Month: May 2019

Summer is just around the corner, and with that comes swimsuit season. This year, we’re spotting the rise of string bikinis on the market. From brands like Sommer Swim and Bamba Swim, the coolest labels are designing fresh versions of the itty-bitty bikini. Celebrities, models, and the fashion crowd are already endorsing the barely there swim trend. Whether posting a mirror selfie (we’re looking at you, Bella Hadid) or an epic beach photo, string bikinis are definitely the number one swimsuit style celebs are Instagramming.

We also noticed from Insta posts that celebs are wearing the “scandalous” swim bottoms super hiked-up, which elongates the look of the legs. See which celebrities are leading the pack on the ‘gram below, and shop our favorite string bikini bottoms as well.  

This post was published at an earlier date and has been updated. Up next, these five swimwear trends will dominate 2019.

The thing about celebrity engagement rings is that the longer you read about them, the more skewed your perception of “expensive” becomes. A ring that costs $150,000 is no longer considered worth a second glance when you compare it to one that costs $8.8 million—when in reality, nearly every celebrity engagement ring is absurdly beautiful, large, and therefore pricey. Sure, we think pretty much any engagement ring is nice to look at, but these rings are so outrageous that there’s no way you wouldn’t stop and stare. And while making it to the top 25 is an impressive feat, in the world of over-the-top engagement rings, there still can be only one that takes the cake. So on whose finger does the most expensive ring rest? Keep reading for the answer.

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

Opening Image: Getty/Jason LaVeris, Getty/Kevin Mazur/WireImage

It’s no secret that we get a ton of our style inspiration from celebrities, but honestly, we get about the same amount from our favorite fashion girls. In fact, when we need to dress for a specific occasion, we consistently turn to the Instagram accounts or blogs of these influencers to get ideas. While we follow a variety of It girls across the globe, we often find ourselves nabbing wardrobe inspiration from the New York fashion bloggers.

Interested in finding out which NYC ladies we’re loving right now? We rounded up a few of our favorites below for you to get inspired—we’re talking everyone from Leandra Medine of Man Repeller to Blair Eadie of Atlantic-Pacific. Keep scrolling to see and shop the recent looks of 10 top NYC fashion bloggers. We promise you’ll want to copy at least one of the ensembles coming your way.

Next, the 13 pieces our editor is wearing on repeat right now.

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

I’m fully aware that buying luxury candles is quite literally burning money, but does that stop me (or millions of others who are happy to drop lots of cash on them)? No. They make my apartment look fancy and they make me happy, so it’s money well spent in my opinion. (Don’t forget that you can repurpose the jars for chic storage of makeup brushes and pens.)

Truth be told, my candle obsession is fueled by the stylish people I encounter and follow on Instagram as well as the cool retailers that stock them. It’s rare that I just wander into a shop and find a new, under-the-radar candle. I seek out the stylish luxury candles that everyone else has, and will even admit to having ordered a few online prior to ever even smelling them myself (it usually works out). 

Ready to find your new favorite candle? Keep scrolling to shop the 10 candles that every fashion insider has in their house or apartment (trust me—I’ve been keeping score).

Next up, the best and worst things to pack, according to a (very) frequent flier. 

Meet Lisa Aiken, fashion director of Moda Operandi and one of our personal style icons here at Who What Wear. Lisa is championed within the industry for setting trends and spotting new designers like it’s no one’s business. No really—if there’s a cool new brand or rising trend, she’s not only already wearing it but has also edited it into Moda Operandi’s shopping selection for all to enjoy. Since we’re always looking to Lisa for our next shopping move, we’re thrilled she’s agreed to join us as a columnist on the site, serving the latest and greatest when it comes to trends, style, and shopping. Today, it is with great honor and excitement that we welcome her as she discusses all the pretty spring trends she’s eyeing for the season at hand.

As we’re now fully into the spring months, it’s time to actually start implementing the trends that we took note of last season when the collections walked down the runway. I’m currently drawn to trends that are super feminine, even though I’m not. I come from the minimalist camp where I think about pieces from a wardrobing sensibility. The key here is really in the styling. So while long peasant-y florals might be having a moment, I’m thinking about them in a different way. Same goes for the puffed sleeve. Here are the five feminine trends that I shouldn’t and wouldn’t normally like but for some reason really do.

Kendall Jenner belongs to a dynasty that produced two of the most viral direct-to-consumer beauty lines in modern history: Kylie Cosmetics and KKW Beauty. But Jenner will be the first to tell you that unlike the rest of the Kardashian women, her beauty routine is 100% fuss-free. Sure, when I sit down with the model at an Ulta Beauty store in L.A. to celebrate her collaboration with the just-launched hair tool brand Formawell Beauty, her hair is immaculately tousled, her skin behind a living filter, her lashes defined to perfection, and her lips almost intimidatingly plump. But this is a special day (and the family’s resident makeup guru Hrush Achemyan was there to help). By contrast, Jenner’s everyday approach to beauty is as relaxed as a day at the beach—so much so, in fact, that when I open my interview by asking her to name her “holy-grail desert island beauty products,” Jenner begins listing the supplies she’d bring were she realistically shipwrecked on some abandoned coastline—and I don’t have the heart to clarify that I was simply fishing for her current beauty favorites.

“A lash curler?” Hrush suggests from offstage to which Jenner endearingly replies, “No! Who am I trying to impress on a desert island? I wouldn’t want to put on makeup if I were on a desert island. I’d be focused on, like, getting out of there.”

Jenner doesn’t speak the typical beauty guru language of cut creases, chemical exfoliation, and desert island products—though she does have strong preferences when it comes to makeup, hair, and skin. Keep scrolling for Jenner’s low-maintenance beauty secrets, including her drugstore skincare essentials, her favorite summer trends, and her top beauty pet peeve.

In case you haven’t noticed, we’re a little denim obsessed over here. I kind of have a feeling you are, too, though, since you always devour our stories like the denim trends everyone will toss out their skinnies for and the best-selling jeans that are guaranteed to get you compliments. So I think it’s safe to say that you’re about to become a loyal follower of our latest series where we dish on all the new jean styles that launched this month.

We’ve reached out to a handful of our favorite denim brands to find out what they’ve been up to the past month and the styles they are most excited about. Consider this your go-to for the freshest silhouettes, washes, and technology happening in the denim world. From vintage-inspired fits to the ’90s jean short trend you’re about to see a lot more of this summer, below you’ll find the best recently launched denim styles.

Next, read about the one pair of jeans I’ll be wearing from now well into 2020.