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Introducing Khalid, 19-Year-Old VMAs Winner and Gucci Addict

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It’s no surprise that Khalid has stepped into the spotlight this year. The 19-year-old singer has an origin story involving Kylie Jenner (she played his song “Location” in a Snapchat video and gave it a heavy boost) and crowds who lose their composure at the mere whisper of “Khalid” at his sold-out shows. But despite the smash success of his debut studio album, American Teen, which is currently ranked number four on the Billboard 200 chart and earned him a win at tonight’s MTV Video Music Awards, the teen still expresses shock. “When I started writing, I said, ‘I don’t know how to do this. I don’t know if it sounds good,’ ” he says. “Coming from being an underdog or being told that something wasn’t for you over and over repeatedly, it took a lot out of me. It took a lot of my self-confidence.” It is the last thing you would expect to hear from someone with a hit record and a slew of A-list collaborations under his belt (a song with Calvin Harris, an upcoming tour with Lorde). T...

Natalie Bloomingdale Launches An E-Boutique of Her Favorite Things

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More than just a clothes horse, Natalie Bloomingdale is a patron of the sartorial arts. After years sporting the Dallas-based label Tish Cox and serving as an unofficial brand ambassador, Bloomingdale became accustomed to numerous inquiries from fashion-curious passerby. “I’ve had women run after me in airports, come to my table at restaurants, and last month, a woman waited for me to exit a ladies’ room just to ask me who I was wearing and where they could find it,” she says. In her response, Bloomingdale would both delight and disappoint: identifying Tish Cox (a designer with a philanthropic bent, her pieces are constructed by blind or visually impaired artisans from the Dallas Lighthouse) and that, unfortunately, she does not retail online. “I realized that there was an opportunity to give more people, outside of her cult-like Dallas following, access to her pieces and her mission, so I decided to create a site for her,” Bloomingdale explains, and so The SIL was born. The SIL, ...

BeyoncĂ© Takes Louis Vuitton x Supreme—and New-Mom Swagger—to the Next Level

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No one dresses for date night quite like BeyoncĂ©, and for a night out at West Hollywood foodie destination Sushi Park with husband Jay-Z, the new mother of twins brought a bit of runway chic to a strip-mall setting. BeyoncĂ© arrived dressed in a striped wrap dress by contemporary label Alexis with a plunging neckline, puffed sleeves, and seersucker print—and made it her own thanks to the use of several statement accessories. Layering on gold necklaces, a pair of white cat-eye sunglasses, and a logo-covered Louis Vuitton x Supreme clutch, BeyoncĂ© added swagger to a summer style that could have seemed standard. Knowing how to spice up a look is a skill, but sharing an ensemble creatively on social media takes talent. And in addition to posting a pair of sultry snaps taken from across the table that night, BeyoncĂ© gave fans an all-angles video of her outfit set to Yo Gotti’s “Rake It Up,” taking her selfie game to the next level. Her biggest accomplishment with the look, though, might...

Kylie Jenner Shuts Down Her Birthday With Some Help From Kendall, Khloé, and Kim

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Kylie Jenner turns 20 years old today, and last night in Los Angeles, the beauty entrepreneur—it’s been reported her Kylie Cosmetics line will gross $1 billion—celebrated her first steps into adulthood en famille. Throwing the youngest Jenner a surprise party were sisters Kim Kardashian West, KhloĂ© Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, and of course momager Kris. And while the Kardashian-Jenner-Wests have previously made their mark in coordinated fashion at Kanye West’s fashion shows and for various holidays (all white for Easter), last night’s festivities saw each girl highlight her own personal style. For birthday girl Kylie Jenner, this meant a mashup of high-low dressing. Her monochrome ensemble was given a sporty touch, thanks to a sports bra peeking out from under a track jacket, while sneakers grounded the look with a fresh pop. KhloĂ© kept things short in a simple LBD with a plunging neckline, while sisters Kim and Kendall opted for metallics. Kardashian West relied on a familiar si...

The Right Bangs for Every Face Shape

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Question:  Which bangs best flatter each face shape? Answer: Say what you will about winter and its not-so-great effects on your skin, there's one thing the season is great for: bangs. No humidity, no sweat, no ruining your hair after jumping in the pool—and they'll grow out by summer if you're sick of them. Plus, don't we all want to start off the new year with a transformative look? Here, a quick guide to choosing the right fringe for your face. Emma Stone's round shape is complemented by a side part and heavy bangs. Photo: Getty Images If you have a round face:  "Straight, blunt bangs are a big no for round faces—they accentuate fullness and shortness," says Jerome Lordet of Pierre Michel Salon in NYC. Instead, opt for thick (never wispy—they add even more softness), side-swept bangs that are cut or razored at a strong angle from short to long to create definition. Alexa Chung's signature bangs parted down the center. Photo: Getty...

2015 Fashionable Metallic Eye Makeup Ideas

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Hey, divas. We have made several posts about what you should wear and how to wear them in a fashionable way. But we all know that just wearing well is not enough for a fashionista to go out. We have to complete our fashionable looks with a gorgeous makeup look. In this post, we are going to share with you the fashionable makeup ideas for Winter 2015. Here, you will see the most stunning metallic eye makeup ideas. They will change your appearance instantly and they are will glam you up at any party. If you think your eys are small, the metallic eye makeups are quite suitable for you. They work well to make your eyes look bigger and more shining. The grey and bronze metallic eyes are quite chic and the siliver ones will be even staring for a night out look. Now, scroll down and check them out! Enjoy!

The 5 Most Important Books of 2014

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Books give us pleasure, of course, but they also help us frame what's happening all around us at any given moment. Instead of compiling a "best of" list, we asked Esquire writers and editors to select the five books published this year that, if you were to read them all, would give you a much fuller picture of what humans were dealing with in 2014. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson There is nobody in America who is doing more of God's work with less acclaim than Bryan Stevenson, the head of the Equal Justice Initiative in Alabama, and a lawyer who has taken it upon himself to try to create some semblance of justice in a system that is near collapse; a system that will likely collapse, as it always does, on poor and anonymous defendants who can't afford the justice that is their right simply by virtue of being American. A product of the poor side of Delaware, whose grandfather was shot to death, Stevenson found his cal...