Getty Images The Duchess of Sussex began the week in a very stylish fashion, wearing a white tuxedo dress for an evening engagement in Wellington, New Zealand on Monday night as she and Harry complete the final leg of their tour down under. The dress – a style of which she has worn on a number of occasions – is by sustainable New Zealand-based designer Maggie Marilyn. Meghan's dress appears to be the 'Leap of Faith' design by the brand, which has been customised to have the sleeves removed.

Dua Lipa’s worn it. Madonna's worn it. Director Janicza Bravo and model Ella Emhoff have worn it, and it has whipped the street style set into a frenzy. I’m talking, of course, about Chopova Lowena’s enormous kilt, attached by carabiners (yes, the mountain climbing clips) to a beefy leather belt. These pleated wonders, made out of recycled taffeta, are the foundation of the London-based brand, which will stage its first runway show on Friday, the second day of London Fashion Week.

Lockdown has provided two very unique eyebrow experiences. Some have seen staying home more as a chance to baby their brows back to health. Others? Well, let’s just say it was rough for those accustomed to getting their brows done in a salon. Luckily, Anastasia Beverly Hills’ new augmented reality brow app is for both types of beauty fans. Yep, you read that right—augmented reality brow app. Sounds complicated, but think of it more like an extremely intelligent social media filter that’ll show you exactly how to shape and groom your brows at home.

A new evolution in the meeting between high fashion and functionality has emerged: Fashion is undergoing “puffification.” The term puffification was coined in January by 26-year-old content creator Tariro Makoni when she noticed Prada had rereleased “puffy” soft-padded napa leather versions of its most popular accessories like loafers, ballet flats, and handbags. To Makoni, the puffing up of Prada classics has a direct line to the uneasy state of the global economy: “It makes sense that we would start to see themes of insulation, dissociation, [and] escapism being reflected in what people are choosing to wear,” she explains in a TikTok.

Recently, a non-fashion friend asked me to describe Rachel Comey’s clothes. After sputtering some phrases like “very Tracee Ellis Ross” and “like, denim jumpsuits, but, like, you could wear them to a modern art gala,” I finally nailed it: “Rachel Comey is the cool babysitter you never stopped worshipping,” I said. “She’s the style equivalent of the visiting art professor you made a playlist for. She names her clogs after Liz Phair.