Power Slap Finds Fans Amid Controversy
The team behind the Ultimate Fighting Championship is betting big on Power Slap, a new and extremely dangerous competition with many detractors.
A Long-Distance Handcycling Trek in Santa Fe
The nervous energy was palpable as hundreds of bike riders, shrink-wrapped in colorful Lycra outfits, waited for the start of the 50-mile Half-Century ride from the Santa Fe Railyard, a center for art galleries, restaurants and a weekly farmers’ market…
New Documentary About Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Exposes Contradictions for Young Women
“I don’t know who came up with that,” says Caroline Sunvold, a former D.C.C., in the series. “That’s what kind of rips up people’s hips.” She should know. Ms. Sunvold, still in her 20s, has undergone hip and knee surgery,…
How Short Should Men’s Shorts Be?
Nickelson Wooster, a fashion consultant and a frequent subject of street style photographers, is known, among other things, for his taste in shorts. He wears them long and short, loose and tight, in leather, wool and twill. “Shorts are like…
What to Know About Michael Rubin’s White Party in the Hamptons
It’s hard to name just one noteworthy guest who attended the Fourth of July White Party hosted by the business mogul Michael Rubin and his fiancé, the model Camille Fishel, this year. Tom Brady, Kim and Khloé Kardashian, Jay-Z, Beyoncé,…
Catbird, the Brooklyn Jewelry Brand, Is Expanding Across America
On an afternoon this spring, Rony Elka Vardi and Leigh Batnick Plessner stood outside the Bedford Avenue storefront in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that for years was a location of their jewelry boutique, Catbird. The cramped space, now a cafe serving coffee…
Meet the Woman Behind Laufey’s Romantic Style: Her Twin Sister, Junia
“Are you Laufey?” A fan approached the table at a cafe in the East Village, hoping for a picture with Laufey (pronounced LAY-vay), the musician beloved among Gen Z listeners for her nostalgic combination of pop and jazz. The woman…
The Rise of the ‘Earlymoon’
Many couples are no longer waiting until after their weddings to take a trip.
What’s the Deal With All the Flags on the Jersey Shore?
For most of my life, I have spent a part of each summer in Avalon, a beach town on the Jersey Shore. As a kid, I enjoyed days body surfing, emerging from the water only for a bologna and cheese…
Crossing the Friend Zone on a Second First Date
Soon their feelings became obvious, and in December, they went on their first official date at a ceramics studio. The mugs they painted “live in my mom’s kitchen to this day,” Mr. Thakker said. After the semester ended, they took…
Tiny Love Stories: ‘Surrounded by Family and Fireworks, I Finally Lit the Fuse’
A Fuse Meant to Light I left the book on the couch. Mom sparked a conversation. “I see it’s about a gay man. Do you think you might be?” “Doesn’t everyone wonder at some point?” “Perhaps. Uncle Mike is gay;…
The Brokes Play the Strokes in a New York Rock Club
More than two decades after the Strokes led an indie rock renaissance in New York City, a Strokes cover band called the Brokes played a sold-out show at Arlene’s Grocery, a small venue on the Lower East Side. Hailing from…
Carmy’s White T-Shirt and His Style on ‘The Bear’ Has a Fanbase All Its Own
The hit FX series “The Bear” is about many things: complicated family dynamics, grief, toxic workplace environments, Chicago, vocational obsession and, of course, food. But for some people, it’s really just a show about clothes set in and around a…
How Can I Tell My Elderly Mother That She Can’t Live With Me?
I am nearly 60 and newly divorced. My mother is 83 and has multiple health issues: She can barely walk and has profound deafness. She lives alone on a modest budget in a large house that needs repair. I live…
Marc Jacobs’s Latest Fall Collection Is Delightful Delusion
There is a scene in the new documentary “I Am: Celine Dion” in which Ms. Dion describes her dedication to designer heels. “When a girl loves her shoes, she always makes them fit,” the singer said, spreading her fingers to…
Etsy to Ban Sex Toys and Other ‘Mature’ Products in New Policy
The new policy, released by Etsy on Thursday and reported by Mashable on Friday, is the company’s attempt to “continue to keep our users safe,” Alice Wu, the head of Etsy’s trust and safety team, wrote in a public letter….
Jill Biden Is Vogue’s Cover Star
The August cover of Vogue featuring Dr. Jill Biden was released online Monday — four days after the big debate — and brought with it a fresh round of scrutiny over her role as a die-hard campaigner for her husband,…
All Kings, a Retreat for Men, Tackles Masculine Rage, Sadness and Trauma
On a cloudy afternoon in May, a dozen strangers descended a tree-lined hill in the Catskills, one by one. They were nervous. They had just relinquished their phones, and the only sound they could hear was the distant beat of…
Margot Friedländer, 102-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor, Gets a Vogue Cover
Margot Friedländer, a 102-year-old Holocaust survivor whose family was murdered at Auschwitz, would seem an unlikely — even radical — choice to front a fashion glossy that customarily features comely models and celebrities. But a weathered and white-haired Ms. Friedländer…
The Broad Appeal of the Elsa Dress from “Frozen”
Gimel Hooper, 49, who is Black, didn’t want to show “Frozen” to his daughter for similar reasons. But after she received an Elsa doll for her 4th birthday from a friend’s mother, it became his daughter’s favorite toy. “We couldn’t…
Can Gardens Be Goth? – The New York Times
Chloe Hurst dons a black veil to keep the bugs out of her eyes while planting flowers that would be at home in a Tim Burton film: black hero tulips, New York Night hellebores and black mamba petunias. She sees…
“Hacks” Star Megan Stalter Found a Ring for Herself and Her Girlfriend
Megan Stalter has lost almost every piece of jewelry she’s ever owned. But she’s determined to flip the script on the Scorpio signet ring that she wore for a recent interview with The New York Times. Ms. Stalter’s girlfriend wears…
Jill Biden’s Dress Does Post-Debate Damage Control
To the political strategy that might in the future be called “transparent efforts to change the narrative and repair the damage done to Joe Biden in the first presidential debate,” add the dress that Jill Biden wore to accompany her…
NBA Draft Fits: 24 Picks Discuss Their Red Carpet Style
The future of basketball strolled into Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday night decked out in suits by Armani, Versace and Dolce & Gabbana, among others. The towering, baby-faced athletes were dressed in their best for the night of their…
Paris Hilton Testifies Before Congress on ‘Troubled Teen’ Facilities
In a congressional hearing on Wednesday, Paris Hilton recounted the physical and psychological abuse she said she suffered at group care facilities as a teenager. Ms. Hilton, who was sent to a series of youth residential treatment facilities starting at…
Tiny Love Stories: ‘That Was My First Inkling’
My First Inkling When I was 7, my grandmother told me she saw Halley’s comet in 1910. As a young woman in rural Tennessee, she was amazed. She explained it would return in 1986, when she’d be in heaven and…
SailGP Draws Thousands of Spectators to the New York Harbor
At 11:30 a.m. Sunday morning, with New York City under a heat advisory, a gaggle of sailing enthusiasts, dressed in polo shirts and summer dresses, boarded a ferry for Governors Island to watch towering F50 catamarans race along the skyline…
Alec Baldwin’s Long Journey to Court After ‘Rust’ Shooting
The actor Alec Baldwin is scheduled to go on trial next month for involuntary manslaughter in Santa Fe, N.M. Baldwin’s long journey to the courtroom started on Oct. 21, 2021, on the set of the western movie “Rust,” when the…
At Paris Couture, Dior and Thom Browne Get Olympic Fever
The question of inspiration has always been a little cringey when it comes to fashion: Designers offering up “mood board” collages backstage to turn even the genesis of their collections into content and connect them to some deeper meaning that…
An Architect Couple Design Their Dream Home on Orcas Island
A home should be a place where you can welcome your extended family — at least that’s what Leah Martin and Vikram Prakash thought. But while they loved entertaining at the house they shared with their three children, the experience…
Hailey Bieber Fans Turn Out for Her Rhode Makeup Pop-Up
The line of Hailey Bieber fans snaked up Greene Street in Manhattan and wrapped around the block, but many were never going to get what they really wanted: a selfie with Ms. Bieber. “I love the Bieber family, Bieber franchise…
Bad Bunny, Maluma and More Headline Vogue World in Paris
On Sunday evening, in honor of International Olympic Day and just before the couture shows began, Anna Wintour, the editor of American Vogue and global chief content director of Condé Nast, flexed her muscles. Metaphorically speaking, of course. Literally speaking,…
KidSuper and Cirque du Soleil Join Forces at His Paris Fashion Show
Tucked away on a side street behind Père-Lachaise, the largest cemetery in Paris and perhaps the most visited necropolis in the world, Colm Dillane, a.k.a. KidSuper, stood at the cyclonic center of a studio strewed with clothes, bags, shoes and…
The Late-in-Life Lesbian Experience Blossoms Online
When Ms. Terpening came out in 2014, she said, some people she had known since childhood started to look at her askance. Online, however, she found more supportive communities, which, along with her family, helped her find her footing as…
The Everything Guide to Partying (Without Regrets)
Forty-three highly sociable people, from Ivy Getty to Rufus Wainwright, offer tips on how to be a stellar guest and a gracious host. Read this before you say yes to the next invitation. As the summertime social whirl was about…
Kevin Kwan’s Art Deco Heirloom
Kevin Kwan used to do some of his best napping in jewelry stores. This was decades before Mr. Kwan, 50, wrote his new novel “Lies and Weddings”; before the three books in his “Crazy Rich Asians” trilogy became best-sellers; before…
Travis Scott Releases Mug Shot T-Shirts After His Miami Arrest
After a night of partying in South Florida, the superstar rapper Travis Scott ended his Thursday with two more charges on his record and one more product on his website than he started with. An established swag king who’s no…
The Idea Behind Pharrell’s New Louis Vuitton Fragrance Is ‘Photosynthesis’
What does Pharrell Williams smell like? Something like sunshine in a bottle — or so he would have you believe. Light is the concept behind LV Lovers, Mr. Williams’s new fragrance for Louis Vuitton, which hired him as its men’s…
Why Does Kendrick Lamar Want Drake to Return Tupac’s Ring?
When Kendrick Lamar made his entrance to his sold-out show at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Juneteenth, he did so with a bang. He performed “Euphoria,” a track he released in April during his well-documented feud with Drake,…
Are Your Ankle Socks Aging You? Crew Socks Become a Gen Z Marker.
Like many members of Gen Z, Kalissa Persaud is not about to be spotted in a pair of too-short socks. Ms. Persaud, 22, who lives in Queens, almost exclusively wears crew socks that reach her calves: “I’ve gotten so used…
How Jacob Bernstein Covers New York Society
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Jacob Bernstein is fascinated by power, privilege and the people who wield both. As a reporter for the Styles desk…
‘America’s Sweethearts’ Chronicles Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
They are famous for their jump splits and Rockette-style leg lifts; their big hair, blue sleeves and star-embroidered vests; and their white boots and bedazzled shorts. Their uniform is so iconic that it hangs in the Smithsonian. The Dallas Cowboys…
Milan Fashion Week: Stop-and-Shop the Runways
Wanting what we do not need (and what, in a biblical sense, is not ours) is at the core of luxury-goods consumption. And want, more than anything more evolved or cerebral, was the emotion stimulated by the men’s wear shows…
Togethxr’s ‘Everyone Watches Women’s Sports’ T-shirts Go Viral
The black T-shirt spells it out in capital letters: “Everyone Watches Women’s Sports.” In the past few months, the message has been hard to miss. Dawn Staley, the coach of the University of South Carolina’s women’s basketball team, kicked off…
Red Carpet Looks From the 77th Annual Tony Awards
Sarah Paulson, Daniel Radcliffe, Eddie Redmayne and Rachel McAdams are a few of the celebrities nominated this year fueling the excitement for the 2024 Tony Awards. For the third time, Ariana DeBose, who herself has appeared in six Broadway shows,…
Why Are Tweens Buying Sol de Janeiro’s ‘Visibly Firming’ ‘Bum Bum’ Cream?
The company was acquired by the French body care retailer L’Occitane in 2021, and its sales are expected to reach $1 billion this fiscal year, according to The Business of Fashion. Several Sol de Janeiro products, including Brazilian Bum Bum…
Kate Middleton Wears White For Her Return to the Public Stage
On Saturday morning Catherine, Princess of Wales, tiptoed back onto the public stage for the first time since announcing her cancer diagnosis last year in her signature color-coordinated way, joining the rest of the royal family on the balcony of…
‘Brainrot’ Is the New Online Affliction
The term refers primarily to low-value internet content and the effects caused by spending too much time consuming it. Example: “I’ve been watching so many TikToks, I have brainrot.” Online discussion of brainrot has recently grown so widespread that some…
Sign Right Here: The Parents Pledging to Keep Kids Phone-Free
Kiley DeMarco recently attended Safety Night at her children’s public elementary school on Long Island. As she walked around different booths learning about how to protect her children from accidentally taking a cannabis gummy, about a local violence-prevention program, about…
They Noticed Each Other on a Train. Then Again, Six Days Later.
Kanako Abe noticed a cute guy with “mysterious, deep-set eyes” on an Amtrak train headed from New York City to Montreal in March 2012. John Christopher Seemer took note of Ms. Abe, too. But neither spoke a word to the…
Françoise Hardy, the Ultimate Symbol of ‘French Girl’ Style
By day, the French girl wears white jeans, leather loafers, wind-swept bangs and a bare face. By night, she wears a 35-pound steel dress by Paco Rabanne, the metal plates gleaming against her tanned skin. Today she is mythical: the…
Françoise Hardy: A Life in Photos
The French pop star Françoise Hardy, who died on Tuesday at the age of 80, was celebrated for her beauty and style, always striking the perfect pose whether she was doing a fashion shoot or had gotten caught in a…
The Apollo Theater Celebrates Its 90th Anniversary With Usher, Babyface and More
Usher, an eight-time Grammy winner, has won many awards in his 30-year career. But the one he received on Tuesday night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem was special, he said. “It’s the prestige,” said the R&B singer, who arrived…
On TikTok, Goldendoodles Are People Trapped in Dog Bodies
“They can read us so well and that, in part, comes from the poodle side, which is really sensitive and intelligent,” said Ms. Gearhart, whose business, the Doodle Pro, is based in Denver. The golden side is “just friendliness,” she…
The Textile Company Nordic Knots Opens Its First U.S. Store in New York
Some families take their textiles very seriously. On a recent morning, Fabian Berglund, one of the co-founders of the Swedish rug and textile company Nordic Knots, carefully arranged a rack of miniature rugs so that each was angled at a…
Chucky, Queer Icon? Peacock Includes Killer Doll in Pride Month Collection.
During Pride Month, it can seem as if their faces are everywhere: Madonna, James Baldwin, Elton John, Judy Garland, Grace Jones, Bea Arthur. The well of queer icons is as deep as it is colorful. But how about Chucky, the…
The Mystery of the Disappearing Breast Pocket
What is going on with breast pockets on shirts? Where did they go on men’s shirts? And why do they still exist on women’s? How does any of this make any sense? — Kristine, Boston Pockets are one of those…
A New Book, ‘BoyMom,’ Seeks Answers on How to Raise Children
Ruth Whippman had three sons and a lot of questions. In her memoir “BoyMom,” she hopes to offer parents some of the reporting she gathered on the road to understanding her children.
For Lauren Hutton, Modeling Was Never the Dream
The Unstoppables is a series about people whose ambition is undimmed by time. Below, Lauren Hutton explains, in her own words, what continues to motivate her. I turned 80 in November. Sometimes I feel like I’m 33. Sometimes I’m 572….
Stand-Up Comics Are Divided Over the Growing Presence of Crowd Work
After the comedian Joel Kim Booster performed recently at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., he posted about an interaction he had with a heckler, who was standing up and motioning a thumbs-down at Booster. Writing about the episode on…
The Women Rethinking Marriage and Family Life Because of Miranda July’s ‘All Fours’
It’s the talk of every group text — at least every group text composed of women over 40. Miranda July’s latest novel, “All Fours,” is about a 45-year-old woman who upends her seemingly settled domestic life by checking into a…
Confirm or Deny: Diane von Furstenberg
Maureen Dowd: Anne Hathaway was conceived in a wrap dress. Diane von Furstenberg: Her mother told me that. You once went to a party at Brigitte Bardot’s house in Saint-Tropez. I did. It was pirate-themed. You and Barry gave Jeff…
Andy Cohen, Fran Lebowitz and Others Gather for Little Island Performance
“It’s a miracle on the water,” the actress Candice Bergen said, gazing at a grove of trees on Thursday evening as she took shelter from the sun beneath a canopy. It was the opening night of the summer performance season…
Some Joke They Should Marry Their Best Friend. These Two Did.
In 2000, Sheri Kathleen Cole and Ellen Elizabeth Moore took one of the greatest steps toward commitment in the modern era: They bought a home together. The act of purchasing a small rowhouse in the Southwest Center City section of…
Diane von Furstenberg, a Fashion Lioness in Winter
Ms. von Furstenberg says that the moment that most defines her life is when her mother, Lily Nahmias, a Jewish Greek immigrant working for the Belgium resistance, was liberated from the death camp when the war ended in 1945. After…
Diane von Furstenberg, a Fashion Lioness in Winter
Ms. von Furstenberg says that the moment that most defines her life is when her mother, Lily Nahmias, a Jewish Greek immigrant working for the Belgium resistance, was liberated from the death camp when the war ended in 1945. After…
What Did Jenna Lyons Sell at Her Stoop Sale?
On the third floor of a building in SoHo, Jenna Lyons sat frantically scrubbing a pair of Lanvin shoes. “This has been a long time coming,” said the 55-year-old former J. Crew president and “Real Housewives of New York City”…
‘House of the Dragon’ Cast Celebrates Its Season 2 Premiere
Where does the story pick up this season on HBO’s fantasy epic “House of the Dragon”? “So,” the actor Tom Glynn-Carney told a reporter on Monday night at the Season 2 premiere at Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom, everything “hits the fan.”…
East Hampton Locals Rally Against Zero Bond
Whether it’s complaints about air traffic at the East Hampton airport, teenagers partying on the beach or the arrival of Uber and Lyft drivers, the controversies that dominate the news cycle on the East End of Long Island, N.Y., are…
Marc Jacobs Said He Was Bullied By Protesters Into Renouncing Fur
A new frontier has opened in fashion’s fur wars, as protesters targeted the homes of more than a dozen employees of Marc Jacobs in recent months, using signs, noisemakers and fake blood in an effort to force the designer to…
They Swiped and Immediately ‘Clicked’
The main character at Dolly Lana Meckler’s wedding was probably her dress: a theatrical, reconstructed Pucci gown that was more than two years in the making. Her parents, both “eccentric” artists, first spotted the dress at a Pucci store at…
Rupert Murdoch Marries for the Fifth Time
Rupert Murdoch, who retired from the boards of Fox and News Corporation last year, walked down an outdoor aisle under blue skies to exchange vows on Saturday with Elena Zhukova, his fifth bride, at Moraga, his Tuscan-style vineyard estate in…
After Trump’s Conviction, a National Enquirer Editor Sends His Regrets
On a nearby side table was a framed photograph of Mr. Levine with Elaine Kaufman, who died in 2010. Ms. Kaufman’s restaurant, Elaine’s, lay just a few blocks from Mr. Levine’s apartment on the Upper East Side, and he was…
In ‘Bridgerton,’ Whirlwind Romances Aren’t Just for Thin Women
When an opinion article published in the British weekly The Spectator last week questioned the desirability of Penelope Featherington, a character in the Netflix series “Bridgerton” played by the Irish actress Nicola Coughlan, it touched off a firestorm of objection….
The Wedding Singer Takes a Celebrity Turn
Wendy Mazur said her “jaw hit the floor” when she saw her favorite pop singer, Goldford, walk out with his guitar during her first dance with Jerry Bedwell at their wedding in April 2022. The couple considered the ballad “Upside…
After the Trump Verdict, the TikTok Trial Began
After the conviction of Donald J. Trump on all 34 felony counts in a hush-money trial in a New York court, TikTok users turned to the platform’s livestreaming feature to discuss the verdict. For hours, late into the night on…
When ‘Girlfriend’ Just Isn’t Enough
Ms. Tullock is an actress and writer from Louisville, Ky., best known for her roles in “Severance” and “Perry Mason.” She has a bachelor’s degree in theater and creative writing from Millikin University. In March 2023, the couple proposed to…
An Engagement Ring, but No Fiancé
It strikes me now how strange it was that I went around wearing an engagement ring from a dead man. But it was hard for me to accept that Steve was gone. In the final weeks of his life, he…
Calvin Klein Names a New Designer and Plans Runway Return
Calvin Klein, a brand that recently made waves with an ad campaign featuring the actor Jeremy Allen White in nothing but his underwear, is getting a little more buttoned up. On Thursday, it announced it would restart its high-end Collection…
New York Fleet Week, the Movie
“I feel like I’m in a movie right now,” Petty Officer Third Class Ayanna Crawford said last weekend as she navigated the bow tie of Times Square, with its hordes of panhandlers costumed as Elmo, Minnie Mouse and Spider-Man. “I’m…
Have You Ever Seen a Corgi Race?
In 1944, King George VI gave his daughter Elizabeth a corgi named Susan for her 18th birthday. The future queen adored the breed and later helped make these small working dogs into a royal mainstay. In recent years, social media…
Want to Succeed as an Artist? We’ve Got a Coach For You.
The idea is simple: Artists upload high-resolution images of their work. A fulfillment center prints and ships editions direct to consumers, at different sizes, on materials that range from wall-mounted canvas and acrylic panels to yoga mats and tank tops….
The 15 Most Unforgettable Looks From Cannes
The Cannes Festival jury led by Greta Gerwig announced its winners this weekend, including the Palme d’Or for “Anora,” a comedy from the American filmmaker Sean Baker about a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch. The…
Selkie Swimwear Conjures ‘Bridgerton’ at the Beach
These days “cottagecore,” the term for a popular aesthetic in recent years, may bring to mind several things. The early pandemic, say, when cottagecore started to spread rapidly on social media. Or the flouncy dresses, floral motifs, delicate décor and…
Can I Wear Neon Without Looking Like a Highlighter?
Do you believe neons are to be avoided? I love bright colors, but I’m worried about trending into “wacky” territory as I get older. How do you know when enough is too much? — Susie, San Francisco Neon, those blindingly…
West Wilson is the Breakout Star of “Summer House”
West Wilson never thought he’d be spending the summer in a house in the Hamptons, let alone as part of a reality television show. The unemployed former football player from Missouri was about to run out of money following a…
Pietro’s, a Homey New York Steak House, Offers a Medium-Rare Goodbye
Waiters in blue jackets wended through a crowded dining room balancing trays of martinis. A woman ran her fingers along a wall covered with markings of the heights of children. Longtime regulars handed servers farewell tips through firm handshakes. It…
Did Cate Blanchett Make a Pro-Palestinian Fashion Statement at Cannes?
Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, followers of events known for being fashion spectacles — the Oscars, the Met Gala, Eurovision — have watched them become venues for making sartorial as well as political statements about the conflict. The…
Natural Pools, Also Known as Recreational Ponds, Trade Chlorine for Plants
When Denise Carroll jumps into her pond from its ledge, she swims alongside kois named Cutie, Baby and Jason (names chosen by her two young children). She’s not crazy about sharing the water with the scaled swimmers — “I’m afraid…
A Jaw-Dropping Question is Answered a Decade Later
Nora O’Neill and Gabriel Grand began dating in 2014. Ms. O’Neill’s twin had an inkling then that the relationship was going to get serious.
The ‘Nontraditional’ Bridal Brand Capturing Hearts Online
“Make me look like a disco ball.” For most designers this isn’t a common request, but for Madison Chamberlain, so-called disco brides, and anyone looking to splash extra color, sparkle or glam into their wedding day, are a mainstay of…
Marriage Made an Actor Out of Me
I expected those first few months at home to be a period of adjustment to being newly divorced and newly sober. What I hadn’t counted on was the tender longing I felt whenever I thought about Scott. Every night we…
Inside the Gordon Parks Foundation Gala With Alicia Keys, Colin Kaepernick and More
For a moment, the annual Gordon Parks Foundation gala felt like a church service. The celestial voices of a choir echoed throughout, resonating from the marble floor to the vaulted ceiling of Cipriani on 42nd Street. They sang and stomped…
Are Ayo Edebiri and Jeremy Allen White Dating?
When Vanity Fair asked Jeremy Allen White to share a statement about Ayo Edebiri, his co-star on the series “The Bear,” for its profile on the actress, it was reported that the actor made time “within a day” of being…
Some Jewish Students Say Their Views on Zionism Have Affected Their Social Life
At Yale College, a Jewish junior said she was discouraged from joining a secret society she had been admitted to when members began to suspect she was a Zionist after she mentioned attending an event at the Slifka Center, Yale’s…
Tiny Love Stories: ‘He Said We Were Missing “The Magic”’
Finally Finding “The Magic” Since childhood, I yearned for love. Once, I came within weeks of marriage before it abruptly fell apart. He said we were missing “the magic,” and, admittedly, he was right. A few men came and went….
The Paperless Post Founders Changed How We Party
On an afternoon this spring, James Hirschfeld, a founder of Paperless Post, was at the company’s Lower Manhattan office surveying moodboards for digital invitation designs. They included materials for forthcoming motifs like New Victorian, a collection inspired by 19th-century décor,…
Gustaf Westman’s Designs Draw Crowds for His L.A. Pop-up Shop
On Saturday afternoon, the multi-hyphenate creatives of Los Angeles found a new reason to line up on Sunset Boulevard. Instead of sipping natural wine outside El Prado or waiting hours for a seat at Pijja Palace, they showed up for…
Is There an Alternative to the Little Black Dress?
The fashion world loves a little black dress. But what if you look like a corpse in dark colors? What suggestions do you have for an alternative that can go on trips, on dates and to parties and can be…
How Lowriders Put a Vivid Stamp on New York City’s Car Scene
Growing up in Mexico, Marco Flores fantasized about the lowrider cars he saw in magazines, studying their colorful bodies and gleaming engine compartments. He adored his father’s Chevrolet Chevelle, too. In a tribute, Mr. Flores eventually restored a Chevelle in…
Need a New Cologne or Fragrance? Ask a Teen Boy.
On a recent trip to Sephora, 11-year-old Lincoln Rivera asked his mom for a $125 atomizer of Yves Saint Laurent eau de parfum. He also covets scents from Jean Paul Gaultier, which he learned about from the animated movie “Megamind,”…
Showcasing Authentically American Style – The New York Times
For four days in early May, Indigenous fashion designers, models and artisans from across North America came to Santa Fe, N.M., for Native Fashion Week. The event, new this year, included runway shows, panel discussions, pop-up shops and, of course,…
Cannes Film Festival: Red Carpet Roundup
Jane Birkin pairing her beaded dress with a basket. Madonna in a Jean-Paul Gaultier cone bra and a garter set. Kristen Stewart barefoot in Chanel chain mail. Spike Lee in a sunset-inspired suit. The Cannes Film Festival, with its sheer…
Ad for Lactation Cookies Returns to Times Square
Molly Baz, the cookbook author, and her pregnant belly, rhinestone bikini and breasts will be back up in Times Square, uncensored. A week after The New York Times reported that her billboard for lactation cookies had been “flagged for review”…
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jasmine Crockett’s Appearance-Based Insults Reflect an Ugly New Norm in Politics
Debates can get, well, ugly in Congress, but rarely do they descend to the level of physical taunts. Yet that is exactly what happened on Thursday during a meeting of the House Oversight Committee. During a discussion about whether Attorney…
My Twisted Path to a Meaningful Life
We graduated and got our first jobs. Two years to the day after my injury, a college friend, Jonny, fell down a flight of stairs after a night out in New York City and died. At 23, from a traumatic…
Is Double Denim Back? Fashion Savants Have Proclaimed Its Return.
Leave it to the Parisians to ace the “Canadian tuxedo.” Taking to Instagram recently with a series of street-style posts, the French photographer Ludovic Pieterson (@thestylearchivist) posted a reel titled “How people style total denim in Paris” and proved beyond…
New Yorkers Celebrate Katharine Hepburn’s 117th Birthday in a Garden in Turtle Bay
Nearly every spring for over two decades now, a tender ritual has taken place in a leafy plaza in the Turtle Bay area of Midtown Manhattan. It is the Katharine Hepburn Garden Party, a posthumous birthday celebration for the four-time…
Devin Halbal, Fashion and Travel TikTok Influencer, Takes on Japan
In January, the travel and fashion influencer Devin Halbal decided to take a trip to Kurashiki, a city in the Okayama Prefecture of Japan. Ms. Halbal, a Queens-born 26-year-old who goes by the username “Hal Baddie” on TikTok, had spent…
Westminster Dog Show Live Updates: Sage, a Miniature Poodle, Wins Best in Show
May 14, 2024, 7:27 p.m. ET May 14, 2024, 7:27 p.m. ET The A-listers who traveled to New York this past weekend, gathering for the biggest event of their careers, arrived by car and driver, or on planes surrounded by…
Luxury Hotels Are Adding More and More Guest ‘Experiences’
Jesmine Hall is director of communications for Raffles Singapore. “We see a hotel being a destination for not just rest and rejuvenation,” she said, “but a setting for cultural immersion.” The hotel’s Enlightenment Retreat (from 7,800 Singapore dollars, or about…
A High Stakes Obstacle Course, for Dogs
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WNBA Players Are in the Skims Spotlight
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A Panorama of Design Products
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Samson Historical Lives in the Past by Embracing the Future
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Westminster Dog Show 2024 Preview: Rescue Dog Seeks Agility Crown
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Are You Having a Millennial Mom Midlife Crisis?
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Inside Miss USA Turmoil: A Leaked Letter and String of Resignations
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The Zeyrek Cinili Hamam Is Restored in Istanbul
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These Boots Were Made for Walking (Down the Aisle)
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Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan’s Separate Arrivals to the Met Gala
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How Much Money Did This Year’s Met Gala Raise?
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Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Missed the 2024 Met Gala
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Met Gala 2024 Live Updates: Kim Kardashian, Zendaya and More Red Carpet Looks
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Jeff Bezos, Doja Cat and Pamela Anderson Pregame the Met Gala
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Sprinter Vans Have Become a Staple for Celebrities at the Met Gala
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With ‘All Fours,’ Miranda July Experiments in Fiction and in Life
It was not exactly urgent to get the rug, but the larger question the rug had to answer was urgent enough. That’s why, on a bright afternoon at the end of March, Miranda July and I were driving toward Irvine,…
The Best Hats at the 2024 Kentucky Derby
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Lionel Richie, Kate Moss and Pharrell Hit NY Parties Ahead of the Met Gala
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They Found a Tiny Home in the Catskills: an Original Bolt-Together House
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All of Zendaya’s Met Gala Looks as She Returns to the Red Carpet
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Vanessa Williams Releases ‘Legs’ Music Video Featuring Edgy Ensembles
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‘Modern Love Podcast’: Emily Ratajkowski Can Take Care of Herself, but a Little Help Would Be Nice
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Why Does My Husband Exclude Me From Dinners With His Siblings?
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Barbra Streisand’s Ozempic Comment to Melissa McCarthy Prompts a Conversation
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Meet the Men Who Eat Meat
As a 2023 New Yorker article detailing the carnivore craze pointed out, however, studies of Neanderthals have turned up evidence that their diets included dates, tubers and other leafy foods in addition to meat. According to Herman Pontzer, an evolutionary…
Nick Viall and Natalie Joy Marry After ‘Bachelor’ Alum Finds Wife on Instagram
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Are We All Really Supposed to Wear Cargo Pants?
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Is Hyrox the New CrossFit? This New Fitness Race is Taking Over.
The men in the starting line at Hyrox in Berlin in April practically hummed with nervous enthusiasm. A few dozen racers, part of an early morning heat, stood watching the steady tick of a five-minute countdown, displayed on a huge…
Blade Now Offers a $275 Bus Ticket to The Hamptons
Blade, the helicopter charter company, was founded 10 years ago as a way for commuters going between New York and the Hamptons to avoid vehicle traffic. This May it is introducing a new service, the Hamptons Streamliner, that, starting at…
White House Correspondents’ Dinner Red Carpet Photos: See the Best Dressed
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NY Party Fashion: Jon Bon Jovi Screening and Dudamel at Philharmonic Gala
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Protests Threaten College Graduations, Denying Seniors Second Chance at Normalcy
Divya Jakatdar imagined that she would spend her senior year of high school celebrating college acceptances with her friends, attending prom and walking across the stage at graduation to the cheers of her family members. Instead, her senior spring arrived…
The State Department Kept His Proposal on Course
It never bothered Benjamin Andrew Krauss in the slightest if Shana Gabrielle Mansbach took a call from Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House, while they were out to dinner, and then ran off to draft a letter or a…
For Maxine Hong Kingston, Age Is Just Time Going By
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What Happened to “The Shining” Actress Shelly Duvall, Who Vanished From Hollywood.
What made her so captivating then (the film critic Pauline Kael called her the “female Buster Keaton”) still exists: a raw honesty, an intuitive quality and a winsome Texas drawl. “I remember, on ‘Saturday Night Live,’” Mr. Gilroy said, “they…
Schtick’s Pop-Up Event Series for Seder Celebrates Jewish Culture
Why was this Seder different from all other Seders? Start with the setup: a glittering table set for 100, running the length of a drafty warehouse in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn. And it was not just any old warehouse;…
The Meta-morphosis of Mark Zuckerberg
In the run-up to Meta’s first-quarter earnings report this week, a video image of Mark Zuckerberg suddenly started going viral. Not because of the artificial intelligence assistant he was touting or because of the expected ad revenue growth, but because…
Beyoncé Shared Her Natural Hair Care Routine. Here’s Why It Matters.
Why are people obsessed with the length of Beyoncé’s hair? Beyoncé’s hair has been scrutinized for years. Usually spotted in wigs and braids, the pop star has mostly styled her hair with extensions, as many celebrities do. But her longtime…
Meet Cait Bailey, Who Does PR for Alex Cooper, Alix Earle and Zayn Malik
“Not tonight,” Cait Bailey told a photographer trying to take her picture inside an area cordoned off for special guests at a Louis Vuitton party at the Miami Beach Convention Center. “Not this time.” Ms. Bailey, 34, suggested he instead…
Met Gala 2024: A Guide to the Theme, Hosts and How to Watch
Still, there may be some surprises. Last year, Jared Leto came dressed as Mr. Lagerfeld’s cat, Choupette, in full kitty glory. (After weeks of speculation, the look’s inspiration ultimately did not attend.) Given that Loewe is one of the sponsors…
Melania Trump Reappears in the Public Eye, in Black
On Saturday, the day after the jury was impaneled for former President Donald J. Trump’s hush-money trial in New York, Melania Trump finally returned to the presidential campaign trail. The occasion: the Log Cabin Republicans’ fund-raiser at Mar-a-Lago, at which…
Buon Ricordo Plates: Collectible Italian Ceramics That Started as a Marketing Tool
For his 73rd birthday in April, Felice Macchi had lunch at La Bettola Del Gusto, a restaurant in Pompeii, Italy, with a focus on seafood. He ordered the house specialty: spaghettoni, a thicker spaghetti, in a fermented anchovy sauce with…
How Scam Calls and Messages Took Over Our Everyday Lives
Mr. Doctorow noted that, just as the internet has made routine tasks less burdensome, it has also made scams much easier to pull off. Picture an old-school boiler room in which fast-talking con artists place hundreds of phone calls in…
Photographer Shannon Collins Is Changing Weddings for People With Disabilities
The last five years for Shannon Collins, a wedding photographer who identifies as nonbinary, have been filled with survival and self-discoveries, all while Mx. Collins, captured celebrants’ most intimate and revealing moments. In October 2019, Mx. Collins, now 39, had…
Distracted at the Tea Ceremony
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Under Construction: A Remodeled House and Requited Love
They did get back together soon, but only to break up again that December. “She went north to Harvard and I went south to Princeton,” Mr. Wilkes said. After that, they usually only saw each other at a high school…
When the Cute Guy on Your Flight Turns Out to be Your Seatmate
Boarding a flight to Boston from Los Angeles in January 2018, Alex Zhou noticed a cute guy helping someone with their bag. The guy, Eddie Lin Kay, turned out to be her seatmate. She spent the flight with headphones on,…
Charlize Theron, Michelle Williams and Naomi Watts Turn Out for Dior
This week, the musician Kim Gordon performed after a star-studded Dior runway show in Brooklyn. And, luminaries honored Tony Bennett during Jazz at Lincoln Center’s annual gala.
Women Talk Through Their Abortions on TikTok
“Have an abortion with me,” a single mother from Brooklyn named Sunni says as she twirls around her kitchen to light jazzy piano, before walking TikTok viewers through the steps she took to end her pregnancy at home. With states…
Reality Stars Share Their Hopes of Joining ‘The Traitors’ Cast
The American version of the reality game show “The Traitors,” after the release of its first season on Peacock last year, won an Emmy Award for its casting. The debut season of the whodunit-style competition, in which contestants are eliminated…
Should You Use an Anti-Wrinkle Straw?
Maybe it’s the superior experience of sipping a crisp, carbonated beverage through a straw. Maybe it’s the rise of Stanley Cups, or the supremacy of cold brew even in the winter months. Whatever it is, straws have evolved beyond the…
The Biden Guide to Dressing Younger
Joe Biden is a dapper guy. He always has been. When he turned up decades ago for a first date with the woman who would become his wife and the country’s first lady, her gut reaction was, “This is never…
A ‘Nature School’ Meets in Brooklyn
Nature is all around us, even in New York City. Though it can be difficult to appreciate the magnolia and ginkgo trees when running to catch the subway, we are in fact surrounded. Field Meridians, an artist collective in Brooklyn,…
Coachella 2024: 15 Looks That Did the Most
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Rumi Missabu, Avant-Garde Drag Performer Who Glittered, Dies at 76
Rumi Missabu, an avant-garde drag performer who was best known as a member of the anarchic, glitter-encrusted, hippie-drag troupe known as the Cockettes, which bloomed briefly at the turn of the 1970s in San Francisco, died on April 2 at…
Prince Harry Hits the Polo Field in Front of Netflix Cameras
In front of rolling cameras and a crowd of nearly 300 guests, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, barreled toward one end of a polo field in South Florida on Friday. “The Duke of Sussex may score a goal!” an announcer…
Cadolle’s Corsets Can Cost Thousands. Brands Like Dior and Margiela Are Fans.
In a subterranean workroom of a building on Rue Saint-Honoré in Paris, there are cabinets filled with bags of Chantilly lace in myriad shades: Yves Klein blue, sherbet orange, a silvery periwinkle. Nestled between the furniture are some half-dozen sewing…
It’s Not Just a Wedding Cake, It’s ‘Edible Haute Couture’
Sebastien Blanc-Tailleur, a Parisian pâtissier, has always had a passion for confections. “I’ve been obsessed by pastry since I was a little boy,” he said. Since opening his eponymous business in 2015, Mr. Blanc-Tailleur has discretely become one of the…
In New York, Literary Events Are the Hottest Ticket in Town
When the writer and professor Amitava Kumar invited the book scout Erin Edmison to his reading at McNally Jackson Books’ Seaport location in February, Ms. Edmison penciled it into her calendar and “didn’t think twice about it,” she said, “because…
Cries of Sexism Greet a Nike Olympic Reveal
Ever since the Norwegian women’s beach handball team turned the fact that they were required to wear teeny-tiny bikini bottoms for competition into a cause célèbre, a quiet revolution has been brewing throughout women’s sports. It’s one that questions received…
A High School Reunion Reignites a 50-Year Crush
Elaine Hall and Roland Passaro, both 88, met in junior high school in 1950 but lost touch before acting on their connection. They finally did, five decades later.
At the Japan State Dinner, Jill Biden Turns to Oscar de la Renta
There were cherry blossoms. There were silk and glass butterflies. There were toasts. There was an entree inspired by a California roll and a performance by Paul Simon. But before that, there was the photo op, and the fashion. On…
Charity Lawson, a Former ‘Bachelorette’ Star, Attends NY Bridal Fashion Week
Charity Lawson earned a reputation of being a sweetheart after starring in the 20th season of “The Bachelorette,” which ended in August with her engagement to Dotun Olubeko, an integrative medicine specialist. Ms. Lawson, 28, seemingly always has a smile…
Lenny Kravitz’s Viral Workout Video
Regardless of what Us Weekly says, celebrities are not just like us. One had only to see the workout video Lenny Kravitz posted on Tuesday to know that. First, there was Mr. Kravitz’s outfit: a plum-colored muscle tank, complete with…
Malibu’s Most Exclusive, Butt-Kicking Spa Is Coming East
You will wake up at 5:30 a.m. and stretch for 30 minutes. You will eat something vegan and organic for breakfast followed by an hourslong hike on which you will hear words like “verticality.” If you need a snack, you…
‘Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion’: 5 Takeaways
The clothing store Brandy Melville is known for selling diminutive, single-size pieces popular among Gen Z: linen short shorts, heart-print camisoles and sweatshirts printed with the word “Malibu.” Behind its Cali-girl aesthetic is a business that mistreats teenage employees and…
Dianne Brill, a 1980s ‘It Girl,’ Makes a Splashy Return
When Dianne Brill arrived at the Soho Grand Hotel for her 66th birthday party on Saturday night, she did so with the same sense of spectacle that made her an icon of Manhattan nightlife in the 1980s. People stopped and…
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Files for Divorce From Ryan Anderson
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who was convicted of helping to kill her abusive mother in a widely covered case, filed for divorce Monday from Ryan Anderson after just under two years of marriage, according to Louisiana court records. Mr. Anderson, a…
The Unstoppables: Creatives Talk About Aging, Lifelong Career and Ambition
Jump to: Joan Collins in February.Credit…Amy Harrity for The New York Times I love writing, I love acting, going onstage and doing my little one-woman show, and I refuse to be defined by a number, by an age. I think…
Tiny Love Stories: ‘My Family Owned Your House’
‘Good Yezha’ Yezha, my dad’s old dog, was missing one leg and all her teeth. Weeks before my son and I visited them in Warsaw, she stopped eating. My dad never let my childhood dog in the house. Yet, for…
Sobhita Dhulipala of ‘Monkey Man’ Charts an Unusual Path to Hollywood
Sobhita Dhulipala considers herself an outsider — wherever she is. She grew up in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, making her an outsider in the country’s financial and fashion capital, Mumbai. Her native tongue is Telugu, making her…
In the End, ‘The New Look’ Left Us Wanting More
The last episode of “The New Look,” the Apple TV+ series about Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and the birth of post-World War II fashion, aired on April 4. A fictional take on the choices those designers had to make to…
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tracee Ellis Ross and Gayle King Hit New York Art Parties
Outside the Staten Island Ferry terminal in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday night, the wind was howling as broken umbrellas blew across South Street like urban tumbleweeds. But, inside the former ferry building that houses Cipriani South Street, Tracee Ellis Ross…
Betye Saar Is Making Some of the Best Work of Her Life.
Being raised during the Depression, we all learned to be creative with what we had on hand. At Christmas or on my birthday, I always got art supplies, and I was jealous that my siblings got bikes and stuff. I…
At the Singles Table, Sparks Flew
When they met at the wedding of two good friends, Alexandra Dale and Patrick Kohout discovered they had been born at the same hospital.
Making a Meal for a Date: When Is the Right Time?
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How Designers Are Revisiting Boat Shoes
Sometimes fashion just seems like “Groundhog Day” with better outfits. Designers vanish only to reappear suddenly (looking at you, Alessandro Michele.) Trends sputter out and abruptly are back. Skinny jeans were cool until everyone was wearing oversize drop-crotch khakis —…
Boston Marathon Criticized for Branded Finisher Medals
Cathy Connor loves the Boston Marathon. She loves the camaraderie. She loves the mystique of the event, which dates to 1897 as the world’s oldest annual marathon. She loves the idea that she gets to run the same rolling course…
How to Elevate Your Garden With Ceramics (And Not Just Flower Pots)
Flower pots, they are not. But Stephen Procter’s large stoneware garden vessels, some as tall as five feet and incorporating 250 pounds of clay, are nevertheless functional pottery — even without the soil and the plants. In the clay world,…
Will Aaron Taylor Johnson Be the Next James Bond?
The internet lit up last week over rumors that Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 33, might be the new James Bond. The next contender to play 007 has long been a source of conversation for the British media — chatter that started well…
Esther Coopersmith, Washington Hostess and Diplomat, Dies at 94
At a private fund-raising reception last year, the president of the United States introduced himself this way: “My name is Joe Biden. I’m a friend of Esther Coopersmith’s.” Mrs. Coopersmith’s name has been a calling card in Washington for seven…
LSU’s Kim Mulkey Courts Controversy in Style
And though she is not the only style-forward coach in the game — Dawn Staley of South Carolina, Adia Barnes of the University of Arizona, and Sydney Carter, the director of player development for the University of Texas are lauded…
Can I Wear Open-Toed Shoes to Work?
As we look toward the summer, I’ve started to think about new shoes, like a nice pair of sandals or some of the cute block heels I’ve seen on the subway. My office is business casual. But I can’t get…
New York’s Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival Brought Out Spring’s Best Style
New York City welcomed a hint of spring, with a bit of warm sun that turned this year’s Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival into a rousing success. Fifth Avenue was filled with magnificent hat wearers, sauntering up and down 5th…
AllTrails Proves Vital for Hikers of All Levels
Close your eyes and imagine a stereotypical hiker. Do the words “rugged” and “built Ford tough” come to mind? Are they wearing khaki shorts? Is a tube attached to a CamelBak hanging from their mouth? Whatever you imagined, that hiker…
Beyoncé Fans Turn Out in Nashville to Celebrate ‘Cowboy Carter’
Beyoncé fans had spent the day racing from store to store, searching for their first cowboy hat or pair of white cowboy boots. They brought out the denim jackets lined with silver fringe, the brown and white cow print skirts…