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The Duchess of Cambridge’s closet is to our wallets as Prince Harry doing just about anything is to our heartstrings.

Harry is currently on day three of a 14-day tour of the Caribbean to mark the 35th anniversary of independence in Antigua and Barbuda and the 50th anniversary of independence in Barbados and Guyana.

Plans for the trip include visiting a school and a turtle conservation initiative. But as any Harry enthusiast can tell you, the second you get the 32-year-old prince around children and/or any type of sporting opportunity, cuteness is bound to ensue.

Harry visited a youth sports festival as well as a charities showcase event on his second day in Antigua. We don’t know about you, but we’d happily play a round (or twelve) of cricket with Harry if it meant being on the receiving end of one of his bear hugs afterward. 

Check out some of his more adorable moments from the first few days of his trip below. 

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Warning: This article features illustrations of vulva that may not be safe for work. Many, many beautiful illustrations of vulva.

According to illustrator Hilde Atalanta, “all vulvas are amazing and beautiful just the way they are.”

Atalanta would know ― she is the digital proprietor of the Vulva Gallery, a collection of illustrations that celebrate the vulva in all its glorious diversity. She is also the gallery’s primary artist; all of the portraits showcased on a dedicated website and on Instagram are hers.

The gallery’s mission is clear: “The only way to change the way [...] individuals experience their bodies is to educate them, and others, about the natural diversity,” she explained in a statement to The Huffington Post. She does so by drawing the many manifestations of female genitalia, over and over again, with few details spared, discussing the variety in her captions along the way.

Thanks to decades of body-conforming fashion ads and a pop culture sphere dominated by ideals, women haven’t always felt that diversity is beautiful. Moreover, a desire to fit into preconceived notions of beauty doesn’t just apply to the ways ladies scrutinize their waists, lips and breasts. Some women seek perfection in their vagina, too.

“In the past decade there has been an enormous increase in labiaplasty amongst young women,” Atalanta explained. Labiaplasty, she clarified, is a cosmetic surgery meant to partly or entirely alter the size of the labia minora (the inner folds of the vulva). “In my opinion, labiaplasty because of cosmetic reasons isn’t a good development. No vulva-owning individual should have to undergo this just because they want their vulva to look like the ones they see on the internet.”

Throughout our exchange, Atalanta used the term “vulva” over “vagina,” correctly noting that the vagina is only the internal part of the female genitals. While we tend to agree with Lindy West, who said that “at this point in our linguistic evolution [the vagina’s] become a general term for the general lady-area,” Atalanta makes a strong case for vulva usage:

The vulva consists of the external part of the female genital organs: the mons pubis, the labia majora and labia minora, the clitoris and the clitoral hood, the bulb of vestibule, the vulval vestibule, urinary meatus, greater and lesser vestibular glands, the vaginal opening, the pudendal cleft, sebaceous glands, the urogenital triangle (anterior part of the perineum), and pubic hair. I think we shouldn’t reduce the vulva just to its birth canal, when there’s so much more to it than that! 

Ultimately, Atalanta says she finds it very difficult to see how far many individuals go to “reach the ‘perfect’ looks.” Not that she doesn’t understand why it happens. “Like so many teenagers growing up, I’ve also been insecure about my own body,” she added.

But she hopes that the Vulva Gallery can, in whatever small way, contribute to the way people view the broad range of body diversity ― particularly, vulva diversity, reiterating to HuffPost: “They are perfect just the way they are. Because diversity is beautiful.”

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For W magazine, by Jane Larkworthy.

Books about hair don’t usually make me cry, but Hair by Sam McKnight ($55, rizzoliusa.com) sure did. Filled with gorgeous photos, charming anecdotes, like the time the stylist played a butler in a short film for Chanel, and insider tidbits—he declares Gisele Bündchen the best photo-shoot hair flipper—the book also includes a moving section devoted to McKnight’s relationship with Princess Diana. An accompanying exhibition is on view at Somerset House, in London (November 2 through March 12, 2017). If you go, you might consider bringing a hankie. It's about time McKnight had such a moment–he's been in the hair business for 30 years. Here, the legendary hairstylist offers up a list of his favorite products that he relies on both backstage and on set.

Related: The incredible celebrity looks Sam McKnight has created, from Kendall Jenner to Lady Gaga

John Frieda Frizz Ease Secret Weapon Touch Up Crème, $7, target.com I recently used this as the DSquared AW’16 show. We applied it through the hair, section by section, to give natural body and movement.

L'Oréal Professionnel Tecni.Art Shower Shine Lacquer Shine Spray, $24, us.lorealprofessionnel.com This product gives great texture and shine. I used it at the Balmain Autumn/Winter 2016 show from the mid lengths of the hair through to the ends to add more of a gritty textured finish.

Moroccan Oil Hydrating Styling Crème, $34, moroccanoil.com This is great for calming flyaways and to create soft, clean texture to hair. Perfect for creating a smooth look.

Kiehl’s Creme with Silk Groom, $24, kiehls.com This is another one of my go-to products at shows. It helps to create a soft texture and reduces flyaways without being overly heavy.

Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray, $44, oribe.com Like dry shampoo but with more guts, this spray is brilliant for when you’re building a graphic hairstyle. And it stays in place until it’s washed out.

See the rest of Princess Diana's Hairstylist Reveals His Favorite Hair Products of All Time on Wmagazine.com

More from W Magazine:

Kendall Jenner’s Most Jaw-Dropping Looks

Throwback: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Domestic Bliss

Kim Kardashian Goes Fully Nude in W Magazine

Gigi Hadid Is REALLY Well Connected

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Black Friday is going green.

On Monday, the high-end outdoor apparel and gear retailer Patagonia announced it will donate 100 percent of its Black Friday sales to grassroots environmental groups that protect local communities’ air, water and soil. The groups that will receive the money are small and typically underfunded, according the company’s press release.

Patagonia is expected to make over $2 million on Black Friday, CNN Money reported.

The California-based brand’s latest commitment to the planet was inspired by the U.S. presidential election.

“We definitely came up with the idea after the election,” Lisa Pike Sheehy, vice president of environmental activism at Patagonia, told CNN Money. “This is a difficult and divisive time for our country. I believe the environment is something we can all come together on. ... Environmental values are something we all embrace.”

However, President-elect Donald Trump announced on Monday that he plans to lift regulations on the fossil fuel sector and has tapped a noted climate-change denier to lead the transition at the Environmental Protection Agency. These decisions not only contradict the goal Secretary of State John Kerry announced last week to slash the United States’ greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent, but also discount the economic potential of renewable energy.

“Trump in his energy agenda is very much looking towards the past, towards old ways, and we’ve really moved past that,” Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, chief program officer at the Natural Resources Defense Council, told The Huffington Post. “We’ve entered an era of progress fighting climate change. The fact that Trump is trying to turn back the clock with coal and shale gas just doesn’t make sense.”

Patagonia’s announcement on Monday is not out of character for the company, which has built its brand on valuing the environment. The company donates 1 percent of its daily global sales to green causes. In 2011, it urged its customers to buy fewer jackets to combat the fashion industry’s wasteful culture, and in March, it helped create a $35 million fund to help pay for rooftop solar installations.

The company is not without its faults. Patagonia is publicly committed to fair labor practices, but The Atlantic reported that it had issues with human trafficking, forced labor and exploitation in its supply chain. The company created a plan to rectify the issue.

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The biggest shopping weekend of the year is upon us.

One of the most stressful parts of Black Friday weekend ― not to mention Cyber Monday ― is figuring out where the great deals are. After all, you’ve got gifts to buy for your friends, family, and, well, yourself.

If you’re looking to snag beauty loot, but aren’t sure where to start, we’ve got you covered. Here are what some of the best beauty brands and retailers are doing for your wallet this weekend:

Benefit

Black Friday/Cyber Monday: Three deluxe samples with $50+ purchase or 6 deluxe samples with $85+ purchase with code FABFRIDAY. 

Boscia

Black Friday/Cyber Monday: Buy one, get one 50 percent off select masks and cleansers with code YESPLEASE (November 25-27). 

Clean

Black Friday: 20 percent off site wide (November 21 - 26). 

Cyber Monday: 30 percent off site wide + free 5ml Air Rollerball. 

ColourPop

Black Friday: 20 percent off all liquid lipsticks.

Context

Black Friday: 30 percent off all Context products with the promo code FRIDAY30.

Drunk Elephant

Black Friday/Cyber Monday: 20 percent off all products with code STUFFED.

First Aid Beauty 

Black Friday/Cyber Monday: 30 percent off all website purchases with code FAB30 (November 27 - 29; doesn’t include skincare kits and holiday sets).

Fresh

Black Friday: Get travel size Soy Face Cleanser with $65+ purchase; travel size Soy Face Cleanser and deluxe sample of Black Tea Firming sample with $80+ purchase.

Cyber Monday: Free oval soap with $40+ purchase with code CYBERMONDAY2016.

GHD

Black Friday/Cyber Monday:  25 percent off all styling tools (November 21 - 28).

Giorgio Armani Beauty

Black Friday/Cyber Monday: 20 percent off all orders with code ARMANI20. 

Glossier

Black Friday: 20 percent off site wide (November 25 through the weekend). 

Josie Maran

Black Friday/Cyber Monday: 25 percent off sitewide.

Kat Von D Beauty

Black Friday/Cyber Monday: Get a five-piece mini set and vegan leather makeup bag with $100+ purchase (November 22-28).

Kiehl’s

Black Friday/Cyber Monday: $20 off $65+ with code JINGLE.

M.A.C.

Black Friday/Cyber Monday: 20 percent off purchases of $50 and 25 percent off purchases of $100 sitewide when you use code SHUBF (November 24 -27). 

Smashbox

Black Friday: 25 percent off $50+ orders with code HOLIDAY16 (Until November 27).

Tonymoly

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The Duchess of Cambridge would probably look chic wearing a pile of garbage, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less exciting when she turns it all the way up for a special occasion.

The former Kate Middleton looked phenomenal at an awards ceremony for the non-profit children’s mental health program Place2Be in London Tuesday evening. Kate, a patron of the charity, wore a Preen cocktail dress with a sparkly belt ― an extremely sparkly belt! ― and black Prada pumps. 

We’re all about seeing Kate use color to get out of her comfort zone, but it’s also a treat to be reminded that when it comes to occasion dressing, black is and always will be the new black. 

The last time Kate attended the awards was in 2014, when she also went with dark shades ― albeit slightly less dressed-up ― in Hobbs and Jenny Packham. 

If you’re looking for a festive dress that’s a little less fancy this holiday season, perhaps the L.K. Bennett dress Kate wore earlier in the day is more your speed. It retails around $463. 

If you ask us, though, her look at the awards ceremony is one of her most chic in a long time. 

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Nadya Okamoto was 15 years old when her mother lost her job and her family became legally homeless.

In an instant, Okamoto’s life became nights couch-surfing with close friends and living out of suitcases. She spent four hours a day commuting to and from the exclusive private school she attended on scholarship. A year later, at 16, Okamoto found herself sitting in a women’s shelter, hiding the bruises an abusive partner had left on her body. 

“I was in an abusive relationship with a guy who was a little bit older than me and I hadn’t told my mom,” Okamoto told The Huffington Post. “It was right after we had gotten our apartment back, which I knew my mom worked so hard to make happen for us. But it was that experience of being at the women’s shelter alone, and hearing the stories of women who were in much worse situations than I was ― I had a complete privilege check.” 

That moment led the high schooler to create Camions of Care, a youth-led non-profit organization that distributes menstrual products to women and girls in need. Okamoto said her inspiration to create Camions of Care came from the conversations she had with homeless women in shelters, and during those four hours of bus rides each day to and from school. 

Today, the 18-year-old attends Harvard University and successfully runs Camions of Care as a global operation. She even gave a TEDx Youth talk in January 2016. This month, Okamoto was also named a L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth Honoree for the beauty company’s 2016 Women of Worth celebration. 

“We’re just so excited that a huge corporation like L’Oréal was taking notice of what really started with us meeting around the lunch table and planning in high school,” Okamoto said. “Now we can say we run a global operation with 40 non-profit partners, in 23 states, 13 countries and on 60 campus chapters at universities and high schools across the U.S.” 

The Huffington Post spoke with Okamoto about Camions of Care, the importance of menstrual hygiene for all women and why we need to fight the stigma surrounding periods. 

How does the shame and stigma surrounding periods impact women’s access to menstrual products?

What withholds women and girls from obtaining the actual menstrual products that they need is the lack of open conversation around it. It simply comes down to the fact that a lot of [women] don’t feel comfortable asking if these products are available.

A lot of non-profits won’t get certain products due to a lack of funds or lack of displayed need. That lack of displayed need is a really key part of why I’m doing this. Non-profits were thinking that menstrual products weren’t a need because people weren’t asking, while women were expressing to us that it was a great need. So, Camions of Care became the middle man between women and shelters. Now we can build awareness among non-profits, while also empowering women to feel more confident and speak up about their needs regarding menstrual hygiene.

Watch Okamoto’s L’Oréal Paris Women Of Worth video below. 

Out of all of the conversations you’ve had with homeless women ― during your time in shelters and commuting to and from school ― is there one that was particularly memorable?

I think the defining moment that made me realize I was onto something was a week after I decided to start the organization. We went out and we gave out care packages, and one of the first ones I handed out was a woman who was sitting on the street waiting for morning services and she broke into tears. She was so shocked that someone was there to reach out to her and give her the products that she always wished for.

I read on Camions of Care that from a young age you started using menstrual cups. You wrote that if you hadn’t used a menstrual cup while you were homeless you would’ve needed menstrual products like any other homeless woman ― and you wouldn’t have been able to afford them. What was that realization like for you?

That realization was a total privilege check. I struggle with self-harm, I wasn’t really sure how I could help my family, I was really confused. So going from that state of feeling victimized and powerless and then suddenly realizing that I had a lot of privilege. I’ve never even had to worry about something like menstrual hygiene. It made me realize that if I thought I was unprivileged and yet I never had to worry about this ― then I need to do something about this.

How did your experience with homelessness help you understand the needs of other homeless women?

I think that when people know that my family knew what it felt like to not have a home, people automatically assume that I was inspired to start this because I could relate to the women that I talked to. But I actually think in reality it was the exact opposite of that. It was this realization of privilege.

I struggled with depression and self-harm because I felt voiceless at the age of 15 or 16. Being in that pessimistic mindset, but then hearing these stories of women who were in much worse living situations and realizing, “Wow, I have a lot to be grateful for.” I couldn’t even fathom being my age and going through what these women went through. The women at these homeless shelters told me stories of dealing with drug abuse or not even going to high school. Meanwhile, I was going to one of the most expensive private schools on scholarship. At the same time, I could relate to them because I knew what it was like to not have the same resources as the people around you. 

There were elements that I could connect with many of these women on. But overall I think what pushed me to actually take action wasn’t the fact that I could relate to them ― it was the fact that I couldn’t relate to them, yet I had been naive enough to think that I could.

What do you hope the future looks like for Camions of Care?

We just want to keep growing. We’re launching our policy program hopefully in the next couple of months, which includes a comprehensive tool kit with everything from communication materials to talking points to drafted legislation to the actionable steps. We’re also re-branding and changing our name, and that will probably happen in early 2017. Meanwhile, we’re just pushing our holiday campaign to raise funds so we can continue growing our services and continue growing our chapter network. By the end of this academic year, we hope to have active chapters in all 50 states of the U.S. We’re just going to keep striving towards that. 

Head over to Camions of Care to learn more about the organization. To donate or learn how you can help, head here.

L’Oréal Paris provides each Women of Worth Honoree national recognition through networking opportunities, marketing support, a platform to tell her story and $10,000 to support her charitable cause. Head here to read the 2016 Women of Worth Honorees’ stories.

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As a show about a strong mother-daughter bond, “Gilmore Girls” has brought together family members across generations. 

Now, as fans of the show are growing older, they’re passing their love for Lorelai, Rory and the rest of the Gilmore crew down to their children.

In honor of the upcoming (Nov. 25!) Netflix revival “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life,” we’ve rounded up some baby products for parents who can’t get enough of that Stars Hollow life. 

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First, there were reports of wood pulp in grated cheese. And now, this. 

A new Bloomberg News report raises doubts about store-brand aloe vera after tests it commissioned on products bought at Walmart, CVS and Target reportedly found no trace of their claimed prime ingredient ― aloe barbadensis leaf juice.

Instead, the products were said to have contained cheaper maltodextrin, a sugar used as a food additive that Bloomberg said can imitate aloe.

Three gels identified as failing Bloomberg’s tests are Walmart’s Equate Aloe After Sun Gel with pure aloe vera; CVS’ Aftersun Aloe Vera Moisturizing Gel; and Target’s Up & Up Aloe Vera Gel with pure aloe vera.

Walgreens’ Alcohol-Free Aloe Vera Body Gel was reportedly found to contain one of aloe’s three chemical makers, malic acid. Acemannan and glucose were not found, which Bloomberg said means the presence of aloe could neither be confirmed nor ruled out.

The report comes months after a class-action lawsuit was filed against the Texas-based company that manufactures aloe products for Walgreens, Walmart and Target. That company, Fruit of the Earth, responded to Bloomberg’s article by calling it utterly false.

The company argued in a statement to The Huffington Post that acemannan doesn’t equate to aloe, but said its tests nevertheless show Fruit of the Earth products do contain the chemical maker. The company said it would share its test results in the class-action litigation.

“The true test of whether the product contains aloe is to trace the aloe ingredient from the aloe leaves, through processing, and to the manufacturer’s use of the aloe ingredient in the finished product,” the company said.

As for the presence of maltodextrin, Fruit of the Earth said a production step “uses maltodextrin to aid in the spray drying process.”

Walmart and CVS appear to be taking their supplier’s word. A Walmart spokesman said in an email to HuffPost that the retailer would continue to sell the product. A spokeswoman for Target declined comment, citing the litigation.

Aloe vera, which contains vitamins, anti-inflammatory enzymes, fatty acids and minerals, has a range of health benefits. Acemannan has shown anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties, and appears to promote cell growth, studies have shown.

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A series of intimate and colorful photos are helping to shed light on one mom’s struggle with postpartum body image.

Mom Desiree Barnes posed covered in paint for the Body Joy Project, an initiative from artists Chloe Allred, Gabriela Ayala-Cañizares and Charlotte Dean. “They want to change the way our culture thinks about the body,” Barnes told The Huffington Post.

“They are fighting to reclaim their own bodies,” she added. “Their work explores body shame, body joy and everything in between ― the whole beautiful mess of being a person. They are interested in investigating and raising awareness to the influences that either support or diminish our own self-image.” 

Barnes told The Huffington Post she got involved with the project after reconnecting with Dean, who was an old friend. “Charlotte and I had been admiring each other’s work on social media,” Barnes explained. “She asked me if I wanted to be painted for the Body Joy Project, and I said yes!”

The photo shoot took place in the spring of 2015. Dean covered her friend in a safe finger paint, and her photographer father, James F. Dean, took the pictures.

For Barnes, the experience was emotional, as she was dealing with some body insecurity after giving birth to her first son, Fox, in 2013.

“My relationship with my body, like everyone else’s, is a complex one,” the mom said. “It has changed so much over the years. Now that I have baby Fox, I look at my body in a totally different way. I am amazed by all of its natural functions ― the nurturing and feeding of another human being from one’s own body is a trip!”

Still, she added, “Not to say I don’t have those moments where I forget everything I have accomplished in these last couple of years and look in the mirror and go ‘eeeeew!’”

The Body Joy Project founders shared photos from Barnes’ shoot on Instagram, and other body image and motherhood-focused accounts have reposted images. When the 4th Trimester Bodies Project posted and reposted one particular photo from the series, Instagram reportedly removed it multiple times.

When Barnes learned what was happening, she decided to post it on her Instagram channel as well. “I immediately reposted the image because I felt like I had already overcome my feelings about the image, and to have them remove it felt so unfair,” she said. Other groups like Take Back Postpartum, Tribe de Mama and The Art of Birth posted the image in support and solidarity as well. 

“I was initially nervous to post this image because we had taken all of these photos where I felt like I was ‘beautiful,’” Barnes told HuffPost. “And then we came to this one image in particular and it really took me a minute ― it felt raw and it was hard for me to look at it.”

“I had to look at my body, I had to look at my curves, I had to look at where I had been carrying life for nine months, and it looked so different than any body I had ever known ― zoomed in!” she continued.

“The Body Joy Project is about connecting with your body in a personal way,” Barnes explained. “They believe that improving the quality of our lives is tangible, it just takes practice. We don’t just want to survive, we want to live.”

Now that Barnes has given birth to a second son, she continues to face the same struggles but maintains a positive attitude.

“I may not always like the way my body looks right now, but I respect it and love it for everything that it is and does for my family and myself,” she said. “This is what I want other mamas to take from this picture, that we are in it together, we have to support and uplift one another. I’m pretty sure we all feel this way sometimes.”

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Any day that the sartorial line between Sarah Jessica Parker and Carrie Bradshaw blurs into one big couture party is a good day indeed.

SJP appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Tuesday night, and we couldn’t help but wonder if the sparkly off-the-shoulder dress, embellished stockings, layered necklaces and bright pink pumps came from her own closet or the “Sex and the City” archives.

Aside from the fact that she gracefully pulled off a bold look, that Parker comfortably sat for a televised interview in a dress that looked like it could slip off at any moment had Bradshaw written all over it.

And as if the dress itself wasn’t bold enough, she was also spotted wearing a clashing patterned coat over the whole ensemble.

Come. On. 

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A new campaign from the body positive Movemeant Foundation is inspiring women to do ditch their #BellyJelly insecurities and embrace their bodies ― no matter the size or shape. 

The #BellyJelly campaign encourages women to what many might consider unthinkable: bare their bellies when they’re working out.

While the thought of exercising in just a sport’s bra sounds absolutely terrifying for many regardless of body type, Movemeant reminds us that baring our bodies, bellies included, can be incredibly empowering.

And what’s more beautiful than feeling empowered?

Go forth and embrace your #BellyJelly, ladies. 

h/t Cosmopolitan

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For many people, the weeks since Donald Trump was elected president have been a time of mourning, organizing and figuring out how to make sense of it all.

The question on the minds of many people who write and/or care about beauty and fashion was how to keep pushing on in these fields when the challenges ahead of the country at large feel so much more important.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the beloved author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists and the new No. 7 brand ambassador (you might also remember her speech on feminism sampled in Beyonce’s “***Flawless”) just gave us all license to march forward, liquid eyeliners blazing, in an interview with Racked. 

Asked her thoughts on the struggle publications might be having to cover fashion and beauty “meaningfully” in troubled times, Adichie argued that “sometimes just the fact that one continues to do what one is doing is also a way of speaking out for something.”

She also made an excellent point about the worry these kinds of stories are vapid or “frivolous” in Trump’s America. 

“[F]or men the things that are considered traditionally masculine are not things that our culture dismisses as frivolous... I don’t think men who write about sports — and I’m using an example that our culture considers traditionally masculine — would necessarily be worried about appearing frivolous. Things that are traditionally masculine sort of have this patina of seriousness even when they’re not, in a way that makeup and fashion don’t. And I find myself questioning that more and more,” she said.

Above all, she summed the issue up best by reminding us it’s possible to be worried about the state of our nation while still maintaining our interests.

“I think America is at a strange place now,” she said. “But I think women still need to know what damn moisturizer works in the winter!”

Amen to that. Read more from the inspiring interview on Racked. 

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Throughout history, designers have used fashion to make political statements. Karl Lagerfeld staged a feminist protest for the 2014 Chanel show at Paris Fashion Week. Katherine Hamnet famously met Margaret Thatcher in a protest T-shirt, while Vivienne Westwood and Pyer Moss made bold statements through clothing on climate change and police brutality, respectively. This past election cycle alone, prominent members of the fashion community literally wore political support on their sleeves.  

It appears, however, that Tommy Hilfiger doesn’t believe that designers should even get “political.” At least when it comes to dressing Melania Trump.

According to Women’s Wear Daily, Hilfiger responded to a question Monday about fellow designer Sophie Theallet’s recent vow to never to work with the incoming first lady due to “the rhetoric of racism, sexism and xenophobia unleashed by her husband’s presidential campaign.”

“I think Melania is a very beautiful woman and I think any designer should be proud to dress her,” he reportedly said. “Ivanka [Trump] is equally as beautiful and smart, although she wears her own clothes. I don’t think people should become political about it.”

He went on to compare the issue to designers being willing to work with the current first lady, stating “everyone was very happy to dress Michelle Obama as well” ― as if there’s really a comparison to be made between the two camps.

While many designers have stayed quiet in the wake of Theallet’s letter, we’re not sure how many in the heavily pro-Hillary Clinton field are going to share Hilfiger’s sentiment with quite as much gusto. 

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If we were sending a Thanksgiving telegram to our relatives about Chrissy Teigen’s latest Twitter clapbacks, it would simply read “TEIGEN TWEETS, LEAVES NO SURVIVORS.” 

The supermodel and TV host went on Twitter to host a Thanksgiving Q&A, which quickly turned into a lesson on how to roast your haters. Some of her greatest comebacks were in response to trolls who still couldn’t get over Teigen’s American Music Awards dress, which featured two super-high slits. 

“No, your [sic] a woman, not a lady, a lady doesn’t speak like you do or dress that way,” a user who goes by @seanfromla tweeted, in reference to the dress and the wardrobe malfunction Teigen suffered because of the high slits. 

“Oh Sean, I wake up every day just wanting to please you, I’m so sorry I disappointed you.” she said oozing sarcasm. “I ― listen ― I don’t know what I can say but, wow, I apologize. I didn’t mean it to happen. But sorry, Sean. Sorry.”

“Could’ve worn pants,” another Twitter user named Alivia tweeted at Teigen, in reference to her AMAs outfit. Big mistake. Huge. 

“Welp, Alivia, hindsight is 20/20,” the model said via video. “Just like your mom when she named you with an ‘A’ instead of an ‘O.’”

When another user decided to ask the completely unnecessary question, “Is the turkey you’re cooking bigger than your ass?” Teigen decided to rip them a new one. 

“Only some dumbass on Twitter could find a way to work in some kind of shitty comment about my ass into a Thanksgiving Q&A,” she said.“So I appreciate that, it was very creative. Yes, it is bigger — it is 22 pounds.”

Thankfully, the cookbook author and seasoned Twitter vet has a clever way to make sure trolls don’t get away with the horrible things they say. 

“Write them back so they delete your accounts,” Teigen said. “Happens every time like clockwork, baby.” 

Happy holidays!

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You know what they say: If it’s not on social media, it doesn’t count. 

Amid criticism for questionable promotional tactics and an ongoing movement to boycott retailers that carry her products, Ivanka Trump announced an effort to distance her politics from her personal brand on Tuesday.

She’s giving her eponymous company separate social media handles.

An open letter from the editorial team at IvankaTrump.com explains that as Trump, “personally, has an increased opportunity to advocate for women and be a positive force for change,” her social media channels will reflect it. Her women-targeted company’s new handle, @ivankatrumpHQ, will handle all branded business initiatives, while her longtime account @ivankatrump will become “personal.” 

As a private citizen, with full awareness of her heightened visibility, she will broaden her efforts to take a stance on issues of critical importance to American women and families. Meanwhile, our team will continue working to inspire and empower women to create the lives they want through solution-oriented product and inspiring content on IvankaTrump.com and across social media.

It seems like feedback from readers helped Trump realize that her last name, her father and his politics might not be the best way to sell questionably copied pumps. “We respect that we each have different points of view,” the letter began, well before concluding:  

This is an unprecedented time for our company and we are being intentional in how we move forward, working hard to ensure we’re creating the best possible community for our readers. We’ve been listening to the feedback we’ve received, both positive and not, and we’ve been taking it into consideration as we plan for the future. Keep the comments coming. We’d love to know who you want to see featured on our site and the topics you’d like us to cover.

“Stick with me here to see what I’m up to—inside the office and out of it,” Trump wrote on her now-personal account, which has some 1.9 million followers. “Follow @ivankatrumphq for the latest from #TeamIvanka, including the content they’re creating for#WomenWhoWork on IvankaTrump.com.” 

Meanwhile, over at the brand’s new digital digs, eight sparkly, glittery, happy-go-lucky pink posts have been added as of Wednesday afternoon. 

We’re not sure that adding an “HQ” at the end of your name is enough to really separate yourself from all that is Trump, but, well, we’re guessing she has to try.

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