Diplo Goes Far Out on the VMAs Red Carpet With a Very Trippy (Literally) Nudie Suit

Diplo has already thrown his cowboy hat into the yeehaw style ring—he’s taken [change taken to brought to avoid rep in next graph] skintight yellow Nudie suits onto the basketball court, of all places, and recently he debuted a cow-print set with a matching hat.

Now, though, in the midst of a full-out Westernwear renaissance, Diplo’s taking the Nudie suit on a far-out psychedelic trip in honor of his song “LSD,” a collaboration with British producer Labrinth and Sia. Fort Lonesome, an Austin-based chain-stitch embroidery studio, decked out Diplo’s cream-colored custom suit with a Colorado River toad (a noted psychedelic), the chemical compound symbols for psilocybin (the active component of magic mushrooms), and last but not least, the VMAs moon man holding on to some ’shrooms in space. Diplo looks like a cowboy in the midst of a life-changing acid trip (and we mean that in the best way possible).

Tracing Selena Gomez’s Beauty Evolution From Disney Star to Brunette Bombshell

While she may have begun her career alongside a plush purple dinosaur on the hit children's show Barney & Friends at just 10 years old, Selena Gomez is all grown up. Turning 27 today, the brunette beauty has evolved from fresh-faced child star to scene-stealing red carpet knockout, all while releasing a pair of hit albums (with one on the way), honing her acting chops—and working her way through a lineup of swingy, signature hair looks.

As the quirky, curly haired Alex on Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place circa 2008, Gomez showed early chameleonic tendencies with a set of bangs and the occasional poker-straight take on her raven lengths or a raked back bun for an outing with on-again, off-again flame, Justin Bieber. A plunging decolletage, artfully disheveled braid, and Bordeaux lips signaled a shift toward a more mature style in 2013, followed by sophisticated ponytails and played down—yet polished—nude makeup.

As her fashion evolved with a series of straight-off-the-runway looks in 2016, courtesy of Louis Vuitton, Coach, and Fenty, so, too, did her distinctive beauty. In 2017, the Texas-born beauty picked up the shears, trading in her elbow-grazing waves for a statement bob that was equal parts fresh and directional, and played with a memorable pop of orange eyeshadow matched to a sherbet-hued dress for an outing.

Inside the Shanghai International Film Festival With Marvel Star Chloe Bennet

The Shanghai International Film Festival is a showcase for the best in world cinema, though for Chloe Bennet the event took on a deeper meaning. As one of the stars of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Bennet is best known to American audiences as the gutsy superhero Quake, but long before her big break she was a teenager growing up in China’s biggest city. Originally Born in Chicago, Bennet moved to Shanghai at the age of 15 to pursue a career in entertainment. Bennet remembers the ups and downs of those formative years vividly. “I wanted to act, I wanted to sing, and man I ran around this city with so much excitement, confidence and hope of what I was going to do with my life and my career,” said the 27-year-old actress via email from Los Angeles. “I didn’t have my family with me, I didn’t have friends, I just had the dream of what could be.”

At the festival to represent her latest project Abominable, the DreamWorks animated drama about a young girl who reunites a yeti with its magical family, Bennet returned to the city in high spirits. The first Hollywood children’s film to have an Asian lead since Mulan in 1998, Abominable is set to break barriers when it’s released in September. Now on screen acting, singing, and giving kids a new heroine to look up to, she stepped onto the red carpet at Shanghai Grand Theatre in her glittering Vivienne Westwood gown with the heartwarming feeling that she’d come full circle. “Man, I’ve got to say, it’s been over a decade since I lived here, and every time I’m back the city makes me feel like that same little girl,” she said. “I love that feeling [and] I love this city.”

This Italian Power Couple Shut Down the Front Row at Gucci’s Cruise Show

Someone call the Pope! Did two angels just float down onto the front row at Gucci’s show in Rome? Not quite. But it does appear that the Italian-Tunisian rapper Ghali and the supermodel Mariacarla Boscono are a match made in heaven. The amorous couple, who has been pictured locking lips over the past several months, attended the brand’s Cruise 2020 presentation, drifting onto the scene dressed in ethereal all-white and holding hands. Boscono wore a thigh-grazing minidress complete with puffed pleated peasant sleeves and ruffled bib. To add an angelic finish, she sported a sparkling crown.

As for Ghali, the lanky, 25-year-old rapper known for his smooth flow and highly stylized videos (not to mention a wildly enthusiastic fan base!), looked equally divine in a semi-sheer shirt with baroque ruffled collar and an embroidered shawl. (A fan video showed Boscono adorably buttoning the her beau's shirt before they stepped out together.) Looped under his arm was a tiny white purse, and to emphasize his tall frame further still, he wore a pair of wide-leg trousers.

While both were otherworldly all on their own, the pair was clearly twinning from head to toe: naturally, both sported a version of Gucci’s famed loafers. And if that’s not love, we don’t know what is.

Jorja Smith Is Dior’s New Makeup Ambassador

Jorja Smith's star continues to rise. Both musically—her acclaimed debut album Lost & Found helped earn her a Best New Artist nomination at the 2019 Grammy Awards—and in the beauty realm, as evidenced by her latest coup: being named Dior's new global makeup ambassador.

The 21-year-old British R&B singer made the announcement this afternoon on Instagram, expressing her excitement about joining forces with the storied French fashion brand to her 2 million followers. "Little 14-year-old J would not have even thought about this while stealing my mom’s mascaras!" she wrote.

Needless to say, Smith, who pulled back the curtain on her skincare routine for Vogue's Beauty Secrets series, is an ideal canvas, with her luminous complexion and chameleonic tendencies above the neck. Last November at the annual Guggenheim International Gala party hosted by Dior, Smith seamlessly transitioned from a saturated crimson lip on the red carpet to a dusty rose gloss for her performance while wearing a striking shimmery bronze smoky eye. According to the brand, Smith will be working closely with Peter Philips, creative and image director for Dior Makeup, on upcoming editorial projects.

"Jorja represents my idea of the Dior woman because she’s young [and] is incredibly focused on her goals, and [she] isn’t afraid to let her voice be heard,” says Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior's creative director, of Smith. With her fearless attitude and a natural-born love for high-impact makeup, expect to see lots more vivid and graphic looks from Smith as she embarks on The Kali & Jorja Tour this spring.