It’s that time of year again. Yes, wedding season is officially upon us. And here in Manhattan, we’ve kicked off the festivities with New York Bridal Fashion Week — the epicenter of all things bridal. Every season, bridal designers from across the country and the globe gather in the Big Apple to showcase the latest…
You spend about a third of your life in your bedroom, and the air quality there could be quietly harming your health. A 2025 study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global, which looked at data from 3,399 U.S. adults, found that higher levels of bedroom allergens were strongly linked to trouble sleeping,…
$850 billion. That’s what retail and e-commerce returns will cost in 2026, generating 8.4 billion pounds of landfill waste — and a surprising share of it involves products that worked perfectly. They just didn’t look the way people expected. About 22% of consumers return items because the product looked different in person than it did…
In parts of coastal North Carolina and Texas, homeowners who were paying one rate for property insurance in 2019 are now paying double, and that’s after adjusting for inflation. A February 2026 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the most thorough federal analysis of homeowners insurance markets in years, confirms what many Americans in…
Cosmic beings, we’re in the final stretch of Mars’s six-week journey through Pisces, which had us feeling more emotional, nostalgic, or even a little delulu at times. Mars in Pisces doesn’t move in straight lines. It drifts, it dreams, it revisits old feelings and unfinished stories, and it reminds us that not all progress is…
Spoilers ahead for Paradise Season 2. I love Paradise so much, I haven’t stopped thinking about its Season 2 finale since I devoured it a few days ago. Paradise, streaming now on Hulu, is one of those shows that sticks with you. Every twist and character development worms its way into your brain and stays…
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. Spring has officially sprung, and we couldn’t be more ready for the annual defrost — a sentiment reflected in our latest batch of R29 Loves, aka the standout pieces our editors…
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – AUGUST 7: a guest (left) is seen wearing a striped white button-down shirt, worn underneath an oversized light blue shirt; a colorful knit top underneath the shirt; high-waisted, knee-length wide denim shorts; white heeled sandals with a colorful monogram from Louis Vuitton; a bright yellow leather handbag with silver hardware, black-red details…
April is the first full month of the new astrological year, and the universe isn’t asking if you’re ready to lead. It’s asking why you’re still waiting. Aries season launched the cycle. We are done with the retrograde, and now you’re being called to actually embody the authority you’ve been cultivating. You’ve got the green…
Make Earth Day 2026 the next step in your response to the environmental damage inflicted by recent U.S. policy reversals that have gutted decades of effort to preserve the climate our species—and all of nature—depends on. EarthDay.org has declared this year’s mission, to make “Our Power, Our Planet” the basis of celebrations on April 18th,…