Beauty

As the last light of the spring equinox settled over Los Angeles last week, Cult Gaia founder Jasmin Larian opened the doors of her historic Beverly Hills home—a property that once belonged to Elvis Presley—to mark Nowruz, the Persian New Year.The holiday is equal parts ancient ritual and an excuse to celebrate—a moment to reset, gather your favorite...

A skincare-first mindset has made its way into nearly every corner of the beauty industry, and the year’s body care trends are reflecting just that. Caring for your skin below the chin is no longer a “grab-anything” category; it’s become a space defined by personal preference and thoughtful selection.“As people become more comfortable with their facial skin-care routines,...

My childhood memories smell like jasmine. In my family’s hometown of Homs, Syria, vines of white jasmine bloomed in parks, climbed up walls, and were the centerpiece at giant family lunches. Bella Hadid has similar memories.“My father is an incredible architect, but part of what he’s good at is building the entire environment,” the Palestinian-Dutch model tells me....

Khoki has been tracing its roots.Run by a collective of clever designers who keep a low profile, the label has been gaining traction among menswear fans but has occasionally struggled to articulate its design identity. This season the team attempted to remedy that by refining the language around what they do, asking: What makes something feel ‘Khoki’? Among...

The arrival of new trends doesn’t erase those that are already in play. Tracy Reese was one of many designers who weren’t ready to see scarf dressing float away. For her fall collection she developed a number of foulard-style prints using flowers, paisleys, and geometrics; she also hand-drew a collectible curio design with the legend Look for the...

Opening Lakmé Fashion Week in Mumbai, Rahul Mishra’s latest AFEW outing didn’t arrive with the usual flourish of embroideries, but more restraint. “This collection comes from a place of returning: returning home to handloom, and to cotton,” Mishra explained. Reuniting with master weaver Hukum Kohli in Chanderi, he developed a Supima cotton-silk blend that feels preternaturally light, soft,...

It’s not often that you hear screams of horror at a fashion presentation—even at the most hideous of collections. But Mikio Sakabe is good at getting a reaction.This season the designer held a presentation in a 90-year-old Japanese house that is purported to be haunted, and is used as an escape room for horror fans. Each of the...

On a perfectly sunny day in December, on a soundstage in Los Angeles transformed to evoke a bustling rue parisienne, Margot Robbie—movie star nonpareil—was channeling the jaunty musicality of fellow Aussie Kylie Minogue.Fronting a new campaign for the Chanel 25 handbag, Robbie was working with filmmaker Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Be Kind Rewind) to...

If the eyes are the window to the soul, then your brows are the curtains that define your entire being. Hyperbolic, sure. But eyebrow shapes are sneakily one of the most important features to consider—even the slightest arch can make a huge difference in how we balance our features and provide facial structure. So deciding which one works...

Weddings are a beautiful display of love, family, friends, and ceremony. They’re also a fabulous way to spend a lot of money in one day. It’s important to prioritize where to focus your budget—if you’re a florals girl, you know a rose by any other name is $12 a stem; buttercream frosting goes up exponentially if you happen...