Just last week, Hearst Magazine collaborated with Hearst Black Culture and HearstLab to debut the first Celebrate Black: A Virtual Style Summit. Hearst partnered with Nike to host three-day series that was moderated by Hearst’s very own staff members as they spoke and the important work being done within the company that helps amplify the
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Zackery Michael Never has it been clearer that fashion is ripe for change. It’s an empowering moment to reimagine the life cycle of your wardrobe and to seek out repurposed staples that are crafted to last. This autumn, a bag from the Coach (Re)Loved Collection feels like a step in a more responsible (not to
Archive PhotosGetty Images Every ’90s kid with even a passing interest in fashion remembers where they were when Cher’s digital closet in Clueless made its onscreen cameo. Like a hoverboard for the Nordstrom Brass Plum set, this technological leap implanted fever dreams in all of us—of an ever-rotating, constantly trackable wardrobe, something a number of
On a hot tennis court one afternoon in Houston, former magazine editor Francine Ballard found herself the center of her friends’ attention, though not for her racket skills. In her hand was a Lucite cube containing a QR code, which itself contained an original work of digital art that corresponded to a gold ring of
Colin Anderson Productions pty ltdGetty Images If you described your car as a smart device, everyone but Elon Musk might look at you askance. But the modern car really is one, points out Ivan Poupyrev: “It has internet, a map, artificial intelligence, and people you can talk to.” Poupyrev, Google’s director of Engineering, Advanced Technology
People are shopping like nobody’s business,” marvels Sherri McMullen. As the owner of McMullen, the buzzy Oakland, California, boutique, she would know. Her clients, she says, “are redoing their entire wardrobes.” Refrains she’s heard lately: “‘I don’t want anything in my closet’; ‘I want to redo everything’; ‘Everything’s too dark.’” (Bright colors and prints, she
Modeling wasn’t the dream for Mayowa Nicholas.“I wanted to be an accountant,” she says. It took a trip to the hair salon when she was 15, living in Lagos, Nigeria, to change all that. As she was walking toward the salon, scouts for the Elite Model Look competition approached her. “I remember holding the flyer,
One of the most certifiably stunning women in the world has graciously agreed to beam her radiant, white-clad self from sunny Monaco into a Zoom room with me, a poorly-lit writer bobbing helplessly against a starry stock background intended to approximate the grandeur of a lunar eclipse. “I like your astral projection,” she says warmly.
How do you speak about a pan-Latin community of fashion designers that spans continents and cultures, from Latin America to the United States? With an awareness of nuance—and an overwhelming sense of joy, pride, and celebration of journeys hard won. Pioneers such as Adolfo, Oscar de la Renta, and Carolina Herrera— from Cuba, the Dominican
From Gypsy Sport’s rule-breaking, anarchic looks and Bárbara Sánchez-Kane’s refreshing upending of gender norms to Barragán’s embrace of body-conscious silhouettes and LRS’s take on American streetwear and sportswear, this quartet of brands fronted by young Latinx designers is creating a new vision of what fashion can be—as seen through their own highly individual lenses. As
The French have the perfect term for the shift that the end of summer heralds: la rentrée. Rather than lament that vacations are coming to a close, we’re focusing on all the style opportunities reentry offers– wherever the season finds you. BEST IN CLASS Wales Bonner Fall 2021 Courtesy of Wales Bonner Courtesy OUTFIT 1
One of the purest displays of love isn’t the kind you find in the drugstore greeting card aisle or nestled between the hydrangeas and tulips at your local florist shop. It’s the kind that’s written all over your face, a glow that radiates from every corner of your body and lights up your eyes. New
Cartier kicked off the launch of its Clash [Un]limited capsule collection last night in West Hollywood with a glitzy rooftop dinner and private viewing of the Clash [Un]limited Exhibition. The creative project was made collaboration with singer-songwriter Finneas, who provided the musical entertainment for the evening. “Clash represents the opportunity to redefine and rediscover what
Banks is no stranger to water. Whether she’s drowning in it, swimming through it, or wishing she was made of it, water is a constant theme in the singer’s three bodies of work to date. “I feel like it can consume you and you can consume it,” she says. “When I write about when I’m
Dua and Kendall: Backgrid; Johnstone: Brittney Christie; Small Talk: Courtesy of the designer; Center image: Michons Marigot Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Some of this couture season’s best moments referenced the glory days of models gliding through ateliers, each carrying individual look numbers and wearing skyline-obscuring
Ever spend the afternoon hunting for the perfect dress but then can’t decide if you really want to splurge on your fave? (The most expensive one, naturally). Or maybe it’s a new pair of jeans that—honestly—you could be any one of four different sizes in, depending on the cut. Been there, lived that. And while
“I’m terrified of cats and my husband just got one,” says Serena Williams. We’re chatting over Zoom about her new jewelry partnership with Zales when slowly, the furry pet approaches the tennis champion. Despite 23 Grand Slam titles and a lifetime of empowering female athletes around the world, she’s visibly startled. While few can relate
Geoff Kim, Courtesy of the Brands Geoff Kim South Korea has quietly become Hollywood’s biggest competitor, churning out wildly popular music, TV dramas, and beauty and fashion trends with global appeal. This week, ELLE celebrates the K-World we’re all living in. You could say South Korea has had an influence on global pop culture, but
I love shopping online with the best of them—it’s my preferred method of hunting—yet there’s no denying you lose something when you can’t touch and feel. It’s kind of like real estate, where great photography and styling can go a long way to gussying up something that’s subpar. The shopping trick that I’m surprised more
When it comes to closets, Paris Hilton is unmatched. The Hollywood style icon is giving ELLE a tour of her hottest pieces on Clothes of Our Lives, from her biggest splurge, to her top Y2k picks, and her favorite ’fit to cook with, as seen on Cooking With Paris. This content is created and maintained
For some, Sabyasachi is not yet a household name. For 4.7 million Instagram followers, however, he’s an international sensation. The Indian fashion designer is known for his rich textiles, bridalwear, high-end jewelry, and a distinct aesthetic that beautifully weaves traditional silhouettes and techniques with a modern sensibility. Now, the Kolkata-born talent is bringing his vision
Just in time for fall, and New York Fashion Week, Target has revealed the lineup for its next designer collaboration. Instead of one chic remix of a designer’s greatest hits, we’re getting four. New York City designers Victor Glemaud, Nili Lotan, Sandy Liang, and Rachel Comey are bringing accessible versions of their best styles to
Spectrum Cropped Tank Core 10 amazon.com $28.90 In the world of workout wear, there are often two facts that sometimes seem diametrically opposed: Your gear is going to get sweaty (and twisted and rubbed and stretched), and it’s probably going to cost a lot. It’s so different from every other part of the closet, where
Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. I picked an interesting time to talk to Peiman Raf. When we spoke last week, Simone Biles had withdrawn from several Olympic competitions citing her mental health, putting a global spotlight on the issue. Despite the fact that we’re in an
Courtesy of Louis Vuitton The seemingly disparate worlds of gaming and fashion are colliding, giving its rabid fans something more addicting than Candy Crush or scouring the internet for vintage Jean Paul Gaultier combined. Louis Vuitton launched an interactive gaming app today that is now available to download. “Louis the Game” pays homage to Louis
©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett CollectionEverett For as long as I can remember, I’ve admired the way writers dress. Good style, it seems, by measure of the frequency with which it appears, is a trait practically essential to those who achieve prolific careers in publishing. Who would not fall as infatuated with Kathy Acker in her
Instagram; Courtesy of the brands; Coach: Juergen Teller Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. The slopes may have been the new runway this past winter, but for summer 2021, fashion’s eye is focused firmly on the court. This week, Lady Gaga volleyed in a Nike matching set,
For her first public appearance with Prince Harry in 2017, Meghan Markle famously manifested her future by wearing an oversize white button down called the “Husband” shirt. Designed by her close friend Misha Nonoo—who, coincidentally, is rumored to have set the couple up—the shirt got the “Markle Sparkle” sheen, a highly coveted phenomenon that occurs
Eiza González is no stranger to the camera. Beginning her career on telenovelas when she was just 17 years old, the Mexico City Native transferred her unique talent, beauty, and on-screen charisma into Hollywood success, landing major roles in Baby Driver, I Care A Lot, and Hobbs & Shaw. She’s one of the brightest stars
Courtesy of Oscar de la Renta After seeing Taylor Swift’s grand return to the Grammys this past March in that stunning mini flower dress by Oscar de la Renta, I’ve been chasing that high ever since. Was it the intricate design, the matching mask, or that she and ex-beau Harry Styles were spotted chatting that