18 Short Nail Designs To Inspire Your Next Manicure

Raise your hand if you’ve apologised to your manicurist for your super-short nails. Why is it that do we do that? Long, elegant tips often get all the love, but short nails are just as chic in their own right and suitable for the season’s coolest nail art trends. Plus, they’ll never annoy you when you’re clicking away on your keyboard, trying to remove your contact lenses, or opening a can of La Croix. read more

Constance Wu Put Mental Health In Asian Communities In The Spotlight. Here’s What’s Next.

Writer and director Huy Vo disagrees with what happened to Wu and the behavior of the Asian community towards her after her tweets about Fresh Off The Boat’s renewal. “Constance is not a monolith for Asian people. The show Fresh Off The Boat is not a monolith for Asian culture. I don’t think her actions hurt Asian Americans at all,” Vo, the creator of Patriot Nails, a series about an Asian American man who discovers fame before discovering himself and his intergenerational trauma, tells Refinery29. Instead, as Vo notes, it’s important to remember that Wu was allegedly sexually harassed by a producer on Fresh Off the Boat while working on the show, which she shared in an October 2022 episode of Red Table Talk with Jada Pinkett Smith. “Constance and all professionals in entertainment are allowed to treat TV and film as work because it is work. That means Asian representation is important, but no one should be giving up their safety for it. No one should be hurt, physically or mentally, for a TV show or film,” Vo says.  read more

If Coachella Is Any Indication, These Warm-Weather Trends Will Be Everywhere

Another Coachella has come and gone, and as a first-time attendee, I have to admit, I had no idea what to expect. What was once an item on the bucket list I kept as an angsty 13 year old on Tumblr has now been crossed off more than 10 years later. As someone who grew up watching Vanessa Hudgens and Alessandra Ambrosio frolic along the Polo fields in Indio, California, to attend the country’s largest music festival, I thought I knew what to expect from attendees: cowboy boots, cowboy hats, cowboy vests… you get the idea. Coachella, as a concept, has been torn apart and put back together by shiny TikTok algorithms. In a digital-first world, it’s the fashion community’s first stomping ground to set trends for the upcoming summer. This year was no different.  read more

14 Celebrities Who Aced the 2023 Met Gala Theme

The Met Gala, aka the Super Bowl of fashion, was in full effect on Monday, May 1. A-list attendees went all out for the high-profile event, turning the 2023 Met Gala red carpet into one of the world’s most talked-about runways. The 2023 Met Gala theme is based on the Met’s Costume Institute spring exhibit, titled, “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” a retrospective dedicated to the late designer and fashion visionary. The exhibit showcases more than 200 sketches and garments from Lagerfeld’s six-decade-plus career at notable fashion houses including Chanel, Chloé, Fendi, Balmain, and his eponymous label. While many of Lagerfeld’s personal views were controversial, it’s impossible to deny his immense impact and legacy on the fashion industry. read more