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Our 2024 Winter Ones to Watch Portfolio Is Here

WHO: Bebe Wood

WHAT: The movie musical Mean Girls. 

“That’s so fetch!” When we first heard Mean Girls, the Broadway musical version, would be adapted into a movie, we were excited to see what a 2024 version of one of our all-time favorite films would look like. That enthusiasm doubled when we heard who would be stepping into the high-heeled shoes of the Plastics. We stan Reneé Rapp, of course, but we also love a fresh face and couldn’t wait to see Avantika Vandanapu and Bebe Wood in action. Wood—whose previous credits include Hulu’s Love, Victor, Ryan Murphy’s The New Normal, and ABC’s The Real O’Neals—is so fun to watch as the catty but vulnerable Gretchen Weiners. Not only does she deliver on the laughs, but she also has a noteworthy musical number in “What’s Wrong With Me.” What’s more, she’s a fashion risk-taker and lover of all things vintage—a woman after our own heart. 

My experience auditioning for Mean Girls was… Totally surreal! I grew up with Mean Girls. I truly can’t remember a world before it. In fact, did the world even exist before Mean Girls? It was such an honor to be considered for the part and totally insane and thrilling to actually be cast. It really is a dream come true. 

I was excited to put my own spin on Gretchen Wieners by… The nature of my being me! Gretchen is such an iconic character that so many incredible actors have touched. It’s easy to overthink it! I tried my best not to fall into that trap and trust that, by virtue of my being a different performer, the performance will be different. At the same time, I think the essence of Gretchen will always be the same. Tina’s writing is so brilliant. Gretchen’s voice is so clear. Sometimes, as an actor, if you’re going out of your way to try and make a character different, you can actually stray from who said character really is in a way that will hinder you. 

If I could go back to one day on set, it would be… The day we were shooting “I’d Rather Be Me” and a full-on blizzard broke out. That whole sequence was done in two very long takes. From the cafeteria to the outside area, we don’t stop. We had done it a few times, making it outside each time. The weather seemed perfectly fine! But then, we did it again, and when Janis (Auli‘i Cravalho) opened the door, it was fully snowing. We were all like “WTF?!” It was hysterical. We had to go home and film the rest another day. Aha ha!

The stories and/or characters that make me feel excited to work in this industry are… Stories about women with big minds, hearts, and ideas. I also feel excited about stories that thematically touch on the nuances of life and humanity, all the beautiful little things that lay within the in-between. 

Outside of acting, some of my other passions include… Music and songwriting!! I am passionate about so much, but music feels more like my soul. I released my debut EP 21st Century Hippie back in 2021, but I’m excited to record some new stuff I’ve been working on. I also love art, history, poetry, nature, antiques, and my cat and puppy! 

If you catch me off duty, chances are I’m wearing… Ooh! It depends on the season. In spring and summer, I love a white cotton number. Turn-of-the-century Edwardian underwear is really my 21st-century outerwear in the summer. In the winter, you can catch me in knitwear, my long black Max Mara coat, and a wide-leg pant. These seeded denim trousers from Carrier Company are my favorite. I also always wear little gold hoops.  

When it comes to fashion, I’m a total sucker for… Vintage! Clothes tell stories. I like to think about who wore something before me. And it’s good for Mother Earth—yay sustainability!  

My winter wardrobe would not be complete without these three pieces:



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22 Chic Items to Shop From Revolve’s Epic Winter Sale

I online shop a lot—like, a lot, a lot—but one person’s only capable of scrolling so much, which is why I sometimes go on long hiatuses from certain retailers. It’s not because I don’t want to keep up with their every drop. I simply can’t, at least not while maintaining any sort of work-life balance. And the one that’s unfortunately fallen off my radar of late is Revolve, though, I can’t see it staying that way for long now that I’ve feasted on its current sale selection. My findings were too good for me not to come back for more. 

Ahead, find 22 of the chicest items calling Revolve’s sale section home right now, from every editor I know’s favorite vintage-denim alternative to the cocktail dress your upcoming spring-wedding lineup is begging for. Whatever it is that you’re shopping for right now, the options below are guaranteed to either fit the bill or override your current wishlist. They’re that good—and that’s coming from someone who, I repeat, shops a lot. 

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Phoebe Tonkin on the Joy of Making Boy Swallows Universe

Long before she nabbed the part of Eli’s mother Frankie, Tonkin was your average fan of Dalton’s most-talked-about work. She remembers the book being everywhere in Australia when it first came out. It was the book-club book at the time, and her mother gifted her with it for Christmas in 2019. When she got the job a few years later, Tonkin revisited the material, and this time, reading it was a bit surreal. Instead of picturing someone else as Frankie, she was picturing herself. The original text ultimately became Tonkin’s bible while filming. “Having a book, especially a book so detailed as Trent’s book, was so invaluable for creating this story,” Tonkin says. “Television is also a very different medium, but it just added such a strong foundation.” 

In addition to the book, Tonkin consistently referred back to an interview with Dalton where he explained his reasons for writing the book. “[Trent] shared that he was sitting with his mom, who Frankie is based on, in the garden with his young daughters. He shared that his mom turned to him and said, ‘I wouldn’t change anything in my life because it all led to this moment sitting here with you and watching my grandchildren dancing in the sunlight,’” she says. “For me, every time I would have a question about a scene or a line, it all just went back to that. … Even though things can be really hard and so unfair and so painful, there is something to be gleaned out of it. Hopefully, we’re all lucky enough to get to the end of our lives and look back at the patchwork of what got us there and think the same thing—that I wouldn’t have made any different decisions because I would have not wanted to change anything. For me, that was essentially the essence of the book and the essence of the show as well.”

Throughout the series, we see Frankie at different stages of her addiction—going through withdrawals, doing drugs, and recovering—but despite her sometimes questionable decision-making, Frankie’s love for her children is her North Star always. For Tonkin, this became her objective and driving force throughout the six months of filming. “Just because she doesn’t always make the perfect choice as a mother doesn’t mean she’s not a good mom, and it doesn’t mean she’s not trying to be a good mom, so for me, it was holding onto that piece of information. She just loves her kids so much, and she’s doing the best she can, and sometimes, that is it,” Tonkin explains.

Where the role became truly transformative for Tonkin was in the research. She immersed herself in as many books, blogs, and podcasts on addiction and recovery as possible. She read countless firsthand stories from people struggling with addiction themselves as well as their families. “I’ve always had so much compassion for people who struggle with addiction, and the stigma that people aren’t trying their best is just not true,” she says. “Looking at people’s stories like that versus this cliché idea of doing drugs, there’s a reason for it. There’s remorse. There’s guilt. There’s pain.” 

There’s a line in the show that says, “It gets so good that you’ll forget it was ever bad.” It goes back to the message Dalton shared about his mother: After it all, she has no regrets because it got her to where she is today. Tonkin still repeats that line to herself all the time, especially when things aren’t good. It’s a constant reminder that, despite any turmoil in life, there is still hope.  

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23 On-Sale Madewell and J.Crew Items You’ll Want to See

It’s totally normal for a new year to bring forth cravings for newness, especially when it comes to the contents of your closet. The things you wore on repeat in 2023 might not fit into the look you’re going for in 2024—there’s no shame in that. Since sales continue to pop up post-holidays, you won’t have to break the bank to achieve a fresh-feeling wardrobe for the year ahead.

Two such sales are going on right now at Madewell and J.Crew, sister brands that both specialize in elevated and versatile pieces that are destined to become the backbone of your 2024 wardrobe. At Madewell, from now until January 17, receive up to 70% off select styles when you use the code NEWYEAR at checkout. At J.Crew, until January 16, select styles are 40% off, plus another sale is happening with up to an extra 70% off select items when you use code SHOPSALE. Are you freaking out? I am.

Scroll down to revitalize your closet with on-sale outerwear, knitwear, shoes, and more from Madewell and J.Crew.

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17 Shockingly Pretty Items From J.Crew’s Latest Sale

The only thing more exciting than a fresh crop of new arrivals dropping at J.Crew is a round of game-changing discounts. And fortunately for fans of elevated basics and shockingly good tailoring are exactly what the brand is giving us as we speak. In time for the long weekend, J.Crew‘s doling out 40%-off promotions with additional items getting an even more intensive markdown treatment of 70% off. Use the code SHOPSALE at checkout to get the discount on select pieces.

To make shopping the sale that much easier—you have long-weekend plans to get into, after all—I went ahead and did the math for you. I handpicked the very best items included in J.Crew’s current sale offering. Don’t worry—you can thank me later. With that, scroll on to shop the sale, which ends on January 16, before the top-tier finds sell out for good.

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These New J.Crew Jeans Are About to Go Viral and Sell Out

If I knew what was good for me (and my wallet), I’d spend more time reading books or, I don’t know, knitting, instead of scrolling on Instagram. And yet, with a job like mine, knowing what’s new on fashion’s unofficial favorite app is kind of important. Or at least, that’s how I justify my shocking amount of screen time. My scrolling habits can’t be so bad, though. After all, without them, I would have never stumbled upon J.Crew’s head of women’s design Olympia Gayot‘s post about the brand’s latest denim drop. And missing that just isn’t an option. 

“New year new jeans,” Gayot captioned the post, which features eight photos of J.Crew’s first denim release of 2024. In a majority of the photos, the designer is wearing one specific pair of jeans that I’m predicting will first, break the internet, and second, sell out, hence why I’m glad I saw the post so early. The style, called the side-tab trousers, is from J.Crew’s premium Pointe Sur denim line and features silver side tabs that allow you to resize the trouser-like jeans to fit either low or high on your waist. “I love the Point Sur side-tab denim trouser,” Gayot tells me. “It is constructed with premium made-in-the-US rigid denim and workwear-style tabs that you can adjust so the jeans hit exactly where you want them.”



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25 Chic Finds From J.Crew’s The Long Weekend Sale

Oh, you thought you could take a break from sale shopping just because Cyber Month ended? Same. Then I stumbled across J.Crew‘s latest, appealing 40%-off sale that’s only running until 11:59 p.m. EST on January 16, leaving me with no choice but to drop everything and look for deals before it’s too late and everything sells out. We can’t have that, can we?

I spent the last hour scrolling through this sale’s offering, hand-selecting the best deals and adding pieces into my cart that I simply have to bring into my 2024 rotation, from denim jackets to satin camisoles to “dripping in wealth” outerwear. Now, it’s your turn. Trust me—this is one sale you won’t regret spending time (and money) on.

(PS: There is another sale happening with up to an extra 70% off select items when you use code SHOPSALE. Discounted prices reflected below.)

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Selena Gomez’s New Bodycare Line, Find Comfort, Is Live

Gomez chose to release a line of bodycare as an opportunity to showcase how important self-care is. “When you’re taking care of your body, mind, and soul, it’s all one,” Gomez said. “When you do take time to enjoy yourself and to find your little pockets and moments of peace, that’s something you should always be proud of.”

Find Comfort features four brand-new products: a body lotion, an aromatherapy pen, a fragrance mist, and a hand cream. Each product is packaged in purposefully made mauve vessels. (For instance, the hand cream container also doubles as a hand massager for pressure points.) “I find that this color was comforting to me personally,” Gomez said. “I wanted to do a reflection of Rare Beauty but give it its own original story.” Keep reading for a breakdown of each product. 

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Bella Hadid Wore the Non-Jeans Trend That’s Great For Travel

Stop what you’re doing and pay attention, because #BellaIsBack and it’s nothing to take lightly. Any loyal Bella Hadid fan will tell you that the supermodel has been steering clear of the public eye for quite some time now, so her being spotted in New York City outside of her sister Gigi’s NoHo apartment on Wednesday is kind of a big deal. No, actually, it’s a huge deal. And her impeccable—seriously, no notes—outfit for the occasion only emphasized the moment’s importance. 

For the rare sighting, Hadid chose a very ’90s, model-off-duty type of ensemble, opting for a trench coat, black turtleneck, and stretchy, black flared leggings (or as I like to refer to them, yoga pants). Accessorizing like a pro as always, she added a checker-print tote-style shoulder bag, F/W 99 Prada boots, and DMY by DMY wire-rim sunglasses. The look appeared effortless and therefore is bound to be copied all across TikTok. But honestly, it wasn’t her outfit as a whole that struck me when I first saw photos of it, but just her pants, which I couldn’t help but notice would be utterly perfect for flying. 

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Behind the Costumes of Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things

Yes, let’s talk about the big sleeves because that was a big through line with all of Bella’s looks. How did that become the choice for her?

Early on, I had done a lot of concept work, and on my boards were many references of the 1890s, the end of the 19th century. There was this very brief period in the 1890s where they wore these really huge sleeves. I was also looking at earlier periods where sleeves were tight on the arms, so I was giving lots of options and throwing out lots of ideas. It was really Yorgos and [production designer] Shona Heath who really zoomed in on these big sleeves and said, “Look, we really should do these big sleeves. Let’s do that.” It was really them who felt strongly about the big sleeves and wanted to go for that for Bella. 

So then we went on this mission to look at sleeves. We had these patterns that we got from Portobello Market. There’s a vintage dealer there who sells Victorian magazines, and in these magazines, there were these patterns where women would have made clothes from them in the 1890s. What was surprising to me was how huge the sleeves really were in the 1890s—much bigger than we often see in films. That’s actually true of lots of periods in dress. When you look at the original source and look at how they actually make their clothes, they’re often very extreme. 

We had this initial fitting with [Emma] in Athens about 10 weeks before we started shooting. It was at the point where we were still very much in the pandemic, and it was not going to be possible to go to America to fit her, so we found a middle ground in Athens. I took all of these sleeves that Jo, the pattern cutter, had made, and I was amazed when I got in there. I thought, “We actually need the biggest ones, and we need them even bigger.” We just went for it with the sleeves and made them huge, and that became the defining look. It was also in that fitting that I carefully plotted this wardrobe. I knew that things looking half-dressed would be the way to dress her, so I had lots of different kinds of knickers to try on her. It was really these 1930s knickers that I loved with these big sleeves. They looked really good on her.

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