7 Shoe Trends Zara Is Backing for Spring 2026

7 Shoe Trends Zara Is Backing for Spring 2026

When it comes to the high street, Zara is known amongst fashion people and editors alike as the go-to destination for finding the most expensive-looking take on high-end trends. And of course, this extends to its always-chic shoe collection. Perfectly balancing on-trend appeal with a classic aesthetic that ensures they’ll never date, I always turn…

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Mitski’s New Album Is a Dark Ode to Isolation

Mitski’s New Album Is a Dark Ode to Isolation

Mitski’s sound and writing style have evolved on almost every album she’s released. Her early album “Retired from Sad, New Career in Business,” from 2013, relied on big orchestral swells alongside electronics. Her breakout, “Bury Me at Makeout Creek,” released the following year, felt at times like a punk-rock sprint of guitar and drumbeats. On…

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“What Does That Nature Say to You”: Don’t Meet the Parents

“What Does That Nature Say to You”: Don’t Meet the Parents

Filmmakers like to call themselves storytellers for the same reason that politicians like to call themselves public servants: it’s a show of deference toward a popular ideal. Yet few of them treat stories as their fundamental unit of creation. One who does so is the Korean filmmaker Hong Sangsoo, whose narrative imagination is so fertile…

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