Aiyana Ishmael
Style Editor
Aiyana Ishmael is the style editor at Cosmopolitan magazine. In her work, Aiyana focuses on the culture of fashion and how it intertwines and shapes the zeitgeist. She is an award-winning journalist from Miami, Florida, and a graduate of the historically Black university, Florida A&M. She is a 2024 Forbes 30 Under 30: Media honoree, and her debut romance novella PASSING GAME is set to release March of 2027 (831 Stories/Simon & Schuster).
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Latest from Aiyana Ishmael
Everyone Wants Timeless Style Right Now. That’s Exactly Why It Isn’t Timeless
What’s wrong with dressing like it’s 2026?
Barrel Jeans Are the Denim Upgrade Fashion People Are Making Right Now
And you’re going to need a pair.
The Problem With Turning the Male Gaze Into Everyday Fashion Policing
What started as media criticism has become a way to judge real people’s clothing choices.
The Sheer Top Trend Is Everywhere Right Now—Here's How to Actually Wear It
See-through clothes are in.
Fashion People Are Loving the Color Brown Right Now—7 Ways to Style the Chic Color
Little Black Dress, meet Little Brown Dress.
Every Outfit Fashion People Are Pairing With Ballet Flats Right Now
Because we can’t get enough of them.
7 Chic Ways to Style Capri Pants This Summer (That Aren’t Giving 2005)
Because you know you want to wear them.
Taylor Swift, Simone Ashley, and Alix Earle Cosign This Summer Fashion Trend
Warm weather fashion is finally here.
