Virgo, this new moon week is all about rest and restoration for you, especially as we approach the start of Mercury’s retrograde in your sign, which begins next week on the 23rd. Take the slow and steady pace, especially Monday through Wednesday during the dark-of-the-moon period. Your shadow side, including your fears, insecurities, and inhibitions may come to the surface of your mind as the week begins, but this shouldn’t limit you from expressing yourself or your needs authentically.
How did you get into fashion, and what was your upbringing like?
When I was around 14 years old, my mom had a secondhand designer and vintage shop in Bath, which is where I’m from. I worked in her shop every weekend, and sometimes, I would go there after school. So that’s kind of how I started to learn about different brands and vintage pieces as well as the resale value of things. But I was always just really into fashion. I loved all the pieces, and I loved dressing up. I think that’s all I ever wanted to do. That was always my dream. I wanted to move to London to do fashion—I never really had my sights on anything else.
Usher, fresh off the heels of his sold-out, highly publicized Las Vegas residency “My Way” at the Park MGM, shows no signs of letting up. On top of an interactive partnership and activation with Rémy Martin, he just released a new single, “Good Good,” and is set to perform in Paris in September in a special eight-day residency. Titled “Rendez-Vous Á Paris,” the festivity will take place from Sept. 24 to Oct. 5, and it coincides with Paris Fashion Week, which is so fitting for Usher. Throughout the course of his three-decades-long career, the R&B sensation has been a fashion favorite. From starring in Tommy Hilfiger campaigns in the ’90s to wearing full head-to-toe Rick Owens to rubbing shoulders with Kim Jones and frequenting Paris Fashion Week, Usher’s style impact can’t be understated.
“The more I see the term ‘clean beauty’, the more I have questions. Ilia’s promise of ‘skin that looks like skin’ and ‘skin-powered formulas’ sounded like the answer to my makeup prayers but I was keen to put it to the test. The Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 in Rialto, £45,glides on smoothly and blurs any hyperpigmentation without feeling like a full-coverage foundation. The shade I chose is a touch too dark for my skin tone but there are so many other options that would match. I’m so happy that the formula contains SPF 40 but doesn’t look like it contains SPF — by this I mean that there’s no sign of that all-too familiar greyish undertone. This is what I always hope for with skin tints but few have passed the test. Until now.
If the last few years have been good for anything, it’s the prolific rise of the flat shoe. During lockdowns, we suddenly had no use for heels—no offices, date nights or parties to wear them for. But that wasn’t going to stop us shoe-loving folk from getting our fix. We got creative, trying out as many working-from-home and park walking-appropriate shoes we could find. From Birkenstocks and brogues to shearling slippers and combat boots. Never before has there been such a demand for flats, and never before has the selection been so eclectic.
