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Throughout her short but extraordinary life, Diana, Princess of Wales, deployed fashion as a weapon. Born into a culture that belittled women and married into an institution that celebrated suppression, there were numerous occasions in the princess’s troubled history when the clothes she wore were her most reliable tools of expression. This is a point

Meghan Markle made a rare public appearance today in New York City for the New York Times‘ DealBook conference at New 42 Studios. The Duchess of Sussex wore a black top with a poppy pin and black pants with a Salvatore Ferragamo belt for the conversation with DealBook editor Andrew Ross Sorkin. Calla Kessler for

Spoilers below for season 1 of Squid Game. Following in the footsteps of The Hunger Games, Netflix’s newest K-drama hit Squid Game is, at face value, a spin on the Japanese classic Battle Royale. A group of strangers are placed in an enclosure, where they’re forced to kill one another if they hope to claim

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

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have spent much of fall apart as they work on projects in different countries (Lopez has been shooting in Canada, while Affleck was filming in Texas). But they reunited over the weekend, and paparazzi got photos of them making out as Lopez’s pilot waited for them to board a private

Christina Elmore is the actress, mother, wife, and friend we all need in our lives. You may know her as Condola in HBO’s Insecure, or Marie in BET’s Twenties; but she is also a Harvard graduate bravely walking the path she set out for herself at a young age, even if she didn’t always know

Hailey Bieber wore a striking white Saint Laurent column dress to LACMA’s tenth annual Art + Film Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday, creating a silhouette reminiscent of a Grecian statue. The gown was lightly tailored to the 24-year-old model’s dimensions, and featured a deep V neckline with padded shoulders and sleeves that ruched at

On Saturday, Miley Cyrus brought color and life to the red carpet at the tenth annual LACMA Art+Film Gala in Los Angeles, donning a dazzling patterned suit by Balenciaga that merged seamlessly with pointed toe boots. She accessorized with a purse in the same elaborate flowered fabric, lined in black. Axelle/Bauer-GriffinGetty Images A single button

On Saturday, Dakota Johnson walked the red carpet for the tenth annual LACMA Art+Film Gala in Los Angeles. She paired a plunging, semi-transparent silver crop top with a pair of wide-legged Gucci satin pants in a pale, seashell pink. The metallic top was accentuated at the center with a faux belt buckle, meeting the top

On November 4, musical artist Kanye West appeared on an episode of Revolt TV’s Drink Champs, and made some comments about his relationship with his ex, Kim Kardashian, that raised some eyebrows, E! News reports. Kardashian hosted Saturday Night Live in October, and during her opening monologue she referred to filing for divorce from West

After Zayn Malik’s alleged altercation with Gigi and her mom Yolanda, his relationship with Gigi’s younger sister Bella has become deeply strained, according to Us Weekly. A source close to the family shared that both Bella and Gigi’s younger brother Anwar have been separating themselves from Malik. “Bella has had a huge rift with him,

On Friday, Hailey Bieber stepped out in Los Angeles in an outfit that makes casual comfort look cool. The 24-year-old model was photographed wearing a pair of brown short shorts and a closely matched shirt. On top of that she threw a patterned Coach style cardigan, and strode off in Ugg boots with an unusual

Thank goodness: The Wicked movie is finally taking form. Nearly a decade after plans to adapt the smash musical were announced, we finally have two superstar leads attached to the project: Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. Wicked, the spectacular Wizard of Oz prequel from Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, first hit the stage in 2003

Kendall Jenner celebrated her 26th birthday on Wednesday with a low-key dinner celebration with friends. The model shared photos from the party on her Instagram last night, including a shot of her clover-adorned birthday cake and her and Hailey Bieber together at the bash, both taken by photographer Samuel Alemayhu. This content is imported from

Leah Romero/Everett/NEON/Lifetime/Getty The great irony of Diana, the late Princess of Wales, was simple: She was as much a creator of media as she was its creation. The British press might have forced the blushing teenaged “English Rose” to blossom, but Diana’s own tactics are why, 24 years after her tragic death, multiple award-nominated celebrities

Kylie Jenner showcased another casual maternity look yesterday when the reality star posted a carousel of photos of her and her daughter Stormi Webster at her boyfriend Travis Scott’s charity softball game to support his Cactus Jack Foundation. Her sister Kendall Jenner was among the players, and Kylie held up a “Kendall Is Our MVP”

If you’d have told the average cinephile in November of 2008 that, more than a decade later, Twilight actress Kristen Stewart would be in the running for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most would have scoffed. That makes it all the more delicious to see Stewart’s ascension around her role as Princess Diana, arguably

©UNHCR/Qaiser Khan Afridi Like millions of others globally, I am an Afghan citizen who has never been to my homeland. In 1917, my great-grandfather fled Turkmenistan during the Russian Revolution to northern Afghanistan. After finding safety there, he settled and had a family, including a son—my grandfather. Although he also died young, he too had

Neil MockfordGetty Images After six years of on-off dating, Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik’s romance, E! reports, is looking like it is definitively over. While Hadid and Malik have reconciled multiple times before, a source close to Hadid told the outlet that this time is different following Malik’s alleged dispute with Hadid’s mom Yolanda. Hadid

Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox are ready to commit to their intense “twin flame” romance for the rest of the lives, Entertainment Tonight reports. A source told the outlet that Kelly is going to pop the question soon. Kelly “has been telling friends that he is planning to propose [to Fox],” the source said.