Reframing fashion
Vogue features people with disabilities on the May cover
Selma Blair
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The fashion and beauty news of the day in the BRIGITTE ticker: Vogue dedicates the May issue to people with disabilities +++ The most popular bag of the year only costs 15 euros +++ “The Ramadan Edit”: Zalando inspires with selected Bayram looks. +++ This ingenious beauty trend combines care and beauty.
Current fashion and beauty news in the BRIGITTE ticker:
April 20, 2023
Five covers with a wow factor: Vogue sets an example for inclusion
The fashion industry has become more inclusive in recent years, but it is far from representing all groups. That’s what the British “Vogue” thought too and trumps with its May issue with five wow covers that are supposed to change exactly that! The British as well as the German edition of the fashion magazine dedicates its May issue to people who do not meet the typical model criteria. The goal: inclusion of disabled, deaf, mute, short stature or trans* people in the fashion business. Pictured in a wheelchair or with a cane: Aaron Rose Philip, Justina Miles, Ellie Goldstein, Sinéad Burke and Selma Blair.
Edward Enninful, Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue, which is publishing a total of five different covers featuring people experiencing ableism in its May issue, explains his decision in the editorial: “Publishing this issue was a necessary and overdue training for everyone – and has taught us many lessons taught that we will carry with us into the future.” The motto of the issue is “Reframing Fashion”, i.e. giving fashion a new framework.
With the new issue, Ellie Goldstein, model with Down syndrome, adorns the cover of the famous fashion magazine for the second time. It’s also the second cover for Selma Blair, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis five years ago – at the same time. Because the “Ice Cold Angel” star not only adorns the May issue of the British edition, but also the German Vogue. Under the motto “The new female Force”, the 50-year-old talks openly about her illness in the cover story. For the cover, Selma Blair deliberately allowed herself to be photographed with her walking stick: “I think representation is important.”
Selma Blair talks about her MS disease in German Vogue.
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April 19, 2023
Super cheap and a real space saver: This bag from Uniqlo is the most coveted bag of the year
Bags are among the accessories that are really worth investing in. But they don’t have to! The most popular handbag according to the Lyst trend report is a real bargain and costs just 15 euros! The fanny pack will celebrate its brilliant revival in 2022 and 2023 and bring the Y2K attitude back into everyday life. The star of this movement: the “Round Mini Shoulder Bag” from Uniqlo. It owes its success above all to the Chinese video platform TikTok, where the bag has so far achieved 4.5 million views under the hashtag #uniqlobag.
What makes the nylon Uniqlo bag so desirable beyond TikTok? Your universal character. With its neutral colors such as beige, black or powder, the bag is a piece that never goes out of fashion and always turns out to be a classic. The bag can be paired with sporty outfits with jeans, a top and sneakers or with fine office outfits consisting of a midi skirt, chic blouse and pumps. What more do you want?
April 18, 2023
The Ramadan Edit: Zalando inspires with Bayram styles selected by the community
At the end of the fasting month of Ramadan and thus just in time for the Sugar Festival, Zalando inspires the Muslim community. While believers connect more deeply with values such as gratitude, solidarity, family and reflection during the month of fasting, the Sugar Festival, also known as Bayram, is the highlight. A festival celebrated with family and friends. On this occasion, the online house Zalando interviewed various creators and asked them what makes the time so special for them.
Wolfie Aziza
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Influencer Wolfie Aziza is also part of the party: “Ramadan is not only the month of fasting, but also the month of peace, forgiveness, kindness and patience. It is the month of spiritual discipline and it helps us to be grateful for to be what we have,” she notes. The festive looks convince with beautiful blouses, exciting maxi dresses and festive jewellery. All answers and styles are currently available on zalando.de.
April 17, 2023
Lip Bloss: The best of two beauty worlds come together here
Is this a miserable typo? Or why is one now talking full-bodied of “Bloss” instead of the classic “Gloss”? The explanation is as simple as it is simple (and ingenious!): TikToker:innen are currently inspiring with videos about products made of sparkling gloss and a nourishing balm, in short: Lip Bloss!
While the balm cares for the lips with ingredients such as cocoa butter, jojoba oil or shea butter and even protects them from the cold or drying out due to heat, a lip gloss is more responsible for the look. Glitter particles, delicate colors and a high-gloss finish are included here. Anyone who thinks that they have to laboriously mix two products together is wrong. The range of beauty products is now huge among manufacturers. Particularly popular: the “Maracuja Juicy Lip Plump” by Tarte, the “Tinted Lip Balm” by Honest Beauty and the “Soft Pinch Tinted Lip Oil” by Rare Beauty.
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