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With the midterm election just weeks away, all eyes are on some of the most newly-engaged voters in the country: women. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, we’ve seen high voter registration among women, suggesting that we could see a record number of voters come November. While this story has dominated coverage the last few months, there are fewer headlines about the fact that many polling places in the United States aren’t sufficiently staffed to handle a spike in turnout. But it’s not too late to...

Dior ambassador Jisoo came, saw, and conquered Paris again, attending the French fashion house’s spring/summer 2023 show on September 27—and caused quite a bit of fan hysteria in the process. Now, ELLE.com is debuting an intimate look inside the Blackpink singer’s jam-packed day. In the video above, shot by Melinda Triana, Jisoo gives viewers her show diary, taking them through her glam process (including the exact Dior beauty products she used) and experience sitting front row. New photos of Jisoo taken by Pierre Mouton also offer an exclusive peek at...

Bella Hadid continued making headlines at Paris Fashion Week by walking in Stella McCartney’s spring/summer 2023 show wearing a sheer nude studded jumpsuit. The model strolled down the runway wearing her dark hair down in soft waves with a nude lip. Her eyebrows were bleached.Pascal Le Segretain//Getty ImagesPascal Le Segretain//Getty ImagesThat wasn’t Hadid’s only look in the show, either. She also modeled a black vest with low-rise cut-out black pants.Pascal Le Segretain//Getty ImagesHadid spoke to i-D magazine in September about growing up with anxiety and her mental health journey. “Growing...

Spooky season is here, and Lizzo leaned into it during her Madison Square Garden show last night. The singer wore a neon and nude catsuit, featuring a spider-like design. It's giving Spider-Woman meets pop star vibes: Jamie McCarthy//Getty ImagesLizzo had her hair styled down in waves and wore a smoky eye for makeup.Jamie McCarthy//Getty ImagesJamie McCarthy//Getty ImagesLizzo recently made headlines for playing former President James Madison's 200-year-old crystal flute at the Library of Congress during her Washington, D.C. concert. The Library of Congress tweeted that Lizzo did not harm the...

House of the Dragon’s seventh episode opens with Daemon Targaryen doing the most Daemon thing he can: tittering—nay, I say giggling—at his late wife’s funeral. To be sure, Daemon is a complex character; to believe he finds actual amusement in the death of Laena Velaryon, his companion for the past 10 years, would be to misunderstand his lack of etiquette. Rather, Daemon is sharp, even in grief. In House Velaryon’s eulogy for Laena, he recognizes a few not-so-subtle jabs at Rhaenyra’s not-so-Velaryon sons. His eyes sweep over Jace and Luke’s...

Kylie Jenner continues to stun with her ensemble choices at Paris Fashion Week, this time at the Business of Fashion gala dinner on Saturday night celebrating the BoF 500 from 2022. Jenner chose a form-fitting cutout gown made from sheer panels and black lace pieces, revealing her matching lacy bra. The fabric of the skirt wrapped in a somewhat thicker layer around her waist before trailing to the ground in a long train.The gown's sleeves formed into semi-transparent gloves over the beauty mogul's hands, and she wore a tall pair...

Welcome to Look Back At It, a monthly column where some of the most iconic Black actresses in Hollywood reminisce and reflect on the roles that made them stars. For our first installment, Sanaa Lathan breaks down her career—from Love and Basketball and Brown Sugar to her most recent feature film directorial debut, On the Come Up.For over two decades, actress Sanaa Lathan has graced our television and movie screens in everything from cult classics to romantic comedies. After graduating from Yale School of Drama in the ’90s, her first...

For the Friday Loewe Spring Summer collection show at Paris Fashion Week, Kylie Jenner arrived wearing the brand. The Loewe label was very visible as were her white panties which she matched to her white tank top. Though the beauty mogul was not wearing pants, she did have on a pair of black sheer tights under the underoos. Over the casual ensemble, Jenner threw a long single-breasted grey coat with large pockets and oversized lapels that swirled around her tall heeled boots as she walked. She accessorized with some huge...

Spoilers below.Much of what makes A24’s moody drama God’s Creatures so quietly devastating is owed to what’s shown rather than spoken. The film stars Emily Watson and Paul Mescal as mother Aileen and son Brian, whose isolated, tight-knit fishing village on the Irish coast is lovely and decrepit, shot with a tender but unflinching gaze by directors Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer. Many of the film’s best shots are of nothing but the rolling tide, the crumbling cliffs, and the rows of rusted oyster cages tangled in seaweed and...

If there’s any city where you can feel the activism and sense that change is possible at every corner, it’s Washington, D.C. But true locals know this place isn’t all about politics. Go beyond the tourist stops at the National Mall, and you’ll discover a bustling metropolis boasting a formidable food scene, some of the country’s most stunning waterfront areas, and unforgettable (and largely free) museums. D.C. has evolved immensely over the past decade alone, with new hotspot neighborhoods emerging like 14th Street and The Wharf. Here, get to know...

Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building’s queen of envy-inducing coats, unveiled her own first great coat of fall 2022. The singer was photographed in a long camel coat, along with a black turtleneck and pants, while having dinner at Nobu Malibu with her friends last night. APEX//BACKGRIDGomez’s public appearance came shortly before the release of Hailey Bieber’s Call Her Daddy interview today, where Hailey, Justin Bieber’s wife of four years, spoke about the state of affairs between her and Selena, who Justin dated on and off for 10 years...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry kept the focus of their visit to the U.K. strictly on the Queen following her death and days of events leading up to her funeral last Monday. Multiple sources told The Mirror, via The Daily Beast, that Kate Middleton and Meghan in particular were “not known” to have exchanged words throughout Meghan and Harry's visit to the U.K. Multiple sources added as well that “any hint of a rapprochement between the couples was ‘very unlikely,’” per the outlet.Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Harry, and Meghan...

Spoilers below.Imitation, a flattery, should not always be met with ire. Sometimes mimicry is powerful, even transcendent; this is occasionally the case with Ana de Armas’ performance as Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s much-derided new film, Blonde. But it is in this power that a certain responsibility resides in the hands of the imitator—and, in this case, the one directing the imitator. To approximate a real person is to approach a sacred image; to twist and warp it is a risk. To twist and warp it without empathy or precision?...

In the 60 years since Marilyn Monroe’s untimely death, stars from Madonna to Kim Kardashian have been inspired by her signature platinum blonde hair, red lipstick, and body-hugging gowns. Now, Ana de Armas is joining the Marilyn club in Andrew Dominik’s long-awaited Blonde, and her transformation into the public and private iterations of Norma Jeane is flawless. “It’s hard not to be a super fan of Marilyn because I think she’s seeped into all of our subconscious,” Blonde costume designer Jennifer Johnson tells ELLE.com. While the Joyce Carol Oates source...