After spending twenty years in the shadow of television’s preeminent It girl, Miranda Hobbes has finally reached style-icon status. The fashion pendulum has swung, and puffer jackets, boxy suits, and Harvard hoodies are decidedly “in.” When Sex and the City first aired, though, Ms. Hobbes’s hypercorporate style went largely unnoticed. But just because she didn’t…
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It took a few more years of harsh fat-girl realities before I could fully appreciate Ursula. Over time, as my body became the first weapon utilized by people looking to hurt me, Ursula became this villain that scared me in a new way. (Yes, there were other plus-size villainesses to come before Ursula [s/o to…
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Cardi B may like those Balenciagas, the ones that look like socks, but she, too, enjoys a good bargain. Her deal is our gain, because the rapper found the perfect summer dress at Target—and you can still buy the exact style online. On Sunday, Cardi celebrated the release of her latest collaboration—”Who Wants the Smoke,”…
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Anyone who has paid the slightest bit of attention to Janet Jackson’s nearly 40-year career already knows that she’s a bona fide icon: Her legacy spans television and music, earning her 35 awards, and she has sold more than 100 million records. At the 2018 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night (May 20), she further…
Read moreCatherine Deneuve, the 74-year-old French actress known for her decades-long career, has joined 99 other women in signing an open letter that challenges the #MeToo movement and its French counterpart #Balancetonporc, claiming that the public campaigns infantilize women, limit sexual freedom, and contribute to “puritanical” and “totalitarian” thinking. The letter was published Tuesday in French…
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I first discovered Jane the Virgin after watching Gina Rodriguez’s emotional, inspiring acceptance speech at the 2015 Golden Globes, where she won the award for Best Actress in a TV Comedy. I was compelled by her charisma and vulnerability. I felt moved by her mantra of “I can and I will.” I also couldn’t ignore…
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