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What is the Demure trend?

The Demure Fall trend began when Jools Lebron posted a TikTok video on August 2, talking about how she gets ready for work. "I do my makeup, I lay my wig, I do a little braid," she says in the viral video, which now has 3.9 million views. "Very demure, very mindful. Don't forget to be demure divas!"

TikTok users immediately embraced the new characteristic, turning it into 2024's next big trend. And women have applied it to everything from eating subs to sorority rushing. And they're not the only ones! Even Netflix hopped on the trend, posting a clip from Gilmore Girls season 5 episode 20.

In the episode, Rory tells Emily she wants a club soda, to which Emily responds, "So demure, isn't she demure?" "The demurest," Richard answers. This is just another reason to join the trend if you ask me. If it's Emily and Richard-approved, I'm there!

What does Demure mean?

According to Merriam Webster, demure means "affectedly modest, reserved, or serious : coy." This new trend might feel like it's in opposition to the loud edge of Brat Summer, but I think Demure Fall is more about being coy (or playful) than it is about actually being reserved.

In a society that constantly tells women we should be quieter or take up less space, Demure Fall turns being quiet or reserved on its head by taking up even more space. It's a bold, albeit sly, declaration that there is value, fun, and freedom in womanhood.

Lebron takes a more feminine approach to the trend, but Demure is really more of a mindset than a fashion aesthetic. Anyone can be Demure!

That being said, I feel like my most powerful self when I get in touch with my femininity (thank you glazed donut nails and dresses!!), so a dainty Demure Fall will definitely be a part of my 2024!

Is Demure Fall connected to the viral Trad Wife movement?

Demure Fall and the Trad Wife movement do have a lot of similarities at first glance. They both provide an aesthetic of femininity and womanhood, but the major difference between the two is that the Trad Wife movement is sincere in their approach to traditional femininity, while Demure Fall appears to take a more humorous, satirical approach.

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To make your Snackle Box 4th of July friendly, just color code your snacks so they're red, white, and blue! Gummies, candies, fruit — there is plenty to choose from. :)

@gracelynnhewitt99 time for a cheat day hehehe 🤭😇 #snacks#snackbox#snackdiy#snackideas#asmr#asmrsounds#snacklebox#satisfying#candy#candybox#organization#kitchenorganization♬ I Can Do It With a Broken Heart - Taylor Swift

Instead of dealing with a ton of wrapped snacks, which means you have to reach into your bag over and over, snackle boxes keep all your food in one place (which also means it can eliminate extra trash!). Stuff a craft or tackle box with all your favorite sweets, or the makings of a charcuterie board (although if you’re traveling on a plane or another public space, you might want to stay away from the truly potent snacks). Then when you’re feeling hungry, you just pull out the whole box and feast!

The best part about using a box with multiple compartments like this is that you have unlimited treat options. Fill one half with sweets or chocolates, and the other half with salty snacks so that you can satisfy ALL your cravings.

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All you need to make your own snackle box is a handy tackle box — like this one from Amazon! Then you can just fill it with all your favorite bites. Not only are these great for vacation travel days, you can also bring them to movie nights, sleepovers, and games. Man, I could have used this during my sister's soccer game seasons!

Talking to Vanity Fair for her newest film Lee, Kate Winslet revealed one project she wishes fans asked about more is Iris. The 2001 film stars Kate as a young Iris Murdoch against Judi Dench's older counterpart. And for Kate, nothing was more terrifying than working with such a wonderful actress.

"People don’t really ask me about Iris. It’s such a delicate film," she says. "It was the first thing I had done after having my daughter. Going to work with a baby, I’m playing Iris Murdoch, looking to Judi Dench’s older Iris Murdoch — I was sh—ting myself."

Considering how nervous I get when I meet my heroes, I can only imagine what it was like to meet Dame Judi Dench. Talk about a dream! Another film Kate loves is Revolutionary Road, and not just because she got to reunite with Leonardo DiCaprio.

"The thing that people say is, 'You got to work with Leo again.' Then they go off on the whole Leo tangent, which I totally understand," she says of the film, which follows an ambitious couple who find themselves trapped in the reality of 1950s suburbia. "But Revolutionary Road — f—king hell, it just knocked us all sideways. Unbelievably difficult material. I was very proud of that film and what Leo and I were able to create as Frank and April. It was so brutal."

The process for getting Lee into the world sounds equally brutal, considering Kate started working on it over a decade ago. As producer, Kate tells Vanity Fair she doesn't mind the fact she's done more for the film than if she only had an acting credit. "That has felt very necessary for this film. But it’s also just really important to me," she says. "It’s important to me that people know that it’s out there and might feel compelled to go and see it."

Because it turns out, commercial success or stardom on its own doesn't actually help your movie get made! "It doesn’t matter who you are," she says. "No one’s going to go, 'Oh, I’ll just back that pony because she was in Titanic.' It doesn’t happen that way, and I never expected that. That’s really important to say."

"I've gotten older and I’ve learned more and felt more confident in myself about whether or not I could actually do it," she adds. "It’s not something I would’ve done had I not felt so passionately about the subject, and Lee was just—she wouldn’t let me go."