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21 Pairs of Sweatpants You Can Totally Wear in Public


Gone are the days when sweatpants were reserved for lazy days of movie marathons on the couch—in fact, we’d be happy if those have gone the way of the VHS. Thanks to slimmer cuts, more fashion-conscious design, and a growing acceptance of more relaxed dress codes, the sweats, joggers, and track pants you can buy today are more presentable than their schlubby forebears by leaps and bounds. Plus, there are more ways to style them than just with fuzzy slippers (kangaroo-lined Gucci versions or otherwise): try some easy loafers for weekend errands, a fresh pair of sneakers, or even high-heel boots for a look any Insta girl would envy. Shop 20 pairs of sweatpants in the gallery ahead.



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Blake Lively Is Totally Unrecognizable on the Set of Her New Movie


Blake Lively’s made a habit of picking roles post-Gossip Girl that have required her to transform in some way. In 2016’s The Shallows, she swapped her signature glam aesthetic for a sandy wetsuit and beach waves. In All I See Is You, which premiered last month, Lively dyed her hair chestnut brown—a far cry from the bright, California blond she’s known for. And in A Simple Favor, her new movie with Anna Kendrick due out next year, she looks straight out of Orange Is the New Black.

But she makes her most drastic change, hands down, in the upcoming thriller The Rhythm Section, which is based on the bestselling book series by Mark Burnell and also stars Jude Law. Lively plays Stephanie Patrick, a woman whose family dies in what she originally thinks is a plane accident. However, when she discovers the crash was intentional, she goes undercover as an assassin to find the people responsible.

And these new photos from the set show just how “undercover” Lively looks. The actress is virtually unrecognizable in the short, shaggy wig she’s required to wear for the role. Don’t take our word for it, though. Check it out for yourself, below:

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Granted, we’re not 100 percent sure this is a wig. For all we know, she could’ve actually chopped her hair off for this movie—but that’s unlikely. Lively will probably have multiple looks in The Rhythm Section because her character is trying to navigate the world unseen. Who knows, though. Maybe this movie will inspire Lively to cut her hair shorter IRL. Serena van der Woodsen would truly be gone if that happened.

The Rhythm Section is slated for a 2019 release.

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11 Fashion 'Rules' That Are Totally Irrelevant in 2017


At this point, most of us pay zero attention to stuffy, old-school fashion advice like “Don’t wear white after Labor Day” or “Your bag and shoes must match!” And yet, even in 2017, there’s still a ton of widely accepted style “rules” that are actually totally outdated, nonsensical, or just plain insulting. We’re still talking about what clothing is considered “appropriate” for women, or judging people who wear leggings out of the house when, believe it or not, they have no intention of exercising—or arguing about whether or not “fashion should stay out of politics” or “women should dress their age.”

Well, no more: We rounded up all of the “rules” that make no sense in 2017, especially given that we have plenty of other things to worry about and not enough time to dwell on what we supposedly can’t wear. Plus, we’ll show you the designers, celebs, and everyday style icons who are shattering our ideas about what personal fashion style can be—one rule at a time. Read on for 11 Don’ts you can proudly do.



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Here's the Inspiration Behind the Totally Normal Names of George and Amal Clooney's Twins


The celebrity world abounds with creative, modern, or totally out-there baby names—depending, of course, on your stance on the matter. Sometimes, however, new parents bless their A-list progeny with classic names: last year, Keri Russell and partner Matthew Rhys named their newborn son Sam, for example. Such is the case with George and Amal Clooney, who, 12 weeks ago, welcomed their twins, Alexander and Ella. And now, we know where the twins’ perfectly normal names came from—thanks to an interview George and pal/actor Matt Damon did with ET at the Venice Film Festival on Friday.

Apparently, he and Amal “just didn’t want to have really dumb names.” Fair enough.

“We figured these kids are going to be looked at a lot and watched and [have their] every move sort of judged, and we wanted them to at least have a break with the names,” George told ET. “So we looked for some sort of normal names. We didn’t have any great inspiration. It wasn’t Alexander the Great and Ella Fitzgerald.”

Damon asked if the couple’s son was named after Alexander Hamilton instead (so timely!).

“It was Alexander Hamilton,” Clooney said. (He was joking.)

He also spoke candidly about what it felt like the moment he became a father, and it’s too good not to share, to be honest:

“I suppose [the realest moment is] just the minute they came out,” Clooney told EW. “None of it is real until all of a sudden they’re standing there covered in slime and crying. You’re like, wait a minute, what is that? We were just two and now we’re four.”

Beyond the premiere of George’s new movie, Suburbicon, at the film festival—where Amal, by the way, looked gorgeous at her first red carpet since the babies—the couple has been staying busy donating $1 million to fight “violent extremism” in the U.S. and prepping to open a school for Syrian refugees. We can only imagine how cool those twins are going to grow up to be.

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Taraji P. Henson's Take on Embracing Natural Hair Is Totally Refreshing


All this summer, Taraji P. Henson has been inviting us to join her on her natural hair journey. From posting photos of her newly cropped—and utterly amazing—natural curls on Instagram in June to sharing messages of empowerment while hosting Black Girls Rock in early August, Taraji’s been on message and on point. She’s also—as always—refreshingly straightforward when it comes to shame, beauty standards, and black hair policing.

In a recent interview with HuffPo, Taraji once again got real about the process of learning to love her unprocessed hair. While she’s been natural for a while, she say she’s still found herself returning to straightening and processing her curls. It got to the point where she decided to chop it all off and start from scratch. “I’m in the phase of letting it grow and I just wanna see,” she said.

Part of the reason she says she felt pressure to straighten her hair was due to biased beauty standards. While women are finally starting to express themselves as they please, Taraji pointed out that black women still face particular difficulties. The definition of American beauty (though evolving) is still largely Eurocentric, an unfair set of blond and blue-eyed standards that have put women of color at serious risk.

Taraji made a point to emphasize that black women should wear their hair however they want—weaves, wigs, natural, whatever suits your personal fancy—but that they should strive to love their natural hair, regardless of style. She also opened up about how she’s still working to undo the damage that occurs when specific beauty standards are internalized, telling HuffPo: “[Black women] have shame when it comes to our hair. What we’ve been told, ‘Your hair is nappy.’ It’s not nappy, it’s curly. That’s a curl, that’s a coil. That’s energy leading up and I was like, we need to convey that message because I see a lot of girls, natural, is it for fashion or do you really understand what that is? It is a crown that God gave you. Our hair defies gravity without any products. Do you know how powerful that is? That’s powerful.”

As a multiracial woman, I can speak to living with hair that’s a source of shame as well as a source of power and it’s refreshing to hear such an accomplished celebrity admit that she’s still struggling with self-love. It’s even better to hear a celebrity acknowledge that there is more than one way to get to there. Hearing Taraji speak out about how she’s personally learning to love herself and her natural hair, regardless of her styling choices, makes me feel empowered to do the same. I hope she continues to share her natural hair journey. After all, she’s got a powerful voice and a gorgeous head of hair.

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Kendall Jenner's Bronzer Makeup Trick Is Low-Key Genius, and Totally Free


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Okay, yes: we’re addicted to any beauty tips the Kardashians & Co. give. But given the camera-ready state the family lives in at basically all times, each sister has picked up so much info that at this point, they’re pros themselves. And no surprise, the model among them is especially skilled at creating a glow on-set and off—according to Kendall Jenner, thank the constant proximity to the best hair and makeup artists in the world (yeah, that’ll do it). Today, she let fans in on a few of her go-to beauty tricks, and the way she uses bronzer will kind of blow your mind.

Running Vogue through her whole makeup routine—all of two minutes and six seconds, down from Khloe’s 20 minutes and Kim’s [how many hours she has available that day]—the tips came out fast and furious. Starting with Esteé Lauder’s concealer, she dotted it all over, then patted it in with her finger. Pretty straightforward, as is her brow routine: a quick brush up and fill-in sitch, with a quick story detour into adolescent eyebrow plucking trauma (relatable). And then arrives the moment you’re going to want to rewind—she takes her bronzer and a fluffy brush, and pinches the brush to make it even thinner.

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Cheeks sucked in, she dusts bronzer with the brush in the hollows below her cheekbones, down her neck, and behind her ears (another signature Kar-Jenner trick, it’s certainly excessive, but since they’re photographed from literally every angle it makes a ton of sense). It’s a simple but helpful trick for concentrating your bronzer exactly where you want it, which is crucial for face-defining and those of us who don’t own a different brush for every need. And the bronzer wasn’t done yet: Kendall swept it on as eyeshadow too, for even more warmth all over. She added mascara and a few dabs of lipstick and lipgloss, and voila, out the door.

We’ve learned so much, but the best is still to come. Looking at her (perfectly fine) low bun, she said, “Honestly, this is as good as it’s going to get for my hair. I’m not a great hairstylist.” Was she referencing the iconic *Princess Diaries* scene? There’s no way to be sure, but we can hope.

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