The pull of fashion mythology — the current obsession with Dior-era John Galliano or the Apple TV+ mini-series “The New Look” — suggests we are at peak nostalgia. It makes one wonder why someone hasn’t done a book or a documentary on Romeo Gigli. His story has all the ingredients of a blockbuster mini-series. His…
88rising’s Moonrise Gala On Saturday evening in Los Angeles, the Lunar New Year celebrations continued as Hollywood’s Milk Studios was transformed for the inaugural Moonrise Gala by 88rising, the pan-Asian music collective and record label. Like 88rising, which helps Asian artists find mainstream success in the West, the event was focused on highlighting pioneering Asian…
“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 accidents and purposeful metamorphoses. “Because I’m constantly reinventing myself, my life is always a surprise….
“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 accidents and purposeful metamorphoses. “Because I’m constantly reinventing myself, my life is always a surprise….
Monica Hickey, who for decades swathed celebrities and socialites for their lavish nuptials in the haute bridal salons at the New York department stores Henri Bendel, Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue, died on Jan. 26 in Valle de Elqui, Chile. She was 100. She died at the home of her daughter, Caitlin Margaret May,…
It was the Sunday of London Fashion Week and the last model had just stepped off the runway at the JW Anderson show. A heaving scrum soon descended on the designer, a sea of phones held aloft like antennas. Jonathan Anderson’s collection had been a nostalgic British jumble of chunky knits and trench coats, school…
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 in 2016, then smoking accessories in 2019, followed by actual things to smoke. The brand…
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 Trumpian than the $399 Never Surrender sneakers unveiled over the weekend at Sneaker Con in…
I am swimming in the belly bulge of menopause. I used to have a moody-meets-beach rocker vibe, but these days I’m just moody. I don’t know how to dress for this new stage. Please help. — Dorene, Hampton Bays, N.Y. Everyone experiences menopause differently. It’s custom-made by nature for each body, tailored to the individual….
The rainbow-check pattern is hard to miss. It can be spotted on scarves in cities across the world, including some where temperatures rarely approach freezing. Those scarves come in many palettes and they can be purchased for hundreds of dollars at department stores, or for tens of dollars from street vendors. They are worn by…
