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15 Gifts Ideas for Every Aesthetic on Your List

15 Gifts Ideas for Every Aesthetic on Your List

Byrdie — The holiday season is fast approaching, and if you want to get your gift delivered before the new year, you better start making your list now. However, with your friends having different aesthetics, it can be hard to find the perfect gift. What do you get for the dark academic or your cottagecore bestie?
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Modernize Your Mary Jane Shoes with These 14 Outfit Ideas

Modernize Your Mary Jane Shoes with These 14 Outfit Ideas

Byrdie — Mary Janes are one of the few shoes that grow with us as we go through our fashion journey. From the shiny black pair many of us wore to special events as children to the stylish pump version that's a top choice for job interviews today, they seem to always have a place when we're trying to look put together.
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How to Hand Wash Your Clothes: 5 Expert Tips

How to Hand Wash Your Clothes: 5 Expert Tips

Byrdie — There's nothing worse than buying an expensive dress or lingerie set, wearing it once, putting it in the washer and having it come out ripped, torn, or stretched out. You may even have avoided washing your bras or silk items altogether in fear of ruining them.
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These TikTok Fashion Trends Will Be Everywhere in 2022

These TikTok Fashion Trends Will Be Everywhere in 2022

Byrdie — It's a new year, which means new style moments, shopping hauls, and plenty of trends that will keep us busy. So what styles and outfits will be flooding our feeds in the coming months? Will older millennials continue to be haunted by the ghost of Y2K fashion's past? Is cottagecore still popular?
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23 Winter Date Outfits to Heat Up Your Next Night Out

23 Winter Date Outfits to Heat Up Your Next Night Out

Byrdie — Winter is here, but it doesn't mean that our love lives are slowing down at all. While cold temperatures and unpredictable weather (especially if you live somewhere with snow) are not the most ideal conditions for a date night, there are still plenty of ways to have memorable looks for your dates this season.
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14 Cottagecore Outfits to Align Your Aesthetic

14 Cottagecore Outfits to Align Your Aesthetic

Byrdie — Unless you're truly living off the grid on a tiny farm, you've probably heard of cottagecore, the fashion trend that has taken the fashion world and social media by storm within the last year. From Taylor Swift's folklore to our collective obsession over nap dresses.
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What to Wear This November, According to Your Horoscope

What to Wear This November, According to Your Horoscope

Byrdie — November is here, which means plenty of things: cozy sweaters, shorter days, and crying to Taylor Swift and Adele. Since we are still in Scorpio season for the first half of the month, you may be feeling the feelings a touch more than usual.
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How to Dress Like a (Real) Witch

How to Dress Like a (Real) Witch

Byrdie — The witches are here, and they are looking fabulous. While October may be the season of the witch for most people, true witches are using fashion to look magical and create spellbound looks all year round, even casting their charm on the fashion industry.
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7 Dark Academia Outfits for a Scholarly Autumn

7 Dark Academia Outfits for a Scholarly Autumn

Byrdie — There are two different ways to enjoy fashion in October. First is the Halloween every day approach, of spider, and ghost prints, witchy dresses, and sweaters in black, orange, and reds. Then there are those who enjoy a bit more subtlety: Long trench coats, turtlenecks, and layers upon layers of earth-toned clothing.
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7 Dark Academia Outfits for a Scholarly Autumn

7 Dark Academia Outfits for a Scholarly Autumn

Byrdie — There are two different ways to enjoy fashion in October. First is the Halloween every day approach, of spider, and ghost prints, witchy dresses, and sweaters in black, orange, and reds. Then there are those who enjoy a bit more subtlety: Long trench coats, turtlenecks, and layers upon layers of earth-toned clothing.
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15 Ways to Wear Princesscore Like Royalty

15 Ways to Wear Princesscore Like Royalty

Byrdie — We all know of cottagecore, which is responsible for nap dresses taking over our Instagram feeds for the past year, but make way for the its glamorous sister aesthetic: Princesscore. Princesscore, also known as royalcore or regencycore, is a subcategory of cottagecore that blends the whimsical nature of the original aesthetic while adding elements of fantasy, romance, and even history.
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What to Wear This September, According to Your Horoscope

What to Wear This September, According to Your Horoscope

Byrdie — September brings the end of summer, but that doesn't mean we're slowing down as we head into autumn. This month is jammed-packed with planetary activity, starting on the September 10th when Venus, the planet of beauty and aesthetics enters Scorpio, making spooky season come early.
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What to Wear This September, According to Your Horoscope

What to Wear This September, According to Your Horoscope

Byrdie — September brings the end of summer, but that doesn't mean we're slowing down as we head into autumn. This month is jammed-packed with planetary activity, starting on the September 10th when Venus, the planet of beauty and aesthetics enters Scorpio, making spooky season come early.
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10 Easy Ways to Style Jeans and a Leather Jacket

10 Easy Ways to Style Jeans and a Leather Jacket

Byrdie — Leather jacket weather is here, everyone. As we dust off our favorite leather jackets and put them back into our regular rotation, you may be wondering to yourself, "How do I style this again?" Luckily, leather jackets are versatile.
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How to Dry Clean at Home: 5 Expert Tips

How to Dry Clean at Home: 5 Expert Tips

Byrdie — While few things beat the rush of a wardrobe refresh, once your new clothes are in need of a wash, spotting the words "dry clean only" can create an instant sinking feeling. From silk blouses to suits, it can be nearly impossible to get beloved pieces to the cleaners on a good day, let alone if you're running between obligations or spending long days working from home.
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We Found The 20 Best Shoes to Wear With Leggings

We Found The 20 Best Shoes to Wear With Leggings

Byrdie — Oh, leggings, our most faithful fashion companion. Whether you're tossing them on for a quick grocery run, workout, or date night, the stretchy bottoms work for many occasions. While there is plenty of debate on the "are leggings pants" questions (they are), no one can doubt their versatility.
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5 Inclusive and Empowering Lingerie Brands for the Transgender Community

5 Inclusive and Empowering Lingerie Brands for the Transgender Community

Byrdie — Everyone deserves to feel sexy-and some good lingerie can help you feel good, empowered, and strong. However, for those in the transgender community, finding lingerie that both feels good and actually fits can be a struggle. Most major brands like to say that "diversity matters," yet rarely consider their transgender consumers for their lingerie designs or marketing campaigns.
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12 New Updated Ways to Wear Denim Shorts This Summer

12 New Updated Ways to Wear Denim Shorts This Summer

Byrdie — Spring may have just begun, but we're already daydreaming about the summer ahead. We're counting down the days when we can trade in our soft sweats for short shorts-and denim shorts are a true summer staple. Like regular jeans, denim shorts are versatile and can be dressed up or down, depending on our mood and the occasion.
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12 New Updated Ways to Wear Denim Shorts This Summer

12 New Updated Ways to Wear Denim Shorts This Summer

Byrdie — Spring may have just begun, but we're already daydreaming about the summer ahead. We're counting down the days when we can trade in our soft sweats for short shorts-and denim shorts are a true summer staple. Like regular jeans, denim shorts are versatile and can be dressed up or down, depending on our mood and the occasion.
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These 10 Body-Shaping Jeans Support and Celebrate Your Curves

These 10 Body-Shaping Jeans Support and Celebrate Your Curves

Byrdie — With COVID-19 vaccines becoming more widely available, we finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. While life returning to "normal" means hugging friends, going to bars, and attending concerts, it also brings back some unpleasantness from our pre-pandemic life: wearing real clothes.
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The 2021 Spring Equinox: How to Prepare and Celebrate the Astrological New Year | Astrology.com

The 2021 Spring Equinox: How to Prepare and Celebrate the Astrological New Year | Astrology.com

astrology.com — You can probably sense the change in the air already. The temperature is slowly rising, the sun shines for a little longer, and the winter snow is finally melting. That's right, Spring is almost here when the vernal equinox, otherwise known as the Spring Equinox, happens on March 20, ushering into the first day of [...]
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Ophiuchus: All About the 13th Astrological Sign

Ophiuchus: All About the 13th Astrological Sign

horoscope.com — Hey, what's your sign? While you may know everything about your sun sign (you are on an astrology site, after all), what if we told you that there was a "new" zodiac sign? Enter: Ophiuchus. Here, we'll tell you all about new zodiac sign Ophiuchus, including traits, dates, and the Ophiuchus element.
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30 of the Best Black-Owned Clothing Brands To Shop

30 of the Best Black-Owned Clothing Brands To Shop

Byrdie — While we're all excited to finally see 2020 end, social injustice and systemic racism don't end with the simple change of the calendar. In a year where big businesses only seemed to get richer and small, minority-owned businesses faced incredible economic hardships, it's time we become more thoughtful about where we spend our money and how we show support for the Black community.
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The Mantra That Will Get You Through 2021-Based on Your Zodiac Sign

The Mantra That Will Get You Through 2021-Based on Your Zodiac Sign

astrology.com — 2020 was... a lot. While we are all very excited that this year finally came to an end, many of us are still nervous about the future. After all, all the bad things that we have experienced-both personally and on a global scale, aren't going to go away with the flip of the calendar.
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