One of my New Year’s goals was to travel more — and, boy, am I making that happen. I have seven trips planned over the next six months, from California to Costa Rica. And while securing a plane ticket is arguably the most important step, finding functional travel outfits is a close second. While holiday…
Welcome to Refinery29 Loves, the monthly news bulletin where you’ll find the best things to shop and see in fashion and beauty right now. Summer is just around the corner. We can feel the sun on our skin (shielded by SPF, of course), in the breezy matching sets, and brightly-colored accessories that make the ‘fit. We’re hinting, not so subtly, at our…
The first Monday in May is quickly approaching, and in the fashion world, that means the biggest topic of discussion on the agenda is the Met Gala. This year, attendees are being tasked with flaunting their finest outfits inspired by the dress code, “Fashion is Art,” nodding to the new museum exhibition, “Costume Art.” In…
Welcome to Money Diaries where we are tackling the ever-present taboo that is money. We’re asking real people how they spend their hard-earned money during a seven-day period — and we’re tracking every last dollar. This week: A credit analyst working in banking who makes $29.55 an hour and spends it on a pickleball session….
We’ve made it to May 2026! The Scorpio Full Moon at the very start of the month doesn’t ask you to figure things out… it asks you to tune into what’s true. There’s an emotional honesty we’re stepping into this month, a quiet but powerful awareness of what matters, what doesn’t, and what we can’t…
Fashion is a major sustainability challenge in the global economy, and for most of the last decade, it has faced little regulation. That is starting to change. In the past eighteen months, California passed the first U.S. law for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for textiles, France approved strict anti-fast-fashion laws, and the EU set a…
The built environment, particularly office buildings other urban facilities, are responsible for 39% of the global energy-related emissions, according to the World Green Building Council. About a third of that impact comes from the initial construction of a building and the other two-thirds is produced over the lifetime of a building by heating, cooling, and…