2015
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5 New Year’s Eve Looks for Every Possible Type of Party
It’s been a good year for fashion. We’ve talked about what to wear to various holidays and occasions, where to find the best “It Bag,” how to pack like a pro, and even what classics should be in your wardrobe. As the year draws to a close, we offer one last hurrah — what to wear on your New Year’s getaway of course! Here, Yahoo Style editors suggests five varied looks based on their own personal travels.
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#Squad Was Fashion’s Favorite Word in 2015
Perhaps no hashtag had a bigger year than #squadgoals, with Instagrammers using it to label everything from group shots with their pals to a table full of Starbucks cups. Taylor Swift and her ever-expanding posse of girlfriends are widely credited with spurring its popularity in 2015. At one point actors (and hilarious social-media presences) Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart even asked Swift: “May we join the squad?” (Her response? “You two are the ULTIMATE Squad Goals.”) Besides besties McKelle
- NewsNora Crotty
Tumblr Users Are Still Obsessed With Grunge
Grunge’s First Family (Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain, and Frances Bean Cobain) in 1993. Photo: Getty Images
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10 Things That Changed the Fashion Game in 2015
Fashion is not a spectator sport—like it or not, we all have to get dressed in the morning. That means when style shifts happen, they eventually affect everyone, and that’s something most art forms can’t claim. The biggest style movements of 2015 are already shifting how we shop, what we wear, and who we think is “beautiful.” Click through to see the most powerful style stories of 2015… and what they can insinuate about our immediate fashion future.
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The 9 Biggest Feminist Victories in 2015
It seems 2015 was the year women demanded the world see them for who they truly are. Women rejected double standards that regard their bodies as inherently sexualized or taboo, laws that restrict what they do with their bodies and with whom and damaging media representations that fail to reflect them. Instead, they demanded a realistic representation of their bodies — specifically bodies that need not be thin, white, perfectly managed, proper or deferential to men.
- NewsSarah Cristobal
Say Goodbye To These 11 Trends From 2015
The year is coming to a close, which lends itself to a period of reflection — certainly from a style perspective at least. While we style mongers constantly crave the best or newest thing, these trends tended to fade almost as quickly as they appeared. Designers are now hip to putting out a fair amount of clothing that can be considered great classics, but those are not necessarily the pieces that grab our attention (or a zippy headline). With that in mind, we’ve rounded up some of the more avan
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We Reached Peak Body Shaming in 2015
Across the board, female celebrities had a spectacular 2015. Adele broke sales records with her new album, Amy Schumer proved comedy for women brings in huge audiences, and Serena Williams started and ended the year at No. 1. And yet, these remarkable women made nearly as many headlines for their involvement in one of this year’s loudest social media conversations: body shaming. Like Schumer and Williams, body shaming also had an unprecedented year, led by some online commenters’ take-no-prison
