slang
: inspiration
We may not have pockets as deep as them and would max out our credit cards if we even tried to re-create their outfits, but we'll always look to celebrities for fashion inspo.—
Corinne Sullivan
Corinne SullivanMuch like teens today draw inspo from the '90s, teens in the '90s looked before them to the '70s.—Julie Sprankles
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Elsewhere, beauty this week was equal parts femme and freaky: nail art was sculptural, flipped and reversed, hair was piled high to make a poncy French monarch proud, and conceptual makeup took inspo from nature’s most ornate creatures.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
Check out our Daily Deals for the best products at the best prices and sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter full of shopping inspo and sales.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
The inspo: Keenan-Zelt told Axios that her upbringing in an evangelical fundamentalist church has influenced her playwriting process.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
The inspo: Motivated by the sight of countless glass bottles left behind after race day in May, Speedway High School students Evelyn Hinshaw, Idalia Inman and Kayla Reeves set out to turn that trash into treasure.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
Check out our Daily Deals for the best products at the best prices and sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter full of shopping inspo and sales.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
The inspo: Keenan-Zelt told Axios that her upbringing in an evangelical fundamentalist church has influenced her playwriting process.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
The inspo: Motivated by the sight of countless glass bottles left behind after race day in May, Speedway High School students Evelyn Hinshaw, Idalia Inman and Kayla Reeves set out to turn that trash into treasure.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Inspo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspo. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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