The Rise of Wellness Bachelorette Parties
Instead of a raucous weekend of late-night dancing and drinking at clubs or bars, Margaret Wilson chose a healthier setting for her bachelorette party last year. Ms. Wilson, her sister and four close friends spent four days in February 2023…
Biden, Obama and Clinton Gather, Tieless, for Campaign Fund-Raiser
Simultaneously historic and perhaps a big nothing, the shot was snapped on Thursday in New York City when President Biden and former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton gathered, before a Democratic fund-raiser, for the taping of “SmartLess,” a podcast…
How I Learned to Trust (Some) Men
When they announced that we would go to “the view” next, Erin and I raised our eyebrows. If they planned to make a move, this would be the spot. Antonio drove uphill and parked at an overlook. Nighttime Rome glittered…
Is TikTok Stoking Anxiety About Street Crime in N.Y.C.?
A series of viral videos from several young female TikTok users, who posted emotional dispatches about getting punched on city streets, caused concern this week about the topic among fans online. Halley Kate Mcgookin, a social media influencer with more…
What Is a ‘Fish Doorbell,’ and Why Would You Ring One?
When friends visit Aliza Haskal’s apartment in Syracuse, N.Y., she offers them gripping entertainment: a live feed from a camera six feet below the surface of a cloudy river in the Netherlands. As soon as a fish glides by, Ms….
Ninja, Twitch’s Top Streamer, Reveals Skin Cancer Diagnosis
Tyler Blevins, the video game superstar known as Ninja, revealed this week that he had been diagnosed with melanoma, a form of skin cancer. Mr. Blevins, 32, said on social media on Tuesday that a mole was removed from his…
Nickelodeon and Disney Stars Find a Second Act on Podcasts
The audience for podcasts continue to grow, with 42 percent of Americans 12 and older reporting last year that they had listened to one in the previous month, according to a report by Edison Research. Making money isn’t simple, in…
Has Fashion Canceled Canceling? Balenciaga, Ye and John Galliano Suggest It Has
““High & Low: John Galliano,” the feature-length documentary about the former Dior designer’s fall from grace after a drunken antisemitic rant in a Paris bar in 2011, and his long climb back, is interesting for a number of reasons. It…
Piccioli Exits Valentino and Raises Questions About Humanity in Fashion
Ever since news broke last week that Pierpaolo Piccioli, the designer of Valentino, was leaving the brand, paeans to his talent have been flowing on both social and fashion media. But of all the words used to describe Mr. Piccioli’s…
Ilia Malinin Wins Skating Championship With ‘Succession’ Theme Song Routine
Like the plot of “Succession,” Ilia Malinin’s winning program for the men’s singles competition at the World Figure Skating Championships on Saturday had a lot of twists: six quadruple jumps that included a quadruple axel, a feat involving four and…
Mini Evening Bags: What’s the Point?
Why do women still clutch tiny purses at fancy parties? Don’t they want to drink, dance and wave hello without having to keep a grip on a container that’s often fragile and handle-free? What about shoulder or cross-body bags, reticules…
With TikTok Under Fire, Brands That Rely on It Worry
Amid debate in Washington over whether TikTok should be banned if its Chinese owner doesn’t sell it, one group is watching with particular interest: the many brands — particularly in the beauty, skin care, fashion, and health and wellness industries…
Some Couples Are Choosing to Skip Sex and Go Straight to I.V.F.
“The older I get, the more risks there are of my baby having something,” she said. “It makes me ask myself, ‘If I use the embryo from when I was 31, will the baby be healthier?’” she said. “The embryos…
A Walk to the Center of the World
I slept poorly the night before we went to the center of the world. Three a.m. found me wide-awake in my parents’ house in Accra. My parents had been slowly building this house for more than half my life. Tonight…
Gisele Bündchen on Healthy Eating and Unhealthy Relationships
“This is something that happens to a lot of women who get blamed when they have the courage to leave an unhealthy relationship and are labeled as being unfaithful,” Ms. Bündchen said. “They have to deal with their communities. They…
Hidden Cameras: What Travelers Need to Know
This month, Airbnb announced that, starting April 30, the company would ban the use of surveillance cameras in its rentals. The news was welcomed by those concerned about privacy. “Cameras are both creepy and a threat,” said Albert Fox Cahn,…
King Charles Hosts a Fashion Show
It’s time to put to bed rumors that King Charles III has died, speculation that has surely been fueled by his recent cancer diagnosis and by the fumbled communications about Catherine, Princess of Wales, as she recovers from a surgery…
A Birkin Bag Is Hard to Buy
If you want to buy a Birkin bag, the pièce de résistance from the French luxury retailer Hermès, you should know that you probably can’t. Vogue delivered this tough-love message to readers in a recent article that described the quest…
Alan Cumming’s Outsider Cabaret – The New York Times
“I hope you don’t mind — I’ll have a coterie of boys coming in all night,” Alan Cumming joked as he sidled into a banquette at an Upper West Side wine bar last week. A director had messaged him on…
Dissecting Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Album Cover
As Beyoncé gears up for the release of her next solo album, “Cowboy Carter,” she teased fans on Tuesday with the new record’s cover, which, like her previous album, shows her sitting on a horse. But unlike on that record,…
Zendaya Says Goodbye to Sandworms, Hello to Skorts
In “Challengers,” Zendaya plays a tennis star named Tashi Duncan. Her clothes are central to her identity; the character is sponsored by Adidas and costumed in sporty-and-rich outfits by the designer Jonathan Anderson. “She’ll have a fashion line,” one of…
Review: “High & Low: John Galliano”
What moral lapses should genius be permitted? John Galliano, self-styled bad boy of fashion, seemed determined to find out. He was a fashion-world Icarus: a prodigious talent who soared high, then crashed to earth in 2011, losing his reputation and…
Hilde Soliani, Perfumer and ‘Madwoman’ of Parma
For Course No. 7, a server wheeled in a cart featuring a mountain of gelato churned in the Carpigiani machine that we all visited many hours earlier. The cart was laden with chocolate sauce, chocolate balls, rum balls, zabaglione, Grand…
Kemo Sabe Cowboy Hats, Worn by Beyoncé and Kevin Costner, Rise to Fame in Aspen
Kemo Sabe is certainly not the only western-themed store in Aspen, Colo., but it may be the best known, thanks to the influencer Alix Earle. While vacationing in Aspen last month, Ms. Earle did some shopping for personalized hats at…
Should You Keep Clothes That Don’t Fit Anymore?
I am currently a senior in college, and I have put on a little weight, which means I’m not fitting into some of my pants as I used to. I’m happy with how I look and have no desire to…
Margaret Grade, Whose California Inn Was Beloved by Stars, Dies at 72
Margaret Grade, a California neuropsychologist who made a sharp career turn to open a cozy, eclectic inn near the Point Reyes National Seashore that was known for tending to farmers and fishers with the same attentiveness it gave to the…
Kali Reis of ‘True Detective’ Fought Her Way to HBO. What’s Next?
In Ms. Reis’s childhood neighborhood — which she described as “neither good nor bad” — she was “the token Native kid, with thick Harry Potter glasses and braid ties.” Other children picked on her, sometimes calling her Pocahontas. Growing up,…
Serge Raoul, Whose SoHo Bistro Glittered With Stars, Dies at 86
Serge Raoul, an Alsatian-born former filmmaker who with his brother, Guy, a classically trained chef, founded Raoul’s, a clubby French bistro and SoHo canteen in Lower Manhattan that drew generations of artists, rock stars, writers, models, machers and movie people…
Beauty Stores Like Sephora Draw Teens Driven by Social Media
Impelled in large part by TikTok to seek beauty products meant for adults, younger customers — teenagers and even preadolescents — are proving to be a mixed blessing for retailers like Sephora and Ulta. Retail analysts say that as the…
Sydell L. Miller, Self-Made Eyelash and Hair Care Mogul, Dies at 86
Sydell L. Miller, a self-made beauty mogul who went from the stay-at-home wife of a Cleveland salon owner to a Palm Beach mansion so immense that it was said to take an hour to walk through all of its rooms,…
Barbara Walters’s Wardrobe Was For Sale This Week in NYC
If anyone could make a baby pink suit look intimidating, it was Barbara Walters. The TV news anchor coolly lobbed questions at the Libyan dictator Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi in a 1989 interview while sheathed shoulder to knee in pastel Chanel…
Meghan Debuts American Riviera Orchard Brand Amid Royal Family Tumult
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, debuted an Instagram account on Thursday that announced a new venture, American Riviera Orchard, which appears to be a kitchen and lifestyle brand. Little is known about the brand beyond a 15-second video that features grainy…
Why Young Singles Just Can’t Commit to Dating Apps
Alexa Valavicius is 28, single and off dating apps since 2021. How come? She quit Hinge and Bumble, the only two platforms she was on, when she realized that getting a good read on people was difficult based on their…
Outdoor Voices to Close All Stores This Week
Outdoor Voices, an athletic apparel company, is closing all its stores on Sunday, according to four employees at four different stores who were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the news. In an internal Slack message reviewed…
“Do Not Disturb” Mode Is Helping People Set Boundaries With Their Phones
Annie Wu Henry hasn’t gotten a notification on her phone in two years. Calls go straight to voice mail. Apps vibrate their updates into the ether. Texts pile up silently. Same with emails. They have to wait until she decides…
How Important Is Texting Compatibility in the Early Stages of Dating?
Imagine someone messages you at a quarter to 1 on a Saturday night after not answering your last message two days ago. How are you responding? And if someone triple texts you in the middle of a busy workday and…
Fanatics and Nike Blamed by Fans for MLB Uniform Issues
Even though Nike was responsible for the uniform redesign and M.L.B. approved it, baseball fans have overwhelmingly blamed Fanatics. That is despite the fact that the league’s uniforms have been manufactured in the same factory since the early 2000s with…
Was John Cena’s Naked Oscars Moment the Best Joke of the Night?
John Cena’s ‘streaker manqué’ routine at the Oscars was pretty funny. In an obvious setup, host Jimmy Kimmel asked, “Can you imagine if a nude man ran across the stage today?” upon which a seemingly undressed Mr. Cena popped his…
Best Oscars Red Carpet Looks: Emma Stone, Colman Domingo and More
At the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday, the red carpet showed not only its true color but also its reputation as a vehicle for elegant, over-the-top and even political fashion. Though there were bright moments — Cynthia Erivo’s dress was…
2024 Oscars Red Carpet Photos: Vanessa Hudgens, Eva Longoria and More
Nominees, presenters and performers have begun to make their appearances for the 96th Academy Awards.
Former Trump Aide Alyssa Farah Griffin Becomes a Liberal Favorite
Now and then during an election cycle, a Republican pundit becomes something of a hero to Democrats. Peggy Noonan, a conservative Wall Street Journal columnist and former speechwriter for Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, filled that…
Couples Share Why They Remarried Their Ex-Spouses After Divorce
Famous couples who marry, divorce and then remarry their former spouses are often fodder for tabloid headlines. Think of the actors Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, who were married to each other twice — first for a decade beginning in…
A Designer Makes Fashion Brands Pop
For about a decade, people in the New York art and fashion scene have relied on Eric Wrenn, an unassuming designer known for his minimalist touch, to help shape the images of their brands. Mr. Wrenn, 38, has worked on…
At the Oscars, Many Hopefuls May Take on the Classic Tuxedo
Winners and losers, orgies of gratitude, generous lashings of false humility — these are the things we expect from the Oscars. Beyond that, there are truly no certainties but one. There will be tuxedos. Durable, serviceable, flexible, the tuxedo is…
An Air Force Officer Reflects on the Path to Becoming Miss America.
What led you to apply to the Air Force Academy? “I heard it was a great institution to not only get a stellar undergraduate education but also put you on the track to become a pilot or maybe an astronaut,”…
The Truth Behind Coco Chanel’s Nazi Ties in ‘The New Look’
Before the war and during the Occupation, Arletty and Chanel were part of an extraordinary social set from across the arts and political spectrum. Right-wing and antisemitic views dominated the politics of this group. The French journalist Boulos Ristelhueber reported…
Kylie Jenner Has a New Look and Even More Products
Kylie Jenner is 26 years old. She is a mother of two small children. She no longer wears wigs or bold makeup every day. She no longer wakes up and immediately posts on social media. “Maturity” and “sophistication” are the…
Military Surplus Gets a Gen Z Makeover
On a chilly afternoon in February, Logan McGrath and Mack Fritz were preparing to shoot a video advertising the green Austrian army fatigue shirts they were selling on Americana Pipedream Apparel, the online military surplus store Mr. McGrath started out…
Shafiqah Hudson, Who Fought Trolls on Social Media, Dies at 46
Shafiqah Hudson was looking for a job in early June of 2014, toggling between Twitter and email, when she noticed an odd hashtag that was surging on the social media platform: #EndFathersDay. The posters claimed to be Black feminists, but…
Tiny Love Stories: ‘Why Did I Choose Her?’
A Crush Since Day 1 In 1997 I wanted a new tax guy. I was referred to Mike. He had a great smile, and I immediately crushed hard. Each year I’d offer up a new persona to get his attention:…
Jewelry Brands Say Showing a Client a Good Time Brings Sales
Yet the connection goes beyond just a commercial one, she added: “The relationship with the brands keeps people in the same circle of friends, and buying is part of keeping their position in society.” It is not only blue-chip brands…
Vanessa Friedman on Covering Paris Fashion Week
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. The past month has been a whirlwind for luxury brands, models and fashion fans as designers have promoted their visions…
At Alexander McQueen, a Confusing Debut by Seán McGirr
That the death of Iris Apfel, the geriatric influencer whose idiosyncratic sense of personal style made her a fashion star when she was well into her 80s, happened smack in the middle of Paris Fashion Week was both startling and…
Remembering Iris Apfel’s Full Life in Full Looks
Iris Apfel, the O.G. geriatric fashion inspiration and influencer who died on Friday at age 102, was not an advocate of minimalism. She did not have much truck with stealth wealth or quiet luxury or the old axiom that elegance…
Cuban Artist Ana Mendieta’s Family Fights to Tell Her Story
It was an evening in late January, and Raquel Cecilia Mendieta was dining at the Parador, the 12th-century monastery-turned-hotel where she was staying while she installed artwork for a new survey of Ana Mendieta, the famous Cuban-born performance artist —…
The Frieze Los Angeles Art Fair Is Really About the Parties
“I think Frieze is fantastic,” James Corden said. “I went to the one in London before anyone in L.A. even knew what it was.” It was Tuesday in Los Angeles, and Mr. Corden, the former late-night host who now lives…
Iris Apfel, Eye-Catcher With a Kaleidoscopic Wardrobe, Dies at 102
Iris Apfel, a New York society matron and interior designer who late in life knocked the socks off the fashion world with a brash bohemian style that mixed hippie vintage and haute couture, found treasures in flea markets and reveled…
Overlooked No More: Betty Fiechter, Pioneer in the World of Watches
She started out at Blancpain as an apprentice and eventually took over as owner, a move that one colleague noted was “totally unprecedented” for a woman.
An Unexpected Matchmaker and a Trip to Costco Sealed the Deal
At the end of May 2021, Ilana Madelya Maier received a tipsy call from Tyler Aldrich, asking: “If someone like Scott Berlin, but not Scott Berlin, but Scott Berlin asked you out, what would you say?” Ms. Maier replied, “I…
Leap Year (and Leap Day Birthdays): What to Know About Feb. 29
My mom tells the story the same way every year. I was two weeks late and my heartbeat had slowed briefly, as it turns out, because I was squeezing my umbilical cord, and the obstetrician said it was time for…
Brett Heyman, the Edie Parker Designer, Wants to Make Cannabis Stylish
Two weeks ago, an accessories designer named Brett Heyman sold weed, legally, for the first time in New York City. Ms. Heyman is the creative director of Edie Parker, a handbag line she founded in 2010. She added home accessories…
Exxon Mobil Wants Me on a Rig: Exploring TikTok’s New Prank
For certain social media influencers, brand-sponsored trips are just part of the job. If they’re lucky, they may find themselves admiring the Instagrammably blue waters of the Greek islands, or perhaps the pink sunsets of Bali. But what about endless…
Yulia Navalnaya Forges New Public Image After Navalny’s Death
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Aleksei A. Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died this month in an Arctic prison, has vowed to continue her husband’s work. Ms. Navalnaya, 47, has been less public than Mr. Navalny, seen at his…
How to Create a Cozy Room That Feels Like a Hug
On a cold winter day, there’s nothing better than a cozy room that invites you to sink into a comfortable chair and curl up with a fuzzy throw. “No matter what type of home I’m working on, whether it skews…
They Promoted Body Positivity. Then They Lost Weight.
Tianna James used to love looking at the photographs Dronme Davis posted of herself on Instagram. Ms. Davis, a plus-size model, included pictures from her modeling campaigns alongside selfies of her stretch-marked stomach with captions like “fat belly saggy tits…
Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky Split: What to Know
What has Ms. Richards said about what’s happening? In the final episode of “Housewives of Beverly Hills,” Ms. Richards said she’d lost trust in her marriage. “There were things that happened that made me lose my trust that I wasn’t…
The Best Looks From the 39th Annual Independent Spirit Awards
“The Independent Spirit Awards, where the dress code is, get dressed,” said John Mulaney during his bit at the 2018 show, which he co-hosted along with comedian Nick Kroll. This year, “Saturday Night Live” alum Aidy Bryant is hosting the…
In Milan, Gucci, Marni and Bottega Veneta Signal a Shift
There’s a change underway in fashion. The safe, swaddling allure of quiet luxury, the sort of luxury that was as much of a local specialty as risotto alla Milanese, seems less and less consequential — a sort of relaxed, neutral…
2024 SAG Awards Red Carpet: See the Best Fashion Looks
A few short months ago, members of the Screen Actors Guild wore jeans, shorts and T-shirts while carrying picket signs in the last days of a lengthy strike. On Saturday, they were at their red-carpet best as they arrived at…
This Man Paid $9,000 for a Pair of Donald Trump Sneakers
When Donald J. Trump appeared at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia last weekend to promote a limited-edition line of gilded high-tops, there were a lot of boos in the crowd, but none coming from Roman Sharf. A watch dealer who is…
Claude Montana, Fashion Designer Whose Look Defined the ’80s, Dies at 76
Claude Montana, the audacious and haunted French designer whose exquisite tailoring defined the big-shouldered power look of the 1980s — an erotic and androgenous tough chic that brought him fame and accolades until he was felled by drugs and tragedy…
Voice Note Etiquette: How Long Is Too Long?
It has become a common scene. Your phone dings, but instead of a text, it’s a forewarning that someone has orated just for you a private podcast of any imaginable length, the subject unknown until you press play. It could…
A Family Dinner With My Wife and Girlfriend
Last Thanksgiving I was seated at the head of the dining room table with my family gathered around, enjoying our traditional feast: turkey, potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy and a mashed-yams-with-mini-marshmallows concoction we affectionately call “glop.” My sons, 18 and 20,…
London Fashion Week Street Style Photos: Still Original After 40 Years
There was a certain intimacy to the crowds outside the shows at London Fashion Week, which turned 40 this month. Aside from conjuring feelings of togetherness and pride, that milestone underscored how the approach to style in London — off…
Market Hotel, A Brooklyn D.I.Y. Club, Changes With the Times
Just before midnight on Saturday, hard techno began pulsating from the Market Hotel, a D.I.Y. music venue located beside the elevated tracks of a Myrtle Avenue subway station in Bushwick, Brooklyn. A crowd of 20-somethings, many of them wearing sunglasses,…
The Rise and Fall of Art Mogul Louise Blouin
As the company struggled, she leveraged the Hamptons estate. The limited liability company associated with the main house, 376 Gin Lane, received a $15 million loan from Morgan Stanley in 2011, according to public records. At around the same time,…
At 70, This Instagram Influencer Shows That It’s Never Too Late
“It’s Never Too Late” is a series that tells the stories of people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms. Lyn Slater will be the first to tell you her life has been a series of happy…
Leslie Jamison’s Memoir ‘Splinters’ Is a Balancing Act of Self-Exposure
The marital troubles began after the birth of their daughter and the publication of “The Recovering” in 2018, she writes in the memoir, when she and Mr. Bock became emotionally distant. “Our home was a place in which I’d come…
The Gold Trump Sneakers Are About More Than Shoes
Of all the merch hawked by the former president and current presidential candidate Donald J. Trump and related entities over the past few months — the gold (chocolate) bars, the wines, the superhero NFTs — is any of it more…
Meet Danielle Goldberg, Stylist for Stars Like Ayo Edebiri and Greta Lee
Danielle Goldberg was sitting at a table with her eyes glued to a laptop screen. On it was the actress Greta Lee, who was trying on a satin gown the same color as the flesh of a banana. “This dress…
Alex Cooper on the Success of ‘Call Her Daddy’
Is it possible that the next great American media mogul is a woman who would rather sit in bed watching hours of “Grey’s Anatomy” than sit courtside at a Los Angeles Lakers game? Is it possible that she has made…
BAFTA Awards 2024 Red Carpet Photos: Margot Robbie, Emily Blunt and More
Stars of the past year’s biggest movies descended on the Royal Festival Hall in London for the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday. Hosted by the actor David Tennant, the ceremony honors achievement in British filmmaking, but American celebrities were well…
More Fathers Are Breaking the Stay At Home Dad Stigma
As a father of two, Gerard Gousman enjoyed his career as a tour manager, working for artists like DMX, Salt-N-Pepa and Cat Power. But the job required him to travel about six months out of the year. So when his…
For Selena Fans, a Piñata That Can (and Should) Take a Beating
There are a few essentials for any child’s birthday party: a theme, a cake, some balloons, a piñata created in the image of a convicted killer. At least that was the checklist for Alana Elizondo of Eagle Pass, Texas, when…
Boyfriend of Bret Easton Ellis Arrested in Hollywood
For nearly 40 years, the novelist Bret Easton Ellis has been chronicling noirish debauchery in best-selling books such as “American Psycho” and “Less Than Zero.” This week, his partner, Todd Michael Schultz, was arrested at the fancy Los Angeles condominium…
Ode to Punk Rock ‘Sex God’ Richard Hell
Little by little over the last few years, “A Year on Earth With Mr. Hell,” a self-published, sex-heavy memoir by an unknown author, has become a word-of-mouth hit among artists and writers. The novelist and screenwriter Nick Hornby called it…
A Cowboy and a Leopard Walked Into a Bar
In October 2020, Melissa Cuc was visiting friends in South Florida. They were excited about attending a party that weekend. She was not. “I said I’d rather die than go out for Halloween in Miami,” Ms. Cuc, 27, said. She…
‘Feud: Capote vs. the Swans’ Episode 4 Fashion: Fake Eyelashes as Armor
This article contains spoilers for Episode 4 of “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans.” As the latest episode of “Feud” begins, Babe Paley (Naomi Watts) is facing radiation treatment for cancer and the terrifying possibility of her death. But she does…
Beyoncé Fan’s Radio Request Reignites Country Music Debate
In Oklahoma, a small country music station that initially refused a listener’s request to play a new song by Beyoncé was forced to change its tune after an uproar from fans who say that Black artists are too often excluded…
The Art of Ash Wednesday, From the Neck Up
From smear shape to application style, a close look at the aesthetics of Ash Wednesday.
Inside LaQuan Smith’s New York Fashion Week Bash
As an impending snowstorm loomed over New York City late Monday night, the bouncers at the Box filtered through a steady stream of musicians, models and internet personalities in fur coats (or no coat at all) for the designer LaQuan…
Paul McCartney Talks About His Beatles Photos Coming to the Brooklyn Museum
They are now a collector’s trove — Paul McCartney’s own photos, shot 60 years ago, when the Beatles took Europe and America by storm: images of screaming fans (one carrying a live monkey); a girl in a yellow bikini; airport…
Tiger Woods Introduces His New Brand: Sun Day Red
For even those who have only a passing interest in golf, one of the sport’s most memorable images is of Tiger Woods playing his way to another major tournament victory while wearing a red polo shirt with a white Nike…
Taylor Swift Gives a Fashion Brand a Boost at the Super Bowl
About half an hour after the Area show ended in New York on Super Bowl Sunday, Taylor Swift appeared in Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas wearing a pair of the brand’s “crystal slit jeans” — a high-waist denim style sliced…
Taylor Swift Watches Chiefs Win Super Bowl
The Kansas City Chiefs won their third Super Bowl title in the last five seasons by beating the San Francisco 49ers in overtime, 25-22, on Sunday. While some N.F.L. players go their entire career without winning a championship, one of…
Steve Ostrow, Manhattan Bathhouse Impresario, Dies at 91
Steve Ostrow, the founder of the Continental Baths — an extravagant gay men’s sex club and performance space that flourished at the turn of the 1970s in the basement of the Ansonia Hotel, a Beaux-Arts landmark on Manhattan’s Upper West…
B Michael, the Designer Who’s Dressed Beyoncé, Whitney Houston and More
He has had a fashion business in New York since the late 1980s, the same decade that Michael Kors and Donna Karan started their namesake lines. He was inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 1998. From…
Willy Chavarria Is Redefining American Fashion
The sun had gone down on the first day of New York Fashion Week — which also happened to be the first day of the whole fashion season — when Willy Chavarria invited everyone to a drive-in on the far…
Weddings on Super Bowl Weekend Are a Win For Some
Another benefit is that guests — particularly out-of-towners, who make up half of the couple’s 150-person guest list — will have a guaranteed place to watch the game. The brewery will close at 6 p.m. on Sunday for the watch…
With NFL Deal, Kristin Juszczyk Is the Super Bowl’s Clear Winner
Still, Ms. Juszczyk, whose website says she is self-taught and started her business after making Halloween costumes for herself and her husband, has more than just the endorsements of Ms. Swift and other celebrities going for her. The fact that…
At First, He Was in His Head, but Her ‘Gut Instinct’ Prevailed
Yuna Yang and Christopher Seck became good friends before she proposed becoming something more. He took three months to consider.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Timeline
The planet’s biggest pop star met America’s biggest sport, and heads collectively exploded. Here are the moments people got happy, sad, angry or annoyed. By Emmanuel Morgan and Matt Stevens Emmanuel Morgan reported from Las Vegas, where he asked Roger…
Louis Vuitton Creates a Watch Prize for Independent Creatives
Watches make up only a small fraction of sales for LVMH, the biggest luxury goods empire in the world. The group is far better known for Louis Vuitton leather handbags and Moët Champagne. But lately, with Swiss watch exports reaching…
How Sushi Park, an L.A. Strip Mall Restaurant, Became a Celebrity Hangout Spot
Sushi Park opened nearly two decades ago in a tucked-away corner on the second floor of a nondescript strip mall along the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. It’s an unlikely celebrity hangout, but a scan of paparazzi images shows that…
Ice Spice at the Grammys: Y2K Brand Baby Phat Makes a Comeback
Ice Spice was born on Jan. 1, 2000, so it seems fitting that her personal style has often involved Y2K fashion. The rapper leaned heavily into the era at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, wearing custom Baby Phat. She arrived…
Keith McNally, of Balthazar, Discusses His Filmmaking Past
On Thursday night at the Roxy Cinema in Lower Manhattan, a throng of scarf-bundled cinephiles attended the sold-out screening of a black-and-white psychological thriller, “End of the Night,” that was being shown for the first time in more than 30…
Runner With Long Covid Creates Flagstaff’s Dream Run Camp
Never one to waste a spare moment, Matt Fitzgerald clambered into the second row of his Mazda CX-90 on a recent weekday morning and cracked open his MacBook so that he could work on another book. Mr. Fitzgerald, 52, is…
Taylor Swift Prop Bets Dominate Super Bowl Action
While casino gambling focuses on the Super Bowl itself, online sports books are flooded with options on what Ms. Swift will wear, how she’ll celebrate and more.
Best Red Carpet Fashion At the Grammys: Taylor Swift, Victoria Monét, Miley Cyrus
The music industry’s biggest stars attended the 66th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in attire as varied as their songs and albums. Much of that attire — whether it was a cutout gown or a sheer shirt — exposed midsections….
Coping With the Loss of a Pet? They Can Offer Grief Support.
Ms. Goodfriend, 79, who started counseling pet owners in 2005, credited this spike to the pandemic, which she said made people “more aware of grief and more inclined to express it.” At the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, which has been…
Gender-Inclusive Wedding Fashion for the Modern Era
Moments before MJ Zayas and Donald John Krams exchanged vows on Sept. 24, 2022, at the Loft by Bridgeview, an events space in Island Park, N.Y., Mr. Krams was brought to tears when he saw his soon-to-be spouse for the…
‘Boysober’ Is Celibacy With a Rebrand
A flock of mostly 20-somethings gathered on Tuesday night in a chapel-like building in Brooklyn to hear about a subject that has been a hot topic in religious spaces for centuries: celibacy. Except no one was using that term. Instead,…
Pookie and Jett Were Looking Absolutely Fire, Until the Internet Started Digging
There’s an inevitable timeline to virality. First there is the burgeoning fame, then the ubiquitous online affection, followed by a fall from digital grace. We’ve seen it happen over and over. Remember Ken Bone, the gentleman in a red sweater…
Taylor Swift’s Fans React to Right Wing Attacks on Star
Venisha Jardin, 17, said she appreciated that Ms. Swift had spoken out in the past about some political matters, but that her endorsements had not swayed her opinions. (Ms. Jardin, from Florida, will turn 18 just a few weeks too…
Millennials Flock to Instagram to Share Pictures of Themselves at 21
The generation that rose with smartphones and social media had a chance to look back this week.
The Stanley Cup Lead Scare Is Not Something to Worry About, Experts Say
You might have heard of the Stanley tumbler, the hip, trendy water bottle that has people camping outside stores or getting into fights to get their hands on one. They’ve become a fashion accessory, especially since Stanley has made use…
Madonna’s Celebration Tour Draws Fans Clad in Leather and Lace
Madonna performed at Madison Square Garden on Monday night as part of her Celebration Tour, a lavish stage spectacle devoted to her catalog of hits as the Queen of Pop. During “Like a Prayer,” she sang from a spinning carousel…
Travis Kelce’s Haircut is Dominating Barbershop Requests
Jeffrey Dugas, who cuts hair at Obsidian Barbers in New Brunswick, Canada, has received a very specific request from clients in the past few weeks: They want the same style as Travis Kelce. “They usually come in with a picture…
Elmo Asked How Everyone Is Doing on X. Elmo Was Not Prepared for The Answers.
On Monday the X account for Elmo, the fuzzy red monster from “Sesame Street,” posed a softball question to its 457,000 followers: “Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?” In thousands of responses, social media users let Elmo…
Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj: Who’s Mad at Whom?
In terms of social media oxygen consumed, not even Taylor Swift’s making it into the Super Bowl could compete with the weekend’s real main event: the very public drawing of battle lines between two titans of contemporary hip-hop. Within 72…
NYC Queer Club Throws ‘Saltburn’ Party: Best Outfits
On Friday night at 3 Dollar Bill, a queer club in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, partygoers danced and sang along to early 2000s hits by Fergie, Justin Timberlake and, of course, Sophie Ellis-Bextor whose “Murder on the Dancefloor”…
How Often Is Taylor Swift Shown at NFL Games?
As Taylor Swift’s N.F.L. adventure began in earnest at a Kansas City Chiefs game against the Chicago Bears on Sept. 24, the reaction of the Fox broadcast crew — and much of the N.F.L. world in general — was summed…
Why Millennials Are Declaring Themselves Obsolete
There’s a keening sound coming from America’s co-working spaces, third-wave coffee shops, and mommy-and-me yoga classes. Perhaps you’ve heard it, as if 72.2 million complaints rang out in unison: grumblings of sore joints from high-intensity interval training, of parties held…
Street Style Inspires the Runway at Couture Fashion Week
Couture week is by no means an outlier on the fashion calendar. It is, after all, where designers are expected to flex a bit of imaginative muscle, dare to be creative outside the margins and show what artistry looks like…
Limerence vs. Love: When a Crush Turns Into Intense Obsession
What differentiates limerence from a crush or love is the intensity, an emotional roller coaster that fluctuates from euphoria to despair. Giulia Poerio, a psychologist and mind-wandering researcher at the University of Sussex in England, said, “Any sign of rejection…
Reneé Rapp’s ‘Mean Girls’ Press Tour Spurs Discourse Over Media Training
On her press tour for the new adaptation of “Mean Girls,” Reneé Rapp has called out the owner of a bus touring company owner by name, described herself as “ageist” against millennial women, praised Megan Thee Stallion’s butt and used…
Kim Kardashian Cozies Up to Balenciaga
Is anyone still rocked by Balenciaga’s notorious ad campaign from 2022 featuring teddy bears in harnesses? Seemingly not Kim Kardashian, who was “re-evaluating” her relationship with the fashion house in the wake of the scandal those ads caused, only to…
They Believed That God Had Brought Them Together
After Mr. Manning’s move, they traveled to see each other at least once a month, either in New York or Dallas, where they would sleep in Rev. Manning’s dorm. When Mr. Wingfield began seminary the following year, they would also…
Not Feeling Your Partner’s Name? Make Like Nikki Haley and Change It.
Back when Nikki Haley, the last woman standing in the race for the Republican nomination, began dating her now-husband, she took a look at him and asked him what his name was. Puzzled, he told her it was Bill, which…
Nikki Haley Hits Donald Trump Where It Hurts: With Age Comments
If vanity is the soft underbelly of maleness, a vulnerable area between the armor of masculinity and the kill zone, it appears it was Donald J. Trump’s famous self-regard that was the target when Nikki Haley ramped up her attacks…
What Nikki Haley’s Dress Says About Her Campaign Against Trump
It wasn’t only Nikki Haley’s promise after the New Hampshire Republican primary that she would continue to fight that got under Donald J. Trump’s skin, apparently; it was her clothes, too. Or rather her “fancy dress that probably wasn’t so…
Can Maxim’s Restaurant in Paris Reclaim It’s Cool After 130 Years?
Anya Firestone’s job as a luxury tour guide in Paris has brought her to many rarefied corners of the city. But only recently did she do something that countless locals and visitors have done over the last 130 years: Book…
For ‘Barbie’ Fans Online, a Bitterly Ironic Oscar Snub
When the 2024 Oscar nominations were announced this morning, the snubs of the two most prominent women involved in “Barbie” — the director, Greta Gerwig, and the lead actress, Margot Robbie — became the breakout story. The top-grossing film of…
In Australia, a Revamped Victorian With a Moody Modernist Vibe
Ariane and Andrew Vincent’s former home in Melbourne, Australia, was the kind of place people dream about: a three-story house near the beach with views of Port Phillip Bay. But after years of climbing all those stairs — and chasing…
The Hot New Accessory From Paris: Schiaparelli’s Robot Baby
It wouldn’t be the Monday morning of Paris couture week unless Schiaparelli used its runway show to produce a viral internet moment. Last year, Kylie Jenner took her place in the front row wearing a giant hyper-realistic lion head attached…
See What Stylish Men Are Wearing in Milan and Paris at Fashion Week
The men’s fashion weeks in Milan and Paris offered a look at how originals dress. By Simbarashe Cha Simbarashe Cha wrote the text and made these photographs and videos for Style Outside, a visual column that explores street style around…
Marie Irvine, Makeup Artist to Marilyn Monroe, Dies at 99
Toward the end of World War II, Ms. Irvine met a naval officer at Delmonico’s restaurant when he was on leave; they married in 1947. In addition to her daughter, Ms. Sullivan, Ms. Irvine is survived by a son, who…
The Cult Newsletter Perfectly Imperfect Asks: Can Everyone Be a Tastemaker?
If you wanted to explain the way a certain kind of very online tastemaking works in 2024 to an alien, or a 45-year-old, you could do a lot worse than showing them Perfectly Imperfect. Since starting early in the pandemic,…
‘How I Met Your Mother’ Star Josh Radnor Gets Married in a Winter Storm
Josh Radnor and Jordana Jacobs were married outdoors this month, amid a snowstorm, with their 164 snow-drenched guests shivering in the 20-degree evening air, as Dr. Jacobs read a 10-minute monologue about her beloved, and Mr. Radnor responded with a…
TikTok’s Class of Palm Beach Showcases Style of the Ultrarich
As a personal assistant to a well-to-do retiree, Nora Szigeti is tasked with much of the usual fare: managing a calendar, booking travel, running errands. But after her 70-year-old boss recently came across an Instagram post shared by the account…
Sundance Film Festival Kicks Off With Jodie Foster, Robert Downey Jr, and More
On Thursday night, the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, which is celebrating its 40th edition this year, was bustling. Banners hung on snowy Main Street, Leon Bridges was performing at a new music venue and the Eccles Theatre…
A Critical Shopper Hits the Runways of Milan
Fashion criticism, if you’re privileged enough to do it, is a pretty cool practice. It brings you into constant contact with creativity and beauty. It allows you to think and write about the ways that what humans choose to put…
Pedro Pascal’s Arm Slings Are Fashionable and Functional on the Red Carpet
Speaking from the stage of the 75th Emmy Awards as he prepared to announce the winner for best supporting actor in a drama series, Pedro Pascal clarified for anyone wondering that an injury to his shoulder — not his arm…
The TikTok ‘Tunnel Girl’ Is Not Alone
A Virginia woman who has spent more than a year digging a tunnel under her home and documenting the project on TikTok was recently stopped by officials in her town after the popularity of her account brought their attention to…
How to Call Off Your Wedding
If you can’t have a civil exchange with your ex, Leah Weinberg, a Queens-based lawyer and the author of “The Wedding Roller Coaster,” suggests having a mutual friend or a relative who has a good relationship with both parties handle…
If You’re Thinking About Growing Onions From Seed, It’s Time to Get Started
There are some things I never forget: Where each plant in my garden came from. Who unlocked the secret of successfully growing carrots for me (John Navazio, then a senior scientist at Organic Seed Alliance). Who shared the best strategy…
Christina Applegate’s Resilience Battling MS Shone Through at the Emmys
On Monday night at the 75th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Christina Applegate, a presenter of the award for supporting actress in a comedy series, used a cane and walked to the podium with effortful dignity. The 52-year-old actress, who…
Gucci’s Reboot Brings Back Old-School Cool
The headline was Gucci. The headline was always going to be Gucci, in the same way the Ever Given was destined to dominate the news cycle when the mammoth vessel, one of the largest container ships ever built, got stuck…
Emmy Awards Red Carpet Photos: See All the Looks
Television’s big night is finally here. Last summer, one day after the 75th Emmy Award nominations were announced, the Screen Actors Guild voted to strike, postponing the ceremony to January. Both the Golden Globes and last night’s Critics Choice Awards…
Critics Choice Awards 2024: Looks From the Red Carpet
A four-month postponement of the 75th Emmy Awards because of last year’s actors’ and writers’ strikes resulted in an oddity of Hollywood scheduling: back-to-back awards shows. The Critics Choice Awards, hosted by Chelsea Handler on Sunday in Los Angeles, could…
‘Succession’ Auctions Off ‘Ludicrously Capacious Bag’ (and Less Capacious Props)
An auction house in Dallas that is usually stocked with fine art and rare baseball cards now holds a six-foot dog mascot suit last seen in Episode 1 of the HBO drama “Succession.” Audiences may recall a nauseated Cousin Greg…
La melancolía secreta de las habitaciones de hotel
Mis palabras exactas para él en nuestra primera cita fueron: “No busco integrar a nadie en mi vida. Busco escapar de mi vida”. Nos conocimos en un restaurante italiano durante una cálida noche de agosto, en el segundo aniversario de…
Beverly Johnson, ‘the Model With the Big Mouth’
Less obvious were the nagging model rivalries. As her fame grew, Ms. Johnson fretted that younger Black models, Iman in particular, would eclipse her, a prospect that fueled her already mounting anxiety. Nor did it help that she and her…
After Six Years of Friendship, Came Love —Fast and Furious
Kelsey Masako Fumiko Kiyota and Elliott Lin met through a mutual friend in 2012, but it wasn’t until six years into their friendship that they realized they had something important in common — a love for the “Fast & Furious”…
‘Sopranos’ Cast Reunites in Little Italy for 25th Anniversary
Out & About covers the events where notable, powerful and influential figures gather. Plus the outfits. This week: a reunion for “The Sopranos” cast and a gathering for the podcast “Nota Bene.” A Family Dinner on Mulberry Street On Wednesday…
Embracing Love While Becoming Their Authentic Selves
On Oct. 1, 2013, the two went to the Melting Pot restaurant to celebrate their one-year anniversary. On the way, they happened to stop at a red light about a block away. “I looked up and took a picture and…
The End of the Bill Belichick Hoodie Era
In all the words currently being written about the end of the Bill Belichick era in Boston — or, technically, the Boston suburbs — which reportedly finally came to a close on Jan. 11 after weeks of speculation, the end…
Ice Skating Rinks Are Popping Up All Over America
This winter, for the first time in recent history, it’s possible to ice skate underneath the Brooklyn Bridge. Since November, when Glide at Brooklyn Bridge Park opened, almost 300 people have packed onto it at any given time, according to…
Why Does My Sister Want to Be Paid for Being the Executor of My Mother’s Will?
My mother passed away in 2021. She left her estate in equal shares to my sister, my brother and me. My siblings were named coexecutors of her will. It was relatively easy to sort out her house and belongings and…
Best Red Carpet Fashion At the Golden Globes: Margot Robbie, Gillian Anderson and More
This year’s revamped Golden Globe Awards brought several changes to the program. But it was business as usual on the red carpet, with hundreds of celebrities seemingly relishing the chance to give us something to ogle after last year’s strikes…
The Last Love Letter – The New York Times
We want to take a moment to thank you, Love Letter readers, for coming with us on this journey of love and relationships. Today is the last time we’ll send a Love Letter newsletter. But don’t worry! You’ll continue to…
A ‘Golden Bachelor’ Wedding: Gerry Turner and His Finale Pick, Theresa Nist
During his wedding ceremony at a picturesque resort in the Southern California desert, Gerry Turner made his way down an aisle lined with roses. Then he turned around and walked back. The crowd murmured. Cold feet? No, the redo was…
A High School Romance Goes the Distance
Although they attended the same high school in Rochester Hills, Mich., Julia Marie Gerard and Adam Edward Romund never crossed paths until their senior year. They were placed in the same personal finance class and became fast friends. The two…
10 Memorable Marriage Proposals
Here are some of the sweetest, funniest and most heartwarming ways that couples who wed in 2023 asked, “Will you marry me?”
What’s ‘In’ for 2024? In-and-Out Lists, Apparently.
Extra-large bags, silver jewelry and gardening are in. Quiet luxury, podcasts and late bedtimes are out. That’s at least according to Instagram and TikTok, where lists confidently declaring which trends will thrive and which will die in the new year…
My Friend Offered to Dogsit, Then Backed Out When Her Mother Died. Now What?
I visited my family overseas for three weeks. It was our first Christmas together in 10 years. A close friend offered to take my dog while I was away. During the first week, my friend’s mother died. I offered to…
Tiny Love Stories: ‘It All Began So Innocently’
Falling Upward It all began so innocently: snow falling at dusk, a crackling fire, an embrace between three old friends. Soon, I was floating away on a river of love with my husband and our friend. Both men insisted that…
The Managers Who Helped Make Travis Kelce a Celebrity
In the only recent year in which Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs weren’t playing in the Super Bowl, the N.F.L. star was driving around Los Angeles in early February with his business managers, André and Aaron Eanes, marveling…
Hitting a Home Run on Their First Date, With the Help of a Furry Friend
On July 18, 2021, the day Patrick Alan Pennel was supposed to meet Margaret Ann Kretzmer for a first date, he canceled to spend time with someone else he was getting to know. When Ms. Kretzmer offered to meet him…
The Statue of Liberty Hat
The knot in my stomach tightens. I realize that in every experience with racism, I am never given the benefit of the doubt. “No,” I say, “I don’t think so.” When I get back to my dorm room, I decide…
A 9-Month Cruise Is TikTok’s Favorite New ‘Reality Show’
In the last few months, Beth Fletcher, a 39-year-old photographer in Derbyshire, England, built a small following on TikTok by recapping and analyzing the British reality show “I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!” When the latest season…
A ‘Holopoem’ for the Cosmos
The artist Eduardo Kac was at his New York gallery the other day to show a reporter his work: a hologram encoded on a sliver of glass resting inside a tiny metal case. This little package is the capstone of…
A Romance Furthered by After-Hours Strolls Through the Met
Pavol Roskovensky eagerly gave Claire Anderson-Wheeler the inside scoop on the Temple of Dendur, pointing out centuries-old graffiti, like “Leonardo 1820,” on its gate and walls as they strolled through the Metropolitan Museum of Art after-hours. She also got an…
On New Year’s Eve, Count Down for 2024 Any Time You Like
“I think we have about five more years where we can get away with this,” she said, laughing. She said it was important to her that her children, who are 3 and 4, had the countdown experience. “To me, it’s…
Willie Nelson, Style Icon – The New York Times
“Roll me up and smoke me when I die,” Willie Nelson sang from the stage of the Hollywood Bowl during his 90th birthday celebration in April. As usual, Mr. Nelson looked very much at ease. He was wearing a cowboy…
5 Wedding Trends That Are Reinventing Classic Traditions
While some tried and true wedding traditions may have lost their luster, wedding professionals are taking note of modern iterations that honor and elevate classic trends. “Couples are looking to put their own spin on traditions and refresh them,” said…
In Northern Ireland, a Couple Grapples With Renovating a Run-down Victorian
In Northern Ireland, one couple grappled with a problem familiar to families everywhere: How to get more space without spending too much money.
The 8 Most-Read Travel Stories of 2023
Another year in travel, another 12 months of meltdowns and debacles. As one analyst put it, 2023 “took chaos to a new level.” Yikes. Still, travelers kept flying, including in record-breaking numbers on Thanksgiving weekend. Whether they decided to enter…
Tiny Love Stories: ‘My First Post-Divorce Christmas’
He’ll Be Home for Christmas! “I’ll drive; it’s 20 hours and I’ll be there for Christmas dinner,” my husband, Edwin, said, undeterred after a Canadian snowstorm grounded all flights. Imagining a fatality replacing our festivities, I insisted he come by…
What Does it Mean to ‘Dress Your Age’?
But how you dress is a statement about who you are and how you want to be perceived. And that changes as we grow up — even more, sometimes, than our bodies or dress sizes (though those, of course, change,…
The Top Trends From Openings, Galas and Parties in 2023
The Covid-19 public health emergency officially expired in the United States in May, and it seemed the celebrations were nonstop. Night after night, a cohort of shiny and (and often deep-pocketed) city dwellers escaped into lavish, invite-only parties, galas and…
Jacob Elordi, Emma Stone, Lizzo and Others Return to Red Carpets
When the actors’ union went on strike, many could not promote their projects. The future of red carpets quickly became a topic of concern. But within days of the strike ending in early November, celebrities had again begun stepping out…
Aaron Rose’s Drunken, Youthful Poems From the ’90s
During the lockdown days of the pandemic in early 2020, Aaron Rose found himself sifting through old papers in his home in Hollywood. “I can’t let anything go. I’m a hoarder. That’s why there were 200 poems from 1989 sitting…
The 42 Photos That Defined the Styles Desk in 2023
Styles is with people: how they dress, how they live, how they navigate our dynamic world. As such, we are engrossed in looking closely. This year’s collection of images reflects those fixations, whether in a cropped shot of Gwyneth Paltrow’s…
For the Holidays, Some Parents Are Leaving Their Adult Children Behind
Over the summer Viviane Trinh, 35, received a surprising email from her parents, her mother in her late 60s and her father in his mid-70s, explaining that they wanted to skip the family’s Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations this year and…
In the ‘Christmas City,’ Yuletide Weddings Are the Main Event
Ms. Marshall, 48, a private practice nurse practitioner, was excited to show off the Christmas town to the couples’ families. “It’s like you’re stuck in a snow globe,” she said. “It’s just like this perfect little bubble.” Ms. Marshall added…
Old Friends Find New Love
Shortly after signing their prenuptial agreement the morning of Dec. 7 in Miami, Barbara Guggenheim and Alan Joel Patricof were, as usual, watching the clock. Not because they were counting the days until they were married — they are so…
Sam Smith, Mark Ronson and Cat Power Hit Holiday Parties in New York
Holiday parties are a fixture in New York City, and there were plenty to choose from this week. Highlights included David Barton and Susanne Bartsch hosting a toy drive at Gym U NYC in Chelsea, and Gabriela Hearst and Yola…
Why the Holidays Are a True Test of Your Relationship
Philip von Hahn, a 30-year-old tech investor on the Upper East Side, attended a holiday party on Sunday night to take his mind off the recent dissolution of his three-year relationship. “We’ve been weighing it for the past few months,”…
Lift a Pinky. It’s Time for Tea.
Phoebe Cheong and Jude Andam, friends who live on opposite coasts, have recently begun a tradition whenever they see each other. They have tea. On a recent afternoon, Ms. Andam, a makeup artist in Los Angeles, joined Ms. Cheong, a…
Even at 95, Stan Herman Is Still in Fashion With His New Memoir
Styles come and styles go, but Stan Herman has been in fashion for decades. Just last month, Mr. Herman, 95, the king of cozy couture, was moving the merch — velour loungewear — on QVC, where his creations have been…
Christmas Carolers Sing to Cows at This New York Farm
About 200 carolers had just begun the second verse of the classic Christmas song “The Friendly Beasts” when a little girl let out a squeal of delight. About 20 feet below the balcony, on the floor of the large domed…
Dress Worn by Princess Diana Sells for a Record $1.15 Million
She wore the ballerina-length evening dress to a 1985 dinner hosted by the mayor of Florence, Italy, and again to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra the following year. On Sunday, that dress, which belonged to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold at…
A Frugal Exploration of Christmas Markets Along the Rhine River
It’s that time of year when holiday markets pop up across Europe. Relying on trains and a “Christmas bus,” we explore eight towns and cities in France and Switzerland, sipping mulled wine along the way.