Introducing 'Fashion Conscience': Refinery29's Week-Long Focus On Sustainable...
It shouldn’t take the deaths of 1,129 people to make you stop and think about the value of your clothes and, more importantly, the value of the lives of the people making your clothes. Four years ago...
View ArticleIs There A Difference Between Ethical & Sustainable Fashion?
A popular anecdote that’s currently making its way around the fashion industry is this: apparently, farmers living in parts of China joke about being able to tell what colour will be ‘in’ next season –...
View ArticleThese Brands Prove Sustainable Fashion Isn't Boring
If you hold the belief that sustainable and ethical fashion just isn’t cool, think again. It’s a lazy and uninformed opinion to immediately write off the remarkable brands working hard to transform the...
View ArticleHere Are The Most Instagrammed Holiday Spots
🌆 A post shared by New York City by Liz Eswein (@newyorkcity) on Sep 27, 2016 at 7:05pm PDT When it comes to holidays, Instagram has now become an integral part of travelling. With entire accounts...
View ArticleThis Is How Much Brits Now Spend On Engagement Rings
Once upon a time, in a more prosperous era, it was normal to shell out two to three months' pay on an engagement ring. While the well-heeled among us may still adhere to this tradition, thankfully the...
View ArticleCertain Beauty Brands Claiming To Be Organic Have Been Misleading Us
Organic, cruelty-free and all-natural beauty is on the rise. Customers are demanding high-quality and non-damaging ingredients, and a report by Persistence Market Research estimates that the global...
View ArticleThis Is How Much An Average Home Costs Now
For many of us, keeping a roof over our heads is an unrelenting challenge in the current property market. While average annual rents recently dropped, the decrease was negligible. Landlords continue to...
View ArticleWhat I Wish I Knew About Pregnancy & Obesity
When I first Googled obesity and pregnancy, I was just one month pregnant with my first child and only partly prepared for the bad news. The rhetoric was alarming — words like “dangerous complications”...
View ArticleHow To Up Your Festival Style Game
Whether you’re off to Glastonbury, Lovebox or Wilderness this year, the only thing more important than a killer line-up and the rain holding off, is nailing the outfits.Come on, make 2017 the year you...
View ArticleZoe Saldana Tells Us Why She Doesn't Pick Out Gendered Clothes For Her Sons
In a world of Batmans and Supermans, no on-screen superhero squad is as hilarious, and entertaining as the Guardians of the Galaxy crew. Made up of Chris Quill, aka Star-lord (Chris Pratt), Gamora (Zoe...
View ArticleObama's Back — & Hints At What He Wants To Do Now
Since leaving the White House, President Obama has been vacationing hard. But it's time for the 44th president to get back to work, and Obama made his first public appearance since Inauguration Day...
View ArticleRashida Jones Gets Real About Porn, Dating Apps & Feeling Empowered Online
Some people say the only way to stop online harassment is to stop going online. Well, we aren't going anywhere. Reclaim Your Domain is Refinery29's campaign to make the internet (and the world outside...
View ArticleHere's Why Your Favourite Shows Might Be About To Get A Lot Worse
You favourite shows might be about to take a dip in quality, because the Writer's Guild of America just overwhelmingly voted to strike in search of a better deal, according to a letter obtained by The...
View ArticleSerena Williams Fires Back At This Racist Comment About Her Unborn Baby
Serena Williams is a tennis champion and a mum-to-be. What she's not is someone who allows racist comments to stay unchallenged — especially when those comments involve her unborn child. When Ilie...
View ArticleHere's Everything Coming To UK Netflix In May
With two long weekends to look forward to, May should be a real treat. But if the famously unpredictable British weather refuses to co-operate, you could find yourself at a loose end. This is where...
View Article7 Of The Best Stationery Shops
Happy National Stationery Week!First up – yep, National Stationery Week is a thing and, secondly, no you don't have to celebrate.Unless you want to buy loads of nice stationery, that is.Here's our...
View ArticleFashion Revolution's Loved Clothes Last Film Focuses On The Issue Of Mass...
Today, Fashion Revolution, the global movement calling for greater transparency, sustainability and ethics in the fashion industry, has released a thought-provoking, striking short film entitled Loved...
View ArticleThis Is How Many Pictures Will Be Taken Of You On Your Wedding Day
Those of you getting married this summer are probably prepared for the fact that you'll have your picture taken just a couple of times.Most people still opt to have a professional photographer at their...
View ArticleThe Serious Problem With FaceApp, The App Sweeping The Nation
You may have recently noticed a large chunk of your friends online sharing photos of themselves digitally altered using the app, FaceApp. Sure, some of them have been faintly amusing – but a number of...
View ArticleThe 'Hot Felon' Just Got Deported From The UK
A post shared by JEREMY MEEKS (@jmeeksofficial) on Jan 5, 2017 at 1:55pm PST The man dubbed “jail bae”, the “blue eyed bandit” and the “hottest convict ever” was reportedly deported from the UK just...
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