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Since her arrival on the modeling scene in 2014, it’s been apparent that Natalie Westling was something else. The combination of her angelic features, flame red hair, and tomboy attitude made her a favorite of Marc Jacobs, Hedi Slimane, Miuccia Prada, Tom Ford, Phoebe Philo, Nicolas Ghesquière, and nearly every other big-name designer out there, though despite her successes, she prefers to keep a relatively low profile. Her Instagram, which boasts more than 46,000 followers, hasn’t been updated in 10 weeks—basically a lifetime in Internet years—though she continues to be a model-of-the-moment, walking in exclusive shows and booking top campaigns. So what’s Westling been up to in her downtime? Skating.

While it may be true that every woman should go platinum on a whim at least once in her life, there’s something to be said for gradually dialing up the bleach until you’ve achieved your perfect shade of blonde.

While the art of twinning is a subtle craft, Kendall Jenner and Snoop Dogg may have mastered it this week. Instagramming a pic from the set of Kocktails With Khloé, the model and the rapper showed up in matching shades of brown—Jenner donning a pair of tawny high-waisted trousers for sister Khloé’s talk show premiere episode and Snoop Dogg sporting an oversize knit in a deeper shade for the occasion—they threw up corresponding peace signs to make it official.

When it comes to achieving an artfully mussed head full of second-day waves, there’s a world of inspiration on which to draw: French girls, surfer babes, off-duty Angels—or, in the case of Jessica Alba, a cozy knit.

It’s hard to predict what Evan Rachel Wood will do next. The chameleonic actress has been tapped to play a shoplifting 13-year-old, a temperamental opera singer, and a woman living in a future where artificial intelligence blends in seamlessly with the real world for HBO’s forthcoming series Westworld—this all from a girl who calls music her first love. When she’s not filming a critically acclaimed series or groundbreaking movie, she might be found singing “Wrecking Ball” at the top of her lungs to friends in her basement karaoke lounge, writing, spending time with her 2-and-a-half-year-old son, or finding other means of “staying creative on my own terms.” It’s this pioneering spirit that has won her a role as the face of Gucci Guilty Eau, a lilac-, lychee-, and musk-spiked fragrance she describes as giving the wearer “a strong sense of self, confidence, and independence,” descriptors she could very well apply to herself. To find out more about what’s next for the 28-year-old actress, we hopped on a call with Wood to talk about the importance of applying perfume straight to the skin, why she’ll be shaving her head when she’s 50, and how to tell when you’ve found the one.

As the temperatures dip to arctic levels, the concept of color can seem less and less appealing. Reaching for a black or navy Canada Goose may be the easiest course of action, but Karlie Kloss proved today that there are ways to maintain a tropical touch—even with a blizzard approaching. Taking to the streets of New York last Friday in a red-and-white-embroidered oversize cardigan by Ermanno Scervino and cropped jeans, Kloss channeled a lighter, brighter time of year. Though her best warm-weather accessory may be the cup of coffee she’s holding, Kloss’s coordinating red sunglasses are a close second. Topping off her look with a brand-new Miu Miu bag and a pair of Adidas Gazelles, the supermodel made her daily trek to class a study in seasonal, mood-elevating chic.

This weekend saw the men’s collections wrap in Paris, but that didn’t stop Olivier Rousteing from hosting one of the season’s most-buzzed-about fetes. After his dazzling show, the young talent brought together the latest additions to his squad, including Lucky Blue Smith, alongside longtime members such as Alessandra Ambrosio and Isabeli Fontana. With everyone ready to let their hair down, Le Carmen in the Pigalle acted as the ideal venue for the bright young things of the runway to boogie down until the wee hours.

It was just last week that Gwyneth Paltrow showed up to a glamorous event in Austria sporting a sweaterdress by Michael Kors Collection, a cozy take on red carpet style. And leave it to model-of-the-moment Gigi Hadid to up the ante on that idea for cocktail hour.

While the blustery cold of Park City, Utah, has long made the shapeless, ho-hum utilitarian ski parka de rigueur for most at the Sundance Film Festival, actress Chloë Sevigny proved this past weekend that one never has to neglect her cool to battle freezing weather. In not one, but two chic wintertime statement coats, the Love & Friendship star brought her O.G. downtown flair straight to the slopes. To promote her new period drama with costar Kate Beckinsale, Sevigny threw on a plush, vintage-inspired Coach shearling, which she layered with a cream ruffle-necked knit tucked into a pair of cropped tailored denim flares. Louis Vuitton’s sleek brown patent-leather curved heel boots were right in step with her polished low bun and gold hoops.

Since cinematic muses like Sophia Loren and Monica Vitti were on the scene, fashion-forward Italian women have long been an obsession in fashion circles. While daring fashion editors like Anna Dello Russo and Sozzanis Carla and Franca have long thrilled the blogosphere, this season’s menswear shows’ front rows showed a new generation of Italian nationals making the street style rounds. Blessed with pitch-perfect personal style, access to the very best of luxury fashion, and a certain enviable Italian love of the good life, this newly minted girl squad is worth paying attention to all fashion month.