At the jewelry counter, “real” has become a negotiable word. Lab-grown diamonds are chemically identical to mined diamonds. They test the same; they shine the same; they’re often larger, clearer, and dramatically cheaper…
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When I saw girls online fawning over the Brandy Melville peacoat, I could feel a brand new, niche corner of fashion TikTok emerging. It’s strange to watch something you’ve always been a fan of suddenly become a seasonal, online trend…
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A brown leather pair of Doc Martens that I received this past Christmas, which I’m still breaking in. A classic black patent pair with a heel that I wore to every formal in high school. A stiletto pair with double straps and mini gold buckles that hurt my feet. My current, still-growing, collection of beloved Mary Janes…
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“Dorm room essentials,” “Top 10 things youneed in your dorm room,” “Dorm room decor ideas.” These are phrases that are typical to see when another school year rolls around. Online ads push clothing organizers and desktop shelves. Target restocks its “dorm-friendly” plates and bowls…
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Adidas is everywhere. Take a step outside and you are bound to find someone wearing a pair of Sambas or sweatpants with the classic three stripes running down the side. While the brand has always been in the limelight, it’s much different than it was 10 years ago.
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With the momentum of Barbie and the reclamation of girlhood and everything pink from the summer before, the honeyed air of June, July, and August carried tantalizing promise…with a sprinkle of pubic hair…
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Throughout this season’s Spring/Summer shows, you’d be hard- pressed to ignore a profusion of blazers, collared shirts, ties, and still more ties. Increasingly, fashion weeks have looked more like a cross between yacht-club and fraternity…
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My body is an hourglass. My color palette: soft summer. I look best in light blues, butter yellows, and baby pinks. Feminine clothes look best. Do not wear anything baggy…
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In 7th grade, I got braces put on and for each and every following day, I pulled my lips back to inspect my changing mouth in the mirror. Huffs of my breath fogging the glass as I searched for something I never found: a perfect smile…
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KitKatClub is a well-known club in Berlin and has been around since 1994. KitKat is known first and foremost as a sex club. But, its vast size allows for sex and regular ongoings of a club to coexist. Sex wasn’t what I was seeking. I simply wanted a space where I could dance without the constraint of clothes…
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I met him first in Barcelona, in the dim light of a friend of a friend’s apartment. He wore a cropped graphic t-shirt and baggy jeans, his nails were painted black, and each knuckle displayed a different thrifted ring. We talked about reality television, as Love Island had just finished, but the conversation rapidly spiraled into a heated debate regarding the free use of filler injections…
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The world is obsessing over denim…again! Some may say this is a trend, others say maybe we never left the denim craze. Jeans are a staple in our wardrobes, but it was a long road to get to the popularity of jeans today…
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A new, glamorous era at Gucci has begun and it feels…familiar. Like an Italian starlet driving their Ferrari feels familiar. Like a big pair of sunglasses, and an even bigger fur coat, Gucci’s Spring/Summer 2026 (SS26) show was pure, unfiltered Italian chic…
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Once, I paid $120 to go blonde. Now, I trim my split ends in my bathroom mirror. I’m not alone; I know many who are surrendering their platinum hair for dark roots, swapping regular salon visits for $8 box dye from CVS, and getting free haircuts in friends’ bathrooms…
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Eggshell. Ivory. Cream. White. Shades of stress for 18-year-old me choosing her high school graduation dress. And of course, I obsessed over the difference between “off-white” and “warm ivory” like it was a life-or-death situation…
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It seems a delicious new color has arrived on the scene for summer.
Her name? Butter Yellow…
I often look back on my middle and early high school outfits with disgust. However, I can’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia pang in my chest. Every time one of those ancient “fit checks” taken in the school bathroom mirror pops up, I’m reminded of who I used to be…
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One might say lingerie and intimate are synonymous. Plus, it’s true that lingerie is often seen as a symbol of sexiness. But it’s also quiet confidence. You don’t need to be loud to be powerful. When you slip into something soft and delicate, it’s like the world slows down. You’re suddenly untouchable, that’s the magic…
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With the rise of social media and the trends that follow it, aestheticization has become a foundational piece to these apps. I have realized that almost every time I go on popular apps like TikTok or Instagram, I see a video of a new trend to follow. A girl can only take so much fashion advice in a world full of overpriced clothing…
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The day I shaved my head the first thing I noticed were my silver hoops. They hung from my lobes, pulling at the old, loose piercings, stretching them open. I didn’t notice my two ponytails of hair lying limp on the table in my backyard, or my chia head, or the scratchiness the micro hairs left on my back. Those came second, runner-ups to my silver, dangling hoops that were too heavy for my sleazy earlobes…
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