Personal (Care) Is Political   “I WAS DEFINITELY a NARS bitch,” Erin Gibson says. “I just love their pigments.” But that was before the writer (Feminasty: The Complicated Woman’s Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death) and comedian (she co-hosts the Throwing Shade podcast) thought about who was making money off her love of makeup. Spoiler alert—it was straight, white men. “I started looking at [the executives of] Estée Lauder, Revlon, L’Oréal, Covergirl,” she says. “There are no women at the top of these...

A. L. Mencken first popularized the word "flapper" in a 1915 essay for The Smart Set. His take: “She is opposed to the double standard of morality… She seldom blushes; it is impossible to shock her… It is a delight to see her sink her pearly teeth into a chocolate, macaroon, even a potato.” When Mencken wrote his piece, American women still did not have the right to vote—but that would soon change. Suffragists were changing the conversation and challenging social mores, as seen in this brutally frank...

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Transformers From a bikini top designed to look like a tied-up shirt to a sequinned one-piece that can go full glam, these bathing suits easily transition from poolside lounging to night clubbing.   WHITE DOT KNOT TOP, $130, and HEATHER BOTTOMS, $110, bethrichards.com BLACK SEA BONITAS HIGH WAIST DENIM SHORT, $110, oneteaspoon.com ADIDAS SLEEK S SHOES IN CLOUD WHITE/HI-RES YELLOW, $100, adidas.com MARINA FINI NEON HAPPY SAD SMILEY EARRINGS, $35, dollskill.com CLEO ROSE LETHAL LIPSTICK, $15.50, manicpanic.com GABIFRESH X SWIMSUITS FOR ALL TEMPEST MESH HIGH-WAIST BIKINI, $34.98 (includes triangle...

  Freak Out   ON OUR FAVORITE ’80s-era thriller, Stranger Things, brooding high schooler Jonathan Byers once gave his younger brother Will some wise advice: “You shouldn’t like things just because people tell you to.” So, we aren’t going to tell you to like these products inspired by the show that brought back our beloved Winona Ryder (and returns to Netflix July 4)—but we know you will.   Look who popped up on this pillow cover to say “Hello from the other side.” WHAT ABOUT BARB? STRANGER THINGS BOUTIQUE CUSHION/PILLOW COVER,...

Unfortunately, discussion and dissection of women’s clothing is something of a historic tradition – and many aspects of what it is to dress like a women having remained the same for centuries. Here’s just a glimpse into how women were expected to dress throughout history. Beauty is pain To be beautiful is to be in pain, a fact anybody who has ever worn heels for more than 3 hours can attest to. This is, of course, nothing new, from bruise-inducing heavy fabrics to mantuas that required hinges...

  From our May/June issue, here are Stephanie J.'s cutest, cloudiest picks, from moisturizers to jewelry to art. Thunderstorm Cloud Necklace, £35, tattydevine.com Turn heads, come rain or shine, with a laser-cut necklace.   Cloud earrings, £68, wolfandmoon.com Abstract wooden shapes make a statement on these earrings handmade in East London. Cloud cap, $16, boogzelapparel.com Keep shady in a sweet sun hat. Cloudy face cushion, £35, donnawilson.com A cloudy face cushion will brighten up your day and your couch. Head in the clouds print, $20, kirstendrawsthings.etsy.com A pretty-in-pink print by Philadelphia artist Kirsten George. Pink cloud rosewater moisture...

“I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex.” Despite being known as Hollywood’s First Lady of Cinema, Katharine Hepburn was unabashed about maintaining a sense of self and independence. Born in 1907 to a doctor and a suffragette, she was encouraged to be opinionated and honest. Often described as a tomboy, Hepburn was an athletic and energetic child. She adored her older brother, Tom, and at 9-years-old, she shaved her head and dressed in his clothes. Her relationship with her brother...

  Parks and Recreation’s Leslie Knope  IT’S BEEN 10 whole years since we first met Amy Poehler’s Pawnee-loving, Galentine’s-inventing Leslie “uteruses before duderuses” Knope with the premiere of Parks and Recreation. To celebrate the anniversary, we’ve gathered the goods to help you bring Leslie’s optimistic outlook to your outfits. Whether it’s a power suit lightened up with a playful blouse, an homage to her Pawnee Goddess Troop, or a simple waffle necklace (that smells like syrup), these looks will boost your positivity. Pop culture’s most iconic civil...

  With the grand opening of its “women’s floor,” Nike’s Oxford Street, London location unveiled parasport and plus-size mannequins on June 5. These additions come as part of a growing string of initiatives launched by the brand, from the “Dream Crazier” and “Dream Further” ad campaigns targeted at female athletes to the selection of former NFL-player and racial justice advocate Colin Kaepernick as the company’s face, promoting diversity and inclusivity. Nike joins stores such as Nordstrom and Old Navy in featuring mannequins of “real-life” proportions. A “normal”...