LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 24: Lizzo attends the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for dcp)
Hey @lizzostinybag, it’s time for an update. This weekend, Lizzo reminded us of her obsession with itty bitty purses in a four-photo Instagram slideshow. In Sunday’s post, the “Truth Hurts” singer can be seen rocking lime green braids with a very Y2K-themed look, including a white crop top, patchwork flare jeans, lug-soled sneakers, and the smallest Fendi bag we’ve ever seen. Her love of sacs with dollhouse proportions is one for the ages.
Lizzo announced her passion for barely-there bags at the 2019 American Music Awards, where she walked the red carpet in a neon orange one-shoulder mini dress by Valentino, accompanied by a custom Valentino purse — if you can even call it that. “Bag big enough for my fucks to give,” is how she captioned a photo of the look, in which she tagged the Italian design house. Within minutes of her arrival on the red carpet, her bag had gone viral, and even garnered its own Twitter account, titled @lizzostinybag. Though nobody has posted there since 2019, the account is still going, with a bio that reads: “Y’all hoes wanna know what’s inside me?”
In January 2020, the singer was back with her microscopic bag, revealing on TikTok the contents of her tiny purse — which, this time, was a Jacquemus Le Chiquito mini. In a video — matter-of-factly captioned, “Y’all wanna know what’s in my tiny bag bitch?” — Lizzo puts on a surrealist social-media show and extracts a bevy of bulky items — like a 750 ml bottle of red wine — out of the lilac-colored purse. Also tucked away inside the bag were potato chips, a lime green dress, and a spare wig.
It’s hard to imagine what magic tricks she’s going to pull out of her teeny-weeny Fendi. We’ll be waiting diligently for the TikTok reveal.
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On Tuesday, the retailer announced a new partnership with thredUP, an online consignment and thrift store, that will include a resale program for customers. Titled “Madewell Forever,” the program will offer shoppers the opportunity to trade in their existing Madewell jeans for store credit. Shoppers will also be able to buy other secondhand denim pieces from the brand’s “Pre-Loved” section.
But customers can also bring in any non-Madewell denim pieces that will then be reviewed by thredUP. Pieces that are deemed sellable will be available on thredUP’s site, while others will be sent to the Blue Jeans Go Green Program to be recycled. For each pair donated, a customer will receive $20 in store credit to use on full-price Madewell denim.
“Madewell and thredUP recognize the need to act with urgency to address the climate crisis,” read a press release from Madewell. “As a retailer, Madewell has made it their mission to enact long-term commitments that will further sustainable and circular practices across the business.”
According to thredUP’s 2021 Resale Report, over 34 billion items of clothing are thrown away each year. Madewell is hoping to capitalize on the current popularity of secondhand clothing to counter that trend (the partnership hopes to collect up to one million pairs of denim by 2023). The same report showed that, over the past year, 40% of millennials and Gen Z shoppers have bought secondhand clothing, pushing more companies, like Mara Hoffman, Isabel Marant, Lululemon, and Nordstrom to launch resale programs.
“Madewell Forever” includes a full range of sizes, according to the brand, and has launched with over 3,000 pairs of secondhand denim, available between $30 and $45. Whether you’re a defender of skinny jeans or a fan of straight-leg denim, here are a few options you can shop now.
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Hot take: There isn't a fashion rule out there that wasn't meant to be broken. No navy and black together? Psssh. Not wearing certain cuts because of your height, age, and/or body type? Puh-lease. But of all the sartorial maxims we've been collectively unlearning, there's one that seems to be a bit harder to shake: "Thou shalt not mix metals with jewelry."
The (outdated) reasoning behind this is that gold and silver looks mismatched — much like the (also archaic) brown belt/black shoes edict — but to that we say, "Have you seen the Pandora Signature Collection?" Featuring sterling silver, 14k rose gold plating, or 14k gold plating, the range's unique pieces were designed to be layered for a totally modern look. Ahead, see what we'd cop, and start plotting how you'd style them to enrage the fashion powers that (used to) be.
PANDORA Sparkling Overlapping Ring, $, available at PANDORA
PANDORA Crossover Pavé Triple Band Ring, $, available at PANDORA
PANDORA Sparkling Overlapping Ring, $, available at PANDORA
PANDORA Sparkling Double Hoop Earrings, $, available at PANDORA
PANDORA Pandora Signature I-D bangle, $, available at PANDORA
PANDORA U-Shaped Hoop Earrings, $, available at PANDORA
PANDORA Two-Tone Circles Pendant & Necklace, $, available at PANDORA
PANDORA Double Circle Pendant & Necklace, $, available at PANDORA
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When it comes to direct-to-consumer legacy status, no other company comes close to eyewear brand Warby Parker. In addition to offering quality frames (with or without prescription lenses) at affordable prices, Warby Parker had also established a philanthropic mission from the get-go — a “buy a pair, give a pair” program — which has since spawned countless other DTC brands to adopt like-minded initiatives.
So, it makes sense that relative newcomer Entireworld, whose matching sweatsuits became the de facto uniform during the pandemic, would link up with Warby Parker. Not only is Entireworld founder Scott Sternberg a longtime friend of the eyewear company, but both brands also offer high-quality essentials made to make everyday life more effortless (and more stylish). The Warby Parker x Entireworld limited-edition collection debuts today, and it features Warby Parker’s old-school, ’70s-inspired Hatcher sunglasses in four new-school colorways selected by Entireworld: Oxblood, Jade, Midnight, and Blossom Jade. Prices start at $95 for non-prescription lenses and go up after that. And there is an extra give-back component to this partnership as well — Warby Parker will be donating proceeds to the Equal Justice Initiative, an org dedicated to helping wrongly convicted incarcerated people secure legal representation.
For the launch, artists Olamide Ogunade, Tosin Kalejaye, Brooke Fierce Bronner, and Diana Ejaita were additionally tapped to create a portrait in which each subject wears a pair of the Warby Parker x Entireworld shades and an Entireworld clothing item. Scroll on to shop their entire(world) looks below.
Artwork by Tosin Kalejaye featuring Warby Parker x Entireworld’s Hatcher in Jade and Entireworld’s Chore Jacket.
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While it might go down just a little bit differently in real life, we like to think that at the beginning of each season, a high council of the jewelry Illuminati gathers to rule on the ~new aesthetic~ and what the next “it” body part for adorning will be. “Tibias and tracheas are so hot right now,” they declared at the last meeting — which explains why all we want to wear this summer are anklets and whimsical beaded necklaces.
But what comes after the ankle/neck-centric times we’re living (and accessorizing) in now? Thanks to some insider info, we’ve got the answer: the oft-neglected wrist, decorated with a bracelet shape many of us haven’t seen since we were learning about PEMDAS.
That’s right: The bangle is back, though it’s emphatically not the same as the armful you wore as you hustled to Honors English. It’s quieter, in acoustics and design. It’s sophisticated. And it can fit any personal style — especially if you choose the Pandora Signature I-D Bangle.
With a unique half-squared, half-rounded profile, each bracelet is hand-finished in sterling silver, 14k rose gold plating, or 14k gold plating, so you can create a stack that’s all you. (Yes, mixing metals is not only allowed, but highly encouraged). And priced at $90 to $200, it can be an affordably luxe gift from you to you for being ahead of the trend curve. Shop all three styles below, and go down in history as one of the first to kick off the Great Bangle Boom Of 2021.
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But it was well before this year that Welsh designer Rosie Evans began making modernized versions of Elizabethan- and Jacobean-style undergarments.
Evans, 25, initially planned to become a costume designer before realizing that creating costume-esque looks for everyday people, rather than actors, was more rewarding. Corsets, in particular, became a primary interest of hers. After studying them at length at the University of the West of England in Bristol — she researched the style in her final year — but never actually making one herself, she one day just said, “Why not?”
“I was quite interested in them, so I thought, I’m just going to carry on with this,” she tells Refinery29. “I’m going to give it a go and do some mock-ups myself and just see what happens.” Her first corset was designed using old sofa upholstery fabric and a Jacobean-style pattern. Because Evans’ venture into corset-making aligned with the rise of the trend in fashion and pop culture, she says that the interest from the audience was immediate. “I made that one, [posted it,] and people began to message me,” she recalls.
The rest lined up like something out of the French fairy tales she uses as inspiration. (Her latest collection was inspired by Cinderella, penned by French author Charles Perrault in 1697, and the 1970s French film Donkey Skin, which is based on the 1695 Peau d’âne fable.) Before long, she had acquired more than 16,000 followers on the platform, where she shares her selection of “high-fantasy” corsets, all of which are made using materials you can find in your home, like embroidered tea towels and tablecloths. She’s garnering attention on TikTok, too. There, you can find videos of her intricate process. See: Evans transforming a towel printed with a map of Scotland that her mom bought at a tourism shop into an Eilish-approved bustier.
According to Evans, the sudden spike in interest for her brand is due to a combination of things. During the pandemic, people’s consumption habits have changed, with many seeking out more eco-conscious fashion. Then there is the price factor. “Obviously corsets have been really big lately,” she says, “but not a lot of people are making them sustainably or they are making traditional corsets which are very expensive because they’re made to your measurements.” On the contrary, Evans makes everything out of recycled materials, and crafts pieces that, though designed in a traditional way — she uses historical corsets as a blueprint for her designs — are more fashion-forward and easy to wear. Price-wise, they typically go for between £120 and £160 (roughly $165 to $219). In comparison, corsets from a lingerie brand like Agent Provocateur can cost upwards of $1,000.
“Corsets are all about dressing up and making yourself not really look like a person from this time.”
– Rosie Evans
Then there is her signature fantasy-inspired aesthetic that she says appealed to many in lockdown, when a sartorial escape to somewhere far, far away was welcome by many. “Corsets are all about dressing up and making yourself not really look like a person from this time,” she says.
But just because we’re no longer staying home doesn’t mean that Evans is going anywhere. In fact, she’s only just getting started. With a new studio in Brighton, England, and a growing presence on TikTok, where a brand can go from zero to 100 in next to no time, we’re about to see a lot more of the designer. And her dreamy selection of corsets, of course.
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