In 2026, influencer marketing budgets are set to grow for another year running. But best practices are evolving, as one-off, pay-to-post influencer deals fail to cut through the noise. Instead, creators will take on the role of consultants, as brands develop more substantial partnerships with the talent that now make...

Holy beauty makeover! Model Gigi Hadid, who gave the world a cute and flippy bob in 2024, has now ditched her signature blonde mane for something much, much darker—what hairstylist to the stars Dimitris Giannetos has declared a “matte black mini-bob.”Hadid, of course, is no stranger to hair evolutions; in...

If you’ve noticed your scalp feeling extra dry lately, you’re not imagining it. Winter has a way of stripping moisture from the scalp just like it does from skin. Cold weather, indoor heating, and frequent air travel all play a role, making dry scalp far less mysterious than it seems....

I have to ask, since I’m looking at my Blu-ray collection now and I know that you and Tracy are big champions of physical media: What’s your media diet while you’re in the show?Normally, if I’m home, Tracy and I watch a movie every night. We watched Bacurau last night;...

With so much of Western Europe overrun by tourists, savvy travelers are turning toward Belgium. Those already familiar with the unsung hero wedged between—and deeply influenced by—France, the Netherlands, and Germany no doubt count it as a favorite destination. Brussels impresses with its grand buildings and has a strong presence...

Seven years ago, writer and performance artist Ingvild Gillet and Rick Owens industrial designer Connor Hickey briefly crossed paths in London. “I clearly remember her delicate, fascinating words and wide-eyed stare,” says Connor.A few years later, when Connor moved to Paris, the New Zealand–born designer reached out to Ingvild again. “It’d been such a brief and...

Madonna, Stefano Gabbana, and Domenico Dolce have lived a 40-year-long love story that’s articulated itself on runways and continent-hopping tours. How do you even begin to capture that kind of iconography? In a perfume bottle, of course.“Domenico and Stefano are like brothers to me. We have such a long history...

The question of how to treat neck wrinkles looms large in a beauty routine sooner than one might think. While the face may look firm and fresh, “The neck skin tends to age faster than our face because it is thinner; therefore, the natural loss of collagen and elastin can...

It took me years to understand the best eye makeup for hooded eyes. While my gaze isn’t completely hooded, I definitely have less upper lid space than most. Too much eyeliner, and it smudges onto my eye crease. Too thick of a mascara coat, and suddenly my gaze droops. Too...

Frances Howie’s sophomore Fforme collection was about escaping the city in pursuit of sun, sand, and liberation from the grid. Using the spring lineup as the starting point for her first pre-fall, Howie achieved marvelous effects through expert pattern cutting and thoughtful fabric selection. The result is carefully considered pieces...