Juno Calypso's Eerie Honeymoon Portraits Capture The Darker Side Of Womanhood
“I’ve always liked to work with things that people sneer at," 27-year-old artist Juno Calypso says, when trying to define the inspiration behind her photographs. “Anything that people considered tacky,...
View ArticleThe Truth About The Pill And Depression
Photograph by Alexandra Gavillet, Artwork by Anna Jay. “We're always in a rush and there are lots of things to tell women already,” Dr. Clare Morrison, an experienced GP, tells me of the contraceptive...
View ArticleChanel's Cyber Girls Storm The SS17 Catwalk
Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images.This morning, Karl Lagerfeld was on a mission to make tech cool, transforming the Grand Palais into the chicest Chanel Data Centre. But this was no nerdy...
View ArticleYoung British Girls And Their Quest To Be "Pretty"
Illustration by Anna Sudit. Young women and girls in the UK feel under pressure to look "pretty" and believe they are judged more on their looks than their abilities, according to the results of a...
View ArticleNike's Beautiful X Powerful Women
Photo: Courtesy of Nike.“The only one who can tell you 'you can't' is you. And you don't have to listen." – Nike“Fear less. Do more. Get outside and get after it.” – Nike“The harder you push, the more...
View ArticleGigi Hadid Tells Us Why She's The Queen Of Athleisure
Somewhat accidentally, Gigi Hadid has become the biggest champion of athleisure. This is mostly because, in her own words, "I genuinely am in athletic clothes 99% of my life." Seeing as the model is...
View ArticleThe Best Thing I've Done For My Skin Is Stop Washing It
I've done a lot of experiments in pursuit of good skin this year. I changed my entire diet, drank a gallon of water a day, and even gave up cheese. But, without question, the best thing I've done is...
View ArticlePhoebe Robinson On Her Book & Why You Can't Touch Her Hair
Do you know what it feels like to have someone, be it a friend or a complete stranger, look at your hair with a mix between shock and wonder — and then ask if they can touch it? To be fetishised and...
View ArticleMoney Diary: Living In London On £30 A Week
Welcome to Money Diaries, where we're tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We're asking a cross-section of women how they spend their hard-earned money during a...
View Article30 Wednesday Addams Costumes For The Girl Who Only Wears Black
On Wednesdays, we wear black. Just kidding. But if you ever needed an excuse to wear black, look no further than Wednesday Addams, the original goth girl (besides, oh, we don't know, a Salem witch)....
View ArticleThe Anxiety Secret Too Many People Are Carrying Around
One night around 3 a.m., I awoke suddenly, with a tightness in my chest. I could feel my heart pounding, fast, and my mind racing with desperate thoughts. As I lay there, looking up toward the ceiling...
View ArticleHow I #MadeIt: Caren Downie
Photographed by Luke & Nik.In terms of highstreet heavyweights, it doesn't get much bigger than the three women behind Finery London, one of our favourite affordable womenswear brands to emerge...
View Article12 Films We Saw & Loved, Due Out This Autumn
Photo: Everett/REX/Shutterstock.Berlin, Cannes, Locarno, Venice, Toronto – these are some of the world’s premier film showcases. Although we can’t claim to play host to anything quite so glamorous here...
View ArticleHow The EU Intends To Keep Teenagers Travelling Around Europe
Photo: Unsplash. It's a difficult time for the European Union, what with the UK's shock vote to leave in June and the rising tide of nationalism in many countries.Now EU officials have a new plan to...
View ArticleGuess Who's Back In Politics Again?
Photo: Tom Nicholson/LNP/REX/Shutterstock.It was just three months ago that Nigel Farage resigned as leader of UKIP. Half the country breathed a sigh of relief that we would finally see the back of the...
View ArticleHave The Abortion Protests In Poland Worked?
Photo: WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP/Getty Images.On Monday, thousands of Polish women staged a strike in protest against their government's plan to completely outlaw abortion in the country, boycotting their...
View ArticleAbout That Other "F-Word"...
Today, I want to talk about the “F” word. No, not “fuck,” and not “fat,” either. I’m talking about “flattering.” Everyone has their trigger word, and that F bomb is mine. Let’s be honest, when we...
View ArticleThe Danger Of Seeing "Perfect" Lives On Social Media
I'm almost jealous of anyone who hasn't read Paula Hawkins' bestselling book, The Girl On The Train, which made its literary debut in January 2015. Why? Because if you haven't devoured it yet, that...
View ArticleJean Paul Gaultier On Fashion, Beauty, & Love (At Any Age)
Jean Paul Gaultier hands me some Haribo gummies, and cracks a schoolboy smile when he starts to tell me about the girl with the red hair who taught him about real beauty, and when he earned the respect...
View ArticleHere's An Easy Way To Get Fewer UTIs
If you've never had a UTI, count yourself lucky. Over half of women will get a urinary tract infection (UTI) at some point during their lives. If you're one of the unlucky majority, you'll incur the...
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