Christene Barberich

"White shoes could be one of fashion's most basic articles of rebellion."

The perfect pair of shoes can imbue your whole look with a little magic. Which is a good thing now that we're fully in holiday mode and our schedules

This post was originally published in August, 2015. For the past six years, I’ve been writing in a diary to a child who doesn’t exist. This was suppose

For some reason, when I first moved to New York City after college, I made a peculiar promise to myself: That when I finally became a published writer, I w

With the world lately feeling so completely out of whack, it seemed an even crueler blow to also lose Bill Cunningham this past weekend. The treasured New

To mark National Infertility Awareness Week, Refinery29 is dedicating a full week of coverage to an open discussion about becoming a parent. Check out more

The fashion industry is one that’s built on trends. No shit, you say — and we hear you. But beyond hemlines and sleeve styles and whether or no

There's a pretty good chance that during your morning scroll of Refinery29 feeds today, you likely caught a glimpse of Anne Hathaway. Or, maybe, at fi

Photographed by Winnie Au; designed by Gabriela Alford. When I was growing up, all I ever wanted was to work in publishing. I loved magazines — all m

I'd heard a lot about St. Bart's long before taking the short flight(s) there last month. Most of what I'd picked up (and, let's face it, all of you have,

Photographed by Piera Gelardi Full disclosure: This pic was taken roughly a decade ago, by my then CITY magazine cohort, Piera Gelardi. Yes, the very same

Talking about love, sex, and the general “state of affairs” is a staple of any friendship. Whether you're griping or gushing, we all turn

A friend of ours—specifically one of the bad-ass designers at Coach—collects vintage beauty books, and when she told us about The Beautiful People's Be