Fashion & Lifestyle
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A Nigerian’s Guide to Beating the Scorching Heat
Lately, the temperature in the country has reached alarming levels, with the air seeming like a damp, heavy blanket. You...
Demna’s Gucci Debut: Did he just kill ‘Quiet Luxury’ for good?
When the news dropped that Demna was moving from Balenciaga to Gucci, I expected his usual chaos: shredded hemlines, blown-out...
The KarJenner Pivot: From Makeup Bags to Pantry Staples
For over a decade, the Kardashian-Jenner empire was built on how we look. We bought the waist trainers to mimic...
Met Gala 2026: Why Nigerian Designers Will Clear the Theme
The 2026 Met Gala theme has officially been unveiled: "Fashion Is Art." Accompanied by the spring exhibition Costume Art, the...
Is the Nigerian Wedding Rollout Still a Flex?
Inside #MeetTheDapsons, the most dissected wedding of 2026 In Nigeria, we don’t just attend weddings; we consume them. We are...
North West and the Death of the “Proper” Celebrity Daughter
Over Valentine's weekend, North West descended on Soho like a Gen Alpha hurricane. Flanked by friends, the 12-year-old moved through...
The ‘Struggle’ Aesthetic: Why Vetements and the Great Houses Love Selling Your Trauma Back to the Rich
On February 17, 2026, the fashion corner of X did what it does best: it went into a collective fever...
Why Mongolia and Nigeria are the Real Fashion Winners of the 2026 Winter Olympics
The Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are officially underway, and while the world's elite athletes gather in Italy's breathtaking Dolomites, a...
Katseye’s Grammy Debut and the Return of the Destiny’s Child Blueprint
It’s been four days since the 2026 Grammy Awards, and while the general public is busy debating Olivia Dean’s Best...
Movement as Currency: Did NikeSKIMS Borrow the Katseye Blueprint?
If you’re a keen observer of the fashion landscape, you’ll have noticed that the ‘celebrity face’ is undergoing a quiet...
The Big Smoke: Why Pop Culture is Relapsing into ‘Nicotine Chic’
If you had told me in 2022—the year all the Instagram IT girls were buying $18 Erewhon smoothies and getting...
The Raven and the Priestess: Why We Need to Talk About Rema and Michèle Lamy (Again)
If you’ve been following Rema’s journey lately, his appearance at the Rick Owens Fall-Winter 2026 show probably didn't surprise you—but...
The House That Pharrell Built: Inside Louis Vuitton’s DROPHAUS and the New Era of Lived-In Luxury
For his Men’s Fall-Winter 2026 show for Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams did something much more radical, and frankly, much more...
The ‘Last Emperor’s’ Final Bow: Valentino Garavani and the End of Elegance
The news that Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani passed away yesterday, January 19, in his beloved Rome, at the age of...
The 2026 Golden Globes and Nigeria’s Fashion Faux Pas
The 83rd Golden Globe Awards promised a new era of glamour and relevance. While many reviews praised the return of...
