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Buying people’s cast-offs has never been so chic. Perusing the rails in a vintage shop can be delightfully rewarding (minus the lingering mothball smell), and who hasn’t lost hours of their life on an...
View ArticleThe Trials Of Super-Long Hair
Photographed by Amelia AlpaughApart from a short period when I first moved to London the best part of a decade ago, and decided I had the bone structure to pull off a Jean Seberg (I didn’t), I’ve...
View ArticleWhy We Need To Talk About The Needs Of Women Living With HIV
Today, the 1st of December, is World AIDS Day – a dedicated date in the calendar when activists, media organisations and charities come together to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS.For HIV educators...
View Article"No One Would Touch Her When She Was Diagnosed"
Photographed by Maggie ShannonPowerful new drugs and massive public-health campaigns have changed the way most Americans view people with HIV and AIDS, but that doesn't mean those with this condition...
View ArticleU.S. Marine Guilty In Slaying Of Transgender Woman In Philippines
Photo: NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images. The 2014 slaying of Jennifer Laude, a transgender woman in the Philippines, sparked major protests in her home country and beyond.Now, more than a year after her...
View ArticleDrake’s Got Your Christmas Covered
What came first, Drake or the meme? It’s one of modern life’s greatest mysteries, but just when you thought "Hot Line Bling" simply couldn’t be memed again, the ugliest Christmas jumpers we’ve ever...
View ArticleThese Badass Women Race Cars In The West Bank
It was a Thursday night on the streets of Ramallah, in the West Bank. Everyone was out on the streets. The boys were revving up the engines on their souped-up BMWs and Fiats, showing off new tricks....
View ArticleMeet The Fittest Women In Britain
If the 2012 London Olympics marked us leaving the starting blocks with regards to women in sport, then this year was when we hit full stride.The Women’s Football World Cup garnered widespread...
View Article12 Photos Show The Realities Of Living & Dying In Hospice Care
Photo: Courtesy of Daniel Schumann.Photographer Daniel Schumann first went to St. Francis Hospice near Dusseldorf, Germany, in order to fulfill the country’s civil service requirement. “Until a couple...
View ArticleWe Tried Kylie Jenner's Lip Kit & Here's Our Unfiltered Opinion
I have a confession to make: I wasn't expecting much from Kylie Jenner's Lip Kit. After all, it didn't need to be good to sell. Thanks to months of teasing and a viral-marketing strategy put into...
View ArticleEverything We Know About The Ab Fab Film So Far
Ok, so the confirmed release date for the Absolutely Fabulous film still remains an elusive ‘September 2016 sometime’ away, but don’t put the Bolly on ice just yet, there’s a reason to celebrate. Why?...
View ArticleLoved & Lost: 11 Celebrity Break Ups We're Still Not Over
Oh, the one that got away... that golden ex we'll tell our grandchildren about after a few glasses of vermouth on Christmas Day. We’ll sigh and look out of the window recalling the intensity, the...
View ArticleIs The UK Ready For Exercise Classes Like Psycle?
I have laryngitis and it’s 7.25am. Night-time. Instead of shunning reality and staying under the duvet where I definitely belong, I’m in the immaculate changing-rooms at spin studio Psycle on London's...
View ArticleChanel Métiers D'Art: Bella, Beehives And Bardot
On paper, Chanel’s Métiers d’Art show is an annual capsule collection to celebrate the brand’s artisanal craftsmanship. In reality, it has become part of the Insta generation's insatiable appetite for...
View Article5 Of Liverpool's Hottest Shopping Destinations
The first city that comes to mind when thinking of top shopping destinations is London, right? Well, it might surprise you to learn that Liverpool has some of the most unique offerings in the form of...
View ArticleAn Alternative History Of Party Girls
Strike a pose – it’s been 20 years since Parker Posey’s Mary morphed from club kid to librarian in Party Girl. The tongue-in-cheek tale of a sassy New York IT-girl who breaks the bank being fabulous...
View ArticleThings I Saved From My Ex
Our heads and hearts are filled with bits of memory and emotion left over from past relationships. And, often, so are our homes. It's hard to let go of the smallest things sometimes – we hoard...
View ArticleWhat One Woman Brought With Her When She Fled Iraq
Photographed by: Tarek Turkey.Behind the Headlines: Daughters of Paradise - Dunia (UK)This story is part of a Refinery29 series that explores the women behind the headlines of the Syrian refugee...
View ArticleMe vs. Hungover Me, In GIFs
Much like being hangry, being hungover can make us act, well, you know the feeling. When you dare to venture out into the world while battling a pounding headache and a deep, unsettling feeling of...
View Article12 Things You Didn't Know About Star Wars Actress Daisy Ridley
Despite the countless promos for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, much remains mysterious about Rey, the movie's female protagonist played by Daisy Ridley. Frankly, there's still a lot that we don't know...
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