Author: Iskra Banović

Every September, without fail, I suffer from an overwhelming desire to wear as much plaid as possible. I blame this affliction on three things. First and foremost, I am a Canadian, so wearing plaid and being woodsy is in my genetic makeup. Secondly, Cher Horowitz. Do you remember that yellow plaid jacket and skirt combo she wore in Clueless? Watching that movie for the first time, pre-teen me was like, Whoa. What an icon. And my final reason for loving plaid shirts and skirts? The four years I spent feeling jealous of the Catholic kids who got to wear uniforms to school.…

Nearly all cats can be litter box trained, old cats and kittens alike and even cats who have been going to the toilet outside for years. The most important thing to know about cat litter box training is that you need to be consistent. With a bit of help from you, your cat will understand the point of the box and be happy to use it, rather than the bathtub or your carpet. Cats like to urinate and defecate in places where they are able to bury their waste, so most of them are content to use sand or litter.…

When it comes to the use of comfortable clothing, the use of custom sweatpants has been able to carve out a niche for itself. A preferred item of clothing for numerous activities, the custom sweatpants have been able to effectively capture the market in the modern world. Since times immemorial, man has been on the lookout for the most comfortable and yet durable clothes. The options in terms of lower have cropped up in the form of jeans and sweatpants. With the designing of these lowers, there has been a fair amount of people who have patronized these designs and…

I was in high school when I realized I had short legs, and I immediately developed a complex about it. High heels became the lynchpin of my personal style, and I think I wore them every day between 1996 and 2013. For many of those years, I was helped out by wedges, espadrilles, and “chunky” heels that were easy to walk in, but I was always about four inches taller than it says on my driver’s license. (And my driver’s license is lying.) For years I was adamantly, vehemently opposed to flat shoes, especially sneakers, but in the past couple years I have…

A hairdryer is an appliance that most of us use almost every single day. If you are the owner of this wonderful blow-drying piece of equipment, you’ll know that once you switch it on, you block out the noise of the world. Some hair dryers are so loud that it sounds like a wild pack of Harley Davidsons cruising down the street. In order for a hairdryer to work at its optimum efficiency, it’s pretty clear that it needs a powerful fan that can blow at a high temperature. With all that power comes to a whole lot of noise.…

When it comes to shopping, they say that there are clothes addicts, bag snobs, and shoe lovers. All of the groups get excited about their new purchases but a clothing addict doesn’t appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into making those leather sandals the way a proper shoe lover does. Shoe lovers are a special tribe who totally relate to Carrie Bradshaw and her unabashed love of footwear. They never think a pair of heels isn’t practical and they will do anything to get their hands on a new pair of gorgeous shoes. (Related: 11 Pairs Of Animal Shoes That Are Just As Cute As The Real…

Sleepwear, just like your regular wardrobe, should change with the seasons. In the Winter, you may have a PJ drawer full of long sleeve henley’s and flannel sets, but come Spring, it’s time to lighten things up a bit. I’m not saying sleeping in that ratty t-shirt you’ve had since your Pledge Weekdays is necessarily a bad thing, but if you’re in your mid-20s, I think it’s about time you bought proper sleep attire (Though, FYI, I almost put a jumpsuit with grilled cheese all over it on this list, so maybe I’m not the proper authority on this one). Even if it’s just one thing.…

I am a huge fan of dresses, especially those you don’t need to wear a bra with. Because I’m a fortunate lazy girl in that, I have a smaller chest that doesn’t necessarily need a bra at all times. Lots of dresses that are for the warmer weather are sleeveless, which is awesome. But the biggest struggle I have for when I am actually wearing something underneath is when it comes to those awesome dresses that have unique necklines that traditional bras just don’t work with. From those bib tops to halters to racerbacks, the over-the-shoulder strapped boob holster just does…

With the massive Barre craze happening—as well as yoga and Pilates addictions that will never die—the bra question needs to be addressed. When you’re running or SoulCycling (I would imagine, can’t speak from experience), you need a bra that locks and loads. With your feet pounding pavement or pumping in those bizarre metal clips, priority numero uno is keeping your girls from bouncing all over the place. For a low-impact exercise like barre, yoga, Pilates, tai chi, this isn’t necessarily the case. (Related: Treat Yourself (Yes, Yourself) With Something From The 7 Most Beautiful Up-And-Coming Lingerie Brands) I knew there…

The spring 2021 runways were chock-full of some gorgeous new fashion trends, and deciding which ones to try and which ones to skip can be an overwhelming process at best. Why not sit back and let your horoscope sign do the choosing for you? Here’s the style trend you should try this season, as dictated by your astrological sign: Re-imagined white button-downs: Libra and Capricorn This season, designers set out to reinvent the wheel—and they succeeded. Unconventional white button-downs were seen on the runways of Zac Posen (pictured on the right), Monse (pictured on the left), 3.1 Phillip Lim, and Tome. Libras will be into this trend…

In the land of great kings, long before Islam, people worshipped fire, a symbol of their God. Zarathustra guided them, preaching duality between good and evil, symbolized by the meeting in the twilight of the moon and sun. According to legend, the glowing rays of the sunlight called tears of the sun melt into the calm waters of a lake and turn into a blue gemstone tender and heavenly. Thus were born the most beautiful turquoise in the world, and their birthplace was Persia. Iranians are avid consumers of jewelry, and especially stones, including those recommended by the Prophet Muhammad…

Depicting the realm of life that we are born into, and all the hidden desires, evil, and suffering we may endure until meeting our graves, the Wheel of Life is a Buddhist symbol that illustrates the many facets of “karmic law”. The Wheel of Life is a meditative and universal reflection of the human soul and is a complicated “map” of inner awakening. What is the Wheel of Life? Drawn on the outside walls of every Buddhist temple, the Wheel of Life helps explain the Buddha’s teachings. From understanding how both good and evil have their own cause and effect,…