Fashion & Trend

Did you survive the useless belt era of the 2000s ? You may be entitled to financial compensation. Just kidding — but you are entitled to break out your old waist-accentuating accessories. Because like it or not, the non-functional Y2K belt is yet again the height of fashion. RELATED: The Power of a Baby Tee Somewhere in the early aughts abyss — nestled snuggly between velour tracksuits and the dress-over-pants trends — the Y2K belt has lived on vaguely in the cultural consciousness. As a staple of new-millennium celebrity style, it took many forms. The decade saw a scarf fastened around Kelly Clarkson’s hips , a thick leather belt atop Beyoncé’s low-slung pants , and a slew of oversized monstrosities accentuating Kim Kardashian’s waist . The world arguably hit peak unnecessary belt in 2002, when Carrie Bradshaw sported a green buckled band around her bare (?) waist. These belts were confusing, random, and an apt representation of the era’s chaotic approach to accessorizing. And ...

Music stadium tours are known for being many things. (Think intense, physically demanding and long.) An opportunity for makeup experimentation and complex beauty looks? Not so much — unless you’re Alexx Mayo, that is. The makeup artist has been working with singer and rapper Lizzo for the past six years, and during that time, he has created countless show-stopping looks that have solidified him as one of the most impressive celebrity makeup artists working today. At the end of July, Mayo completed a 10-month-long run of doing Grammy Award winner Lizzo’s makeup for The Special Tour, which was in support of her album Special . RELATED: Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour Beauty Looks Are Pure Perfection “Somebody recently told me that they can’t think of another artist who has changed their look on tour as much as Lizzo has,” says Mayo over the phone. “I thought of icons like Madonna , Janet and Cher , and I realized it’s true. They each have a look that’s specifically designed for a tour, ...

It’s hard to be a celebrity in a relationship, I assume. Your dating timeline is basically public knowledge. Slightly humiliating monikers like “ Bennifer ” and “ Tay-Squared ” are unavoidable. And your street style as a couple is treated as a marker of your compatibility. But Hailey and Justin Bieber — in all their mismatched glory — don’t seem phased by this. RELATED: Hailey Bieber’s Most Stylish Looks of 2023 (So Far) The A-list couple, who tied the knot in 2018, are frequently photographed out and about looking like they’re headed to entirely different functions. Hailey leans form-fitting and polished, while Justin is reliably dressed down and baggy. It’s almost as if they purposely skew as far as they can from one another when getting dressed. And you know what? It works. Case in point: The pair is currently in New York City, and their sartorial contradictions are on full display. While out and about to promote Rhode’s latest launch — the Strawberry Glaze flavoured Lip Pepti...

There are few celebrities who have modern fashion girlies in a chokehold quite like Hailey Bieber . Between the elevated simplicity of her street style looks and her glam red carpet moments to her knack for turning just about anything into a beauty trend , Bieber continues to be a blueprint for copycat-worthy style. RELATED: Hailey Bieber Spills Her Tried-and-True Beauty Essentials The model and Rhode brand founder has had quite the public style evolution . From sporting skinny leather pants and high-top sneakers during the 2010s to her often sophisticated looks of today, Bieber’s style has hit its stride. loving hailey bieber’s recent street style looks pic.twitter.com/fqWopY20vr — 🕊 (@justbottega) July 29, 2023 And, despite being labelled as a “double nepo baby” by New York Magazine because of her famous father and husband, Bieber has managed to carve out her own fashion forward personal brand for herself that sets her apart — and she’s had fun while doing it . In h...

On the heels of the popularity of the quiet luxury aesthetic, loafers are having quite the renaissance . RELATED: The Mesh Flat Is the New Face of Impractical Footwear Although the footwear staple has been around for decades, loafers have been gaining buzz both on and off the runway in recent seasons. Gucci’s Spring 2024 menswear collection included several looks featuring the brand’s classic Horsebit loafer. Memorably, the iconic shoe was also recently honoured with a special exhibition to celebrate its 70th anniversary during Milan’s 2024 menswear fashion week. A few weeks later at Dior’s Spring 2024 menswear show in Paris, Winnie Harlow hopped on the trend by completing a sky blue Dior mini dress and layered sweater ensemble with a pair of navy blue leather Horsebit loafers for a cool preppy look.   Of course, TikTok has also influenced the shoe’s recent spike in popularity, too. A quick search for “loafers” on the platform will yield countless videos, many of which ha...

The designer duo behind Montreal-based label Mance — formerly Unttld — chat about being partners in life and business, using clothes to travel through time and what it means to be an icon in 2023. RELATED: Get to Know Anishinaabe Activist and Storyteller Sarain Fox You first met on the dance floor of a Montreal bar in 2007. What drew you to each other? José Manuel St-Jacques: “Simon was wearing a gingham shirt, so he looked like a little picnic. I basically jumped on him, and I was like, ‘Hi, I’m José.’ He said, ‘I’m Simon.’ We kissed, and then we just danced for the rest of the night. We only figured out that we both worked in fashion once the bar closed and we started talking.” Simon Bélanger: “We kept eyeing each other at opposite ends of the dance floor. I thought he was out of my league because he was too pretty for me. But once he jumped on me, I was like, ‘Okay, cool.’ We were very goofy dancers so we could see that we both had a good sense of humour.” You launched you...

Much has been made of the Samantha Jones-sized hole in  And Just Like That… . The fan-favourite Sex and the City character, played incomparably by Kim Cattrall, has been famously absent from the series’s polarizing revival — and it’s a loss that weighs heavy throughout the show . But in the season 2 finale, for 74 glorious seconds, Samantha Jones made a momentous return. And it all comes down to what she was wearing. RELATED: Miranda Hobbes Deserves Better The scene in question finds Samantha phoning Carrie from across the pond. Sitting in the back of a chauffeured car on the streets of London, she’s sporting a silver lamé trench coat , a bright scarlet dress, chunky silver jewellery and a lime green Fendi First clutch. It’s an oeuvre so glamorous, so dazzling, so chic that I have no choice but to deem it the most memorable fashion moment of the season. In a show with pigeon purses and view-obstructing headpieces , that’s saying something. But allow me to explain. samantha...