Category: Fashion

L.L. Bean’s duck boots may still be going strong, but good luck returning a pair if they don’t work out. (Which is quite possible after the past holiday season.) Since 2012, L.L. Bean has reportedly tripled the number of boots it sells each year, telling the Associated Press that it increased production in order to have enough boots to meet the ever-growing demand. The company even projects it will sell 750,000 pairs this year, a 100,000 pair increase from 2017. “We are working fast and furious to keep up,” said company spokesperson Carolyn Beem. “We have been expanding year over year over year.” read more

Celebrating Rihanna’s birthday could include a laundry list of Rihanna-themed activities, like walking around your office with a glass of Malbec (or a flask) because it’s a cooler accessory than a choker, going to every Sephora in a 10-mile radius and buying the entire Killawatt Highlighter range, or putting her music catalog on repeat until the beginning notes of “Disturbia” induce permanent earworm. But we have another idea — one that won’t get you fired or empty your bank account. Instead, we’re mapping Robyn Rihanna Fenty’s coolest tattoos. read more

The Texas Senate recently passed a bill which would improve conditions for women in prison, if it becomes law. The bipartisan House Bill 650, authored by Republican state Rep. James White, mandates that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) must provide women in state prisons with more and higher-quality menstrual products, allow inmates to remain with their newborns 72 hours after giving birth, and bans the use of restraints on pregnant women, according to HuffPost. read more