Fashion & Style

Geoff Kim, Courtesy of the Brands Geoff Kim South Korea has quietly become Hollywood’s biggest competitor, churning out wildly popular music, TV dramas, and beauty and fashion trends with global appeal. This week, ELLE celebrates the K-World we’re all living in. You could say South Korea has had an influence on global pop culture, but

After years of starring in major blockbusters, actress and writer Maggie Gyllenhaal is ready to make her directorial debut with Netflix’s upcoming film, The Lost Daughter. Adapted from Elena Ferrante’s 2006 novel of the same name, the feature will star Oscar winner Olivia Colman in the leading role, along with Dakota Johnson and an A-list

Dua and Kendall: Backgrid; Johnstone: Brittney Christie; Small Talk: Courtesy of the designer; Center image: Michons Marigot Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Some of this couture season’s best moments referenced the glory days of models gliding through ateliers, each carrying individual look numbers and wearing skyline-obscuring

Fresh off a bronze medal win at the Tokyo Olympics, Megan Rapinoe is ready to relax—with a good book in hand. And she’d like you to join. The soccer superstar is one of several athletes, actors, and activists to launch a virtual book club during the pandemic with Austin-based literary startup Literati. Rapinoe is calling

Ever spend the afternoon hunting for the perfect dress but then can’t decide if you really want to splurge on your fave? (The most expensive one, naturally). Or maybe it’s a new pair of jeans that—honestly—you could be any one of four different sizes in, depending on the cut. Been there, lived that. And while

Christian Pulisic is leaving the Swoosh — the American soccer star just inked a massive deal with Puma!! The Chelsea midfielder — who was previously under contract with Nike — made the announcement Monday via Instagram … saying, “Now it’s time to start a new chapter and create new memories.” “Today I’m joining a new

Meet Marvel’s newest super team. The Eternals are an immortal alien race sent to Earth by the Celestials to defend humanity and have been silently keeping watch for 7,000 years (yes, even through Thanos’ infamous finger snap). With Eternals arriving in theaters this November, we’ll soon be able to see this band of heroes in

“I’m terrified of cats and my husband just got one,” says Serena Williams. We’re chatting over Zoom about her new jewelry partnership with Zales when slowly, the furry pet approaches the tennis champion. Despite 23 Grand Slam titles and a lifetime of empowering female athletes around the world, she’s visibly startled. While few can relate

Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is paying tribute to Kobe and Gianna Bryant … by getting some incredible custom cleats — and he’s giving a pair to Vanessa!!! TMZ Sports has learned … the 22-year-old star has been wanting to honor the late Lakers legend and Gigi on his feet for more than

It took just 24 hours for Khloé Kardashian to personally shut down InTouch‘s report (via The Mirror) that she and her on-again off-again ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson had reconciled. The couple, who share three-year-old daughter True, broke up in June after rumors emerged that Thompson had cheated on her again. InTouch claimed it was told by

I love shopping online with the best of them—it’s my preferred method of hunting—yet there’s no denying you lose something when you can’t touch and feel. It’s kind of like real estate, where great photography and styling can go a long way to gussying up something that’s subpar. The shopping trick that I’m surprised more

The shoes Kobe Bryant wore for his VERY FIRST NBA game can now be yours — if you got half a milli lying around — ’cause the iconic kicks are hitting the auction block! The Black Mamba arrived on the scene for the L.A. Lakers on November 3, 1996, against the Minnesota Timberwolves … going

Social media conspiracy theorists have been buzzing this week that two members of the Kardashian-Jenner family could possibly be expecting: Kylie Jenner and Kourtney Kardashian. Kylie has ignored the secret pregnancy suggestion (and subtly shut rumors down by posting photos of her with alcohol and celebrating her birthday with sushi) while Kourtney spoke out directly

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott have kept the exact status of their personal relationship private, but E! got a little update on the state of affairs between the two exes and co-parents three months after it was reported they were giving things a shot romantically again. E! reports now that Jenner and Scott still aren’t

Rihanna and her boyfriend A$AP Rocky had a late New York City date last night, ending their Pergola nightclub outing at 5 a.m. And as always, Rihanna brought her best summer date style to the occasion, pairing a Harley Davidson handkerchief top with very ripped jeans and sandal heels. DIGGZY/ShutterstockShutterstock Rihanna’s outing comes just over

The memory is still seared in my mind: Sanaa Lathan, chin up, a basketball clutched to her chest like a lifeline. I was a child sitting in front of the television; Love & Basketball was on BET. Lathan’s Monica Wright was the first Black female I’d ever watched on TV who actually reminded me of

The White Lotus brought us laughter. It brought us irony. It brought us Jennifer Coolidge sobbing into a box of ashes and Alexandra Daddario making every journalist question their body of work. And while we must bid goodbye to the swaying palm trees and ominously yellow-tinged sky of The White Lotus’s famed Hawaiian property, HBO

By now, you’d have had to be in exile on a WiFi-barren island to avoid the buzz around HBO’s surprise summer hit The White Lotus. Set at a lavish Hawaiian resort, the deliciously mischievous show portrays a group of privileged, oblivious, mostly white guests and the frustrated staff members attempting to perfect their stay. Yet

When it comes to closets, Paris Hilton is unmatched. The Hollywood style icon is giving ELLE a tour of her hottest pieces on Clothes of Our Lives, from her biggest splurge, to her top Y2k picks, and her favorite ’fit to cook with, as seen on Cooking With Paris. This content is created and maintained

Erica Mena is copping to ruining some of Safaree‘s property, but says she only went HAM after finding out he was sleeping around … allegedly. According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ … the ‘Love & Hip Hop’ star admits she damaged her now estranged husband’s personal items toward the end of her pregnancy,

The conservatorship battle that sparked the highly publicized #FreeBritney movement has seemingly reached its long-sought goal. Britney Spears’s father, Jamie Spears, has announced that he is “willing to step down” as her conservator, though the action will not take place immediately. “Mr. Spears is willing to step down when the time is right, but the

Just in time for fall, and New York Fashion Week, Target has revealed the lineup for its next designer collaboration. Instead of one chic remix of a designer’s greatest hits, we’re getting four. New York City designers Victor Glemaud, Nili Lotan, Sandy Liang, and Rachel Comey are bringing accessible versions of their best styles to

The L.A. penthouse once owned by the founders of Mattel — and the makers of Barbie — is hitting the market for someone else to live and play inside … and it’s going for a bundle. The 3-bed, 3-bath condo in the luxurious Century Towers is about to list for just under $10 million after

Hailey and Justin Bieber are the kind of couple who loves dressing up (Hailey more formally than Justin most of the time), and this week they did it again. Justin shared a selfie of them on his Instagram featuring him in a sleek black look and Hailey in a latex blue Versace dress. It’s a

For some, Sabyasachi is not yet a household name. For 4.7 million Instagram followers, however, he’s an international sensation. The Indian fashion designer is known for his rich textiles, bridalwear, high-end jewelry, and a distinct aesthetic that beautifully weaves traditional silhouettes and techniques with a modern sensibility. Now, the Kolkata-born talent is bringing his vision

Barack Obama had more than enough face masks on hand for his birthday party guests this past weekend — custom ones at that — but it’s clear a lot weren’t put to good use. 44’s been taking a ton of heat these past few days for throwing himself a huge bash on Martha’s Vineyard, where

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

Rihanna‘s put in the work and she’s got plenty o’ Fenty money — so much that she’s officially a billionaire … and then some!!! According to Forbes … the famous singer is now worth a whopping $1.7 billion — making her the richest female musician in the world — but most of it is not

Today is Shawn Mendes’s 23rd birthday, and his girlfriend, Camila Cabello, is here to remind the internet with a sweet tribute. She posted on her grid to celebrate her boyfriend of two years on his big day. “feliz cumpleaños mi amor ❤️ thankful for your existence everyday 🌹,” she wrote alongside a carousel of two

Spectrum Cropped Tank Core 10 amazon.com $28.90 In the world of workout wear, there are often two facts that sometimes seem diametrically opposed: Your gear is going to get sweaty (and twisted and rubbed and stretched), and it’s probably going to cost a lot. It’s so different from every other part of the closet, where