Category: Fashion and Beauty

  • Miss World Philippines 2024 queens show pasarela for accidentally seeing ex

    Kristofer Purnell – Philstar.com August 18, 2024 | 12:30pm MANILA, Philippines — The victorious queens of Miss World Philippines 2024 each showed off their pageant walks during a recent visit to Philstar.com‘s office. Miss World Philippines 2024 Krishnah Gravidez, Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2024 Dia Maté, Miss Tourism Philippines 2024 Bianca Tapia, Miss Multinational Philippines 2024 Nikke Buenafe, Face of Beauty Philippines 2024 Isabelle…

  • AI-generated models are shaking up the fashion world

    2024 is already a historic year. For the first time in the history of international beauty pageants, the world has a computer-generated beauty queen. Virtual influencer Kenza Layli was named the first-ever Miss AI is after beating 1,500 other participants. The fictional character with a golden hijab was created by Myriam Bessa, the founder and…

  • Reworked silver, suits and shirts on show at Copenhagen Fashion Week 2025

    Reworked silver, suits and shirts on show at Copenhagen Fashion Week 2025

    Copenhagen’s biggest fashion event is known for its Earth-conscious agenda. A model walks the runway for Bonnetje during Copenhagen Fashion Week. Photo: James Cochrane It was the first fashion week to enforce sustainability requirements for brands showing on its schedule, spanning everything from the use of smart material to their production and labour practices, so…

  • Sausage Legs and Wax Nose Jobs: Peeling the Layers on a Century of Beauty

    Sausage Legs and Wax Nose Jobs: Peeling the Layers on a Century of Beauty

    In “All the Rage,” the social historian Virginia Nicholson discusses the changing standards that bedeviled and enthralled a century of women. Paraffin nose jobs. Blinding mascara. “Bicycle face” (think the “Ozempic face” of 1910). As chronicled in Virginia Nicholson‘s “All the Rage: Stories From the Frontline of Beauty,” there’s not much women haven’t done to…

  • Beat the summer chill in style

    Beat the summer chill in style

    Black Crew Neck Cardigan, £12, Peacocks Black Crew Neck Cardigan, £12, Peacocks Green Soft Touch Cardigan, £14, Tu Green Soft Touch Cardigan, £14, Tu Navy cape cardigan, £55, John Lewis Navy cape cardigan, £55, John Lewis Fay Floral Embroidered Cardigan Green, £75, Monsoon Fay floral embroidered cardigan green, £75, Monsoon Super-Soft Ribbed Knit Cardigan, Purple,…

  • The new Dyson ‘Airwrap i.d.’ will style your hair using an app

    The new Dyson ‘Airwrap i.d.’ will style your hair using an app

    The Dyson Airwrap first hit shelves in 2018 and is now a stalwart of hairstyling. Renowned for its ability to smooth, wave, and curl hair of all cuts and textures with unprecedented ease, the Airwrap uses intelligent heat control and an aerodynamic phenomenon known as the ‘Coanda’ effect. (This attracts and wraps hair to the…

  • ‘There is a renewed desire to be elegant’: why men’s tailoring is more relevant than ever

    ‘There is a renewed desire to be elegant’: why men’s tailoring is more relevant than ever

    ‘A soft suit is just as practical as a tracksuit but, in daily public life, much more appropriate,’ says Giorgio Armani, the 90-year-old fashion designer, who, in one glorious swipe of a sentence (there will be more later), begins to lay bare some of where we happen to find ourselves with menswear in the autumn…

  • Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel wears fan letters in ‘Drag Race Philippines’ appearance

    Kristofer Purnell – Philstar.com August 17, 2024 | 10:51am MANILA, Philippines — Miss Universe 2022 and Filipino-American designer R’Bonney Gabriel appeared on reality competition show “Drag Race Philippines” in an outfit made from letters sent to her by fans and supporters. The second episode of “Drag Race Philippines” Season 3 carried a sustainability theme where the competing queens…

  • Dior perfumer dives into details of new water-based Sauvage Eau Forte fragrance

    Dior perfumer dives into details of new water-based Sauvage Eau Forte fragrance

    Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Fashion & Beauty Shopping Essentials Style & Beauty Dior Sauvage Eau Forte is billed as the first high-concentration men’s cologne with a water-based formula that’s free of alcohol. Get the latest from Aleesha Harris straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Aug 16, 2024  •  Last updated 26 minutes ago  •  6…

  • Best pieces in Reformation’s summer sale, including Taylor Swift’s exact loafers

    Support trulyindependent journalism Our mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth. Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda. Louise Thomas Editor Find out more The ultimate Californian cool-girl label, Reformation is loved by A-listers and fashion editors alike,…