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The Best Sex Positions When Your Partner Isn’t Necessarily Endowed

Among Foreign Diplomats, This Luxury Handbag Has Become A Cult Favorite

8 Reasons Why Your Leggings Smell So Bad

Nike & The Most Infamous Normcore Cult Suicide Of All Time

Is any part of this wild story true?

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Fashion Conscience

Relax. Sustainable Fashion Is Easier Than You Think

As it turns out, being a sustainable fashion consumer takes way less work than you think.

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Faux Fur: Good For Ethics, Bad For The Planet?

Which choice of fur — or “fur” — hurts animals and the planet the most? Really, it depends on a host of factors.

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I Was That Girl On Halloween — Here’s How I Learne...

Update: Now that it's socially acceptable (i.e. not seen as overly eager) to plan your Halloween costume, let this piece serve as a reminder of what c

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The Real Difference Between A $50 And $500 Coat

Why are coats so expensive? Well, for one, even the most basic coats need to perform. They need to keep you dry, or warm, or both. That requires a layering

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The Difference Between $50 Sneakers & $500 Ones

We demand a lot from our sneakers: We want them to protect our feet during marathons, and cushion them as we run errands. We want them to wick away odor an

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THIS Is When You Know A Fashion Brand Is Full Of It

You know that woman who uses all the right feminist and enlightened vocabulary, but is still a conniving you-know-what at heart? “You need to lean in

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The Difference Between A $400 & $4,000 Wedding Dress

It’s hard not to feel like you’re playing a game that the salon always wins when shopping for your wedding dress. At least, that’s the wa

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We Thought He Was Drunk — Our Mistake May Have Cost Him His Life

On summer weekend mornings, commercial vans pull up outside the Lorimer subway stop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and pick up groups of twentysomethings for $

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If Your Jeans Are Cheaper Than This, You’ve Got A Problem

Call me macabre, but I would really like to know how much jeans cost that guarantee their makers weren't maimed, poisoned, harassed, starved, or even

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I Don’t Buy Fast Fashion, & Apparently People Don’t L...

Before I buy any piece of clothing or accessory, I like to know a little bit about where and how it’s made. I ask questions. I avoid companies that a

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The Harsh Reality Of When Mass Retailers Find Indie Designers

It’s an up-and-coming designer’s dream. You’re laboring over handcrafting earrings or oils or needlepoint in your apartment to sell at fl

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Is This New Housing Trend Bad For 20-Somethings?

This is not what I expected for $1,600. I’m standing in the middle of my new bedroom, which is a small white box measuring about seven by 12 feet wit

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Sex, Drugs, And V-Neck Tees: Inside The Cult Of American Apparel

Stephanie Padilha's is the quintessential American Apparel story: a young woman specially picked by AA’s former CEO Dov Charney for greatness &m

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All The Differences Between $200 Jeans & $20 Ones

We all know what jeans look like: blue denim with a zipper, button, belt loops, and five pockets, including that little one for coins in the front. Designe

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The Naked Dress Is Interesting Because The Naked Dress Is Impossible

The Naked Dress, a long, sheer gown encrusted with just enough jewels, feathers, and embroidery to keep the X-rated bits out of view, is having a moment. O

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The Last Millennial In The Garment District

Joann Kim starts her day at 6 a.m. at her dad’s home in Flushing, Queens. She and her boyfriend Luca, a handsome Italian with an undercut and tattoos

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Are You A Hypocrite When It Comes To Fur?

Before recently bouncing down the runways of Marc Jacobs, Thakoon, Altuzarra, and Alexander McQueen, fur has been freshly reinterpreted into edgy silhouett

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What You Don’t Know About Student Loans Could Save You A Lo...

Scared you'll NEVER pay off your student loans? You need to read this...

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The REAL List Of The Best Cities For Single Women

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The Cotton Controversy: Does Green Have To Be At Odds With Our Wh...

We make it part of our mission to promote the practice of thoughtful, eco-minded shopping—which you can see everywhere on Refinery29, from Amber Vall

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One Year Since Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza Collapse — Has Anyth...

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We Explain Why This Plain White T-Shirt Could Cost $40

Photo: Courtesy of Loomstate. Searching for a basic tee? Forever 21 has a relaxed-fit one for $6.80, Gap does it for $20, and you could get another at Nord

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Do You Really Need A Credit Card?

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The Ultimate Halloween Playlist

Photos: via Amazon. Halloween is arguably one of the best holidays of the year. Not only do you get to wear whatever you want (seriously, whatever you want

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Is This New E-Commerce Site The Answer To Unethical Shopping?

Photo: Courtesy of Zady. Maxine Bédat and Soraya Darabi bonded in high school in Minneapolis over their shared international background — rare

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Fashion Karma: 7 Steps To Shopping Ethically

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