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Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their favorite

Bella Hadid continued making headlines at Paris Fashion Week by walking in Stella McCartney’s spring/summer 2023 show wearing a sheer nude studded jumpsuit. The model strolled down the runway wearing her dark hair down in soft waves with a nude lip. Her eyebrows were bleached. Pascal Le Segretain//Getty Images Pascal Le Segretain//Getty Images That wasn’t

Spooky season is here, and Lizzo leaned into it during her Madison Square Garden show last night. The singer wore a neon and nude catsuit, featuring a spider-like design. It’s giving Spider-Woman meets pop star vibes: Jamie McCarthy//Getty Images Lizzo had her hair styled down in waves and wore a smoky eye for makeup. Jamie

In a new monthly column for ELLE, R. Eric Thomas sounds off on all things culture. Find out what to read, watch, listen to, and exhaustively talk about right here. Let me tell you about my Emily Dickinson wallpaper. When the Apple TV+ series Dickinson first came out, I watched it because I was interested

House of the Dragon’s seventh episode opens with Daemon Targaryen doing the most Daemon thing he can: tittering—nay, I say giggling—at his late wife’s funeral. To be sure, Daemon is a complex character; to believe he finds actual amusement in the death of Laena Velaryon, his companion for the past 10 years, would be to

On Saturday evening, Hailey Bieber made an appearance at the Barbara Berlanti Heroes Gala benefiting F*ck Cancer, held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The 25-year-old model wore a gorgeous coral pink form-fitting dress with a plunging halter neckline. The Vivienne Westwood dress featured a fun asymmetric frill down the front of Hailey’s body

In the three months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 14 states have banned nearly all abortions, causing millions of people to lose access. As a result, patients—including pregnant people with cancer and underage rape victims—have been denied medical services. Many are forced to travel across the country, navigate a patchwork of confusing

For the Friday Loewe Spring Summer collection show at Paris Fashion Week, Kylie Jenner arrived wearing the brand. The Loewe label was very visible as were her white panties which she matched to her white tank top. Though the beauty mogul was not wearing pants, she did have on a pair of black sheer tights

Welcome to Look Back At It, a monthly column where some of the most iconic Black actresses in Hollywood reminisce and reflect on the roles that made them stars. For our first installment, Sanaa Lathan breaks down her career—from Love and Basketball and Brown Sugar to her most recent feature film directorial debut, On the

If there’s any city where you can feel the activism and sense that change is possible at every corner, it’s Washington, D.C. But true locals know this place isn’t all about politics. Go beyond the tourist stops at the National Mall, and you’ll discover a bustling metropolis boasting a formidable food scene, some of the

Spoilers below. Much of what makes A24’s moody drama God’s Creatures so quietly devastating is owed to what’s shown rather than spoken. The film stars Emily Watson and Paul Mescal as mother Aileen and son Brian, whose isolated, tight-knit fishing village on the Irish coast is lovely and decrepit, shot with a tender but unflinching

After publicly asking fans of Justin Bieber’s ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez to leave her alone in April, Hailey Bieber, Justin’s wife of four years now, gave a lengthy interview on Call Her Daddy about whether she and Justin were romantically involved at the same time he was with Selena in 2018. She also addressed her current

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry kept the focus of their visit to the U.K. strictly on the Queen following her death and days of events leading up to her funeral last Monday. Multiple sources told The Mirror, via The Daily Beast, that Kate Middleton and Meghan in particular were “not known” to have exchanged words

Spoilers below. Imitation, a flattery, should not always be met with ire. Sometimes mimicry is powerful, even transcendent; this is occasionally the case with Ana de Armas’ performance as Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s much-derided new film, Blonde. But it is in this power that a certain responsibility resides in the hands of the imitator—and,

Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building’s queen of envy-inducing coats, unveiled her own first great coat of fall 2022. The singer was photographed in a long camel coat, along with a black turtleneck and pants, while having dinner at Nobu Malibu with her friends last night. APEX//BACKGRID Gomez’s public appearance came shortly before the

In the 60 years since Marilyn Monroe’s untimely death, stars from Madonna to Kim Kardashian have been inspired by her signature platinum blonde hair, red lipstick, and body-hugging gowns. Now, Ana de Armas is joining the Marilyn club in Andrew Dominik’s long-awaited Blonde, and her transformation into the public and private iterations of Norma Jeane

Welcome to Shelf Life, ELLE.com’s books column, in which authors share their most memorable reads. Whether you’re on the hunt for a book to console you, move you profoundly, or make you laugh, consider a recommendation from the writers in our series, who, like you (since you’re here), love books. Perhaps one of their favorite

Blackpink’s Jisoo returned to Paris for Dior’s spring/summer 2023 show today, and the K-pop singer and house ambassador wore a truly timeless black mini dress for the occasion. Jisoo paired the strapless Dior number with fishnet tights, a black-and-white purse, and dark nails. She wore her hair down in soft waves. Shutterstock Fans captured footage

As the new Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton did her first event following the Queen’s funeral proceedings in Wales itself. Kate visited the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s Holyhead Lifeboat Station today in Anglesey with Prince William. She very much dressed for fall, pairing a striking red peacoat with black heels and pants. She accessorized with

On Saturday, Priyanka Chopra and her husband Nick Jonas made an appearance at the Global Citizen Festival. It was the 10th annual Global Citizen concert and held in New York City’s Central Park. As the couple met on stage they shared a big kiss in front of cheering fans. Chopra wore a blazer with the

Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney tapped into fall’s warm tones for her appearance with George Clooney this weekend at Washington, D.C.’s HISTORYTalks 2022 event. Amal opted to wear a stunning red lace column gown. She had her dark hair styled down in soft waves and paired the dress with a matching statement red lip. Paul

Spoilers below. Ten years have passed since Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Lord Laenor Velaryon’s “red wedding” and since Queen Alicent made her first rebellion against House Targaryen with a symbolic green dress. When we reunite with House of the Dragon’s leading women this week, much has changed. They are not only played by new actresses

On Saturday night, Rihanna was seen in New York City with her boyfriend A$AP Rocky on an evening out together at the Rolling Loud Festival afterparty at 42 d’Or. The beauty mogul was wearing a tight grey mini dress that ruched around her waist with a halter neckline. Over the dress, she wore an oversized

Warning—spoilers for Dead to Me season 2 ahead. Season 2 of Netflix’s Dead to Me, released on May 8, was “finished by the skin of our teeth” in the days before the coronavirus pandemic, showrunner Liz Feldman said in a recent interview. On behalf of Dead to Me fans everywhere, thank you for crossing the