May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, an annual tribute to the community integral in both America’s history and its future. While supporting AAPI brands year-round is always a great move, this month is the perfect time to recommit to supporting the business that help enrich our world. From fashion world favorites like Kim Shui and...

Taurus season is a time of embodiment. The Venus-ruled earth sign is driven by beauty and pleasure — after all, the goddess wasn’t born fully grown in a scallop shell to rough it. And in a town like New York, there’s plenty of bars that embrace the luxurious, Taurean spirit.As a Taurus moon, I consider myself an expert on enjoying myself. (The highest...

SZA is in summer mode. In the midst of the Australian and New Zealand leg of her SOS tour, the singer is making time to sightsee, visit some waterfalls, and pose between the two tallest amethyst crystals on Earth in Byron Bay. It’s her first prolonged stay on this side of the planet, and she’s finding the experience to be different but beautiful, she...

— Unclesmiith Introducing... Spinning Out, a recurring series in which NYLON spotlights the most exciting DJs working the circuit right now. Get to know promising upstarts and sub-genre superstars — before they hit the big leagues.It’s impossible to go to an Uncle Waffles show without dancing. The 24-year-old Swaziland native and DJ has gone viral...

It makes sense that the Met Gala, which annually raises money for the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute, puts fashion at the forefront of the event. But no ensemble, however daring, would be complete without the hair, makeup, and nails meticulously planned to go with it. Let’s just say, without the opportunity for Lady Gaga to wear 4-inch-long...

Alain Levitt has always known what makes a good picture — it just took him 20 years to believe it. His new book, titled NYC 2000-2005, captures downtown Manhattan’s nightlife scene during that time period, with mostly never-before-seen images of Chloë Sevigny, Paris Hilton, Krysten Ritter, and Jay-Z, as well as a particularly memorable NYLON Fashion...