
Mischa Anouk Smith
Mischa Anouk Smith is the News and Features Editor of Marie Claire UK.
From personal essays to purpose-driven stories, reported studies, and interviews with celebrities like Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and designers including Dries Van Noten, Mischa has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, Stylist and Dazed. Her work explores what it means to be a woman today and sits at the intersection of culture and style. In the spirit of eclecticism, she has also written about NFTs, mental health and the rise of AI bands.
Latest articles by Mischa Anouk Smith
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Spotify’s 2025 Wrapped Reveals The Memoirs You’ve Most Loved This Year
Spotify’s 2025 Wrapped is in, and listeners can’t get enough of memoirs that cut straight to the bone—in the top 10 this year is 'I’m Glad My Mom Died', proving that brutally honest stories are the ones we can’t put down.
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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25 Iconic Fashion Moments in Film, From Past to Present
From Audrey Hepburn’s Givenchy to Tom Ford and Barbie-core, see how film’s most iconic looks shaped style and storytelling.
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Bob Mackie’s Dazzling Legacy: How the “Sultan of Sequins” Reimagined Women’s Wardrobes
Naked dresses dripping in crystals and a fearless use of feathers, iconic Bob Mackie archive styles are now on auction.
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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How I Build My Forever Wardrobe During Sale Season—14 Timeless Pieces I’m Eyeing Right Now
Luxurious cashmere sweaters, cosy shearling coats, perfect-fit jeans and more timeless investments
By Lauren Cunningham
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Hidden Cameras, Deepfakes, Stalkerware: Why Digital Violence Against Women is Rising
This year’s 16 Days of Activism campaign is confronting the worrying rise of online abuse against women
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Nicole Kidman’s Style Evolution: From Ingenue to Couture Powerhouse
From wild-child curls to full fashion architecture, Nicole Kidman’s style has shape-shifted over four decades with the unpredictability of a true original.
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Damning New Emails Allege Donald Trump Knew of Jeffrey Epstein’s Conduct
Newly released emails suggest Jeffrey Epstein claimed Donald Trump “knew about the girls.”
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Will AI Take My Job? For Many Women, It Already Has.
As AI takes over routine tasks, women face new opportunities – and unseen threats. How we adapt now could define the future of work.
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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The Caroline Flack Documentary Lays Bare the Brutal Ways Women Are Torn Down
Five years on, are we any kinder to women in the spotlight?
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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I’m Tired of Managing My Safety — Men Need to Manage Their Behaviour
Every night, I think about women’s safety after dark in the UK, here’s what needs to change
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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How Dakota Johnson’s Style Went From Indie Darling to High-Fashion Hollywood Vamp
Inside the actor's sultry fashion transformation, and the Kate Young effect
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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RIP Halloween, Long Live Gothmas
Moody, magical, and ever so slightly over it, this year’s festive aesthetic is gloriously dark and perfect for 2025.
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Like It or Loathe It, the Peplum Top Is Back
The Noughties-era, waist-defining silhouette is making a bold return
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Sarah Pochin’s Comments About ‘Adverts Full of Black and Asian People’ Reveal a Troubling Backlash Against Diversity
Reform MP Sarah Pochin’s remarks about diversity in advertising have sparked outrage—and raised questions about how rhetoric once confined to the political fringes is entering the mainstream.
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Tracing J.Lo's Stellar Style Evolution Over Four Decades
From Juicy Couture to Haute Couture
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Smearing Virginia Giuffre: What New Allegations Against Prince Andrew Reveal About Power and Silence
Why smear campaigns by powerful men still work so well
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Tracing Diane Keaton’s Style Evolution, Decade by Decade
From oversized tailoring to eccentric hats, the late actor Keaton spent over five decades dressing entirely for herself
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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10 Game-Changing Fashion x Art Collaborations That Redefined Style and Culture
From Louis Vuitton x Richard Prince to Schiaparelli’s collaboration with Salvador Dalí, we look back at fashion’s bold artistic vision ahead of Frieze 2025
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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What to Read This International Day of the Girl
From barriers to breakthroughs, read how girls and women are rewriting the narrative.
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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I Used Astrocartography to Map Out My Next Holiday—Here’s What I Learned Following The Stars
Can the stars really tell you where you belong? A beginner’s guide to Astrocartography
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Britain Has Its First Female Archbishop of Canterbury — So Why Did Some Headlines Name Her Husband Instead?
“We're still measuring women by who they're married to and whether they're mothers, not by what they've achieved.”
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Rihanna’s Style Evolution: From Island Girl to Fashion Vanguard
All of her best looks from over the years
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Afghan Women Are Vanishing in Taliban’s Blackout
What the Taliban’s internet blackout means for Afghan women left behind
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Dua Lipa: The Evolution of a Style Icon and Cultural Powerhouse
From Tumblr girl to global tastemaker, how Dua Lipa rewrote the rules of celebrity style
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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TikTok’s Slowmaxxing Trend is the Antidote to End-of-Summer Sadness
From slow living rituals to the “Great Lock-In” and the rise of seasonal self-care, the September Reset is the ultimate cure for summer blues
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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Margot Robbie’s Unstoppable Style Evolution—and What it Says About Hollywood
From Barbiecore to archival couture
By Mischa Anouk Smith
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'Almost Famous' Just Turned 25, But the Penny Lane Coat Is As Iconic As Ever
From the Chloé catwalk to Depop wishlists—how the seminal film and fashion item became the blueprint for bohemian cool
By Mischa Anouk Smith


