Like most things, my mom was right about blush. As soon as I started regularly wearing makeup in high school, my mom would insist that I needed to “put a little color in my cheeks,” and would practically chase me with a blush brush. For some reason, my idea of blush was that it was…
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When I was in high school, I had a Gossip Girl–themed sweet sixteen. I find this hilarious for multiple reasons, but particularly because I insisted the DJ remix Kristen Bell’s voiceover of “xoxo, Gossip Girl” into multiple songs throughout the night. Every detail was meticulously planned down to the outfit: I wanted to channel Serena.…
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The end of summer is still another month or so away, but Blake Lively is apparently ready for fall fashion. The actress was photographed on Friday in New York—mid-August, where the temperature is a balmy 87 degrees—wearing a blue velvet pantsuit. But that’s not all: Rather than pop on a shirt underneath, Lively layered another…
Read moreEven blue-jean loyalists have to admit: come winter, sometimes you want something a little more substantial and seasonally-appropriate than your favorite pair of distressed skinnies. If denim brands have anything to say about it, you’ll be reaching for plush velvet or ‘70s-style corduroy instead for 2018; they’ve translated easy jeans silhouettes into both fabrics this…
Read moreVelvet continues to be the (fashion) crowd favorite when it comes to all-things-festive. In its annual Holiday Celebrations Report, Pinterest found that interest in “velvet dresses” is still strong amongst its audience in 2017; the term has seen a 159% year-over-year increase on the platform. As you start responding to all those end-of-year RSVP’s, you…
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