PARIS — On a frigid evening in December, about 30 jewelry artisans gathered over drinks to talk shop, as they have been doing once a month for several years now. The venue was a courtyard and atelier in a sprawling four-level brick building with two wings and even windowless basement spaces, totaling about 32,000 square…
The fashion designer Carolina Herrera met the Spanish jeweler Luz Camino 20 years ago, through an agapanthus floral brooch. Ms. Herrera received the large sculpted metal bloom as a gift, and she said it led her to begin collecting work by the Madrid-based designer. “Whenever I wear one of Luz’s brooches on my lapel, it…
In 1997, Jessica Yu won an Academy Award for her short documentary “Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O’Brien.” “What a thrill,” she said in her acceptance speech. “You know you’ve entered new territory when you realize that your outfit cost more than your film.” For lesser-known Oscar contenders entering the new territory Ms.…
Ryan McCarty, the Cincinnati branch director for the employment agency Robert Half, was away from home for 13 hours a day before the pandemic, including evening events and his 45-minute commute. Now he works from home, which he said has enabled him to be there for his two toddlers for meals, doctor visits and milestones.…
When Yulia Navalnaya arrives at the Oscars on Sunday night, it will not be her first time on the red carpet. She was in London last month to collect a British Academy Film Award for “Navalny,” the Daniel Roher documentary that details events surrounding the near-fatal poisoning of her husband, the political dissident Alexei Navalny,…
She singled out Milan as the worst offender of the four cities, with just 13.5 percent of shows casting a nonstandard-size model this season, and 77 percent fewer “curvy models” compared with London. The British runways had the most size diversity, with 39 percent of shows including a curve model, while in New York 37…
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — On Thursday night, in a bit of counterprogramming to the stream of gowns, jewelry and tuxedos of awards season, the organization Eco-Age drew celebrities out to the Green Carpet Fashion Awards, an event spotlighting those in fashion and entertainment who are embracing sustainable practices. If you’ve looked closely at recent red…
Tenía el perfil más hermoso. No me refiero a su perfil de citas, que es como conectamos. Me refiero a su cara vista de lado. Sus rasgos estaban llenos de carácter, desde el pelo castaño largo hasta la nariz de punta plana, los labios voluptuosos y la barbilla fuerte y redondeada. Y era inteligente: daba…
Once the ball got rolling, all the comedians who idolized Mr. Brooks wanted in — from Johnny Knoxville (who plays Rasputin getting his attenuated member cut off) to Sarah Silverman (who is in a “Jews in space” skit previewed in Part I with the song “Jews, out in space, we’re zooming along, protecting the Hebrew…
“I always knew that I wanted to write about fashion,” said Aria Hughes, the editorial creative director of Complex, a global youth entertainment network that covers pop culture, style, food, music, sneakers and sports. Case in point: When she visited her parents in Virginia recently, she discovered a mock-up of a magazine page layout she’d…