I’ll never forget getting measured for my quinceañera dress and being horrified that my hips were double the size of my chest. I felt uneven, incomplete. Here I was—literally preparing to be presented to God as having officially entered womanhood—feeling the complete opposite of womanly. Those feelings stuck with me well beyond my 15th birthday.…
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Ariana Grande is rich. Very rich. She has a reported net worth of $50 million and apparently bought that insane New York City apartment she and ex-fiancé Pete Davidson lived in all summer. If she wants a baby pig, all she has to do is snap her fingers and, poof, it’s there. There’s even a…
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Large bags have gotten a bad rep: You overpack, you schlep, you can’t find anything inside… They’ll cause you to breathlessly explain to everyone you see, “Ah! Sorry for all of this stuff.” It takes up an extra seat at restaurants. It’s the reason you’ve saved every receipt you didn’t know you had. That might…
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When I got engaged, I found myself caught in some sort of wedding planning purgatory: I knew I wanted a fairytale ballgown dress and a formal evening ceremony, but I wasn’t concerned with other “proper” things we’ve been told by the billion-dollar wedding industry we’re “supposed” to have—“something borrowed,” elaborate tablescapes, a cocktail hour with…
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Shopping for swimwear can be a tough and vulnerable process. As if the inconsistency in sizing across brands and the harsh fluorescent lighting in changing rooms weren’t enough, it can be intimidating—and overwhelming—to contend with all the available choices and take stock of all the new trends coming up on Instagram or on the runway.…
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Just over a year-and-a-half into Donald Trump’s presidency, Ivanka Trump announced that she’s shuttering her namesake fashion line. In many ways, it’s been a long time coming. Marketed as a purveyor of affordable basics for working women since it launched in 2007, with its face being Trump herself, the brand—once valued at $100 million—has experienced…
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