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If you caught our fall trend report, you know that the western trend is definitely back in a big way this season. Chloé, Louis Vuitton, and Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini all showed different variations of the look on the F/W 18 runways, and we couldn’t help but take notice. That said, you don’t have to spend a pretty penny on designer versions to invest in the trend.

As Footwear News pointed out, there is a pair of super affordable cowboy boots on Amazon with over 1000 glowing reviews. Ringing in at just $35, the boots are by far the most approachable way to test-drive the western look for yourself—yes, even for commitment-phobes. Oh, and a selection of 10 different colors never hurts either. Scroll down to shop the shoes in question, as well as other cool cowboy boot options. 

First and foremost, I’m going to quickly caveat the below list: the people included are very much tied to the UK, but as this country is such an incomparably great melting pot of nationalities, you’ll find that some of them are not born-and-bred Brits. So before the pedants out there get all fired up and DM me, let’s remind ourselves that Britishness is a vibe, people. And these people have the country’s eclecticism and unique outlook running through their veins (and extensive shoe collections).

We try to document as many of these wardrobes in depth as often as we can with our Best Wardrobes in Britain franchise, but there are closets out there we’re still yet to jump into. So, with London Fashion Week now in full swing, we thought it fitting to bring some names and faces to your attention. All are worth bookmarking for the duration of fashion month, but also way beyond. Keep reading to see the 28 Brits on Instagram that I always look to for style inspiration.

This post originally appeared on Who What Wear UK.

Fashion month is now well underway at its third stop of the season: Milan. To ensure you have around-the-clock insight for what the editors, bloggers, and celebrities are wearing to and from the spring shows, we have the photographer behind The Style Stalker snapping the best looks throughout the week. From the chicest accessories to the standout It bags, we’ve already spotted major fall outfit inspiration. See the looks that caught our attention, and stay tuned for more of MFW’s top street style moments as we’re updating this gallery daily with fresh rounds of photos.

Keep checking back each day for the latest street style.

View the 5 images of this gallery on the original article

The SolarImpact Yacht could very well be the most luxurious EV ever made. 

The superyacht concept is the result of five years of research, design and testing by the Zurich-based company. 

It boasts nearly 2,400 square feet of living space, including a 1,000 square-foot salon offering 360-degree panoramic views. Four double guest cabins and a master suite provide sleeping accommodations for 10 people, according to Boat International. 

A gas-powered vessel of this size would leave a sizable carbon footprint, but all systems aboard the SolarImpact Yacht—including a quiet electric power plant—use the sun as their primary energy source. It’s extremely eco-friendly and never needs to stop for fuel. 

Even at its relatively brisk 25 mph top speed, the 70-ton, 1,300-horsepower watercraft maintains stability thanks to a unique flotation system. Instead of the displacement-style hull typically found on large ships, it floats on two aluminum buoyancy bodies that reduce rolling, rocking and heeling by 90 percent. The pontoon-like design also cuts back significantly on energy consumption. 

Amazingly, SolarImpact claims that the behemoth can be operated by just one person, as artificial intelligence is implemented in all important systems. 

Check out renderings of the SolarImpact Yacht in the gallery above, and head to their website for more information and a virtual tour. 

It’s easy for many to look at models of all shapes and sizes and think, “I wish I looked like that.” Everyone does it at some point, and it’s normal.

British stunner and Aerie spokesmodel Iskra Lawrence wants her fans to know that sometimes this isn’t good for anyone’s mindset.

She posted a candid Insta of herself in a black bikini and in her caption, addressed the issue directly.

I read one of your comments yesterday that said “if I looked like her all my problems would go away”. Maybe it was said in jest but thoughts turn into consciousness, and in turn can start to affect our mindset, outlook, and how we view ourselves. Which in turn will eventually be your reality – I used to think like that. I’d look at pictures of slimmer models that were highly successful and believe if I looked like them (including the unrealistic photoshop) that I would also have a more successful career, love life, I’d be happier and life would be better.

But those thoughts only lead to your own dissatisfaction with yourself, your body and your life.(For me this lead me to have body dysmorphia and an ED and I’m grateful I was able to recover and become the woman I am today, who knows my self worth.) When in reality, you can never be someone else.

But no one can ever be you either. And that makes you one of a kind, so never forget you are meant to be you. Give your energy to embracing who you are and what you can bring to the table and to others and to this world, by being you.

Because God made you you for a reason, so let your unique self shine and radiate love, confidence and enoughness.

“Enoughness” is a great word, if you think about it.

This is an unusually honest admission even from a woman whose modeling career has always been marked by straightforward body positivity and self-acceptance. 

Lawrence mentioned ED (eating disorder) and that’s a sadly common problem for people who make a living with their bodies—models and actors alike. 

But so is body dysmorphia, a psychological disorder in which the sufferer becomes convinced their body isn’t perfect and will sometimes starve themselves or exercise to excess. 

You have to respect Lawrence for her concern for others. It’s good she’s come around to self-acceptance though. She obviously looks incredible just the way she is.

With its growing popularity, vaping has become so popular among teenagers that the FDA has officially declared that it’s reached “an epidemic proportion” and announced that it’s shifting the focus of its anti-tobacco campaign “The Real Cost” from cigarettes to vaping.

With the tagline “Know the Real Cost of Vaping,” the FDA is coming out with social media posts, online ads and interactive websites, and posters to be hung up in school bathrooms to warn these young JUUL-lovers about the dangers of nicotine addiction and the potential health risks associated with vaping.

In a press release, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said:

E-cigarettes have become an almost ubiquitous – and dangerous – trend among youth that we believe has reached epidemic proportions. This troubling reality is prompting us to take even more forceful actions to stem this dangerous trend, including revisiting our compliance policy that extended the compliance dates for manufacturers of certain e-cigarettes, including flavored e-cigarettes, to submit applications for premarket authorization. 

The new campaign we’re announcing today seeks to snap teens out of their ‘cost-free’ mentality regarding e-cigarette use with powerful and creative messages that reach kids where they spend a lot of their time: online and in school. In particular, these compelling prevention messages will be displayed in high school bathrooms, a place we know many teens are using e-cigarettes or faced with the peer pressure to do so. 

This anti-smoking campaign is reminiscent of D.A.R.E., a.k.a. Drug Abuse Resistance Education, which is basically the anti-drug program that doesn’t exactly work…so who knows if this campaign is going to do anything. Considering the fact that millennials literally vape Tide Pods despite clear warning labels emphasizing how dangerous it is to ingest laundry detergent, I’m not entirely hopeful.

And while vaping might be a less harmful alternative to smoking regular cigarettes, but it’s still not good for you. It’s always the healthiest option to inhale clean, normal air instead of a mango-flavored JUUL pod, but you do you.

“Even as we consider the potential benefits of innovative tobacco products and the role that some such products may play in reducing harm to current adult smokers, the FDA won’t tolerate a whole generation of young people becoming addicted to nicotine as a tradeoff for enabling adults to have unfettered access to these same products,” Gottlieb said.