Month: September 2018

Last week I attended fashion week in Milan and you bet I had my outfits planned out to a tee before I packed and headed out of the country. I pulled inspiration and photographed every look while packing (like I do for every trip) to ensure I know exactly what to wear while I’m on my trip and to hopefully avoid overpacking and overweight luggage fees. The trip was somewhat last-minute so I didn’t have a ton of time to organize and gather pieces for my fashion week looks so I really had to be savvy and lean on my accessories to make my outfits stand out.

Above all the items that I packed, I wore three under-$10 items I purchased off Amazon last-minute the most. I finally hopped on the biker shorts trend and scored a pair for $4 so that makes for item number one. The next piece is also from Hanes, I ordered a three pack of these white tanks which I wore with almost every outfit and had planned on cutting into a crop but ran out of time and had to do the old-school fold under trick to make it a DIY crop. The last piece is this $8 thick black (faux leather) headband that I ended up wearing with the majority of my looks which I was glad because it was hot and I was very sweaty so luckily my cute Amazon headband hid my gross hair. See how I styled the key under-$10 items below and shop the pieces you need to recreate the outfits.

As much as Who What Wear loves covering fashion girls’ every style moment, that doesn’t mean we don’t love to highlight intriguing menswear looks too. Remember our coverage of the most stylish fashion boys at the Emmys? Sadly, Timothée Chalamet wasn’t at the event, where Joe Keery and Milo Ventimiglia topped our list—but Chalamet more than made up for it with his latest outfit.

Attending the premiere of his new movie, A Beautiful Boy, at the San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain, Chalamet wore a beautiful Alexander McQueen floral-embellished suit, but we immediately zeroed in on his sneakers. His chunky Alexander McQueen Runner Sneakers ($590) nail the “ugly” shoe trend and are a refreshing change from the requisite red carpet loafers. Scroll down to see his look and shop the women’s versions of the shoes for yourself.

As any true fashion girl like yourself understands, knowing the origin of your favorite trends makes wearing them all the more gratifying. And there’s arguably no bigger trend right now than leggings. We’re all well aware of the fashion cycle—everything comes back again. (Just take a look at the recent revivals of ’70s, ’90s, 2000s, and now ’80s trends.) But when it comes to leggings, it turns out they’ve been “coming back” for centuries. While researching the history of leggings, we were surprised to discover that the origin of the trend dates way back to the 14th century, and men were actually the first to wear them. But since the mid-20th century, leggings have been a closet staple for It girls and others who love them.

Given their lengthy tenure, we decided to take an in-depth look into the storied history of the legging craze, which was largely dictated by celebrities then just as it is today. (We’re looking at you, Gigi.) 

Keep scrolling to get all the fascinating facts about the seven-centuries-long history of leggings and shop pairs inspired by each time period.

This story was originally published at an earlier date and has been updated.