Deep Breaths: Here's The First Photo Of Finnick & Katniss In Catching Fire
Shhh — in the distance, you can hear it. The hearts of thousands of Hunger Games fans beating a little faster. The collective Katniss-addicted masses drumming their fingers impatiently. Catching Fire...
View ArticleCancel Your Thursday Plans — Jason Wu Wants to Hang Out With You
At least twelve times this summer, we uttered this unheard-of-in-Chicago sentence: “We can’t wait for January!” We were met by stares, glares, and expressions of flat-out dismay, but we can explain!...
View ArticleDiscuss: Are Inaugural Dress Designers Actually Cursed?
When an under-the-radar designer wins the inaugural-gown lottery, it probably feels a bit like the sky opening up — there's instant fame, publicity, global attention, and a spot in the National Museum...
View ArticleResell Unwanted Presents On The Down Low With Copious’ Secret Seller
It’s early January and that means two things are happening. Namely, we are already dying to ditch that juice cleanse we started, er, yesterday, and we are being haunted by our annual unwanted present...
View ArticleWatch: Meet The Lady Who Lives In A Shoe... Literally
In NYC we may lovingly call our apartments "shoe boxes" but until now, we didn't take it too seriously. And, while you may have heard about the little old lady that lives in a shoe, we bet you didn't...
View ArticleWill Covering Your Lips In Plastic Make Them Softer? (We Found Out!)
We've long been obsessed with lip products and potions around here, so is it any surprise that an unusual launch results in the triumphant slapping-down of a credit card? From glitzy temporary lip...
View ArticleTrend Takeout: How To Wear Short Skirts When It's Freezing Out
There's no reason you should be packing your short skirts away at the beginning of winter. Unlike your flimsy summer tops, short-shorts, and sandals, a miniskirt is an item you can wear all year round...
View ArticleNew For-Teens, By-Teens Website Celebrates The Teenage Bedroom
Perhaps your childhood bedroom is tucked away in an attic somewhere or pristinely reserved for trips to your 'rents, but either way, we have a special, sweet connection to our own former private...
View ArticleBreaking News: David Gandy Has A Sense Of Humour
Ah, David Gandy. The simple Essex boy who started out winning a humble modelling competition on morning TV before stealing the hearts of some Sicilian princes (a.k.a. Dolce & Gabbana) and swiftly...
View ArticleWin A £250 Free People Wardrobe For You — And One For A Friend!
While December is full of meticulously wrapped gifts and February is rooted in heart-shaped romance, the middle of January tends to kinda just suck. Some will spend time making good on...
View ArticleCaption This! Hana Soukupova For Elle Czech, By Branislav Simoncik
Winning caption "I told the cabana boy to be here at noon!" —Lisa RotheRunner-up "Fishing for fashion." —Heidi Vehkavuori See the rest of the entries here. Check out today's caption contest! Photo:...
View ArticleOne Of Our Fave Boho Boutiques Is Throwing You A Bone!
Sequined green tap shorts. Riotously vibrant prints. Delicate gowns that would make Daisy Buchanan swoon. Such is the wild variety stocked by the infinitely covetable Tavin boutique. Clothing buyer,...
View ArticleBuzzkill: Your Diet Coke Addiction Is Making You Sad (But Coffee Will Save You!)
Confession time: here at Refinery29, we've always got a case of Diet Coke open...and three more on back up. Quite a few of us rely on that bubbly brown sweetness to power us through long meetings, or...
View ArticleThis Is Our Jam: Carmen Villain, "Lifeissin"
With her face largely obscured in press photos, you probably wouldn't guess that Carmen Villain used to be a model, and listening to "Lifeissin" certainly doesn't give off that impression either. The...
View ArticleCoach Craving: These 10 Super-Chic Shoes Are Definitely Worth The Splurge
If a Coach bag is good enough for Kate Bosworth, you best believe it's good enough for us. Still, with all the focus on its classic It bags, we sometimes forget that there are lots more to covet from...
View ArticleTreat Yourself To Vintage Goodies At This Local Trunk Show
January is hard, you guys. Christmas is over, the weather is awful, and we've got the stress of our date-less Valentine's Day looming ahead. Instead of self-medicating with Homeland marathons and...
View ArticleUpgrade Your Shower With These Ultra-Regal Bar Soaps
Few things are more enticing than a trip to the spa, but these winter days, we’re all about complete indulgence from the comfort of our own homes. Still, just because we're pampering in our personal...
View ArticleChannel The Tropics At Calypso St. Barth's Sample Sale
Is it just us, or is this winter ticking by incredibly slowly? Thanks to the chilly temps and gloomy skies, we've got a case of the Mondays every day. In a perfect world, we'd be jetting off to the...
View ArticleTavi Helps Christopher Lloyd Find His “Heart”
We’re hopeless romantics through and through. We also have a bit of a penchant for the moody and angst-filled. (Let’s just say that the Leo version of Romeo and Juliet will forever have our hearts.)...
View ArticleCommes Des Garçons & The Generic Man Color In Your Boy's Feet
Tried-and-true men's luxury footwear brand The Generic Man has definitely got a case of spring fever. For its SHIRT collection for Commes Des Garçons, the shoe designers have traded in their muted,...
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