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Pregnant Kerry Washington Completely Slays The Emmys Red Carpet

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No one does maternity style like Kerry Washington, and her look from the 2016 Emmy Awards serves as undeniable, unbelivable proof. 


Washington slayed the game arrived on the red carpet in a perfectly form-fitted, strapless, custom Brandon Maxwell gown with cutouts.


Adding to the look was her hair, which she appeared to wear natural, much to the delight of fans on social media. 




We could sing Washington’s praises all day, but Laverne Cox’s reaction pretty much says it all. 






Excuse us while we pick our jaws up off the floor. 

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The Best-Dressed Stars On The 2016 Emmys Red Carpet

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The Emmy Awards, television’s biggest night, are finally here, kicking off awards season and hereby marking months of great celebrity style to come. 


When we weren’t busy obsessing over the adorable “Stranger Things” cast, we took note of a few things on this year’s carpet: a notable showing of yellow gowns, a few pant/dress combos, some serious sparkle and of course, so much glamour.


Ellie Kemper looked unbreakable in a Jenny Packham gown and chic bob, Kerry Washington once again proved she’s the queen of maternity style and Sarah Paulson, well, we’ll let you bask in that Prada glory for yourself.


Take a look at our picks for best-dressed of the night below. 


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Here Are All The 2016 Emmy Award Winners

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It’s TV’s biggest night and, once again, “Game of Thrones” is your best bet for Sunday night’s big winner, since the HBO show leads the 68th annual Emmy Awards with 23 nominations, followed closely by “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson” with 22 noms. 


Yes, tonight is the night when all your favorite shows and stars will battle it out live from the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. Though we are fairly certain “GoT” will dominate in the Outstanding Drama category, the show is up against “Homeland,” “House of Cards,” “Mr. Robot,” “Downton Abbey,” ”Better Call Saul” and “The Americans” for the top honor.


Meanwhile, Jimmy Kimmel, who hosted the award show in 2012, returns as this year’s host.  He warned People that his famous friends should consider themselves targets for good natured ridicule, since he knows they’ll be able to handle it. 


“The people with whom I’m actually friendly are in the most danger usually because I know they can take a joke,” Kimmel told the publication. “That works against them. Being a good sport is the worst thing you can be.”


Check out the the list of winners below: 


DRAMA


Outstanding Drama Series



WINNER: “Game of Thrones”


“Homeland”
“House of Cards”
“Mr. Robot”
“Downton Abbey”
”Better Call Saul”
”The Americans” 


Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series


Kyle Chandler, “Bloodline”
Liev Schreiber, “Ray Donovan”
WINNER: Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”
Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”


Outstanding Lead Actress Drama Series


WINNER: Tatiana Maslany, “Orphan Black”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”
Viola Davis, “How To Get Away With Murder”
Claire Danes, “Homeland”
Taraji P. Henson, “Empire”
Keri Russell, “The Americans”


Outstanding Supporting Actor Drama 


Jonathan Banks, “Better Call Saul”
WINNER: Ben Mendelsohn, “Bloodline”
Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
Kit Harington, “Game of Thrones”
Michael Kelly, “House of Cards”
Jon Voight,  “Ray Donovan”


Outstanding Supporting Actress Drama


WINNER: Maggie Smith, “Downton Abbey”
Lena Headey, “Game of Thrones”
Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones”
Maisie Williams, “Game of Thrones”
Maura Tierney, “The Affair”
Constance Zimmer, “UnREAL”


COMEDY


Outstanding Comedy Series 



Modern Family”
“Silicon Valley”
“Transparent”
“Black-ish”
WINNER: “Veep”
“Master of None”
”Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”


Outstanding Lead Actor Comedy Series 


Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
William H. Macy, “Shameless”
WINNER: Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”
Aziz Ansari, “Master of None”
Will Forte, “The Last Man On Earth”
Thomas Middleditch, “Silicon Valley”


Outstanding Lead Actress Comedy Series 


Ellie Kemper, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
WINNER: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”
Laurie Metcalf, “Getting On”
Tracee Ellis Ross, “Black-ish”
Amy Schumer, “Inside Amy Schumer”
Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”


Outstanding Supporting Actress Comedy


Niecy Nash, “Getting On”
Allison Janney, “Mom”
WINNER: Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live”
Judith Light, “Transparent”
Gaby Hoffmann, “Transparent”
Anna Chlumsky, “Veep”


Outstanding Supporting Actor Comedy 


Keegan-Michael Key, “Key & Peele”
Ty Burrell,  “Modern Family”
Andre Braugher, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”
WINNER: Louie Anderson, “Baskets”
Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Tony Hale, “Veep”
Matt Walsh, “Veep”


LIMITED


Outstanding Limited Series



“American Crime”
“Fargo”
“The Night Manager”
WINNER:“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”  
“Roots” 


Outstanding Lead Actor Limited Series Or Movie


Bryan Cranston, “All The Way”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (Masterpiece)”
Idris Elba, “Luther”
Cuba Gooding Jr., “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”
Tom Hiddleston, “The Night Manager”
WINNER: Courtney B. Vance, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”  


Outstanding Lead Actress Limited Series Or Movie


Kirsten Dunst, “Fargo”
Felicity Huffman, “American Crime”
Audra McDonald, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill”
WINNER: Sarah Paulson, “The People V. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” 
Lili Taylor, “American Crime”
Kerry Washington, “Confirmation”


Outstanding Supporting Actor Limited Series Or A Movie


Jesse Plemons, “Fargo”
Bokeem Woodbine, “Fargo”
Hugh Laurie, “The Night Manager”
John Travolta, “The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story”
WINNER: Sterling K. Brown, “The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story”
David Schwimmer, “The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story”


Outstanding Supporting Actress Limited Series Or A Movie


Melissa Leo, “All The Way”
WINNER: Regina King, “American Crime”
Sarah Paulson, “American Horror Story: Hotel”
Kathy Bates, “American Horror Story: Hotel”
Jean Smart, “Fargo”
Olivia Colman, “The Night Manager” 


VARIETY


Outstanding Variety Sketch Series


“Documentary Now!”
“Drunk History”
“Inside Amy Schumer”
WINNER: “Key & Peele”
“Portlandia”
“Saturday Night Live”


Outstanding Variety Talk Series 



 “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live”
WINNER: “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
“The Late Late Show With James Corden”
“Real Time With Bill Maher”
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” 


Outstanding TV Movie


“A Very Murray Christmas”
“All The Way”
“Confirmation”
“Luther”
WINNER: “Sherlock”


Outstanding Reality Show Competition 


“The Amazing Race”
“American Ninja Warrior”
“Dancing with the Stars”
“Project Runway”
“Top Chef”
WINNER: “The Voice”   


Head over to Emmys.com for the full list of winners. 

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These African Countries Don't Want Your Used Clothing Anymore

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This article is part of HuffPost’s “Reclaim” campaign, an ongoing project spotlighting the world’s waste crisis and how we can begin to solve it.


Clearing your closet of last season’s gently worn clothes and donating them to an aid group probably makes you feel pretty good. After all, you may be helping someone in need and breathing life into items that might otherwise decompose in a landfill.


But a number of countries in East Africa are fed up with the onslaught of secondhand items they receive from Western nonprofits and wholesalers, and want to ban such imports altogether.


In 2014, a handful of East African countries imported more than $300 million worth of secondhand clothing from the United States and other wealthy countries. The used items have created a robust market in East Africa and thereby a decent amount of jobs. But experts say the vast amount of these imports have devastated local clothing industries and led the region to rely far too heavily on the West. 


In March, the East African Community (EAC), which is made up of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda, proposed banning all imported used clothing and shoes by 2019. The goal is to stop relying on imports from rich nations, boost local manufacturing and create new jobs


However, the law is unlikely to pass. There is resistance from the U.S., which unloads hordes of secondhand clothes all over the world, and from sellers in East Africa whose livelihood depends on these shipments, as well as from experts who think an outright ban won’t be enough for these countries to restore production at home.



Proponents of the ban say it has the potential to help empower East African economies. “[T]he region ... is ready to transition itself into an industrial bloc through a higher level of production quality and manufacturing practices,” Betty Maina, Kenya’s principal secretary in the Ministry of EAC, told newspaper The East African. 


There is also hope that a ban will instill a new sense of pride in the region’s people, since “no one goes around proudly showing off” someone else’s discards, noted Joseph Rwagatare, a columnist for The New Times, a Rwanda-based news outlet. 


Once these discarded clothes hit East African shores, they sell for extremely low prices: For example, a pair of used jeans can be as little as $1.50 in the Gikomba Market, East Africa’s biggest secondhand clothing market, located in Nairobi, Kenya. 


Rock-bottom prices make locally made clothes look too expensive by comparison, Joseph Nyagari of the African Cotton & Textiles Industries Federation told Think Progress last year. “The average cost of a secondhand garment is between five and 10 percent of a new garment [made in Kenya], so [local industries] can’t compete,” he said.



Africa has been contending with inexpensive imported used goods since the 1980s, when a debt crisis in Latin America exploded and disproportionately hurt poor countries. Production costs rose in developing areas, which led to a decline in exports. Government subsidies to the manufacturing sector in Africa were cut, restrictions on foreign trade were removed and the floodgates opened for overseas exporters, according to a 2006 study on the textile and clothing industry in sub-Saharan Africa. 


In the early 1990s, Kenya had about 110 large-scale garment manufacturers. By 2006, that number dropped to 55, the study found.


Fast-forward 10 years, and East Africa is still limited in its production of clothing and textiles. Kenya currently has just 15 textile mills, according to Fashion Revolution, a U.K.-based group that promotes sustainable clothing manufacturing. The Uganda Manufacturers Associations has about 30 garment and footwear producers among its members ― but “this is not enough to satisfy the domestic market,” according to the Overseas Development Institute, a United Kingdom-based think tank.



Nevertheless, one U.S. ambassador has already expressed concern about the secondhand import ban, according to the Daily Monitor. 


In August, Deborah Malac, U.S. Ambassador to Uganda, met with Rebecca Kadaga, speaker of the Parliament, to discuss the ban. She warned that enacting it would “negatively impact” the benefits Uganda gets from the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which aims to expand U.S. trade and investment with sub-Saharan Africa in order to stimulate economic growth in the region. That law also gives African countries duty-free access to the U.S. apparel market. To qualify and remain eligible, each country must make an effort to improve its rule of law, human rights and respect for core labor standards. 


The Huffington Post reached out to Malac, but she declined to be interviewed for this story.



It makes sense that the U.S. would push back against the secondhand clothing ban, considering that used clothing is a lucrative industry involving multiple sectors.


The global wholesale used clothing trade is valued at about $3.7 billion, according to The Guardian. 


Uganda alone imported 1,261 tons of worn clothing and other items from the U.S. last year, according to the United Nations Comrade Database. And secondhand garments make up 81 percent of all clothing purchases there. 


The exporters who have the most to lose will likely put up a fight. Suppliers like Global Clothing Industries, for example, solely send and ship used clothing, shoes and other items overseas. GCI exports to 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North and South America.


Even nonprofits like Oxfam and Salvation Army aren’t giving away secondhand clothes for free. When supporters drop off unwanted goods, those organizations often deliver donated clothing to the developing world and sell them to traders. They, in turn, sell the items in their local markets, according to The Guardian. 



Many local traders are vehemently opposed to the proposed legislation as well. 


“Just let them dare,” Elizabeth, who sells women’s dresses in a downtown Nairobi market, told The Economist in March. “How could they! We will remove our clothes, we will demonstrate in the streets.”


In Nairobi’s bustling Gikomba market, a trader can make 1,000 Kenyan shillings (about $10) a day selling secondhand clothes, a decent living. Many people in the area get by on about a tenth of that, according to The Economist.


However, the secondhand industry is rife with uncertainty, and traders have little control over the available clothing. Much of it is in poor condition and the western sizes often don’t fit customers well. 



Some experts doubt that banning imported secondhand clothes alone will revitalize the local industry in the region.


Even if the region were to ramp up its production, its products wouldn’t necessarily be affordable and would mostly hurt poorer citizens, according to Andrew Brooks, author of Clothing Poverty: The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-hand Clothes.


Furthermore, the proposed ban wouldn’t block imports of new clothes, which would be more expensive than used clothes, but still cheaper than locally produced items, Brooks wrote in The Guardian earlier this year. 


For a ban to work, Brooks suggests introducing it gradually, and taxing secondhand clothing imports to help subsidize local production efforts.


“If East African leaders want to do more than maintain the status quo they need to take bold decisions,” Brooks wrote, “even if this means sometimes taking decisions that might be unpopular with international advocates of free trade.”


Given that the proposed ban probably won’t become law, there are others who argue that Western consumers need to find more responsible ways to dispose of their barely worn items. 


“We need to find better uses for that ‘going-out top’ bought for $15 and worn only twice,” Kelsey Halling, director of impact for Thread International, a group that repurposes garbage, wrote in an op-ed for Sustainable Brands. “Places such as Uganda, and Haiti, and India shouldn’t have to be - and very soon may choose not to be - responsible for our excess.”


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We Need To Talk About Priyanka Chopra's Breathtaking Emmys Dress

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Red can be a tricky color on the red carpet, for pretty obvious reasons. Many stars at the Emmys ― Kate McKinnon, Connie Britton and Tatiana Maslany, to name a few ― looked lovely in the risky hue, but only one person epitomized standing out from the crowd.


Priyanka Chopra danced her way down the carpet in a bright red one-shoulder Jason Wu gown that would have been beautiful enough on its own...



...but came to mesmerizing life, thanks to some fancy footwork.


Just look at her:








The “Quantico” star and her gown are truly things of beauty:




We could watch this happen all day. 




It pretty much looks like Chopra had the most fun of any single person who attended the ceremony.


Twirl, girl. 

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Britney Spears' Abs Are Your Monday Morning Workout Motivation

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If you needed a little inspiration to get out of bed this Monday morning, look no further than Britney Spears’ Instagram account. 


On Sunday night, the pop icon shared a video on the social media app, in which she’s dancing ― and hair-whipping ― like no one’s watching to Meghan Trainor’s “Me Too.” Of course, we (and her followers) were watching, and couldn’t help but notice the star’s incredibly toned abs. 


“It’s been a while since I’ve cut loose,” she captioned the video. 



It's been a while since I've cut loose

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Brit sure knows how to work (bitch). And if you follow by example and keep dancing till the world ends, you’ll be stronger than yesterday, too. 

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A Sustainable Fashion Diary for London Fashion Week Day Two

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Designer Gyunel Rustamova was born in Azerbaijan, moving to London to the study fashion at not just one of the heavyweight fashion colleges, but two. The London College of Fashion and Central Saint Martins alumna designs a ready-to-wear and couture line from her South Kensington atelier, creating all of her prints in house from hand illustrations. These are then transformed by a skilled design team into prints. It's been a long love affair for me with Gyunel - I call her pieces wearable art, because she creates fashion, yes, but always with a fine art edge to them, they are a creative delicacy. The devil is in the detail and you can discover worlds of it, if you stare at a Gyunel piece for long enough.

Can't believe I am finally in @Gyunel_Official. It's been a long love affair for me with Gyunel Rustamova - I call her pieces wearable art, and always with an artistic edge. Gyunel was born in Azerbaijan and moved to the study fashion at heavyweight fashion colleges, London College of Fashion AND Central Saint Martins. Yup. She also designs a Couture line from her South Kensington atelier. All prints are created in house from Gyunel's hand illustrations and transformed by the skilled team of print designs, and garments are produced in Italy with the finest quality fabrics I have felt in a long time - Vivienne Westwood's infamous words 'Choose well, buy less, make it last' spring to mind. They are dope. My jumper and skirt are from Gyunel, the black faux suede shoes are @publicdesire and coat is from Brick Lane independent designers @twinsdiverse and all jewels are @swarovski. Close ups coming!_______________________________________________________ #Gyunel #Prints #Couture #IndependentFashion #Gargoyles #Dark #Gothic #Mysterious #Surreal #Paradox #UAL #CSM #MadeInBritain @csm_news @Gyunel_Official #InSamatasOwn #WhatIWore #Fashion #InstaDaily #InstaStyle #LondonFashionWeek #SS17 #SpringSummer2017 #LFW #PhotoOfTheDay #Style #InstaGood #Design #IndependentBrand #SustainableFashion #CuratedStyle

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Gyunel garments are produced in Italy and made from some of the finest fabrics I have touched in a long time, in fact Vivienne Westwood's infamous words - 'Choose well, buy less, make it last' - spring to mind whenever I see her clothing. When it comes to waste, Gyunel's leather is by-product from the meat industry in Italy and whilst not everyone advocates for leather, by-products are certainly part of the waste conversation. As the designer herself says, 'Each piece from my RTW collections is sampled in England, and manufactured in either Italy or England, to try and support small and local businesses'. On the subject of operating with a close knit London-based design team Gyunel says, 'Gyunel Couture collections are made entirely in my Knightsbridge atelier by a team of couture specialists and the quality speaks for itself. I feel our level of sustainability is definitely one of the things that makes my brand unique.' With the Gyunel outfit I wore black faux suede shoes from Public Desire, with a coat from Brick Lane independent designers Twins Diverse. Founded by design duo Silvio Orrico and Sonia Tauhid, the brand has perfected the art of repeating the same silhouette with a slight moderation - the team are the anti-thesis of fast fashion and are against pushing new unnecessary product - instead consistently repeating styles because their customers love them. Browsing their boutique is always a treat, I never feel panicked that I am not 'on trend', it's quite the opposite, I always leave - sometimes with a purchase, others without, confident that I know what I like and that I can take time to decide, come back and still find what I was looking for. Pressure free shopping - I love it! All my jewels are Swarovski, as mentioned yesterday.

In the evening, I headed back to my base St Martins Lane Hotel and changed into a vintage look from Blitz in Brick Lane, specifically a red kimono.

About last night. I finally wore a Chimono out for our anniversary dinner and absolutely loved it - I was one foot in and one foot out as I feel like they can resemble dressing gowns but took the leap and loved it. Yesterday I rewore it for fashion week as it is a gorgeous piece from a vintage and second hand shop in Brick Lane called @blitzlondon. Gorgeous piece of kit (reminded me of the one you for your you birthday @PalomaFaith). Thank you for the styling input my new best friend on Brick Lane @ellacalamity - absolutely in love with @bricklanevintage and blitz for anything vintage or second hand. My shoes are @publicdesire and bag is also a second hand piece from #BrickLane. _______________________________________________________ #5Star #CoventGarden #StMartinsLaneHotel #MorgansHotelGroup #London #5StarHotel #Iconic #BeautifulHotel #LuxeLondon #LuxuryHotel #Soho #RoomWithAView #TheBlindSpot #AsiaDeCuba #BoutiqueHotel #Blitz #Vintage #SustainableStyle #EastLondon #InstaStyle #LondonFashionWeek #SS17 #LFW #PhotoOfTheDay #Style #InstaGood #Design #IndependentBrand #SustainableFashion

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Blitz is a fantastic vintage and second hand shop known to be quite the hub for shoppers keen to pick-up pre-loved or throwback pieces. A 2-storey Victorian warehouse for vast vintage fashion, lifestyle and secondhand homeware bazaar - it's a must-see kind of place. My shoes are faux leather from Public Desire and my bag is also a second hand piece from a tiny shop in Brick Lane.

Roll on Day 3....

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Allow Your Cold, Hard Heart To Be Melted In The Name Of Cargo Shorts

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Every day, thousands of items are tragically not carried because of the stigma against cargo shorts. It’s time to pocket these attacks.


The Other Stuff shows us that while the story of cargo shorts is a sad, sorrowful tale, finally there’s hope.





Created by Matt Ott, starring Anthony Laflamme and Jericho Davidson, music written and performed by Makeena Brick, and recording/mixing by Mark Evans.


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H&M's Feminist Ad Completely Destroys What It Means To Be A 'Lady'

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Being a “lady” means doing whatever the hell you want ― at least, that appears to be the message of a new H&M ad.


The spot was recently published for H&M’s autumn 2016 collection and it does not disappoint. The ad features all kinds of women looking, feeling and simply existing however they want. 


The ad features model Adwoa Aboah, actress Lauren Hutton, Lion Babe’s Jillian Hervey, trans actress Hari Nef and Design Army’s CCO Pum Lefebure.


The video is set to a remake of Tom Jones’ 1971 hit “She’s A Lady,” by Lion Babe. From a trans woman trying on a dress to a young woman manspreading on the subway to a woman running an office ― the video is a badass commentary on what it really means to be a woman today.


Take a look at a few of our favorite moments: 











The ad will start airing on TV Sept. 21.


For now, take a look at the spot below. 




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The Best Dressed Men at the 2016 Emmy Awards

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By The Editors of GQ for GQ.


We've said it before and we'll say it again (right now, in fact): black tie doesn't have to be boring. And at this year's Emmys, a group of sartorially-inclined men proved that to be very true. Armed with white dinner jackets, charcoal tuxes, and finishing touches that only an A-lister (or his powerful stylist) would know, these guys took formal gear to the next level.


Rami Malek in Dior Homme



Randall Park in Brooks Brothers



Kit Harington



Ty Burrell in Strong Suit and Montblanc



Mahershala Ali in Brooks Brothers



Tom Cullen



Christian Slater in Dior Homme



Tom Hiddleston in Gucci



Sterling K. Brown



Joel Kinnaman in Ermenegildo Zegna



Thomas Middleditch



More from GQ:


Grooming Highs and Lows from the 2016 Emmys


Kanye West’s 100 Best Outfits


James Marsden is the World’s Handsomest Man


The Best Haircuts for Men


Amber Rose’s Nude GQ Photo Shoot


Cristiano Ronaldo Has Mankind’s Greatest Body


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Those Emmys PB&J Sandwiches Failed To Impress Emily Ratajkowski

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While hosting last night’s Emmy Awards, comedian Jimmy Kimmel provided the audience with some good old peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, thanks to a little help from his mom and the kids from “Stranger Things.” 


“I know these shows are long and I know a lot of you haven’t eaten since Labor Day, so I have a little surprise for everyone,” Kimmel joked, before heading into the crowd to pass out the goods. 





It seemed everyone in the crowd was happy to get a little sustenance in their bodies, but there was one person who wasn’t impressed: Emily Ratajkowski. 


The model-turned-actress spoke to TMZ after the award ceremony and admitted she “had one too many bites” and regretted eating her sandwich. 


“They weren’t that good,” she added. 


Ouch. That’s the kind of love she gives Kimmel’s sweet mom for trying to make everyone happy? Also, we don’t really know how a PB&J can be bad. It is a scientific fact that they are always delicious (unless you eat them like this). But maybe EmRata is a master PB&J maker who uses only the fanciest ingredients and doesn’t settle for anything less. 


In any case, the 25-year-old seemingly tried to seem a little more grateful, adding, “I appreciated the effort.” 


Maybe she was just jelly.

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Kristen Bell Is All Of Us Getting Ready For A Night Out

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Kristen Bell is nothing if not resourceful. 


Leukoflex medical tape was the accessory of choice for “The Good Place” actress and mother of two Sunday night at the Emmys. She shared a photo with fans on Instagram, along with her professional tip: for a “non surgical boob lift,” tape your nipple to your shoulder. Then you’re done.




Earlier in the night, Bell shared some other snapshots from her pre-show prep, which included a lip conditioner and some pizza. 







The shading on my chin tonight was courtesy of @pizzasauce. #pizzasauce #emmys

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Thanks, Kristen, for always keeping it so real. 






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Adobe Creates Genius Clothing Line With Cliché Stock Photos

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Stock photos provide us with endless entertainment. Whether the painfully staged images include women laughing alone with salad or Vince Vaughn doing regular office things, we simply can’t get enough.


Adobe, the company behind your constantly-crashing Flash Player plugin, has a stock photography collection. To promote their creative assets, Adobe has created a clothing line honoring hilariously bad stock photos.



Enter Adobe Stock Apparel. The limited edition clothing line features classic stock photography like “call center woman wearing headset” and “firm handshake between business associates” on tees and sweatshirts.


Ad agency Abby Priest came up with the idea to create the clothing line.


“We wanted to pay tribute to what has been before and then take one last glimpse backwards before we leave it all behind and move into the new age,” said creative director Oskar Hellqvist in an Adobe Blog.


“Some stock images have earned their place in the history books,” Hellqvist added. “Turning them into a limited edition clothing line is our way to salute them and an attempt to create something disruptive and unconventional in the genre.”


Unfortunately, the collection is not available to us mere mortals. Only enterprise customers who start a trial with Adobe Stock will be given the chance to order from Stock Apparel’s collection. But if you feel the desperate desire to wear a stock photo of women hanging out with turkeys, you may be able to make your own. When you download a stock photo, check its restricted uses. You’re probably able to print a stock photograph on a t-shirt as long as you don’t plan on selling it. If you do decide to sell the t-shirts, make sure you have an extended license


If that sounds like a bit too much work, simply revel in the glory that is Adobe Stock Apparel’s clothing line. Take a look at the tees below.  








H/T BoredPanda

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One Venn Diagram To Explain Cargo Shorts To The Unpocketed Masses

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The Subtle Beauty Trend You Probably Didn't Notice At The Emmys

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If you watched the Emmy Awards red carpet Sunday night, you might have noticed a few things: a lot of yellow gowns, for starters, and Sarah Paulson and Kerry Washington completely obliterating the game, for finishers. 


One thing you may not have picked up on? An extremely heavy showing of not-so-heavy eyeliner. That’s right, stars like Kristen Bell and Tracee Ellis Ross traded in the typically deep, smoky liner look seen on the carpet for a softer, more natural look.


Some appeared to opt for a lighter color than black and some wore none at all. All of them, of course, looked stunning and are totally inspiring our next night out makeup routine: Big lashes and minimal liner anyone?


Take a look at some of our favorite looks from the night below.



But fear not, heavy eyeliner enthusiasts. Emily Ratajkowski was on hand to satisfy your dramatic eye makeup craving.



CORRECTION: An earlier version of this post identified Georgia King as Maggie Grace. It has been updated to reflect the correct name. 

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A Sustainable Fashion Diary for London Fashion Week - Day Three

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Day three for London Fashion Week and I wore head to toe Harisma. Based in Lativa, Harisma's approach to cutting denim and combining textures - structural versus fluid, I think, is quite incomparable.

Today I am wearing a brand I discovered on Instagram. Harisma's approach to cutting denim and combining textures - structural versus fluid, I think is quite incomparable. I love wearing @Harisma_Official today, running around and getting through a decathlon of shows - I opted for a comfortable and design-led style. The baggy hand crafted cropped denim jacket (made in Latvia) is full on swag, the satin trousers are both comfortable and elegant and I can't lie...the jacket had me feeling like an extra in an Aaliyah meets Total music video. Denim is one of the most durable, enduring, rugged fabrics out there, it's one of those rare fabrics that 'takes to its owner' - and a quality piece like this will stand the test of time and get better with age and wear. The brand has been working in the fashion industry for more than 7 years, but their first open release became available earlier this year. Follow them to find out more - @Harisma_Official. Close up coming.... _______________________________________________________ #Denim #SamataAroundFashionWeek #LightsCameraFashion #BritishFashion #Fashion #InstaDaily #InstaStyle #InstaGood #Style #LondonFashionWeek #LFW #BrewerStreetCarPark  #BrewerStreet #SS17 #SpringSummer2017 #PhotoOfTheDay #FashionBlogger #FashionDiaries #FashionBlog #FashionShows #FashionGram #Creative #BritishFashionCouncil #FashionWeek #PictureOfTheDay #Design @londonfashionweek @BritishFashionCouncil @lfwthedaily #SpringSummer2017 #Design #IndependentBrand #SustainableFashion #CuratedStyle #InSamatasOwn

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I loved wearing Harisma, and as I was running around and getting through a decathlon of shows today, opting for a comfortable yet still design-led style seemed astute. The baggy hand crafted cropped denim jacket and satin trousers felt both effortless and elegant, and quite frankly the jacket had me feeling like an extra in an Aaliyah meets Total music video. The brand itself began as a continuation to a family premium jewellery brand called 'Imperial Court' that was established back in 1778 in the Russian Empire, and now a new generation on have pushed through with idea of combining luxury, durable fabrics with affordability to deliver everyday clothing.

Their denim is some of the durable, enduring and rugged fabrics out there, and like the best denim it's one of those rare fabrics that 'takes to its owner'. A quality piece like this will stand the test of time, and get better with age and wear. This is not simply conscious design, it is also reputation management - quality denim directly translates to a less throw-away product which in the long run translates to a more enduring product-customer relationship. Harisma supports fair trade, working directly with the farmers who supply their cotton with a focus on socially responsible work conditions, fair wages and environmental considerations. Specialising in hand crafted denim and natural fibres, the small independent brand do not have retail channels are not far and wide reaching at this point, but you can find out more by visiting them on Instagram. My faux suede shoes are Public Desire and jewellery (ring and bracelet) are from Swarovski.

In the evening I change into Taka Naka again, you can find out why they made my style diary here.


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A Sustainable Fashion Diary for London Fashion Week - Day Four

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Day four of my sustainable fashion diary for London Fashion Week, and I opted for the ASOS Eco Edit. One of the charges, fairly or unfairly, levelled against sustainable fashion is that ethical fashion is either too hard to find, not design-led or too expensive - the infamous 'not everyone can afford to buy Stella McCartney' line, is one that we all know too well.

Today I am wearing a black ASOS #EcoEdit modal jumpsuit - biodegradable, modal is produced from renewable cellulosic plants such as beech trees, pitranne trees, and bamboo. Made by combining the raw material with a manufacturing process to transform the plant pulp to fiber, modal is wear resistant and can be machine washed and tumble dried without shrinking or getting pulled out of shape too. I styled it with an Okapi bag, named after the African antelope, as a brand Okapi is proud of its South African roots and works hard to stay 100% traceable and ethical. This particular beaded style is a new one by @okapibags, the shoes are by @publicdesire. Now as for this gorgeous 'Calla' coat? It's from a brand called @MERCIMELondon, a distinctively chic British brand creating simple, beautiful statements - post to come about them shortly. Biodegradable, modal is produced from renewable cellulosic plants such as beech trees, pine trees, and bamboo. Meanwhile check out day 2 of my sustainable style for London Fashion Week live on @HuffingtonPost now featuring @Gyunel_Official and more - link in bio. _______________________________________________________ #OkapiBag #Okapi #Ethical #PublicDesire #PDBae #EcoEdit #AsosEcoEdit #MERCIMELONDON #Luxe #EcoEdit #MadeInBritain @asos @asosecodit #LondonFashionWeek ##SS17 #SpringSummer2017 #FashionDiaries #FashionBlog #FashionGram #Creative #BritishFashionCouncil @londonfashionweek @BritishFashionCouncil @lfwthedaily #LFW #IndependentBrand #SustainableFashion #CuratedStyle #InSamatasOwn #SouthAfrica

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Well, take a look at the ASOS Eco Edit, formerly known as 'The Green Room' - it features clothing, accessories and beauty buys, sourced from across the globe for the eco-minded shopped - all approaching sustainable fashion from a different angle - some pro-planet, some pro-people and quite a few both. The range features brands who are running the gamut of conscious choices - from working to preserve craftsmanship and artisanal skills, handcrafting or recycling jewellery and upcycling vintage. The range is accessible, affordable and simply, quite impressive. It is also easy to find and I love that the Eco Edit can be found mixed in amongst the other products on asos.com, not only in its' own dedicated space. My ASOS Eco Edit jumpsuit was made from a biodegradable fabric called modal which is produced from renewable cellulosic plants such as beech trees, pine trees, and bamboo. Made by combining the raw material with a manufacturing process to transform the plant pulp to fiber, modal is wear resistant and can be machine washed and tumble dried without shrinking or getting pulled out of shape too.

My bag is from Okapi - a brand named after the African antelope and founded by South African painter Hanneli Rupert nine years ago and continues to be known for creating a locally produced range of products combining exceptional quality and craftsmanship. Okapi are the real deal - working with the original Ostrich farming families from Oudtshoorn, co-operatively run tanneries, in addition to veterinarians, conversationists and artisanal metal workers for their hardware.




In the evening I changed into Taka Naka, you can read up on why this brand made it into my style edit here.


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Stylish and Green Fashion Week Hub? Yes please! Part One

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St Martins Lane Hotel is my base for London Fashion Week, but much more than that it will be a hub for the busy week ahead. Aside from its location in bustling Covent Garden - this design-led hotel is 3 minutes' walk from Leicester Square tube station and 4 minutes' walk from the National Gallery - it was an appealing place for me to stay whilst writing about London Fashion Week through the lens of sustainable fashion and waste for other reasons. Whilst it's safe to say the slick rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows and mood lighting feature smart TVs, free WiFi and minibar are not to be scoffed at, the tipping point for me was the hotels' green credentials. The vibrant, fresh hotel coined the term 'Glamorously Green' with its focus on a daring and innovative approach to embracing the greener lifestyle whilst continuing to set precedents for the hotel industry. In five core areas - Environment, Sustainability, Utility, Recycling, and Social Responsibility - the hotel is looking at greening its' operations, from the obvious elimination of paper towels in restrooms to the more significant plans for LEED certified buildings and installation of low flow showers, toilets, sprinklers. Needless to say, it felt like a good fit, especially as I am going to be dressing (as) sustainably (as possible), and writing about the same topic in my London Fashion Week coverage.

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Day one was pretty eventful and most of the action went down in Asia de Cuba, the hotel's Chino-Latino restaurant when Dame Vivienne Westwood joined Suzy Amis Cameron, founder of sustainable Oscars design campaign Red Carpet Green Dress, and co-founder of arguably the world's greenest school, MUSE School CA, for a delicious (vegan) lunch. Whilst the restaurants' main website details the historical development of this relationship between Chinese and Cuban cuisine, it can't truly prepare you for the unique and intensely flavoured Chino-Latino menu.




Refreshingly the menu - which features not only locally sourced ingredients, but also opts not to offer over-fished species - provided strong seasonal options and catered for non-meat eaters in a way that I have not experienced in London before. The vegan menu was not an aftethought but a careful consideration - black rice, tofu, crispy chilies, malanga chips, banana, chayote, cashews, hearts of palm, orange-sesame vinaigrette...nom, nom, nom. The Red Carpet Green Dress internship winner Talia Connelly also joined our group for a meet and greet with the legendary designer.




Part two up next...

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Sophia Loren's Sexiest Moments In Honor Of Her 82nd Birthday

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Happy birthday, Sophia Loren! The stunning Italian actress turns 82 today. The Academy Award winner is known as much for her unforgettable film roles as she is for her enduring good looks, so we thought there would be no better way to celebrate her life and achievements than with a highlight reel of her sexiest moments. 


Born in Rome, Loren didn’t always have her famous curves. Growing up, she was said to have been teased by classmates with the nickname “little stick.” But it wasn’t long before she blossomed and was soon acting and modelling. Loren has famously said she owes her curves to “spaghetti.” 


By the late 1950s, Loren had landed in Hollywood and it wasn’t long before she caught the eye of execs and was soon starring in films opposite the likes of A-listers such as Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra.


After a long and illustrious career, Loren is still working on projects that matter to her. In late 2014, after turning 80, Loren released a memoir in which she reflects on her intriguing life. 


And she won’t be slowing down any time soon, it seems. The actress said retire is a “terrible word” and says it’s important to never stop learning, no matter how old you are. 


Many happy returns, Sophia!

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This Family Went A Whole Year Without Buying New Clothes

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This article is part of HuffPost’s “Reclaim” campaign, an ongoing project spotlighting the world’s waste crisis and how we can begin to solve it.


In June 2015, Emily Hedlund gave herself a challenge: She would go an entire year without buying any clothes. 


At first she thought she’d try it out on her own. But because she was also in charge of clothes shopping for her husband and young son, she expanded the experiment to also include them. Hedlund calculated that she spent hundreds of dollars each year on thrift store finds and cheap fast-fashion impulse buys, stuff she and her family didn’t feel any connection to and never actually wore.


Together, they had enough of a stockpile to keep themselves dressed for a year, Hedlund thought. There was just one potential hitch: She was pregnant ― her second child was born two months after she started the challenge ― and would need clothes in various sizes. Fortunately, she had a strong rotation of summer dresses, activewear, leggings and jeans, including items from the first time she was pregnant. 


Hedlund shared her pledge on Facebook and her personal blog to keep herself accountable. And to eliminate temptations, she unsubscribed from emails from companies like Old Navy, Victoria’s Secret and American Eagle, which peppered her inbox with emails about sales.


It worked. With the exception of a single pair of running shoes, Hedlund succeeded in not buying any clothing for anyone in her family for one year. Along the way, the exercise in frugality brought her attention to something else entirely: the clothing industry’s staggering wastefulness. This problem, Hedlund realized, was fueled in part by people like herself, who bought too many clothes they didn’t need or even really want.  


Worldwide, people buy more than 80 billion pieces of clothing each year. Compared to other household expenses, Americans are buying more clothing than ever before but spending less. These purchases power a fashion industry where pollution, waste and unsafe working conditions are too often seen as simply the cost of doing business ― unsettling truths that Hedlund realized as her experiment progressed.


“There’s this whole dark side of the fashion industry that I’d heard of but wasn’t really aware of,” Hedlund told The Huffington Post. “It definitely wasn’t at the forefront of my mind when I started the ban, but now it just makes me want to keep not buying clothing.” 



There’s this whole dark side of the fashion industry that I’d heard of but wasn’t really aware of.
Emily Hedlund


It’s not necessarily naïve to think that one person’s actions can impact a trillion-dollar global industry notorious for its lack of transparency. Consumers can pressure retailers into slowing the hyperproduction that leads to so much waste, said Christina Dean, founder of the fashion waste reduction organization Redress. 


By controlling their consumption ― that is, buying less stuff ― consumers can “send a clearer signal to the big players that are producing billions of garments a year that they don’t want to buy so much and they don’t want to buy cheap stuff that’s badly made,” Dean said.


Hedlund, who lives in St. Louis, began to think about her own place in a larger system when, in the midst of her yearlong experiment, she invited a group of friends to her home for a clothing swap. They arrived toting garbage bags full of unwanted items, many of which were from fast-fashion brands like H&M and Forever 21. When they’d finished picking over each other’s stuff, most of it remained unclaimed.


“There was so much left over,” Hedlund said. “I could not believe how much.” Afterward, the bulging trash bags sat in her dining room, waiting to be donated. “It just gives you an idea that there’s so much overconsumption going on.” 



Hedlund has assigned herself other challenges, including frugal grocery shopping and buying (almost) nothing at all for an entire month. She’s part of a community of bloggers responding to consumer culture with an ethos of minimalism, a lifestyle category containing everything from decluttering to tiny houses.


Even some businesses, counterintuitively, are encouraging people to buy less. Cladwell, a minimalist clothing app, helps customers curate a wardrobe of fewer, higher-quality items, with a stated goal of crusading against the fashion industry’s wastefulness.


“As a society, we’ve consumed our way into this mess,” Cladwell founder Blake Smith told HuffPost. “So it’s my belief that we can’t consume our way out of it.”


Self-congratulatory expressions of minimalist living have earned plenty of critics. To people who don’t have enough in the first place, celebrations of “less is more” can sound more like a luxury than a sacrifice.


“Minimalism is a virtue only when it’s a choice, and it’s telling that its fan base is clustered in the well-off middle class,” Stephanie Land wrote in The New York Times in July. “For people who are not so well off, the idea of opting to have even less is not really an option.” 


Hedlund gets this. She was able to go a year without buying clothes for her two children because she was able to inherit hand-me-down coats, mittens, socks and shoes from a friend with four sons.



For those who take dramatic steps to curb their shopping habits, it’s about bringing sustained attention to a part of everyday life they once took for granted.


When Andrew Morgan began making “The True Cost,” a documentary about the human and environmental consequences of the fashion industry, he vowed not to buy any clothing until he finished the film ― which ended up taking two years.


“I just wanted to reset. I wanted to step back and say, ‘I want to figure out what I believe in and where I want to buy stuff,’” Morgan said. “And that was an awesome exercise.” He kicked his habit of buying cheap, poorly made items at fast-fashion companies and now shops almost exclusively at secondhand stores.


For Hedlund, changing habits took some time. At first, she missed the feeling of buying and having new things, and even the act of shopping itself. As summer turned to fall, she felt the urge to rush out and buy fleece-lined leggings, leather boots and other cold-weather comforts. She even kept a list of things she planned to buy once her yearlong embargo lifted.


But as time went on, the urge to shop began to fall away. In the three months since her challenge’s end, she has treated herself to two $3 dresses from her local Goodwill. She hasn’t even looked at her list, and doesn’t intend to.


“I didn’t actually need those things,” Hedlund said. “I just thought I did.” 


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