CNN – Style

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — When traveler Billie woke up on her flight from Doha, Qatar, to London on Friday morning, she spotted a beautiful sunrise out of the airplane window. This stunning view of clouds streaked with gold should have been the perfect end to Billie’s “once in a lifetime trip” to the

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — The shutdown of London’s Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world, is causing chaos across the world today, with thousands of flights affected and major disruption expected to last for days. At least 1,351 flights so far have been impacted by Friday’s closure, which is due

By Oscar Holland, CNN and Gawon Bae, CNN in Seoul (CNN) — A South Korean court has ruled against K-pop band NewJeans in its long-running dispute with record label Ador, upholding an injunction that temporarily prohibits the group from carrying out independent musical or commercial activities. At a Friday hearing, the Seoul Central District Court

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — When cutting a bob, most people worry about how to style their new cropped mop. Textured or straight? Side or middle part? Adorned with barrette clips or tucked demurely behind the ears? But often overlooked are the clothes that accompany the coiffure. It’s a consideration that has not escaped

By Blane Bachelor, CNN (CNN) — Drawn by sunshine or a lower cost of living, a growing number of Americans are choosing to live their golden years outside the US, in the hope that it will better suit their financial or lifestyle needs and wants. While official numbers aren’t available, companies and organizations that specialize

By Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — Artists’ private lives have long informed the curiosity of others, their romantic partnerships even more so, with numerous books, exhibitions, and online listicles addressing this particular facet of culture. “They’re like rock stars of the heart,” said the filmmaker Jacob Perlmutter, on a video call. “There’s such a romantic

By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — The world’s happiest country has managed to keep its No. 1 ranking for eight years running. The picture in the United States isn’t so rosy. While Finland once again tops the World Happiness Report’s rankings, the United States — at No. 24 — earned its lowest ranking yet in

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A famous Dublin statue of a mythical fishmonger should be protected from the groping hands of tourists and passersby, says a young woman campaigning to protect her. Tilly Cripwell is in her final year studying languages at the city’s famous Trinity College. Over the past two-and-a-half years the 23-year-old

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — An early painting by the famed Austrian painter Gustav Klimt, thought lost since the 1930s, is on view for the first time since its recent rediscovery. The portrait of Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona — a representative of the Ga people in West Africa, in what is Ghana today —

By Oscar Holland and Will Ripley, CNN (CNN) — As North Korea slowly emerges from five years of self-imposed pandemic isolation, a glittering new high-rise neighborhood in the capital Pyongyang is taking center stage. Photos of the 10,000-apartment development, released by state news agency KCNA after the country’s leader Kim Jong Un inspected the site

By Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — In a west London park, a giant red deer roars in the rain. In the south of the city, a swan sits on the side of a road as a red bus hurtles by. And in Bristol, in southwest England, a streetwise urban fox glares territorially at the camera.

By Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — In her late 50s and early 60s, Li Dongju found herself solo traveling alongside people a third of her age. But despite her late start, she has now biked solo through 12 countries across three continents. The 66-year-old grandmother from Zhengzhou, in China’s central Henan province, has

By Isabel Rosales and Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — The FAA and law enforcement are investigating after a passenger allegedly attacked a number of people on a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles on Monday. Shortly after Delta Flight 501 landed at LAX, staff on board reported an adult male was restrained

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — English heavy metal band Iron Maiden once sang, “Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter,” but when it comes to dismantling the band’s Boeing 747-400 tour plane, it’s a little more complicated. German company Aviationtag, which specializes in upcycling scrapped airplanes, has created a limited run of one-of-a-kind tags made

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — France’s national railway operator has unveiled its next-generation high-speed trains, equipped with stylish interiors that are already causing a stir online. Branded INOUI (a play on the French word “inouï,” meaning unprecedented or incredible), these will be the fifth generation of the country’s TGV intercity service that has been

By Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, CNN (CNN) — We’ve all seen the design models showing miniature people happily chatting on tree-lined streets and sitting outside restaurants. But many modern residential developments end up as eerie, empty places, devoid of life and atmosphere. Sometimes, with the right mix, it can work — and the developments even become tourist

By Minori Konishi, Mai Takiguchi and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A major railway operator in Japan is embarking on a journey to build what it says will be the world’s first 3D-printed train station. The new station structure, measuring about 108 square feet, will be located in the southern prefecture of Wakayama, 60

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN New York (CNN) — The Empire State building stands approximately 15 inches tall, whereas the Statue of Liberty measures at just under two inches without its base. At this scale, even ants would be too big to represent people in the streets below. These lifelike miniatures of iconic landmarks can be

By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — Yes — they’re still available. If you’re worried that there are no more towns in Italy left selling homes for one euro, or a little over a dollar, don’t be. One town that’s been low key selling homes for the price of a coffee is about to release another

By Billy Stockwell and Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — An American tourist who caused uproar after picking up and running off with a baby wombat in Australia has said she is “truly sorry” for the incident, saying she was acting out of concern for the young animal’s welfare. A video shared widely on social media