Eight months after its launch, Black Owned Everything, an Instagram account highlighting Black-owned fashion brands, launched an e-commerce marketplace in partnership with Google Pixel. “Black Owned Everything will serve as a content hub for creators to virtually connect with designers through immersive storytelling and activated experiences with the idea of becoming a destination for Black-owned excellence,” the press release reads.
According to founder and stylist Zerina Akers — whose clients include Beyoncé and Chloe x Halle — the idea to transition Black Owned Everything from a resource for finding Black talent into a shopping destination, with products ranging from fashion and beauty to home, arrived after she witnessed the “overwhelming response” to the Instagram page. “I [soon] recognized the need for a luxury retail space for Black-owned businesses to have global reach,” she tells Refinery29. “It was a natural [next step] for us.”
“Black Owned Everything’s goal is to amplify and empower a community of brands to reach diverse and engaged audiences and encourage them to shop inclusively,” Akers continues. In making that goal a reality, she created more than just an e-commerce site: “We will also spotlight brands and stories from Black-owned businesses utilizing editorial features and with original content.” According to her, additional channels will be rolling out on the platform, which will provide brands with further access to resources.
And if the launch alone wasn’t enough to get you digging into your pockets, exclusive pieces from Sergio Hudson and Victor Glemaud, as well as Blackwood NYC and William Okpo, are sure to help you get your act in gear.
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After you’ve survived a romantic weekend of watching rom-coms, eating your favorite Valentine's treats, and possibly outfitted in some constricting lingerie, the days after should be devoted to letting it all hang out. While you may have gotten dressed up for your takeout dinner, we believe that the day after any holiday should be reserved for cozy sartorial choices — and we’ve found 30 options for you to lounge in post V-day.
That’s right — we’re talking elasticated waistbands, super-soft knits, and the cutest joggers. Whether you still want to look presentable while running errands in knitted trousers, or plan to eat leftovers from your couple’s steak dinner, you have permission to make comfort a priority. Plus, these days, loungewear is acceptable borh indoors or with a blazer and boots. No matter what you're up to — or even if you're up to nothing at all — breaking out the loungewear is a trend you deserve.
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LOS ANGELES – JANUARY 26: Ariana Grande Performs at THE 62ND ANNUAL GRAMMY® AWARDS, broadcast live from the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, January 26, 2020 (8:00-11:30 PM, live ET/5:00-8:30 PM, live PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Photo by Monty Brinton/CBS via Getty Images)
As if one music video wasn’t enough of a daily reminder to drink coffee and eat healthy (to keep it squeaky, of course), Ariana Grande released a second, and heavily remixed, video for her single “34 + 35.” This time, it stars Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion. And like the last version, this one, too, includes a lineup of covetable lingerie looks. With Valentine’s Day just 48 hours away, let this be your inspiration.
Instead of the feather slips and barely-there catsuits that appeared in the single’s first video, the unmentionables showcased in the “34+35 Remix” video are comprised of corsets, bodysuits, and garter sets. The latter — a baby pink, tulle set by Agent Provocateur — was split between Doja and Megan. But, according to Doja’s stylist Brett Alan Nelson, this wasn’t planned.
In the set notes, Nelson explained that when he and Doja, who was wearing an Agent Provocateur Milena garter, arrived on set, they were met by Megan, who was coincidentally wearing the matching Melina bra. “It just kind of magically worked out,” he said in the notes. “It was like the synergy of the world that it ended up feeling like these were girls at a slumber party that just played around in each other’s closets.”
Between the room service ordering — fries and champagne — the coordinated dances, and the home movie-style taping, a slumber party is exactly what the trio put together in the video. Except unlike our childhood sleepovers, Ariana, Megan, and Doja’s included a luxury hotel suite (rather than sleeping bags in a suburban basement) and sexy lingerie and heels (rather than cotton pajamas).
Also worn in the video were elbow-length gloves, sheer tights, and trending G-strings, not to mention tons of glittering baubles — all of which would make perfect additions to your Valentine’s Day get-ups this weekend. Once they arrive, all you have to do is stay up all night to enjoy them.
Below, shop the lingerie featured in the video.
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Prior to the pandemic, fashion’s elite flocked to the four major fashion cities — New York, London, Paris, and Milan — twice a year to see new designer collections. A major part of those Fashion Month voyages — one in February-March and another in September-October — was street style, which, in the years leading up to the pandemic, had changed. Whereas photographs taken by Bill Cunningham and Scott Schuman captured personal style in its truest form, street style has since become an increasingly manufactured operation, as people began to get dressed by stylists and borrow clothes from designers, creating looks for the sole purpose of capturing the eye of the photographers.
Still, there’s a reason why street style photos continue to be so popular — for those of us who can’t afford looks straight off the runway, personal style is oftentimes more interesting to observe than luxury fashion. So, when the pandemic put street style (for the most part) on hold, many looked to Instagram for inspiration, where accounts like Parisiens in Paris, Milanesi a Milano, and Londoners in London give a glimpse at how people in fashion cities dress. But rather than showcasing the over-the-top looks outside fashion show venues, these accounts capture everyday style — spotted on the streets, at the grocery store, and on the subway.
Parisiens in Paris — or PiP, as it’s now known — started two years ago as an antidote to Fashion Month. “During fashion weeks, I constantly saw influencers dressed perfectly from head-to-toe, with designer clothes and impeccable hair,” Parisiens in Paris’ anonymous founder tells Refinery29. “I wanted to pay tribute to the people for whom fashion is not necessarily their profession, in order to show that the Parisian style really exists naturally.”
When going through photo submissions, she says the photos that stand out most are the ones that feel organic and relatable, while still displaying a strong fashion aesthetic. “I like the looks that are not too worked on — not too fussy.” For example, she says it’s extremely rare that she’ll post a photo of someone wearing heels: “It just doesn’t represent the ‘working girl’ that we know in 2021.”
“It’s refreshing to see trends emerge from the [actual] streets and to look at how people interpret clothes, bags, etc. — I think it’s a great replacement for Fashion Month street style.”
– FOUNDER of Parisiens In Paris
Many of the looks on PiP’s feed appear to show uniforms of sorts: A wool coat, jeans or trousers, and boots. Designer bags, like Gucci’s Jackie bag — which was reissued by creative director Alessandro Michele for the brand’s fall ’20 show last February — and vintage, quilted Chanel cross-bodies are commonplace.
The page has become even more popular since COVID, according to the founder. “People are eager to look [outside] at streets and people,” she says. She speculates that the page’s followers have gone “back to basics,” meaning that they enjoy seeing everyday Parisians putting their own spin on fashion, rather than have it dictated to them by the industry. “It’s refreshing to see trends emerge from the [actual] streets and to look at how people interpret clothes, bags, etc. — I think it’s a great replacement for Fashion Month street style.”
Parisiens in Paris got so popular in fact that, in the span of two months, two other accounts — one based on Milan’s street style and another dedicated to London’s — surfaced on Instagram. In October 2020, Milanesi a Milano began sharing photos of stylish Italians scouring the hometown of labels like Gucci and Bottega Veneta. Like in Paris, the outfits presented are casual, yet elevated, and feature their own city’s twist — think: sneakers rather than boots, and vintage varsity jackets instead of camel coats. One photo shows a woman wearing UGG boots with white carpenter jeans and a fur coat. The caption reads: “She’s freezing in a very voguish Milanese way.”
A month later in November, Michelle Bellucci, a fashion styling and production student at the London College of Fashion, was inspired to start her own IG account after witnessing how her fellow Londoners continued to showcase their personal style despite the lockdown. Called Londoners in London, the page shows off the unfiltered style in her own city, from the eclectic fashions of East London to the more posh styling in West London.
For her, the account is also a way to highlight the diversity of London. “It is important to consider that each area of London is different,” she says. “The city is multicultural.” Given that traditional street style has time and time again been criticized for its lack of diversity, this is all the more important, and yet another reason why accounts like Bellucci’s make a fine replacement for the white-washed and thin selection of images that often populate fashion websites.
Like her fellow voyeur across the Channel, Bellucci believes that her followers are attracted to the original, authentic everyday style. “Londoners in London is about normal people getting dressed for their daily life, which I think is the reason people love it so much,” she says. “It’s about [sartorial] spontaneity.”
It’s the same reason why we’ve long loved “strangers on the street” content. Humans of New York — an account that’s appeal wasn’t only in the stories it told, but also in the street style-esque images that ran alongside them — was so popular on Instagram, it became a best-selling book in 2015. Chinatown Pretty, which started as a street style account featuring seniors living in New York’s Chinatown, has now, too, been turned into a photography book. The responses and photos that result from capturing people off guard and in their natural settings are authentic — something that, after years of carefully curated street style, we’re now longing for again.
Since lockdown, people have started to dress for themselves again and experiment with colors, patterns, and silhouettes that make them feel happy, comfortable, and confident. In turn, fashion is getting its edge back — with personal style flourishing in fashion capitals like Paris and London, but also in cities like New Orleans and Atlanta.
It’s a good thing Instagram accounts like these are around to capture it.
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As far as my personal style goes, it’s evolved over the years; I’ve experimented with emo-girl prep, teen-mag chic, wannabe hipster, edgy-college core, and so forth. Now, at the ripe age of 25, I can’t really say that I’ve landed on any vibe in particular (I blame ADHD for that). What I have learned is how to zero in on the hidden gems sprinkled around the internet that cater to large bodies. My mind is always in a million places and so is my closet — but, I do have my tried-and-true staples which I've lined up ahead.
These pieces are my go-to's that I've worn into the ground, they're the ones I reach for when my brain is all mushy, and (most importantly) they make me feel put together. And now I'm sharing them with you, my new R29 fam. Jump to these when thinking hurts!
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AE Curvy Mom Jeans
Closet Staple: Mom Jeans
I have to be honest, I did not think I’d be wearing American Eagle Jeans in my prime adult years. Plus-size Instagram made me do it, and I’ve never looked back. Denim is especially tough for those of us with large booties and thighs. As Beyonce beautifully puts it, “If you don't jump to put jeans on, baby, you don't feel my pain.” I almost gave up on the idea of owning a “mom jean” cut denim because there weren't many plus options available, but these babies changed that; they're high-waisted and actually comfortable, plus they make me feel like an all-American cutie.
ClosetStaple: Statement Blouse If you are like me, then you often imagine you are the lead character in a drama about your life. You get the need for a head-turning garment. Donning a top with organza sleeves allows me to be the showstopping theater star I never was. I’m an Aries with lots of fiery placements in my chart. Can you tell? Elloquii is a label that does trendy styles for big gals really well.
Closet Staple: Neutral Sneaker
Moving to NYC drastically impacted my fashion choices. I cannot tell you how many pairs of shoes just don’t cut it for treading all day down the city streets. Whether it’s a long trek stepping over gum-covered sidewalks or stomping through questionable fluids, these sneakers can handle it all. The soles are crafted with Adidas Cloud-Foam materials which makes them extra-cushy and supportive, and they pair well with EVERYTHING — jeans, skirts, dresses, leggings, you name it. They’ve definitely gotten me through the last couple of years and, although they could use a scrub-a-dub-dub, are still in great shape.
Adidas Adidas Advantage Leather Sneaker, $, available at Nordstrom Rack
Eloquii Tie-Waist Wide-Leg Faux-Leather Pant
Closet Staple: Wide Leg Pants
As anyone with chub rub knows, the pants you wear make all of the difference. These black wide-leg pants aren't just chub-rub friendly but they also go with virtually any top I own — and, they can be dressed up too! They're perfect for dim sum in Chinatown or a spicy rigatoni at Carbone (pre-Covid tings, amirite?). I’m currently obsessed with these Eloquii pants. But since they're almost sold out, check out this pair (also from Eloquii) that are pretty similar.
Tie Waist Wide Leg Faux Leather Pant, $, available at Eloquii
Glamorstar Leopard Beret
Closet Staple: Beret
I love hats. But, sadly, my head is too large for most of them. Enter the beret: three years ago I was gifted a mustard yellow one (the perfect color). My most recent addition to the collection is this here leopard-printed one that I snagged off Amazon for $14. These Frenchie hats are the perfect complement to any outfit that could use a lil' something extra. Taking it from ringarde (as Pierre Cadault would say) to eye-catching!
Closet Staple: Button-Down Top
It’s genuinely hard to go wrong with a button-down top. You have your short or long-sleeve. You can leave it open, button it up, tie it, and tuck it. I have many different ones with different patterns and prints — but, if I had to pick just one for you to get right now, it’d be a classic long sleeve stripe. My favorite way to wear it is to tie it into a cropped top with high waisted pants.
Lauren Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Striped Cotton Shirt, $, available at Ralph Lauren
Madewell Greer Bootie
Closet Staple: Black Square-toed Booties
Who doesn’t love a black bootie? I always jump to these whenever the situation calls for a little something more than casual. I found as someone with a slightly wider foot the square-toe gives me a lot more wiggle room. It’s definitely ideal and far from uncomfy. Unfortunately, the pair I own is vintage — but this pair from Nordstrom do the trick!
बॉलीवुड एक्ट्रेस डायना पेंटी (Diana Penty) अपनी शानदार एक्टिंग के साथ-साथ अपने स्टाइलिश लुक्स को लेकर भी जानी जाती हैं। रेडी रेड कार्पेट्स से लेकर एयरपोर्ट लुक्स तक डायना ने हमेशा ही ऐसे कपड़ों को पहने हुए नजर आती हैं, जिसमें एक्ट्रेस के स्टाइल स्कोरकार्ड को भी करीब से देखा जा सकता है।
Warning: Spoilers for To All the Boys: Always and Forever ahead.
In a bittersweet moment, the final Netflix movie adaptation of Jenny Han’s popular YA book series, To All the Boys: Always and Forever, brings the trilogy to a close. Cue the tears because our wordsmith dreamer, Lara Jean Covey (played by Lana Condor), is about to graduate from Adler High School. She’s at a crossroads: Will she attend Stanford with boyfriend Peter Kavinsky (Noah Centineo)? Or take her own path, perhaps at her “one East Coast option,” to which she applied to demonstrate to sister Margot (Janel Parrish) that she’s not “a failure at adulting.” As she weighs her options, Lara Jean experiences every senior’s rite of passage — and her signature pink-, cyan blue-, and yellow-filled wardrobe evolves as she gets ready to enter the new stage of her life.
The movie opens with a Covey family spring break vacation in Seoul. “South Korea was very colorful when we were there,” says the film’s costume designer Lorraine Carson, who went from the second installment straight into the third. With this in mind, she gave Lara Jean’s signature palette a bright, poppy, and energetic twist.
Fortunately for us, Lara Jean’s on-point accessorizing from the previous films continues in this installment. A bubblegum pink belt brightens up a brown, polka-dotted Forever 21 romper for a requisite noraebang (karaoke) session with Margot and Kitty (Anna Cathcart). For the look, Carson tailored the ‘50s-style bodice. “It was giving her a little more mature, more body-conscious [look from] before,” says Carson. “She’s coming into her own [now].”
Upon returning, Lara Jean finishes out senior year in deeper pinks, as opposed to earlier naive, soft pastels and longer hemlines. Lara Jean’s wardrobe also incorporates more vintage pieces than the sequel to showcase her creativity, individuality, and self-discovery. “Lara Jean has this flair for putting together things that she finds: vintage and things that she makes,” explains Carson. “So we incorporated more of her personality into these clothes. As she was maturing, the clothes are maturing.”
But Lara Jean has always been an old soul. Nowhere is this more clear than when she packs for another crucial milestone: the senior trip to New York City. “Aren’t these cute?” she asks her cool best friend Chris (Madeleine Arthur) while holding up chunky white sneakers. “They’re commuter shoes. New Yorkers wear them to the office and change when they get there. I want to look like a local.” Glancing up from giving herself a sparkly black mani, Chris retorts, “You’re going to look like a tourist who looked up ‘New Yorkers’ on Google.”
Reflecting her efforts to cop a big city vibe, Carson upped Lara Jean’s wardrobe game with customized vintage pieces. “She’s a little more sophisticated because she wanted to fit in, coming from a small town in the Pacific Northwest,” Carson says. While sneaking out to Manhattan’s Little Cupcake Bakeshop with Peter, Lara Jean wears a preppy blue-and-pink windowpane plaid shirt, cut from a vintage dress. Carson used the excess fabric to create an adorable cuffed cap-sleeve. She paired the top with retro-inspired flat-front lavender trousers, from River Island, featuring a panel of very-Lara Jean ruffled bows.
“[She’s showing] more of her own personality, and her own fashion sense coming into a place that is all about fashion,” says Carson.
The next day, while in Washington Square Park with Chris, Lara Jean connects with an NYU-bound Gen (Emilija Baranac), who invites them to a college rooftop party that looks way chicer than the sloppy Solo cup fests of my recollection. Lara Jean fits right in with her sunny yellow vintage dress, with delicate striping and dot patterns. For the look, Carson swapped out the original black buttons for “camera-friendly” marigold fabric-covered ones. “You can’t go out and buy it in the stores,” says Carson. “It’s what makes Lara Jean, Lara Jean.” A pink cotton belt and, yes, commuter-friendly white leather platform Keds add a contemporary touch to the otherwise-retro look.
Of course, Chris — who wants to visit CBGB (who wants to tell her?) and astutely observes, “We have all these stores in Portland” — knows how to perfectly dress for New York City with her ‘70s to ‘90s-influenced wardrobe. “We mixed together a bit of rock ‘n’ roll style and a bit of boho,” says Carson. “It was totally the personality that we were going towards from day one.”
In constrast to Lara Jean’s MTA-ready sneakers, Chris wears more Uber-around-Manhattan-appropriate sky-high brown platform sandals by Sallys Shoes. The rest of her ‘fit also pays homage to the Age of Aquarius: languid, high-waisted, elephant flare bell bottom jeans by Twenty Four, a front-flap mini belt-bag by Forever 21, and an aged Blondie concert tee. A kelly green wide-brim fedora finishes off the look. “It gave her individuality,” adds Carson.
But Chris goes full ‘90s, with a dash of Regency thrown in, after acquiescing to Trevor (Ross Butler)’s promposal. Carson shortened a deep green satin Faviana slip dress, with a lace-up back, to a below-the-knee length to showcase Steve Madden stiletto sandals (and gymnastic-level dance moves). The less formal length also leaned into Chris’s too-cool persona. “[She’s like,] ‘’I’m not dressing up. I’m putting this on. I just happened to have this in my closet,’” laughs Carson. Her punk-y take on 19th-century opera gloves completes the look.
Carson again created a custom look for Lara Jean’s prom moment, combining components of three dresses into one for her crystal-embellished and floral-embroidered lace bodice gown. According to her, the BFFs’ prom looks illustrate the effects of their transformative senior trip: “They had become a little more sophisticated.”
Lara Jean’s fashion culminates in the heartfelt nuptials of Dr. Covey (John Corbett) and chic neighbor Trina (Sarayu Blue), who conveniently chose the To All the Boys signature blue and pink as her wedding colors. Complementing the bride’s blush BHLDN dress, the Covey sisters wear a spectrum of blues — starting with Lara Jean’s again-customized fit-and-flare matte satin dress, coincidentally from a prom line, Leena for MacDuggal. Carson amplified the skirt silhouette with a structured, flouncy crinoline underneath and accessorized with pink Michael Kors stilettos. “It made her stand out,” she says.
But, let’s be honest, Kitty — with her signature “feminist” nameplate necklace, playful printed tops, and talent for accessorizing — has always been the high-key fashion icon of the Covey family. So obviously, the youngest sister declared that she will wear a tuxedo. Carson tailored a single-button pantsuit by Theory, and, in lieu of traditional neckwear, tied a thin ribbon around the collar of a pale blue Uniqlo shirt. “Which was a very 1920s thing to do,” explains Carson. “I was trying to incorporate all these levels, in the tiniest way even, of different periods for the girls to make them a little more eclectic.” Carson then gave Kitty’s silver glitter Kate Spade Keds additional flair with silk laces.
Ultimately, Lara Jean decides to attend NYU, after falling in love with the city. The final scenes capture that moment of that special time in your life: feeling the excitement and anticipation to explore new experiences, relationships, and personal style. “You could just see her going into New York and going into all these great stores, buying things and mixing them together,” says Carson.
The freshman English Lit major exhibits this through a new razored lob and fresh citrus-y color palette: an orange denim skirt from Aritzia’s Wilfred line and a fitted buttercream T-shirt from the Canadian retailer’s Babaton line. Even her sneakers elevate to Jasmine creeper platforms from the Browns Wishbone collection. “She was fitting into New York in her Lara Jean style,” says Carson. “That was her new start.”
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बॉलीवुड एक्ट्रेस परिणीति चोपड़ा को अपने स्टाइल स्टेटमेंट के साथ एक्सपेरिमेंट करने के लिए जाना जाता है। वह अक्सर आपको आई कैची लुक्स को कैरी करती हुईं दिखाई दे जाएंगी। ऐसा ही कुछ हमें आज भी देखने को मिला, जब परिणीति को स्टाइलिश अवतार में मुंबई की सड़कों पर देखा गया।
बॉलीवुड एक्ट्रेस मलाइका अरोड़ा (Malaika Arora) एक फिटनेस फ्रीक हैं। वह जब भी घर से बाहर निकलती हैं तो फैंस को फैशन गोल्स देना नहीं भूलतीं। ऐसा ही कुछ हमें आज भी देखने को मिला जब एक्ट्रेस को एकदम अलग अवतार में योग क्लासेस के बाहर देखा गया।
दीपिका पादुकोण की जिस तरह की फिजीक है, उस वजह से उनके ऊपर हर स्टाइल के कपड़े अच्छे लगते हैं। इन दिनों यह बाला ऐथलीजर के प्यार में है और इस बात में कोई शक नहीं कि इनमें वह जितनी कूल लगती हैं, वैसी दूसरी बीटाउन हसीनाएं नहीं लग पातीं।
करीना कपूर उन हसीनाओं में से एक हैं, जो फैशन के मामले में हमेशा आगे रहती हैं। यही वजह है कि इस अदाकारा को जब भी स्पॉट किया जाता है, तब उनका नया लुक नजर आता है। हालांकि, इस बार बेबो आम लोगों की तरह ही सेम कॉम्बिनेशन को रिपीट करती नजर आईं।
