Mischa Smith

London, Peckham

News and Features Editor at Marie Claire (UK)

Better than my old Twitter, not as good as my Instagram. Freelance writer and editor, bylines at Stylist, Refinery29, Dazed, Riposte

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The Peplum Top Is Back-Here's How to Wear it in 2025

5 days ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Mischa Smith

Remember that flouncy, waist-cinching detail that once dominated both offices and your local Vodka Revolutions? Well, it’s back—the latest in a long line of Y2K styles we thought we’d seen the billowy back of (see also: the maxi boho skirt). In 2025, the peplum top has shed its corp-core connotations and embraced a more versatile—and dare I say, fashion-forward—identity.
Boho Maxi Skirts Are Back-Here’s How to Style Them

1 week ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Mischa Smith

It started, as these things often do, with a girl at a festival. Or rather, girls—plural—at festivals. Festival season (And therefore, festival clothes) may only just be warming up, but already there’s one act that always seems to make the lineup: the boho maxi skirt. The trend has been quietly simmering for a while—Google Trends reports a 110% surge in searches—but it was Kate Moss’ Glastonbury-inspired capsule collection for Zara that launched boho skirts into the stratosphere.
Boho Maxi Skirts Are Back-Here’s How to Style Them

1 week ago | inkl.com | Mischa Smith

Sienna Miller wearing boho maxi skirt. It started, as these things often do, with a girl at a festival. Or rather, girls—plural—at festivals. Festival season (And therefore, festival clothes) may only just be warming up, but already there’s one act that always seems to make the lineup: the boho maxi skirt.
Oracle cards and aura nails are the new self-care—but is online spirituality helping anyone?

2 weeks ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Mischa Smith

Oracle cards, astrology forecasts, guided meditations, crystal hauls—spirituality has carved out a glossy, fast-paced niche on TikTok. But is this a genuine spiritual renaissance or just another algorithmically fuelled aesthetic trend? I recently RSVP’d to a launch celebrating the new aura-coloured collection of Stanley Cups; the clincher was the promise of aura readings. Like most millennials—and, I would hazard, most people—I yearn to be defined.
Kate Moss’ Best-Ever Glastonbury Outfits-And Where to Shop Them

2 weeks ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Mischa Smith

It’s hard to overstate the impact Kate Moss’ wardrobe has had on millennials like me. Just yesterday, for example, I was browsing Gimaguas’ new pop-up on Greek Street, minding my own business, when I drifted past a whisper of a dress that instantly recalled Mossy’s lurex micro-mini—the one she styled with a black leather belt studded with the word “Glastonbury” (iconic!) and muddy Hunter wellies. And just like that, I had to have it.
Los Angeles Uprises as Immigrants, Families, and Allies Protest Against Trump’s Crackdown

2 weeks ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Mischa Smith

Los Angeles locals share their powerful stories of resistance, solidarity, and the fight to protect their communities from a government that is turning fear into policy. “I fear for the safety of my neighbours, many of whom have been here for decades. The fear that many immigrants live with because of ICE is debilitating and pervasive... it will impact future generations,” said Iman Shervington, a resident of Pico-Union, as ICE raids and National Guard deployments shook her community.
Los Angeles Uprises as Immigrants, Families, and Allies Protest Against Trump’s Crackdown

2 weeks ago | inkl.com | Mischa Smith

Large crowds marching during Immigration Bill Rally in Los Angeles - stock photo. Los Angeles locals share their powerful stories of resistance, solidarity, and the fight to protect their communities from a government that is turning fear into policy. “I fear for the safety of my neighbours, many of whom have been here for decades. The fear that many immigrants live with because of ICE is debilitating and pervasive...
TikTok Banned SkinnyTok, But ‘Skniytok’ Quickly Took Its Place

2 weeks ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Mischa Smith

Yesterday, TikTok banned SkinnyTok — the internet immediately found a workaround. A one word caption on influencer Liv Schmidt’s pinned post says it all — REBIRTH. It refers to the latest incarnation of her weight-loss community, The Skinni Société, a Millennial-pink–branded “mindset,” not movement. As the account’s bio insists:“Skinni is a mindset This isn’t a restriction. This is just taste. Not Disordered. Just Disciplined Structure.
Dakota Johnson Enters her Revenge Dress Era in See-Through Nensi Dojaka

3 weeks ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Mischa Smith

Dakota Johnson is the latest celebrity to endorse the enduring naked dress trend, which despite Cannes’ high-profile ban, shows no signs of fading. So, while it might be a stretch to call her latest look—a sheer black top and midi skirt co-ord by Nensi Dojaka—a deliberate sartorial statement, that hasn’t stopped the internet from speculating.
I Just Got Back from LA and Everyone was Wearing These Nostalgic Summer Sandals

3 weeks ago | marieclaire.co.uk | Mischa Smith

Picture this: the sun is slipping behind the city’s famous mid-century bungalows, casting a heavenly glow across Heidi Montag’s face which is plastered on billboards and telephone poles, all blonde coiffed hair and beaming Hollywood smile. Everywhere you look, girls are wearing low-rise jeans that sit snugly over heeled flip-flop sandals, framing French pedicures.