The Friday before Christmas is a last-minute scramble for thousands of shoppers and many more are dressing the part in honor of National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day. While ugly holiday sweaters have been around for decades — either by intention or thanks to misguided gift givers — the actual National Holiday began only eight years […]
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Trailblazing Model Mama Cax Has Died
Mama Cax, the Haitian-American creative, model, and advocate known for her work to make the fashion industry more inclusive for differently-abled women and women of color, died on December 16, according to an Instagram post last week. She was 30. Earlier this month, while in London for a photoshoot, Cax discovered blood clots in her […]
Lizzo adds British Vogue Cover Girl to her Credits
It’s been two years since Edward Enninful debuted the cover of his first issue as Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue. As the first man to hold the position at the 103-year-magazine — and the first Black man to boot — all eyes were on him to see how he would revolutionize the iconic publication. And he came out of […]
Sarah Hyland posts Instagram photo for her ‘Invisible Illness Warriors’ to Encourage Body Acceptance
Sarah Hyland posted a photo of herself that she “hated” to encourage her fans to celebrate and be accepting of their bodies. “To my fellow #invisibleillness warriors,” the Modern Family star wrote on Instagram Saturday, sharing an image of herself wearing a sports bra with a jacket and sweat pants. “It’s ok to be insecure about […]
Kim Kardashian Wants to Help Lift You Up
Kim Kardashian is lifting up and covering up the ladies. Skims Solutionwear, the reality television star and entrepreneur’s shapewear line, is expanding yet again. This time with boob tape and nipple pasties. “This material is super soft and super stretchy. But not too stretchy, because you want it to hold,” Kardashian said on Instagram Monday, […]
Facebook Will Stop Calling Users ‘Undesirable’ in Ad Rejections
Facebook will no longer use the harmful language “undesirable” in the rejection messages it sends to potential advertisers. The change comes after reporting from The Verge in September and continued pressure from Facebook and Instagram’s body and skin positivity communities regarding the issue. Facebook used the word when rejecting ads that featured people who […]
The Rise of Sober Curious
Alcohol has long been portrayed as the ultimate way to socialize and have a good time. Drinking alcohol – a beer after work, a glass of wine with dinner – is not only socially acceptable, it practically feels like a requirement. “I always feel pressure to drink, especially now that I’m single again and dating,” […]
Eight of the Best Online Fashion Boutiques
2019 marked the first year online retail sales exceeded those of brick and mortar shops, and it’s easy to see why. Whether you’re adding to cart via Instagram or you drunkenly bought a vintage Chanel jacket and a dolphin necklace from your bed at 2AM (no regrets), shopping online is so damn simple. Major e-commerce […]
Forget NYC – StyleWeekOC Has Your West Coast Fashion Trends for Fall
Top stylists, influencers, celebrities and fashion mavens converged at Fashion Island in Newport Beach for the 12th annual StyleWeekOC, the three-day style and beauty experience co-hosted by SIMPLY.StyleWeekOC offered fashion tips unique to the region. Following a private fashion show on Sept. 12 that highlighted upcoming fall trends, an estimated 2,000 people attended free events […]
Adobe Premiere Pro brings AI-powered Auto Reframe for Editing Videos for Your Social Apps
Adobe is hoping to eliminate the tedious, time-consuming process that comes with editing videos for different social platforms with its new AI-powered Auto Reframe feature for Premiere Pro. For example, if you’ve got a video that you want to post to YouTube, the Instagram grid, and Instagram Stories, you’d currently have to manually edit that […]