exaggerating when I say she looks exactly the same as when I started at the company. It is confounding. There’s a general consensus among the editors that Shayna looks 10-plus years younger than she is. Naturally, I needed to know what beauty witchcraft was going on, so I decided to get her exact anti-ageing skincare routine and copy it—and copy it and copy it—until I, too, would begin to age in reverse. I stuck with it for five months, and it worked. Here’s an in-depth look at her fountain-of-youth routine,…

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Your Lingerie Is Over the Second You Do This

January 25, 2022 at 08:00AM Over the years, I’ve accumulated quite a nice collection of lingerie, had multiple bra fittings and received quotes from some of the biggest experts in the industry on the dos and don'ts of lingerie across the board. Most of these rules are easy enough to follow, except for one (at least for me). During my most recent lingerie fitting for a story I wrote on what it’s like to wear lingerie sets for a week straight, the saleswoman assisting me told me that if I’m not storing my lingerie properly, I’m basically killing it, not getting my money’s worth, and so on and so forth.Instantly I switched into panic mode as I realised all my lingerie was currently stuffed in my drawer along with the rest of my five-for-ÂŁ20 underwear and random assortment of sports bras. In other words,…

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