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Ahead of its September 3 premiere at the Venice Film Festival, film production company NEON released a teaser poster for Spencer, the forthcoming Princess Diana biopic. The poster shows Kristen Stewart as Diana, slumped over with her back to the camera, wearing a voluminous off-white gown with gold embroidery. Around her neck hangs a single string of pearls. Between the size of her dress and the elegant style of jewelry, Stewart’s look brings to mind a number of similar ensembles from Diana’s fashion archives.  First, there was Diana’s wedding dress by Elizabeth and David Emanuel — which featured a 25-foot...

In my previous articles, I spoke to you about traveling through Portugal and my big life change and moving to Portugal. Today let’s talk about what to pack for Portugal and where to go in Northern Portugal. Exploring more of Portugal When we first arrived here last year, we were able to explore a big chunk of the country. Now that we’re nicely settled into Luz and were able to travel again, we were ready to explore the north as well. I will show you what to pack for Portugal and how I packed for this 12 day trip. Of...

We are on the precipice of Beanie Feldstein’s transformation to full A-lister. Known for her roles in Lady Bird and Booksmart, the actor has slowly but surely gained “movie star” momentum, receiving critical acclaim and a devoted fan following in the process. Widely loved as one the most relatable, down-to-earth, and endearing young actresses on the planet, it feels as though Feldstein is Peter Parker right before he turns into Spiderman — and Monica Lewinsky is the spider bite. The third season of Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story: Impeachment (premiering on September 7) is already the must-watch of the fall....

Not all dresses are created equal! I’m not talking just about the style, fabric, and cut, though. Quality is something that rarely happens by accident; it’s a slow, methodical process that takes patience, creativity, sleepless nights (hello, coffee, my old friend!), and countless revisions. Creating a fabulous dress takes time and effort: you can’t call something a dress if you randomly slap together some bits of fabric. Incidentally, that’s what one dress-shaming Facebook group is called. The ‘You can’t just slap some fabric together and call it a dress’ community calls out bizarre, hilarious, and just plain awkward-looking ‘dresses’ for...

How finding the right hobbleskirt Coke bottle might just leave you smiling! In 2011, this prototype “hobbleskirt” Coke bottle sold at Julien’s Auctions for $240,000.00. Photo credit: Julien’s Auctions via cbsnews.com. When a very common-looking “hobbleskirt” Coke bottle sold at auction for $240,000.00 in 2011, people scrambled out to their barns, praying they’d find a case full of them stashed up in the rafters. The bottle was the prototype for the most iconic American advertising container in history—the blue-green “hobbleskirt” Coke bottle, designed and patented in 1915. Layers of research, proof, and evidence of the bottle’s authenticity were required to...