Growing up in the Suba, Costa Azul neighborhood of Bogotá, Colombia, in the early ‘90s, the photographer Alejandra Loaiza always looked forward to a mecato.Mecato is a Colombian term for snacks or small bites, including everything from empanadas to arepas to plantain chips and chicharrón, which are affordable and often...
Later in the program, Jurnee Smollett paid tribute to her godmother, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, who reflected on the responsibility Black women continue to carry. “Black women have always been the strength and the common denominator for our culture to hold it together,” Richardson Jackson told Vogue. “And we cannot drop...
The seventh season of Starz’s historical-fantasy behemoth Outlander ended on a cliffhanger, with Claire (Caitríona Balfe) telling Jamie (Sam Heughan) that she believed their daughter Faith, long believed to be stillborn, actually lived.That suspicion was confirmed in the first episode of Season 8. Jamie and Claire learn that not only...
John SchlossbergMatt Borkowski/BFA.comFew events signal the start of the spring social calendar in New York quite like the Young Fellows Ball at The Frick. On Thursday evening, the museum hosted the annual benefit, drawing a well-dressed crowd across art, fashion, politics, and media.This year’s theme, Travel Through Time, paid homage...
The bowling bag, née doctor bag, has made a triumphant return this season as a key handbag trend to know. Defined by its arched top handles and East-West silhouette, it’s recognizable for its structured frame and wide, easily accessible opening—originally built for toting papers, and then, as the name implies,...
Luminous skin, is arguably, the best accessory; and these days, there’s little one wouldn’t do in the name of a glowing, youthful complexion. To achieve it, many of us, for starters, have turned to an array of ingestibles for an inside-out approach. Collagen supplements—and their long list of benefits—led the...
Paris Fashion Week is forever the ‘chic de la chic’—and this season was no exception. While the talk of the town may have been Matthieu Blazy’s sophomore Chanel collection—or perhaps more importantly, the accessories that just hit stores—it was the street style set’s mix of spring’s most-wanted and elegant wardrobe...
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