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These Party Shoes Are So Epic They Even Sold Out in Lockdown
Muaddi has been on the fashion scene for a while, but she only went solo with her shoe brand last year. Growing up in Italy was always an inspiration for Muaddi to want to design shoes, but she first sought out a career working at magazines—an invaluable network for any fledgeling designer. She attended the European Institute of Design and worked as a stylist at L’Uomo Vogue and GQ, ensuring she understood the world of fashion before completely fulfilling her dream. In pursuit of following in the legendary footsteps of footwear designers like Manolo Blahnik, Muaddi travelled to Italy’s famous shoe-making district, Riviera del Brenta, to learn the trade and co-founded her first brand, Oscar Tiye. Following that, Muaddi then moved to Paris, where she collaborated with French couturier Alexan...
The Trousers That Not Only Look Smart, But Are Also So Comfy
It’s fair to say that the novelty of leggings has officially worn off—or perhaps for you, it wore off one week into lockdown. Of course, we are strong proponents of the “if it makes you feel good, then wear it” approach to dressing, so if the thought of your Lululemons is the only thing that gets you out of pyjamas in the morning, then more power to you. However, if you’re craving a bit of a style shake-up without compromising on comfort, then I have the perfect solution. Don’t worry. I’m not going to apply tough love and drag you kicking and screaming into your best dress and heels in order to feel work-ready. Rather, regardless of whether you’re heading back into the office or still working from home, I’ve come across the perfect amalg...
These 23 Buys Have Made My Bathroom the Chicest Room In My House
Aside from plumbing fixtures and tiles, there are so many ways to help elevate your bathroom—and needless to say, beauty products are a good place to start. While you’ll likely have a cupboard lined with lotions and potions, it’s important to think about the bathroom beauty products you want to have on display. To create a calming ambience, you’ll need to select these products carefully—it helps to stick to a tonal colour palette to ensure each product blends together seamlessly to create a chic backdrop. Brass bath caddies and waste bins, fresh room sprays housed in amber bottles, tufted berber-style bath mats, coordinating (and industry-loved) shampoos and conditioners, elegant toothpastes (yes, that’s a thing), and nourishing oil soaks—scroll below to browse my edit of the be...
I Scrolled Through Pages of Dresses on ASOS—and These Are My 22 Faves For Summer
ASOS is known for its vast selection of clothing, at any one time there, there can be thousands of items available to purchase on their site. Due to this, often trawling through the retailer’s extensive selection can feel a little overwhelming. And I personally know my choice paralysis runs rampant amongst the ever-evolving selection. Currently, there are 12,240 dress styles listed on the brand’s website, with around 1,222 of those being categorised as ‘summer dresses.’ Now, that’s is a lot of options. With this in mind, we thought we’d take the hard work out of it for you, scrolling through pages and pages of ASOS stock to discover the best summer dress options the site has available. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Da...
2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI Adds New Styling Cues and Infotainment Tech for Its Final Year
A new Volkswagen Golf GTI arrives in the United States for the 2022 model year—in fact, it and the Golf R are the only confirmed versions of the company’s compact hatchback coming to our shores. Before it arrives, Volkswagen is sending off the seventh generation 2021 Golf GTI with some new goodies for its final year on our shores. Once again offered in S, SE, and Autobahn trims, the 2021 Golf GTI adds visual zest across the board courtesy of new black-painted side mirror covers and rear spoiler. Higher-end SE and Autobahn models also benefit from fresh 18-inch wheel designs, as well as an improved infotainment system. See all 18 photos Dubbed MIB3, the new setup brings wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, as well as SiriusXM with 360L, into the hatch’...
2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Spied: This Compact Pickup’s for Urban Adventurers
We spotted a camouflaged 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz crossover-based pickup on a trailer in the middle of the SoCal desert, possibly en route to Death Valley for some real life testing in hotter-than-hot conditions. After all, we saw a temperature of 110 degrees at the location we saw the truck, suitable to give any vehicle a healthy workout. See all 11 photos Hyundai, recognizing the need to increase its presence in the truck and SUV market, hopes the compact unibody pickup will do the trick. Is it even a truck? To the disappointment of diehard body-on-frame truck enthusiasts, the 2022 Santa Cruz is going to be a unibody, crossover-type truck reportedly built on the compact SUV Hyundai Tucson’s platform. It’ll most resemble the Honda Ridgeline, but smaller, perhaps making it bette...
Watch the Lordstown Endurance EV Pickup Looking Legit Doing Legit Truck Things
The Endurance, not yet on sale, has already endured some hardship in a sense. Lordstown Motors emerged from the ashes of GM’s Workhorse W-15 hybrid pickup situation, which flamed out, but gave a breath of life to a new and arguably more compelling project. But all that history, and any promises Lordstown has made about the upcoming EV pickup, aren’t worth a hill of beans if it can’t do real truck stuff in the way customers want. This promotional video aims to prove that the Endurance has the goods to do the job—and see for yourself if you think customers are ready to jump aboard. The Endurance is just one of a number of EV pickups on the radar, with varying degrees of profile and vastly different ideas of what an EV truck should be. From the retro-futuristic Tesla Cybertr...
Real-Life Barbie Jeep Looks Pretty in Pink, and You Know You Want It
It’s hard to pull off a Jeep Wrangler in pink, but designer Afzal Kahn managed to do just that. This special Wrangler, painted in “3D texture pink military paint,” is currently up for grabs. And it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. The pink Jeep features a special design package from the Chelsea Truck Company. Front and center is a carbon-fiber grille with four slots. The model also features a new front bumper, special front lighting, an Iron Man vented hood, and a set of electrically folding side steps. A suspension lift kit gives the SUV even more presence. In the rear, there is a quad exhaust system and a Chelsea Truck Company spare wheel cover. Finishing off the look are black, star-shaped 20-inch wheels. See all 20 photos Inside, the SUV sports quilted leathe...
I Am 56, Live in NYC, and Upgraded My Wardrobe With These 7 Easy Items
The year you were born should have absolutely nothing to do with your fashion choices. But as we cover regularly, it’s those women over 50, in particular, that we tend to get some of the best fashion advice given their experience with style trial and error over the years. One woman who just totally gets it? Influencer Elaine Davis (who happens to be 56), the blogger behind @squarepearls. Davis resides in New York City and, as a result, keeps a wardrobe full of easy and comfortable pieces that are also sleek and elevated. In the summer, she actually specifically gravitates toward a few select staples in white hues. “I love to elevate my style with chic white pieces in the summer and beyond,” she told us. On that note, we asked Davis for more specifics on t...
The Best Bob Haircuts To Save For Your First Post-Lockdown Haircut
My hair has recently reached that awkward in-between length where it’s no longer the mid-length lob that I visited the hairdressers for but it can’t quite be considered a long hairstyle yet. Instead, it’s sitting rather uninspiringly on my shoulders causing me to seriously consider going for the chop. I’ve experimented with shorter hairstyles over the years but have never taken the plunge into a full-on bob. But with my Instagram feed filling up with dramatic, post-lockdown haircuts, I have to admit that I’m seriously tempted to forgo my lengths in favour of something shorter, choppier and infinitely cooler. And a quick look online confirmed that the bob might just be the hairstyle of 2020. From Fearn...
9 Simple Summer Outfits That Are Somehow Cool and Comfortable, Too
As someone who tends to put comfort first whenever getting dressed—for any occasion—I’ve found that of all the seasons, dressing comfortably in the summer is probably the most difficult. I blame it on the weather which not only rules out a lot of options due to the potential for overheating, but also tends to limit you in terms of what just looks right for a warm day or night. The good news, however, is that while it’s admittedly not easy, it’s definitely not impossible either. All it takes is a little research, effort, and the occasional learn-from-your-mistakes moment. And, since I’ve been through all of the above (and more), I figured that today I’d share some of the outfit ideas I think are not just comfortable for the season at hand, but are actually cool, too. To see, read about...
2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500SE: The 800-HP-Plus GT500 With More Shelby
The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is already a car worthy of the Shelby name, but for those who want a more conspicuous connection to racing legend and entrepreneur Carroll Shelby, Las Vegas-based Shelby American is offering a Carroll Shelby Signature Edition package that turns your stock Mustang GT500 into a GT500SE with more power and an official Shelby CSM number. Wondering why you’d want Shelby to tune and Shelby-fy a car that’s already a Shelby? The relationship between Ford and Shelby can be a little confusing, so here’s a quick breakdown: Ford licenses the Shelby name for the GT500 and GT350, which were developed 100-percent in-house at Ford. Shelby American is the company that Carroll Shelby founded, and still builds its own cars including continuation-series Cob...
