When someone says holiday entertaining, most people think evening. But in the busiest of all months, hosting brunch is more my style. You can feast, linger and be sitting by the fire drinking cocoa in wool socks by the time your last guest leaves. Brunch is also simple to pull off — but you do…
Image Our 5-year-old son, Luke. Electric Blue Eyes He was a senior with electric blue eyes. I was a sophomore with a crush. Introductions turned into lunch, then into a college romance. We were untouchable. But nights squeezed into my dorm bed turned into breakups and “I can’t live without you” reunions. My senior year,…
Image CreditCindy Ord/Getty Images New York fashion has a new family-run company. On Tuesday Tory Burch named Pierre-Yves Roussel, a former LVMH Moët Hennessey Louis Vuitton executive, as her chief executive, moving herself into the role of chief creative officer and executive chairman. That Mr. Roussel also happens to be her new husband (they were…
Whether you want glamour, drama or au naturel, finding and working with the right makeup artist can sometimes seem overwhelming. Like your venue, flowers or photographer, prices will vary, as do makeup styles, personality, and time spent on the application process. Here are eight questions to consider before and after you hire someone. Image CreditV.G.…
Sometimes a dish makes me forget that I’m supposed to be taking notes. I don’t want to analyze it; I just want to eat it, slowly, thinking giddy thoughts to myself. In no particular order, these are the dishes — more precisely, the eight dishes, a dessert and two drinks — that made me happiest…
A fibroadenoma is a type of lump that can develop in the breast and typically appears in females. Fibroadenomas are very common, but they are benign, which means that they are noncancerous. Other than the lump itself, a person with a fibroadenoma is unlikely to experience any symptoms. In this article, we look at the…
Image Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, with the artistic director of Givenchy, Clare Waight Keller. Ms. Waight Keller won the award for British women’s wear designer of the year on Monday.CreditBritish Fashion Council LONDON — After a miserable day for Britain, when the economic and political future of the country remained uncertain and the…
In the UK, there are roughly 500, 000 reported cases of food poisoning each year, with an additional 10 million cases of gastrointestinal health issues (which might also be food related). Furthermore, there are several unreported cases of food poisoning, as the NHS states that people do get over mild-bouts of food poisoning at home,…
Our columnist, Jada Yuan, is visiting each destination on our 52 Places to Go in 2018 list. This dispatch brings her to the Chandigarh, India (no. 43 on the list); it is the 49th stop on Jada’s itinerary. Image From top right: A new nightclub called Lazy Shack in Sector 26, Chandigarh; taking selfies in…
A friend of mine who works for a jewelry company that makes necklaces inscribed with empowering sayings recently offered me one. “How about the ‘I am fearless’ one?” she asked. “I don’t think so,” I said. “I’m not fearless.” She laughed. I did too. Except I meant it. And I haven’t been able to stop…