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Just 37 Underwear Pieces Designed To Elminate Some Of Your Frustrations
Promising review (for the left pic): 'I got Bondie for my Miami trip and it saved every outfit!! I used it on my bikinis to tan by the pool and on some dresses for dinners and the club. I have a larger chest so strapless dresses are constantly…
Cool or Cringe? Readers Sound Off on the State of Midcentury Modern Design
This month, I published a story about how Midcentury Modern design has been curdled by the heavy-handed embrace of millennials, Airbnbs and coffee shops. Over the last decade, as the look spread on social media, cheap knockoffs flooded the market…
Cettire founder Dean Mintz offers $20m designer Toorak residence
The founder and CEO of online luxury retailer Cettire Dean Mintz has added his designer Toorak home to Melbourne's spring trophy market with an $18 to $20 million guide. The listing comes as the once high-performing retailer of 2500 luxe brands…
Ankita Bhandari Murder: BJP Defends Governor-Designate Dushyant Kumar Gautam
The BJP's Sikkim unit has publicly supported the appointment of Dushyant Kumar Gautam as governor, urging an independent probe into the Ankita Bhandari murder case amidst allegations linking him to the 'VIP' angle. The BJP's Sikkim unit on Saturday…
Knitted triangle scarves are the easy styling trick to make every outfit chicer - M&S' design nails the trend
Love it or hate it, autumn is officially in full swing – and I've been knee-deep in zhuzhing up my cosy wardrobe. I've got the jumpers, cardigans, corduroy trousers, and trench coats pretty much on lock, but now I'm on the hunt for cool…
Lidl's £8.99 gilet looks like a £105 designer style, and it's a bargain for autumn
Finding the perfect autumn jacket can be tricky, especially when temperatures change throughout the day. Fortunately, Lidl has an affordable solution that combines practicality with style. The supermarket is introducing a men's padded gilet for…
Burgundy midi skirts are the polished style you'll wear from day to night - try Primark's £16 pleated design
It's officially autumn (can you believe Halloween is round the corner?) which means we're now giving our wardrobe a *major* refresh. As we update our outfits for the new season, we're looking for pieces of clothing which are both fashionable and…
A Brooklyn design studio reframes the objects of everyday life
Brooklyn-based Virginia Sin started her eponymous home goods brand with one premise: ‘to spread warmth and happiness to every home by infusing delight and function into every creation.' From that manifesto, a series of essential home objects…
Enrique Martínez Celaya's Monumental L.A. Opera Curtain Is Designed to Transform Before Your Eyes
Before the lights go down at any opera performance, there is the curtain—the barrier standing between the audience and whatever is about to happen. Tonight at the Los Angeles Opera, that familiar threshold will take on a new life in the…
That's Dungeons and Dragons in a Nutshell' - We Sat Down with D&D Game Designer James Wyatt to Talk Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft
Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft is less than a month away, and it already looks like it's going to be a massive expansion to the tabletop game. But there are still a lot of questions about whether this new expansion is going to lean more…
Tesla's flying Roadster is a poor distraction from the company's lack of battery or real-world design innovation - and it's not even a real 'roadster
After almost a decade of teasing, flip-flopping on design, and generally testing the patience of every single customer that originally placed a deposit, Tesla has taken the wraps off its completely radical and utterly bonkers Roadster. What started…
First look: Shanghai's spectacular new opera house is designed to be enjoyed by everyone
The Shanghai Grand Opera House opens this weekend, marking an important moment for the Chinese city, which now welcomes an important new cultural destination into its folds; and set in a linear arrangement along the Huangpu River, the new venue…
Hayley Williams' lighting designers on making stadium shows feel intimate
When Wallpaper* witnesses The Hayley Williams Show's stop at New York City's Forest Hills Stadium, the texture, lights and silhouettes that bring the performance to life are striking. Williams' face, music videos of her dancing and simple…
How Interior designer transforms grand Lancashire manor into a chic family home
For anyone arriving at this 19th-century Lancashire manor house in Preston, the first impression is one of grandeur. Set at the end of an oak-lined drive and surrounded by countryside, it has all the hallmarks of a quintessential English country…
Angry Birds just flapped its way into the Kelly Clarkson feud with a cheeky animated poster design
The internet has been split this week by the heated feud that erupted between singer Kelly Clarkson and Brooklyn novelty shop Art of Play. It's a been a striking example of how brands could benefit from having a clear strategy for how to react when…
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