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2020 Honda Civic Si HPT Sedan Long-Term Arrival
Sometimes in this line of work, there’s that one car you just never seem to drive. Not some million-dollar exotic no one else will drive, either, but something totally normal and common. For me, that bogey always seems to be a Honda Civic. The universe has made a sudden course correction because I’m now responsible for our 2020 Honda Civic Si HPT Sedan for the next few months. In keeping with the pattern, though, I won’t be driving this one a full year. Let’s see what we have to work with then. It’s a short and sweet list, but it requires a little decoding. The Si is Honda’s storied mid-tier performance sub-brand, focused more on handling and driver involvement than raw power. In this case, it means the turbocharged 1.5-liter I-4 has been tuned up from 1...
2021 Mercedes-AMG GLA 35 First Drive Review: AMG All the Things?
AMG all the things! Mercedes-Benz product planners have been in the grip of AMG mania for the best part of a decade now. Once, the storied AMG badge was only applied to a handful of suitably enhanced Mercedes vehicles. Now it seems almost anything with the three-pointed star is a candidate for an AMG makeover: more horsepower, more noise, stiffer suspension, bigger wheels and tires, all served with a soupçon of menace and carbon fiber. It’s proven a highly successful formula, with premium-priced AMG models now accounting for 12 percent of all U.S. Mercedes sales. But the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLA 35 proves that buying the badge doesn’t necessarily mean you’re buying a better Benz. The GLA 35 is, of course, being pitched as the hot version of the redesigned 2021 GLA 250 and 25...
This Beauty Trend Is the Happiest Thing You’ll See This Summer
There’s something about wearing bright colours – be it by way of your clothing or your beauty routine – that just puts you in a good mood. And right now, we can’t think of a better time to lift our style with vivid hues and playful motifs. Handily, you needn’t invest in a whole new wardrobe to give your mood a joyful boost—in fact, one of the easiest and most-effective ways of elevating your style and making you feel happy is with a fun manicure. And right now, we’ve noticed that everyone seems to be opting for rainbow nails. Perhaps it’s the fact that many salons reopened last week but, over the last few days, we’ve lost count of how many rainbow-inspired nail looks we’ve seen. Some of the industry’s top nail technicians confirmed ...
I’ve Just Found 17 Net-a-Porter Sale Buys From My Favourite Designers
The Net-a-Porter summer sale is now in full swing, with many of pieces now reduced up to 80%. Trust us when we say there’s so much good stuff to sift through this year but, like any sale, clicking through hundreds of pages of products can be a little overwhelming. This is where we come in. Plenty of cult buys have already been snapped up, but worry not, because there’s plenty of goodness left to unearth. The sales are always a chance to buy a little bit better than you would normally, so we recommend before you dive straight in thinking what is missing in your wardrobe, what would be really worth upgrading, and if you have any big events to forward plan for. For example, these sales are a great opportunity to buy wedding guest dresses for all the rescheduled...
How to Find a Vintage Wedding Dress If You Can’t Borrow From the Queen
While it may not have been a grand wedding by royal standards, Princess Beatrice’s recent nuptials will be remembered for all the right reasons. In front of a small number of close family members on July 17, the Princess married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi wearing a vintage gown by Norman Hartnell, which was previously worn by the Queen in 1961. It was a big fashion moment, to say the least, rendering Beatrice a thoroughly modern and elegant (yet sustainably conscious) bride. Whatever the decade, whatever the style, if you’re engaged and planning a wedding, vintage wedding dresses are always a great place to get inspiration. But it doesn’t just have to be about getting ideas—real vintage wedding dresses are available to buy. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looki...
This Pattern Is Still Trending For Summer 2020
I don’t need to tell you gingham isn’t exactly a groundbreaking print. If you went to primary school in the UK and wore a dress, you almost definitely wore a version of it at some point. The print loved by Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz has, unsurprisingly, been around for centuries. It’s thought to have originated in Southeast Asia and was later seen in the 18th century in mills in Manchester. But it’s no longer just a twee preppy print associated with school-girl pinafores—it can now fit into any wardrobe. In the fashion world, gingham (like polka dots and florals) rolls around every summer. It’s why it’s always a good idea to invest in the print as you’ll wear it for so many summers to come. But don’t start yawning yet, because 2020’s t...
This Dakar-Style Porsche 911 Can Tackle Steep Driveways, Actual Deserts
The go-(almost)-anywhere Porsche 911 “safari” trend is in full swing, and we’ve seen concept from Gemballa, Ruf, and many others. Now Delta4x4 of Germany is getting into the action with this customer commission, visualized here and due to be built in 2021. The car is a 992-generation Porsche 911 Carrera 4S, and the customer’s wish is to drive straight to Dakar from his home in southern Germany. To do that, this car will need a bit of help on the rough patches. This is a mission the 911—and its 4×4 953 and 959 siblings—have famously done before. And so, too, has Delta4x4, albeit with a much lower profile. In 1982, the company prepared a Suzuki Jimny and completed the Paris to Dakar race in it—no small feat, even if it doesn’t rise to the level of Porsche&#...
Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Xago Edition Is a Hectare of Hexagons
We live in a virtual world, and Lamborghini is celebrating this new reality with a very rare special edition with a name as weird as the one Elon Musk assigned to his kid on Twitter. Limited to ten customers who personalize their car virtually, the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Xago Edition is easier to pronounce and features a hexagon-heavy design theme inside and out. A fading hexagonal motif joins the fading hexagonal name (“Xago” is just, well, the middle part of the word “hexagon”) and is splashed prominently across the sides of the Aventador, for starters. Why hexagons? Lamborghini apparently took inspiration from “the hexagon cloud shapes at the North Pole on the planet Saturn and the strength of the hexagon in nature.” This “hexagonita” p...
These Are Without a Doubt the Dewiest, Glowiest Foundations Out There
Let me preface this by saying that I have a very turbulent relationship with foundation. Any product that works to cover up all of the things that make skin look like yours is a big no-no if you ask me. And all too often, I find that so many foundations do just that. They leave skin looking flat, dull and void of life. Given the fact that every single aspect of my beauty routine is dedicated to brining out my inner glow, trying to find the perfect, natural-looking base that works to smooth and blur without totally repainting my complexion has proven tricky over the years. In fact, I’ve tried just about every foundation that’s ever come my way in a bid to find the most glowing, second-skin formula. It’s safe to say that it’s been a rough ride. Naturally, I have come across a bunc...
I Wear This Wardrobe Staple Almost Every Day in Summer
Recently, I told a friend about a new purchase I’d made in the summer sales. It was a midi skirt that featured pleats and a unique paisley print, and to be honest, I was pretty excited about how much of a bargain it was. “Of course you bought another midi skirt,” my friend said with an eye-roll. “They’re basically your summer uniform.” I’d never thought about this before, but I guess she was right. A printed midi and a T-shirt make up the outfit combination I wear on repeat summer after summer. I’m not sure whether it is due to their ease, their comfort, or the fact that you can look put-together while hardly trying, but midi skirts are a key element in my summer wardrobe, and I’m not alone. The item is also a hallmark in the ...
I See These Floral Dresses Every Time I Log On to Instagram
Fashion is obsessed with nostalgia. Right now, more so than ever, it’s clear that we’re looking backward more than forward. I’d say this is the result of a future marred by a pandemic, but that’s not so. Case in point: Vintage prints, and in particular vintage-print dresses, have been gaining traction for some time. From Prada’s S/S 19 collection that celebrated its classic “ugly” prints to Gucci‘s ’70s-rooted aesthetic, there’s been a steady build-up of this trend in our wardrobes for a while. You need only glance at Instagram for a good test of whether a trend is really popular. For me, the vintage, or I should say, vintage-style, floral dress is huge in summer 2020. Every time I log on to the app (whic...
Iconic Dean Moon “Moonburst” Dragster Found After 43 Years in Storage
Around 1980, Michael Lightbourn spotted an odd, enclosed car trailer off to the side of a cotton farm on the outskirts of Fabens, Texas. He eventually met the owner, Bob Kimpel, who unlocked the trailer’s door and let Lightbourn peek inside. There, he eyeballed the back of a single-seat, tube-frame race car that stretched 188 inches as it ran toward the trailer’s nose. Kimpel explained this old race car was named “Moonburst” and had been featured in an issue of HOT ROD magazine; it was also spun from famed hot-rodder and racer Dean Moon’s shop—if you somehow don’t know the name, you definitely know the Mooneyes logo. Feeling the sense of awe and wonder that comes with uncovering buried treasure, Lightbourn was eager to buy. Kimpel didn’t want ...
