Minami Gessel didn’t know she was on the September Issue cover of Vogue Portugal until she got a notification on her phone, at which point, she assumed a fake account had tagged her. If it were true, that would mean she would be one of the few, if not the only plus-size model to be on the cover of the publication. According to her, people who looked like her didn’t get covers—that honor was awarded to models with long relationships with the photographers on set or, in the case of a company...

It's been a minute since there's been a new, significant "ugly" shoe trend on the scene, but that's set to change this winter. One of the most prominent shoe trends on the F/W 23 runways—which also made multiple appearances on the S/S 24 runways—was furry shoes. And we're not just talking subtly furry. We're talking about over-the-top, spot-them-from-a-mile-away furry. Leading the furry-shoe charge on the F/W 23 runways were Gucci, Stella McCartney, and Givenchy, to name a few. And on the m...

It's practically essential to my job that I have high standards. I can't just recommend anything—it has to be good, or why bother listening to me or shopping my endorsements? So when I say that I like something, you can trust that it's been properly vetted and ticks off a bevy of boxes in my head. When I love something, well, that's a level of approval in an entirely different universe. And love is what I feel when it comes to the 32 anti-trend items below. You can't tell, because I'm hidi...

For me, one of the pros of working from home these last few years has been not having to tote around my laptop and other work essentials in a bag that could single-handedly ruin even the best of outfits. Three years ago, I had more canvas tote bags than I'd ever like to admit, as well as countless unappealing laptop bags. Now, I barely have any. But with life getting closer and closer to normalcy and the need to carry around more than just my wallet and phone returning, I came to the realiza...