Month: May 2021

Fashion Insiders Have Proclaimed This Summer’s Coolest Staple

By Keisha P. Crabtree 9 hours ago

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Your Horoscope This Week: May 9, 2021

No matter what the weather on your side of the world, the second week of May is sure to be a reprieve in an otherwise stormy season. The new moon in Taurus on the 11th cups the dark waters of April’s full moon in Scorpio and transforms them with a bright sliver of possibility. This lunation is uninterested in complications and determined to find pleasure wherever pleasure is on offer. Pleasure, here, can be as hedonistic as a night-in with a new date and an array of libations. Or, it can be the simple relief of carving out time and space to direct all your attention toward an activity that gives you a sense of purpose. Jupiter shifts into Pisces for the time being, encouraging the dreamers inside each and every one of us to rise up and claim more

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Christie Brinkley Models Alongside Daughters in Sweet Mother’s Day Fashion Campaign

By Keisha P. Crabtree 10 hours ago

Christie Brinkley and her two daughters, Alexa Ray Joel, 35, and Sailor Brinkley-Cook, 22, are bringing their good genes to the latest NYDJ campaign, modeling a wide variety of the great-fitting jeans from the clothing brand.

Launching just in time for Mother’s Day, the empowering Foundations campaign was inspired by the “powerful bonds between women everywhere,” a press release states. The ads, which celebrate the “free-spirited” sense of “individuality” Brinkley passed down to her daughters (and includes lots of laughing and hugging on set!) features the effortlessly flattering styles quintessential of the clothing brand.

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In a behind-the-scenes video from the Foundations photo shoot, Brinkley, Joel and Brinkley-Cook open up about what beauty means to them. “If beauty doesn’t start in your heart and soul and include kindness,

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Irina Shayk Mother’s Day Alo Beauty Campaign

By Keisha P. Crabtree 12 hours ago

It’s clear that supermodel Irina Shayk adores being a mom to her four-year-old daughter Lea. In fact, she credits the joys of motherhood as one of the reasons for her glowing skin. The other reasons? Icing her face each morning and sticking to a consistent skincare routine (with Alo Beauty products). So it’s no surprise that the yoga and wellness brand tapped Shayk for their Mother’s Day beauty campaign.

One of the supermodel’s beauty secrets is to use natural, clean ingredients to give her skin a boost—and indulge in the occasional mask with the help of her daughter. We chatted with Shayk ahead of the holiday about all things motherhood, beauty, and the secret to her runway-ready glow.

Has your beauty routine changed since becoming a mom?

It didn’t really change! Every mom knows how to multitask, so I always find time for my beauty routine. Now that my daughter

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What is avant-basic? Brands like Lisa Says Gah popularize funky patterns

By Keisha P. Crabtree 1 day ago

Have you started to notice the same funky patterns all over Instagram and TikTok? Bright colors and bold fabrics have been featured all over the place so often, they’re hardly unique anymore.

Back in December, writer Emma Hope Allwood sagely named this style “avant-basic.”

“It’s algorithm fashion…. quirkiness in the age of mechanical reproduction… vintage without the effort… if summer from 500 days of summer was an insta gal with a mullet,” she said.

“Avant,” of course, comes from the term “avant-garde,” which denotes unusual or experimental ideas, like the funky patterns rampant within this trend cycle. Basic means seemingly the opposite — it’s something unoriginal or mainstream. Pairing these words together in one term describes an unorthodox style that’s been adopted by so many people, it’s no longer radical.

“Avant-garde patterns are paired with not-so-avant-garde styling. The clothes are different, but so many people wear them, and

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