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When a group of women with voices come together, there is no stopping them. At least that’s what pop history has taught us. It all started in the ’60s when girl groups began to take over the charts. Women’s lib was on the rise and girl groups were challenging the perception of female singers as instruments […]

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Viva is not, as it turns out, forever. At tonight’s London premiere of the Spice Girls musical, Victoria Beckham chose to walk to red carpet without her Girl Power counterparts.

Even without Posh Spice, Scary, Ginger, Baby and Sporty looked like they were having fun on the red carpet, but their wardrobe choices had us raising our eyebrows. Long gone are the days of coordinated outfits—and maybe that’s why Victoria Beckham opted to walk alone. Mel B’s black sequin dress with a thigh-high slit and extremely voluminous hair was fine, yes, and Emma Bunton’s cobalt blue lace-overlay on a black bodycon dress was also red carpet-appropriate. But Geri Halliwell looked completely out of place in a Cinderella-inspired prom dress, complete with curled updo. And Mel C’s army-green dress with glitter detailing looked sleek, but much too casual for a musical premiere.

Even worse, we regret to inform you that no one had platform heels on.

Katy Perry was in Tokyo yesterday for the Japanese premiere of her film Part of Me and while there she decided to indulge in some incredible nail art. In a very ’90s nostalgia move, Katy Perry had the faces of nine characters from the cult MTV animated series Daria painted on her nails. This unexpected manicure got us thinking of what other ’90s icons we’d like to see Katy Perry try:

1. The ultimate boy band rivalry: Backstreet Boys on one hand and *NSYNC on the other. Conveniently these groups had five members apiece, so there’s no need to fight over whether Justin or Nick get top placement.

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Given that we were already in fits of excitement-induced squeals over the mere rumour of a Spice Girls comeback, today’s pictures of the fab five rehearsing has sent us right over the edge.

It’s finally game day and we’re beyond excited as you probably could have figured out already. As just one of the many things we’ll be doing to get into the Olympics spirit, we’ve created a playlist of 12 classic sports songs (and a few classic Brit pop ones as well) that are sure to get […]

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This tidbit may still be in the rumour mill phase, but if it turns out to be true, this will be the best news we’ve heard all week: according to the Mirror, the Spice Girls may be joining the lineup for the London Olympics closing ceremony on August 12. And cue heart palpitation. Supposedly, the […]

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All girls (and some boys) growing up in the ‘90s will unabashedly admit that back in the day, we lived and breathed the Spice Girls. We knew all their songs, we learned how to pull off a questionable but convincing British accent and we definitely coveted every single one of their outfits. So news that we might be able to get our hands on Scary’s original leopard-print catsuit or Sporty’s many tracksuits in a charity auction gala has us way too excited. Proceeds from the auctioned off items, which will be sold at a gala event later this year, will go to Save the Children and Children in Need.

By Paige Dzenis and Randi Bergman

Today something magical happened: the Spice Girls reunited to announce plans for an upcoming musical and girls everywhere were instantly sent back in time to 1997. Sadly, Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell will not be performing on stage—the musical, called Viva Forever!, will take inspiration from their songs in a Mamma Mia-esque manner and explore the “bitter realities of fame” through the story of a girl on a reality TV contest. Despite claiming that it will not be a tribute show, we can pretty much guarantee than anyone who did a grade school lip synch to “Stop (Right Now)” will be buying tickets (and a flight to London) come December.

Oh, and if you were too excited to notice: the Spice Girls made the announcement on the steps where “Wannabe” was filmed. (!!!) There’s no halting this ’90s rabbit hole we’ve all fallen into, so let’s continue: here are our top 10 most fashionable Spice Girls moments.

People of the world, spice up your life! »

Talk about one stacked cast! Reese Witherspoon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, and Beyoncé are all slated to star in the upcoming movie musical, One Hit Wonders. Witherspoon, Paltrow, and Diaz will play singers from the ‘90s who decide to form a girl group to kick-start their failed careers. First reaction: Pseudo-Spice Girls? We’re sold! Second reaction: Can there please be promotional Chupa Chups for this film?

Russian model Sasha Pivovarova, who studied art before she stalked the runways, created drawings in honour of Chanel’s Paris-Moscow pre-fall show. Pivovarova also stars in the campaign. [Chanel, via Fashionologie]

Esteban Cortazar is apparently not defecting from the house of Ungaro. He’s currently working on pre-spring and tells WWD, “For now I am here.” [The Cut]

Scuttlebutt is that Geri Halliwell is doing a range for Topshop. Meh. [Refinery 29]

An interchangeable cast of clean-cut dirty-blonde boys (Zac Efron, Chase Crawford, Chris Pine, et al.) are doing away with rugged masculinity. [Guardian]

Even though most of us still have the winter blues, there was some fun to be had in Hogtown of late. Britain’s latest sensation, Crystal Castles, who actually hail from Toronto, popped by their hometown for a rockin’ set at Wrong Bar on West Queen West one lovely, chilly evening. Supporting her fellow label mates: Emily Haines of Metric.