Despite a recent uptick in popularity for blue engagement rings following the release of Season 4The Crown — which saw Princess Diana's sapphire engagement ring up close — we’ll always have a special place in our hearts for engagement rings of the warmer variety, specifically pink engagement rings. Not only are pink stones an unexpected alternative to traditional diamonds thanks to their unique color, but they're also stunning. For proof, see the precious real estate on Lily Collins’ left ring finger. (The Emily In Paris star wears a stunning morganite ring, not from Gabriel, but from her real-life film director fiancé Charlie McDowell.)
There are a couple of options to choose from when shopping for a pink engagement ring. In terms of diamonds, naturally pink options are few and far between, which is why they come with a higher price tag. (After red diamonds, pink diamonds are the most expensive natural diamond color on the market, as reported by The Diamond Pro.) According to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), of the over 800 million carats of rough diamonds produced at Australia’s Argyle mine — one of only a handful of places where pink diamonds are mined — less than 1% are pink. If you’re in the market for something a bit more cost-effective, precious stones, like sapphire, or semi-precious ones, like morganite and tourmaline, are excellent alternatives. (Morganite stones tend to be more champagne-like in color, while tourmaline stones are brighter and more vibrant.)
Ahead, shop a variety of pink engagement ring options, each one more beautiful than the one before.
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Helzberg Diamonds Shades of Love Morganite Diamond Ring , $, available at Helzberg DiamondsPhoto Courtesy of Helzberg Diamonds.
Catbird Leda the Swan, $, available at CatbirdPhoto Courtesy of Catbird.
Sona Weaver The Disco, $, available at Sona WeaverPhoto Courtesy of Sona Weaver.
David Yurman Châtelaine® Ring with Morganite & Diamonds in 18K Rose Gold/11mm, $, available at Saks Fifth Avenue
La More Design Rose Gold Bridal Set, $, available at EtsyPhoto Courtesy of Etsy.
Meadowlark Juliet Ring, $, available at Meadowlark
David Yurman Chatelaine Ring with Morganite and Diamonds, $, available at NordstromPhoto Courtesy of Nordstrom.
GFG Jewellery Dumom Pink Sapphire Ring, $, available at GFG JewelleryPhoto Courtesy of GFG Jewelry.
Yi Collection Morganite And Black Diamond Ring, $, available at Olivela
Après Jewelry The Stella Ring, $, available at Après Jewelry
In May, amidst lockdown orders as a result of the pandemic, Gucci’s creative director, Alessandro Michele, announced that the brand would reduce the number of fashion shows it holds every year from five to two. In online diary entries, titled Notes from the Silence, Michele wrote, “I will abandon the worn-out ritual of seasonalities and shows to regain a new cadence, closer to my expressive call. We will meet just twice a year, to share the chapters of a new story. Irregular, joyful and absolutely free chapters, which will be written blending rules and genres, feeding on new spaces, linguistic codes and communication platforms.”
Six months later, the Italian luxury brand has returned with GucciFest, a seven-day virtual fashion and film event running from November 16 to 22. During the mini-festival, not only is Gucci debuting its new collection through a series of short films, co-directed by filmmaker Gus Van Sant and Michele, but it’s also screening films by 15 other independent, young designers that are making a mark on the fashion industry.
OUVERTURE of Something that Never Ended — presented in the form of a seven-episode mini-series released over the course of the week — is notable for its approach to showcasing a new collection; it’s made even more buzz-worthy with appearances from A-listers and Gucci faces like Billie Eilish, Harry Styles (who appeared in jorts in Wednesday’s episode!), and Florence Welch. But what makes the event truly unexpected is the brand’s sharing of the platform with (and, as such, endorsement of) up-and-coming designers. So far, we’ve seen films from sustainably-minded brands like Collina Strada and Rave Review; labels that have been known to push the boundaries of gender and identity like Bianca Saunders, Mowalola, and Ahluwalia; and decidedly modern names like Gui Rosa, Rui, and Cormio. Put together by Michele and “proudly supported by the House,” the brand list rounds out with Shanel Campbell, Stefan Cooke, Charles De Vilmorin, JordanLuca, Yueqi Qi, Boramy Viguier, and Gareth Wrighton, whose films have yet to air.
“The opportunity to create a film with the support of Gucci is a lifetime opportunity,” British designer Priya Ahluwalia, the creative force behind her namesake label, tells Refinery29. Having never made a film before, she saw the partnership as an “opportunity to explore a new creative outlet” for her and the brand. Her menswear brand — that often pays tribute to her Nigerian and Indian heritage and is frequently inspired by growing up in South London in the ‘90s — specializes in patchwork-like designs, vibrant prints, and immaculate tailoring. Directed by Samona Olanipekun, the film Joy showcases these signature styles. More impactfully though, it serves as a celebration of Black culture and features a multigenerational cast of community leaders, poets, political activists, and more.
“I have always thoroughly researched periods of Black liberation and those individuals who sought to gain it. I have so many books in my studio, and there is a certain selection that I go back to all the time. One of them is about Black teenagers in the ’70s and ‘80s, and I started to wonder what they were up to now, and how the families of people that were integral to the U.K. Black civil rights movement are doing now,” Ahluwalia says about the film. “[Olanipekun and I] decided we wanted to celebrate how amazing Black culture is and how we are allowed to express it because of the people who have fought hard before us. The film was really about the cast and all their individual stories and identities and how they relate to Black liberation.”
For her film Collina Land, New York-based Collina Strada, which has long used its NYFW time slot to raise climate awareness, created a video game in which models took on the roles of avatars and explored different worlds. “[There are] five levels — Desert World, Farm World, Ice World, Drawing World, and Underwater World — each with climate change objectives,” says the brand founder, Hillary Taymour, of the film that sees models planting virtual trees and chasing after an oversized squash. While the brand has previously done a film for its NYFW Spring 2021 presentation (which was similarly delightful and trippy), Taymour says she was “honored to be a part of” the event. “GUCCIFEST is a new unique idea” Taymour explains. “They loved all the ideas I had and allowed me to just go for it which was a freeing experience.”
Another brand that tackled sustainability with its film is Stockholm-based label Rave Review. Known for embracing environmentally-friendly processes like upcycling, Jord, luft, eld, vatten (which translates to Earth, air, fire, water) touches on the relationship between fashion and nature — and shows an enviable array of winter-perfect coats. “The film manifests our core — sustainability in a subtle way. It’s an urban tribute to nature and earth but also to the power of standing out from a mass, by wearing a message for change,” say Rave Review’s Josephine Bergqvist and Livia Schück. According to them, when Gucci approached the brand to participate, they didn’t hesitate with their answer: “We saw it as a great opportunity to showcase in a cool context to a big audience.”
Since the pandemic took hold, many designers have taken a step back to reassess their production practices, physical runway shows, and the archaic fashion calendar that encourages designers to put out collection after collection at a breakneck speed. Some, like Gucci, have opted out of the Fashion Month calendar to do a show on their own terms. Others have embraced more sustainable and transparent production practices, unable to ignore any longer the harmful effects that fashion overproduction has on the environment. And while a sense of collaboration has likewise been in the fashion air this year — in part maybe because of the Dries Van Noten-led open letter, signed by some of fashion’s biggest brands and retail names and calling for change in the industry; in part maybe because of the news that Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons would serve as co-creative directors at Prada — it’s still unexpected to see a partnership of this kind. Designer collaborations (like the forthcoming The North Face x Gucci collection) aside, it’s uncommon to see an established luxury brand share its platform and audience with not only younger designers, but also those whose aesthetic is different from their own.
“Meeting [the designers], I had the feeling of being an ‘us:’ We are all doing the same job. It was an interesting dialogue, the designers have their ears to the ground and are very aware,” Michele said at the Ouverture Press Conference ahead of the premiere. “We believe collaborating like this is the future,” say Bergqvist and Schück about why they were excited to have Rave Review participate. “Brands and designers should come together more as it questions a sometimes a bit excluding and elitist fashion system. In this way, Gucci uses their big influence in a very forward-thinking way.”
Watch Gucci’s OUVERTURE of Something that Never Ended episodes, as well as the designer films, as they drop every day until Sunday at GucciFest.
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The biggest shopping day of the year is a week away, but, from where we’re sitting — on the sofa, scrolling through Zara’s Special Prices page — Black Friday deals are already rolling in. While the Spanish retailer rarely slashes its prices — most years, the brand offers its biannual sales in July and January, and a Black Friday one in November — this season, it has decided to gift us with a little something to get excited about ahead of the holiday. (The brand's true Black Friday sale doesn't yet have an official start date but presumably will begin sometime next week.)
Get a head start on your Black Friday shopping by clicking through our favorites from the sale ahead.
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In October, Bella Hadid stepped out in Manhattan wearing a shrunken Lauryn Hill T-shirt, a varsity jacket, and a pair of extra-baggy black Levi’s, slung low around her hips. A month earlier, she wore equally baggy jeans — this time, in blue — with an oversized, plaid blazer and sneakers. These days, we hardly have the energy to put on pants not made of jersey and secured with a drawstring, let alone struggle our way into a pair of constricting denim. But, with slouchy-style denim, there is no cutting or hugging, making them a 2020 exception to the no-denim rule. They’re good for more than just comfort, too. As Hadid has shown us on several occasions, baggy jeans also make for an effortlessly cool, model-off-duty look.
The baggy jeans trend isn’t only favored by celebrities — in addition to Hadid, Rihanna, Hailey Bieber, Zoë Kravitz, and Katie Holmes frequently sport jeans on the baggier side — it’s also become a staple on the catwalk. During fall ‘20 fashion month, loose jeans were seen at runway shows including Gucci and R13, paired with ‘70s tunics at the former and leather moto jackets at the latter. They also showed face at Celine’s Gen-Z-friendly spring ‘21 show. What’s appealing about this runway trend is that whereas most “ready-to-wear” isn’t actually readily available for the average person, baggy jeans are. In fact, many people have probably been wearing them this whole time, not knowing that they were leading the charge around the year’s most-of-the-moment denim trend.
That said, if you don’t already have a pair of slouchy, baggy, and uber-comfortable jeans, now’s your chance. Ahead, see how celebrities are styling their baggy jeans and shop our favorite pairs.
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Bella Hadid
A sure-fire way to make baggy jeans look cool is to go the '90s route, pairing your slouchiest pair with a cropped graphic tee and a retro varsity jacket (this one is by Reese Cooper) à la Bella. Photo: Gotham/GC Images.
Étoile Isabel Marant Corsy High-Rise Tapered Jeans, $, available at Net-A-Porter
Square sunnies: check! Quilted jacket: check! Pointed-toe boots: check! Now all you need to get Rihanna's laid-back look is a pair of baggy, ripped jeans. PHOTO: ALESSIO BOTTICELLI/GC IMAGES.
Moussy Vintage Odessa Ripped Straight Leg Jeans, $, available at Nordstrom
ASOS CURVE Curve Recycled High Rise Slouchy Mom Jeans, $, available at ASOS
Zoë Kravitz
There's no celebrity whose trend approval we seek more than Zoë Kravitz's, so of course, when she stepped out alongside her husband Karl Glusman in a denim vest and belted, baggy jeans, we instantly bookmarked the photo. Copy her look by styling destroyed, vintage denim with an equally distressed jacket, Nike Cortez sneakers, and a thick belt. Photo: Gotham/GC Images.
Denim Forum Joni High Rise Loose, $, available at Aritzia
RE/DONE '90s Distressed High Rise Straight Leg Jeans, $, available at Net-A-Porter
Eloquii Straight Leg Jean, $, available at Eloquii
Hailey Bieber
Be like Hailey, and pair your baggiest jeans with an early-aughts-inspired duet of a trucker hat and a cropped tee. (Her Rihanna-approved Bottega Veneta coat is not necessary, but highly recommended.) Photo: Gotham/GC Images.
Levi's High Loose Cottonized Hemp Womens Jeans, $, available at Levi's
Violeta By Mango Girlfriend Marina Jeans, $, available at Mango
BDG High-Waisted Baggy Jean - Medium Wash, $, available at Urban Outfitters
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