Eighteen-year-old Becky* dreams of being a model. She documents her progress toward achieving this goal on her Tumblr, where she routinely charts her measurements, posts pictures of her favorite runway stars, and experiments with different poses. Click through her blog and you'll see Becky glancing coyly over her shoulder in...

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While you're spring cleaning, you should also be thinking about tidying up all your online spaces, too. Let's be serious--you're about to declare RSS bankruptcy because you can't stand seeing that you have 1,000+ Unreads on your Google Reader. It's...

Let's face it: Sometimes the old everyday black and beige or gray and blue combos can be a whole lotta boring. With bold color-blocking continuing to be a strong trend for spring and summer, we decided to choose a few unorthodox color combos for spring that pushed the fashion envelope...

Current Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci might only be awaiting a formal announcement before he takes the reigns at Dior for the dramatically deposed John Galliano -- although nothing's been confirmed. When the speculation reached fever pitch last night through social...

Women who walk, run, skip, or otherwise value the ability to be mobile--rejoice! Sensible shoes that let you do more than sit pretty on a couch have become the season's biggest footwear trend, and we're more than thankful for that. We're taking full advantage of this little break in sartorial...

Unless you've got a driver or a phobia of underground spaces, you've hopped a ride on the subway, and, unless you're asexual, we guarantee there's been a lad or lady that struck your fancy. In NYC, our mass transit experiences are full of snatched glances, sudden crushes, and lots of...

Move over party frocks and heels, the spotlight is now on holiday makeup—that glamorous topping to your chicest party-time ensembles. Not sure where your cosmetic sensibilities lie this season? Well lucky for you, we've assembled five festively fab looks that work for the most daring and the most basic makeup...

If it weren't frustrating enough to try to find a perfect sparkly party dress around the holiday season, imagine how much harder it is to find a fashionable piece when you're above a size 10. We've rounded up ten of the best sequined, velvety, shiny plus-size party dresses that will...

Let's face it, no matter how much we rail on black as a dress color, there's no other hue more figure flattering, timeless, or versatile than a deep, dark sable. But beware—Little Black Dresses should never be a cop-out. Instead, you should consider the blackness an important asset—with LBDs,...

The era of the effervescent man-kid wearing in stained t-shirts, ill-fitting pants, and busted sneakers is ending--and good riddance! The men in our lives are all slowly revamping their own closets, and not without some help. There are tons of street fashion blogs for men out there, and we've found...

What we love about Halloween is simple: It's a chance to don a persona that you wouldn't otherwise, show off your creativity and wit in a very in-your-face way, and update your Facebook profile with a picture of yourself in a beard doing shots of Patron with a Stormtrooper. And,...

It's almost Halloween, and if you're still toting that raffia clutch from July, you have more to be concerned about than just your costume. With the temperature finally settling full-time into sweater weather, your accessories need to make the switch too. First order of business? A fall handbag, of course....

As the days get colder, all the single dudes and gals in the office are wishing they had someone to cozy up to in some matching cashmere sweaters or under a Pendleton blanket on the Great Lawn. We're not desperate (please!), but sometimes finding a man in this City is...

For some reason, this particular New York Fashion Week really snuck up on us. Maybe it was all that heat and humidity this summer that had us moving in slow motion, but there's nothing like a few great days of Street Style to send a serious jolt to the system....

Above, from left: Fall 2010 military runway looks from Burberry Prorsum, Wayne, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Rag & Bone, Burburry Prorsum, Marc by Marc Jacobs, photos courtesy of the designers.

We're not always big on sweeping fashion trends, but, we have to...

Having already briefed you on our autumn boot fixations, we felt it equally necessary to indulge all you bag fetishists with the same kind of affection. The truth is, nothing kicks off a new season of dressing quite like a new fall bag. From slouchy, weathered, oversized totes to...

Whether you're packing up a picnic, trying to carry all your books you'll need for class, or heading off for a day of doin'-and-seein', backpacks are really the only acceptable option when it comes to holding stuff. But a deep belly isn't the only qualification for a Refinery29 backpack shopping...

We're not sure when the whole wide world of Fashion gets the annual "memo" about what colors will take the runways by storm, but season after season, the big tonal trends do shine through. Like everyone else, we love fall colors best...partly because the shades go deep and dark, or...

If you haven't gotten it by now, we'll put it explicitly this time: We love any opportunity to dress up, even if that means withstanding eye-rolls from our friends. For the 4th of July, we're not ones to shy away from the red-white-and-blue color trio. Oh no‐in fact, we plan...

We haven't checked the thermometer yet, but we're pretty sure it's a million and one degrees outside and the only sartorial thoughts going through our mind is how close to naked we can get without getting cited for indecent exposure. But just because it is ridiculously hot doesn't mean that...