In London, Photographer James Barnor’s Virtuosic Portraits Find a New Audience
The Ghanaian-British artist’s new London exhibition offers a rare and poignant window into West African and Black British history.
The Ghanaian-British artist’s new London exhibition offers a rare and poignant window into West African and Black British history.
With the first sign of crocuses and daffodils, gardening season is among us—it’s time to ready your favorite and best gardening tools and get to work. For those who have been meticulously planning spring and summer gardens, this is a much-awaited moment after months of careful preparation—placing orders for heritage seeds in the fall, cultivating … Read more
Prince Louis, the youngest child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, is three years old. To celebrate his birthday, Kensington Palace released a new portrait of the little Prince on his first day at nursery school last week. In it, he sits upon a red bicycle, wearing a blue sweater and carrying a matching … Read more
This weekend, when the year’s top movie stars take to the red carpet for the 2021 Oscars, certain play-it-safe hair and makeup looks—classic chignons, soft smoky eyes—are bound to make an appearance on Hollywood’s biggest night. But thankfully, there are always a few renegade risk-takers who break away from the pack. Think Angelina Jolie, who … Read more
When spring rolls around, it’s always tempting to shove all of your outerwear to the back of your closet—but don’t act too fast! This season is always perplexing weather-wise (one day it’s hot, and the next it’s nippy again), so you need to keep a few coats in your daily outfit rotation. And there just … Read more
There’s nothing that gets us more excited than fashion innovation, especially when it comes to innovation in textiles. The advent of vegan leather, for example, excited people, but the first iterations of this material were not always an environmentally-friendly alternative to animal leather. Vegan leathers have traditionally been fabricated from PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and Polyurethane—plastics … Read more
What drew both actors to these misadventured piteous overthrows was their yearning to get back on the boards—where both got their start—after years of critical-darling movies and prestige dramas. They had also wanted to collaborate after meeting almost a decade ago through theater circles and “knocking around each other for ages,” as O’Connor puts it … Read more
Diane Keaton is a talk show veteran. Over the course of her impressive career, the actor has sat down with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel and everyone else in between. Along the way, she’s always served bold fashion, bringing her penchant for strong shapes, dramatic chapeaus, and black-and-white ensembles to our TV screens. Where other Hollywood … Read more
3. Cultivate positive self-awareness with yoga Yoga has been used for thousands of years to cultivate self-awareness, transformation, and connection. It is also a significant tool to manage stress. “I believe that yoga is for everybody, but it looks different for everybody as well,” says yoga therapist, Kellie Livingstone. “Some people benefit from a more … Read more
While there’s no time like the summer to cool off, putting ice on your face is a year-round skincare strategy. From functioning as a natural makeup primer to taking cheekbones to new heights, ice cubes are a secret weapon for many top facialists and makeup artists. YouTube star Lisa Eldridge swears by ice facials to … Read more