Articles Written By: Fawnia Soo Hoo

How the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Costume Designer Worked With Emma Watson to Bring a ‘Modern, Emancipated’ Belle to Life

The much-anticipated live-action update of "Beauty and the Beast," starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens, finally opens in theaters this Friday, March 17. It sort of feels like we've been waiting forever — and not just because it's been more than 25 years since the Disney ...

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How an E-Commerce Guy and a Hood By Air Creative Are Shaking Up the Conventional Men’s Fragrance Market

March 10, 2017

Fawnia Soo Hoo

"Phil's like, 'That smells awesome.' It's this white tea, citrus, bamboo," laughs Brian Jeong, co-founder of Hawthorne. "Just these two bros." He, along with childhood friend and business partner Phil Wong were replaying the ep...

7 Easy, Oh-So-Pretty (and Surprisingly Fast) Ways to Customize Your Wedding Dress

February 21, 2017

Fawnia Soo Hoo

Maybe you have visions of your dream wedding dress in your head, but it doesn't exist in any store anywhere. Or you want a Dom Perignon bespoke aesthetic, but on a prosecco budget (and minus all the fuss and snooty salespeople). Or you j...

7 Easy, Oh-So-Pretty (and Surprisingly Fast) Ways to Customize Your Wedding Dress

February 21, 2017

Fawnia Soo Hoo

Maybe you have visions of your dream wedding dress in your head, but it doesn't exist in any store anywhere. Or you want a Dom Perignon bespoke aesthetic, but on a prosecco budget (and minus all the fuss and snooty salespeople). Or you j...

How Makeup Artist Hrush Achemyan Built Her Own Brand Beyond Working With the Kardashian-Jenner Family

January 31, 2017

Fawnia Soo Hoo

In our long-running series, "How I'm Making It," we talk to people making a living in the fashion and beauty industries about how they broke in and found success.Yes, Hrush Achemyan is known as one of the Kardashian-Jenner clan's go-to makeup arti...

19 More Costume Designers You Need to Follow on Social Media

November 30, 2016

Fawnia Soo Hoo

Last year, you may have added any of these 18 amazing costume designers to your Twitter and Instagram follow lists (if you haven't, what are you waiting for?). Well, now it's time for the second installment, or possibly Costume Designers You Need to Fo...

No One in Tom Ford’s ‘Nocturnal Animals’ Wears Any Tom Ford (or Other Designer) Clothes

November 16, 2016

Fawnia Soo Hoo

"I don't work with Tom Ford the fashion designer. I work with Tom Ford the movie director," said "Nocturnal Animals" costume designer Arianne Phillips. "I've never worked with Tom Ford the fashion designer, actually." Now, let me just say that wat...

Maddie Ziegler Says Millie Bobby Brown is the Muse for Her New Eponymous Fashion Line

November 15, 2016

Fawnia Soo Hoo

In further news celebrating strong, smart and successful women, 14-year-old Maddie Ziegler just added "fashion designer" to her multi-hyphenate title of dancer, actor, model and all-around Cool Teen™. After winding down from touring with Sia, the former "Dance Moms" ...

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Lorelai and Rory Stay True to Their Signature Style in ‘Gilmore Girls: a Year in the Life’

November 14, 2016

Fawnia Soo Hoo

If there were ever a time to champion smart, independent, self-starting, successful, "nasty" women who steadfastly support each other, it's right now. (A little hope and optimism doesn't hurt, either.) So the impending four-part return of "Gilmore Girl...

The 11 Best Wedding Dresses for Fall 2017

October 12, 2016

Fawnia Soo Hoo

Fall 2017 bridal coverage wouldn't be complete without a top list of the best dresses, right? But considering the sheer number of dreamy dresses (and pants!) we've seen all week, that's a pretty ambitious task. So, we decided t...