Who Won the Met Gala Numbers Game
The 2026 Met Gala generated a lot of controversy. It also generated a whole bunch of media impressions. And in the social media economy, those impressions are worth a whole lot of money — $1.56 billion worth according to Launch Metrics, which analyzed data from around the world to see who had the biggest (positive) reach, the highest levels of engagement, and on what platforms. Here’s what they found.
ICYMI: Rewatch The 2026 Met Gala Livestream
nd that’s a wrap! The 2026 Met Gala took place in New York on Monday evening, and you’re invited to see what happened under the flowering-Italian-garden–themed tent. Here, a guide to livestreaming every major red carpet at this year’s gala, honoring the Costume Institute’s “Costume Art” exhibition. Where can I rewatch the livestream?
ICYMI: This robot is making On’s spray-on marathon sneaker, its fastest-ever distance shoe
In 2024, Kenyan long-distance runner Hellen Obiri beat her compatriots Sharon Lokedi and Edna Kiplagat to win that year’s Boston Marathon – her second victory on the famously undulating course, and at that point her third marathon major (she added a fourth at the 2025 New York Marathon). On her feet? An intriguing pair of laceless sneakers by Swiss sportswear brand On, a prototype of what would…
ICYMI: John Galliano is making his return to fashion with Zara
The former Dior creative director has signed a two-year ‘creative partnership’ with Zara, following his departure from Maison Margiela in 2024. Here’s what we know so far. It has been over a year since John Galliano left Maison Margiela after a decade-long tenure – a time defined by voraciously creative collections and theatrical runway presentations.
ICYMI: 7 Short Hairstyles That Stunned at the 2026 Oscars
The most popular red carpet hairstyles are usually defined by glamorous waves or polished updos, but at the 2026 Oscars, short hair stole the show. Celebrities with a variety of hair textures sported everything from super-cropped pixie cuts to chin-length bobs at last night’s Academy Awards, and I personally found them to be the most impactful hair looks. There’s just something about short hair…
The 11 Best-Dressed Stars at the 2026 Academy Awards
With the fall 2026 fashion shows having just wrapped in Paris last week, there was plenty of style inspiration to draw from for the red carpet of the 98th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 15. All of this year’s biggest stars gathered at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles to celebrate cinema—and right off the bat, classic Hollywood glamour was given a modern twist. Take nominee Rose Byrne..
ICYMI: AT 45, Britney Spears Shocks the World with a Song Fans Thought They Might Never Hear Again
The release, described by early listeners as “achingly smooth and unexpectedly vulnerable,” is already being hailed as one of the most powerful returns in modern pop music. For more than two decades, Britney Spears has been more than a pop icon — she’s been a cultural phenomenon. A voice behind timeless hits, sold-out tours, and unforgettable performances…
PRIDE: 20 Questions with Paris Hilton
As she prepares for a rare UK performance at Brighton Pride, the self-styled “infinite icon” answers 20 questions on fame, her evolving reputation and career longevity, and how “being kind is the most iconic thing you can be”. Paris Hilton needs no introduction. She’s the OG influencer who used her hilarious reality series, The Simple Life, co-starring Nicole Richie, to build a global business empire.
Sarah Jessica Parker Stars in Fendi’s New Baguette Campaign
It was Carrie Bradshaw (by way of Sex and the City costume designer Patricia Field) who turned the Fendi Baguette into an icon, so it seems only right that Fendi would tap none other than Sarah Jessica Parker for their new Baguette campaign. Captured by photographer Bibi Borthwick to the soundtrack of “Fame is a Gun” by Addison Rae, the campaign also includes Emma D’Arcy,
Five October Nail Colors to Try, From Gilded Copper to Purple Velvet
With the official start of fall comes deeper, richer, and dare we say, moodier and more mysterious, choices in nail polish colors. Celebrity manicurist Temeka Jackson echoes this sentiment, saying, “This season, nail trends lean into richness, warmth, and timeless sophistication.” With the official start of fall comes deeper, richer, and dare we say…
“Boho Blonde” Is This Fall’s Next Hottest Color
In the fall of 2025, all of the it-girls look to be obsessed with a color straight out of the ’60s. So say hello to “boho blonde.” Carefree and seemingly unkempt, the wheaten-toned locks of sixties icons are making a comeback on everyone from Margot Robbie to Sienna Miller. It’s in step with what we’ve already seen on the fall winter…
R29’s Fall Lookbook: Sir John Sets The Tone With Five Power Looks
The shifting season is on the mind of celebrity makeup artist and Medicube creative director Sir John (known for painting famous faces like Beyoncé, Naomi Campbell, Zendaya, and Serena Williams), who we’ve tapped to dream up five creative interpretations of fall beauty for the R29 Lookbook. “People always think that spring is renewal…
12 Hair Color Trends Everyone Will Be Asking For This Summer
Summer’s is the perfect excuse to finally act on your Pinterest board and switch up your hair color. Whether you’ve been waiting for the right moment to go blonde, add a striking twist to your brunette base, or go all out with a bolder hue, there are plenty of ways to zhuzh up your hair for the warmer weather. This year, we’re in for a treat…
Elegant Beauty Looks Paraded Down Couture Catwalks
Beauty: Couture elevates fashion to the highest pinnacle, and beauty for the fall 2025 season reached great heights, as well. From Chanel and Giorgio Armani Privé’s sleek looks to Schiaparelli’s bold, opaque lip color and Elie Saab’s pearlescent eyeshadow, the refinement level was sky-high.
It’s Official: “Pool Water” Nails Are Replacing Milky Manicures This Summer
Beauty: Another day, another cheeky mani aesthetic to take to your nail tech. I thought milky, watery looks had officially reached a fever pitch (Fruit water nails! Almond milk nails! Syrup nails!), but it seems the sweltering summer temperatures have inspired one more playful iteration. Pool water nails, welcome to the chat.
Instagram Has Spoken—These 9 Summer Hair Trends Will Dominate This Season
Beauty: Summer has arrived, and with it, a seemingly never-ending trickle of warm-weather-worthy hairstyles that Instagram’s most fashionable people have given their stamp of approval. For the past few years, I’ve been strictly a knotless goddess braid type of girl—enchanted by the effortless elegance of a few loose…
ICYMI: 6 Beauty Trends Set to Take Over in 2026
The “clean girl” is dead, a new citrusy hyperfixation enters the chat and PDRN (a.k.a. salmon sperm) is going global. To gauge what the industry will be buzzing about in 2026, we consulted beauty experts and trend analysts for their predictions on the biggest emerging trends. Setting the stage in 2025, we saw an influx of teen- and tween-focused…
The beauty trends that will define 2026, from ultra-niche fragrances to anti-ageing dental care
As we enter the new year, we speak to experts in fragrance, skincare, aesthetics, wellness and more about the trends that will be shaping the way we look. Beauty and wellness trends can be hard to predict – after all, who would have thought a few years ago that one in eight American adults will have tried a diabetes drug prized for its weight-loss benefits,
Azzedine Alaïa Was One of the World’s Great Couture Collectors—These Are His Diors
For nearly 40 years, Alaïa quietly assembled what is considered the largest private fashion archive on record: some 20,000 pieces, acquired from 1968 until his death in 2017. That he collected around 600 Christian Dior designs—most by Dior himself—reflected his lifelong interest in the couturier’s dresses…
Met Museum unveils 2026 Met Gala theme: ‘Costume Art’
It’s a question the Metropolitan Museum of Art hopes to answer with its next Costume Institute exhibition, which it revealed on Monday morning will be “Costume Art.” Opening May 10th, the showcase will pair almost 200 artworks with around 200 garments and accessories in an effort to join the dots between fashion and…
Skate Sneakers Get a High-Fashion Update From Pharrell Williams for Latest Louis Vuitton Men’s Collection
Called the LV Tilted sneaker, the French luxury firm’s men’s creative director took inspiration from vintage low-top skate sneakers from the early 2000s to create the silhouette. According to Vuitton, the suede skate-inspired shoe takes its name from the slightly inclined and embroidered LV initials signature…
ICYMI: The Best Dressed Stars At The 2025 Emmy Awards
Michelle Williams, Angela Bassett, and more stars delivered stylish looks on the red carpet! The Emmy Awards were held complete with a red carpet filled with classic and modern glamour. Stars mainly embraced a black and white palette for the show, though others made sharp statements in shades of blue, red, and yellow…
The standout shows of New York Fashion Week S/S 2026 – as they happened
Fashion & Beauty: If it’s not subject to a full-scale reinvention, there certainly seems to be an injection of energy to New York Fashion Week (NYFW) this season after some sleepy recent editions that have caused some commentators to advocate for a once-a-year approach, or a reduced schedule centred around a handful of venues.
Chloe Malle Is American Vogue’s Newest Leader—And Here’s How The Fashion Industry’s Reacting
News: It’s official: American Vogue has found its next leader in Chloe Malle! Malle will take the reins of the magazine as its new head of editorial content, a new role replacing the traditional “editor in chief” title after Anna Wintour stepped down from the post this summer. However, Wintour will still oversee …
The Week in Fashion: Miley Cyrus Is Maison Margiela’s New Muse
As one of the biggest advocates for Maison Margiela, who else but Miley Cyrus could be the first-ever face of Maison Margiela? The campaign consists of a series of painterly portraits, which harken back to the label’s origins. To highlight the Avant-Première Collection, the photos incorporate a white-overpaint…
The Year of Manufacturing the Body. And Booty. And Boobs.
Fashion has begun exaggerating, or distorting, the female form like never before. What exactly is going on? So long, body positivity. You have been crushed under a mountain of GLP-1s, corsets, panniers and bustles. So long, paying lip service to the virtues of loving ourselves just as we are. Designers, medicine and technology have come together to create what…
ICYMI: John Galliano is making his return to fashion with Zara
The former Dior creative director has signed a two-year ‘creative partnership’ with Zara, following his departure from Maison Margiela in 2024. Here’s what we know so far. It has been over a year since John Galliano left Maison Margiela after a decade-long tenure – a time defined by voraciously creative collections and theatrical runway presentations.
The best looks from the 2025 Academy Museum Gala red carpet!
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures held its fifth annual star-studded fundraising gala Saturday at its Wilshire Boulevard campus. An unrecognizable Kim Kardashian, Selena Gomez, Demi Moore and Elle and Dakota Fanning were among the celebrity guests at the event, which debuted in 2021 upon the film museum’s long-awaited opening.
Nicole Kidman Drops Her Armor
Magazine: When I first talked to Nicole Kidman in London in late August, we met in a curtained alcove of a blandly grand hotel restaurant in Mayfair. Decanted from a transatlantic flight—she had gone home to Nashville to settle her two teenage daughters, Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14, into a new school year…
Iman Is In Her Legend Era
Very few models are so famous that they’re known only by their first name, but Iman has always been in her own league. As a trailblazer and one of the most beautiful faces we’ve ever seen, she’s also intelligent, hysterically funny, and doesn’t hold back. Having recently celebrated a milestone birthday and a major anniversary in fashion…
All Eyes Are on Chase Sui Wonders
From the moment you meet her, Chase Sui Wonders gives good energy. The actor, 29, walks into the lobby of The Marlton Hotel in New York City, saying hello with a warm hug as she settles into our cozy booth. Wearing a white tank, off-white denim shorts, and a chunky striped knit—tied diagonally across her chest, in a way that only someone deeply…
Role Model Fronts VMan‘s July 2025 Issue
The musician covers the magazine’s new July 2025 issue, outfitted in Calvin Klein’s denim and sharp separates. While speaking with writer Charlie Kolbrener in his accompanying feature profile, Role Model chats about the rerelease of his album Kansas Anymore, new role in Lena Dunham’s upcoming Netflix film Good Sex, and friendship…
V Magazine‘s tapped Doja Cat as the new cover star of its Fall Preview issue
V Magazine‘s tapped Doja Cat as the new cover star of its Fall Preview issue, “Fellini Underground,” inspired by the edgier sides of city life. Arriving shortly before the summer launch of her new album, Vie, Doja’s photographed by longtime V collaborator Steven Klein in a neon-lit editorial—which, if the Nicola Formichetti-styled cover…
W Magazine’s TV Portfolio Grows
W is continuing the rollout of its star-studded TV Portfolio with a group of new stars! The mag’s second round of editorials photographed by Daniel Arnold, which celebrate the year’s top television performances, include Aimee Lou Wood, Jessica Williams, Jon Hamm, and Julio Torres. Each reflects on their latest projects, personalities, and rise to fame…
Ellen von Unwerth Photographs “Melania” Movie Poster
While the fashion world’s attention has been on Paris for the last few days — what with conclusion of the fall 2026 men’s shows and the start of the spring 2026 couture shows — famed fashion photographer Ellen von Unwerth’s focus has been squarely on the United States. Specifically the White House, where von Unwerth apparently spent Saturday night rubbing elbows with the likes of Tony Robbins…
Kaia Gerber Returns the Gaze
Born into a life of being looked at, the model and actor is finding ways to subvert the weight of expectations. Kaia Gerber is seated in a sunny corner of her Los Angeles home, flanked by bookcases. It’s a rare week off for the 24-year-old model and actor, who is currently in production on Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of The Shards, Bret Easton Ellis’s coming-of-age thriller.
La Pomme Grande! Chanel’s Metiers d’Art Show Will Return to New York This Year
Runway: The year of creative director debuts continues full-steam ahead, and as the spring 2026 collections near, so do expectations rise. Matthieu Blazy will introduce his new vision for Chanel this October in Paris in what is sure to be one of the most-discussed collections of the season…
After decades capturing the world’s fashion-set, photographer Johnny Rozsa picks up a paint brush
In his first exhibition of paintings, the New York-based artist celebrates the vibrancy of Tangier while rediscovering a familiar creative outlet. Johnny Rozsa is a bit like hearing a movie script read aloud. Before he became an era-defining fashion photographer in 1980s London, Rozsa studied architecture, had…
We are all fetishists, says Anastasia Fedorova in her new book, which takes a deep dive into kink
Art and Culture: A man in a complete ensemble of leather jackets and pants faces the wall, holding a bundle of chains. The photograph, printed in the middle of writer and curator Anastasiia Fedorova’s book Second Skin: Inside the Worlds of Fetish, Kink and Deviant Desire, is a clear documentation of a community…
Everything to Know About the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival is set to take center stage once again as the global heart of cinema next month. French actor Laurent Lafitte will host the opening and closing ceremonies from May 13th to 24th, stepping in for Camille Cottin. Presiding over the 2025 jury is none other than Juliette Binoche—Oscar winner…
David Hockney Just Keeps Painting
As he prepares for the most comprehensive exhibition of his career, the 87-year-old legendary artist opens up about aging, iPhone art, and the unstoppable urge to create. An unrepentant lifetime smoker, David Hockney, 87, wheezes from respiratory difficulties. He sleeps during some of the day and is watched over by round-the-clock nurses.
Leigh Bowery, as Remembered by His Closest Friends and Collaborators
As Tate Modern’s long-overdue Leigh Bowery retrospective opens, his community remembers his relentless provocations and quicksilver mind, his electrifying looks and voracious appetites – and his genius for turning the act of going out into an art. Bewitched by tales of fancy-dressed Blitz Kids, in 1980 Leigh Bowery…
Virgil Abloh’s Legacy Chronicled in Biography “Make It Ours” by Robin Givhan
CFDA: In an upcoming chronicle of the late Virgil Abloh’s impact, Pulitzer Prize-winning culture critic Robin Givhan offers his biography “Make It Ours: Crashing the Gates of Culture With Virgil Abloh,” a powerful meditation on fashion and race, taste and exclusivity, genius and luxury.
ICYMI: All eyes on Paris Photo 2025 – focus on our highlights
The world’s most important international photography fair brings together iconic and emerging names, galleries large and small – and there’s much to covet. There was much to see – and to covet – held at the Paris Photo 2025 (13-16 November), the 28th edition of the event, which is back at the Grand Palais for the second year…
Joy Gregory subverts beauty standards with her new exhibition at Whitechapel Gallery
It is apt that Joy Gregory’s first major survey show at the Whitechapel Gallery should take its title from a proverb said by her mother. In every room, her words – ‘you catch more flies with honey than vinegar’ – ring true. Here, these honeyed photographs hold a pertinent political message that sticks. Using nineteenth-century photographic…
A$AP Rocky Is CFDA’s 2025 Fashion Icon
“A$AP Rocky is a Fashion Icon in the purest form… He is one of a kind… His truly original approach to fashion inspires me, and so many, to think differently…” said Thom Browne, Chairman of the CFDA. Multi-hyphenated artist, entrepreneur, and actor A$AP Rocky will receive the Fashion Icon award at the 2025 CFDA…
Jessica Simpson Is Rediscovering Herself In Truly Bohemian Fashion
Jessica Simpson‘s stepping into a brand-new era—and, of course, doing so in sky-high heels. The star’s been an open, authentic figure in pop culture for 25 years, just slightly longer than her 20-year-old namesake Jessica Simpson Collection, which spans everything from fashion to fragrance. As the 2020’s reach their midpoint, Simpson’s…
Missy Elliot, Karol G, Madison Beer, And Twice Will Perform At The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
This the kind of beat that goes ra-ta-ta! The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is nearly upon us—and the brand has just revealed the all-star lineup of its musical performers. This year’s dynamic event will feature sets by Karol G, Missy Elliott, Madison Beer, and Twice, bringing a variety of genres and bold style to the stage.
The VMA’s 2025 Nominations Are Here!
The awards ceremony’s just revealed its 2025 list of nominees, led by Lady Gaga with a staggering 12 nominations—including Artist of the Year and Best Album—according to CNN. The musician’s followed by Bruno Mars (11 nominations), Kendrick Lamar (10 nominations), and Sabrina Carpenter and Rosé (8 nominations each).
ICYMI: Destiny’s Child Reunites At Beyoncé’s Final Cowboy Carter Concert
Beyoncé‘s headline-making Cowboy Carter tour closed this weekend with some truly special guests! The star musician’s final stop of the Western-themed tour in Las Vegas featured a performance with former Destiny’s Child members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, whom she last performed with in 2018.
Simone Bellotti reveals a first glimpse of his vision for Jil Sander with an EP and music video
News: ‘A beginning is a dialogue.’ So reads the introduction to ‘Wanderlust’, a music video and EP released today by Jil Sander, serving as a teaser for Italian designer Simone Bellotti’s upcoming tenure as creative director of the house (his debut show will take place in September 2025).
ICYMI: Singer/Actress Jane Birkin’s Original Hermès Bag Sells for $10 Million
Fashion: Coinciding with Paris Haute Couture Week, an iconic fashion auction will take place at Sotheby’s Paris galleries this July—highlighted by the sale of Jane Birkin’s original Hermès Birkin bag. Initially designed for Birkin herself in the early 1980s, the all-black leather bag became an inspiration for what would become one of the most iconic…
When Lily Allen returned with ‘West End Girl’, her fifth studio album, the world could talk about little else.
When Lily Allen returned with ‘West End Girl’, her fifth studio album, the world could talk about little else. The open marriage! The dojo! Madeline! Now, in the wake of her most successful release yet, as she prepares to perform the album live in its entirety for the first time, she invites Lotte Jeffs over for tea to discuss how it changed her for the better.
Harry Styles Is Back (With a Disco Album?)
Music: You don’t need a feather boa to make an impact, just a great pair of jeans and a tee—ask Harry Styles. The X Factor talent show success story and post-boyband boy unleashed his latest album campaign on January 15th and the sum of its parts was: jeans + tee + discoball. It blew the internet wide open. Shot by Vogue favorite…