It’s an image you’ve seen plenty of times before: just before beginning a routine, a gymnast dusts their hands with a white powdery substance. If you’ve ever been curious about what that powder is or why it’s used, we’ve got answers! Usually just referred to as “chalk,” the substance is crucial to helping top-tier gymnasts
Month: March 2020
Allen BerezovskyGetty Images Camila Cabello celebrated her 23rd birthday tonight at Blackpool Tower in the UK, and her boyfriend Shawn Mendes traveled all the way from Toronto to spend the night with her and her friends. That’s an over six hour flight and over 3,300 miles in airfare. You know he loves you when… Mendes
Like it or not, massive trainers are here and they aren’t going anywhere fast. Not that they could even if they wanted to, mind you. To the casual observer, it may have come as a bit of a shock when the fashion elite suddenly appeared to be taking their style cues from Sporty Spice in
Photo by Arnold Jerocki/GettyThis marks the six-year-old style icon’s first solo music gig. By Sarah Mariotti Date March 3, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter North West, the eldest child of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West, had an impromptu musical performance at her father’s Yeezy show in Paris on March 2. The six-year-old style icon rapped on
I found out that I had major depressive disorder when I was 19. I was living with it before then, but I didn’t have the language or information I needed to describe what I was feeling until I reached college. Depression has controlled my life in many ways, causing me to miss untold birthdays, meetings,
Consider your adolescent prayers answered. Fifty years after Judy Blume published the seminal YA novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret in 1970, a movie version of the book is on the way. After a competitive auction for film rights, Deadline confirmed that Lionsgate would release the film, written and directed by the filmmaker
Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImageThe Duchess selected London-based brands Alessandra Rich and Catherine Walker for Day 1 of her first official visit to Ireland. By Pahull Bains Date March 3, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge touched down in Dublin today for their three-day tour of Ireland, marking their first official visit to
I was about 6 years old when I first found comfort in snacks. I was 7 when I learned that my friends in the kitchen cabinet never seemed to solve my problems. If anything, they made them worse. By the time I turned 13, I knew I had to look for answers elsewhere. Because I
Sophie Turner is ready to tell the story of how her and Joe Jonas’ whirlwind romance began. It wasn’t at any Soho House or awards show; it was at a local dive bar in Camden, London, Turner recounted to ELLE in its April 2020 issue. It started with a coincidental meeting with Joe Jonas’ agent
Less than five months out from the Summer Olympics, Chloe Dygert is busy grabbing record after record on cycling’s biggest stages and cementing her status as the cyclist to beat in Tokyo. Most recently, the 23-year-old American blew away her previous 3000m individual pursuit world record — twice, in the same day — at the
The Gossip Girl reboot has found its first five Upper East Siders. One of the chicly-dressed new residents will be played by 15-year-old Whitney Peak. Details about Peak’s character are limited. But until we know more about the tea-sipping teen she’ll be playing, get to know the latest newcomer to join the Gossip Girl cast.
Photography via Stephane Cardinale/GettyCatch the show that closes out Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday, March 3 at 12.30pm EST. By Sarah Mariotti Date March 2, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter Nicolas Ghesquière is in his seventh year as artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s womenswear. His work at the French fashion house is known to be informed by
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but when it comes to fashion design, many think otherwise. Conna Walker, the 27-year-old founder and CEO of London-based fashion brand House of CB, seems to be in the latter camp, as she is accusing Canadian retailer Aritzia of ripping off her designs for its newly launched
We know that UCLA gymnasts like to have fun — we saw it with Katelyn Ohashi’s internet-famous performances, and coach Valorie Kondos Fields, or “Miss Val,” would call floor the team’s “dance party.” And last week, in case you missed it, UCLA junior Nia Dennis earned a viral crown of her own with her high-energy
Taylor Swift, the gatekeeper of both pop music and feminism, released her brand-new music video for “The Man” on Thursday. It features the singer-songwriter in drag as a dirtbag character named “Tyler Swift,” and is filled with little Swiftian easter eggs, like a voiceover from The Rock and her album titles spray-painted in a subway
Alexa Demie is the woman who launched a million rhinestone eyebrows. Demie, who plays Maddy Perez—a sort of 2020 Summer Roberts on HBO’s hit show Euphoria—could and should be held responsible for the influx of glitter and neon shadows that have infiltrated the runways, YouTube, holiday parties, and of course, Instagram. While the Euphoria Effect
image via istock“What I really wanted was rarely the item itself but the acquisition of it: a shiny new object to fill a void.” By Tracy Wan Date March 2, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter Before online shopping, I never thought I had an addictive personality. I feel indifferent to recreational drugs, drink wine primarily to learn
As an early-aughts kid, some (read: many) of the choices I made were questionable. They usually had to do with boys, crazy raver outfits or body modification—and occasionally a dangerous combo of all three. Hindsight is 20/20 and I’ve learned from my mistakes, but regret can linger—especially when body modification is involved. At 14, I
If you clicked on this article hoping to read another piece about how waking up at 5 a.m. changed someone’s life . . . you might be in the wrong place. But, I can tell you what my attempt at joining the early mornings club taught me. Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama are among the
Dimitrios KambourisGetty Images Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez got engaged in March of 2019 after two years of dating. The singer and the former Yankees star are one elegant power couple who always manage to pull off the best looks in the room. They show affection for each other via Instagram posts like these sappy
The Bosu ball is one of those fitness tools that, for me, requires a lot of brainpower. Which way faces up? Do I stand on it? Do I lift it? Is there a scenario where I should be throwing it like a Frisbee? (No, there isn’t — I’m disappointed, too.) So when I found a
Today, Justin Bieber turns 26 years old. Yes, this is the same Canadian teen with floppy hair that we all met in 2009. That kid is now a full-grown, married man who is nearing 30 years old (in four years, but still!). To celebrate his big day this weekend, Bieber went to Los Angeles hotspot
When it comes to working out consistently, it’s not always easy to find motivation. If you want to work out more but aren’t sure where to begin, your journey could start with something as simple as an app. From tracking your workout journey to helping you make the deed a little bit more fun, apps
Emma McIntyreGetty Images Oprah Winfrey has been making the rounds with her 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus tour, and this weekend, she made a stop in Los Angeles, where she spoke with Superbowl star Jennifer Lopez at the Forum Arena in Inglewood. Lopez, who has already been killing 2020 with some stunning looks and