As we continue to navigate these ever-changing times, in season two of What I Wore This Week, one Vogue editor shares their outfits—both on Zoom and IRL—from the previous week. Much ink has been spilled about the benefits of wearing “real clothes” to work from home. I’m probably guilty of writing a line or two … Read more
Dashing between the office, appointments, dinners, and events may not look the same in 2020 as in year’s past, but this year has still managed to teach the importance of nimble outfits that look the part, no matter the context. Model Hailey Bieber is a master of such outfits, and shares her tips for rising … Read more
In July 2018, London’s National Gallery acquired a self-portrait by the Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi, featuring the painter in the guise of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Almost immediately, it drew an unprecedented level of media attention. First of all, there was its £3.6 million price tag. Then, there was the fact it was painted by … Read more
Post-election week, the looks on Instagram have become brighter than ever. There’s color! There’s midriff! There are a whole lotta accessories! Perhaps Bella Hadid described the mood the best, while wearing a brown vest, white top, an itty-bitty bandeau top, and her trusty vintage mushroom-engraved bag. With a bright blue sky background and an easy … Read more
The title of season four, episode six of The Crown is “Terra Nullius,” a Latin phrase that means “nobody’s land.” Creator Peter Morgan no doubt picked it due to the presiding plotline: Charles and Diana’s 1983 royal tour of Australia, which coincides with the country’s growing movement to leave the British Commonwealth. Nearly 200 years … Read more
Reports at the time also suggested that Diana’s deep unhappiness with her relationship served as her major trigger: “Bulimia nervosa, the eating disorder Diana developed within a year of becoming Princess of Wales, was not (as Charles’s friends have suggested) an illness which made a marriage go sour,” wrote Anthony Holden in a 1993 issue … Read more
“I like to be a free spirit,” Princess Diana once said. “Some don’t like that, but that’s the way I am.” Over two decades since her untimely death, the public’s longstanding fascination with her—as a royal, a humanitarian, a style icon, and an unapologetic rebel—has yet to wane. The new season of The Crown, out … Read more
On July 9, 1982, at just around 7 a.m., Michael Fagan shimmied up a Buckingham Palace drainpipe all the way to a flat roof that was only a few feet away from the palace’s main building. He was barefoot, unshaven, and wearing only a sweatshirt and jeans. He climbed through an unlocked window and into … Read more
Standout hair gave us some much-needed inspiration this past week on Instagram. Yara Shahidi’s structural updo made an appearance with stylist Jason Bolden in the background. He reminded followers to “take a minute and enjoy the moments.” Mette Towley showed off her major hair growth, while picking out her gorgeous fro. “She defies gravity,” Towley … Read more
What about those trips to Balmoral? It is true that, shortly after visiting Scotland in 1981, Thatcher fired three of her ministers. They included the highborn Lord Soames and Sir Ian Gilmour. Also, yes, she wasn’t one for countryside pursuits: Tabloids say she walked around in high heels, had to borrow wellies, and seemed puzzled … Read more