Building the Church of Kendra Scott

I don’t recall when they first appeared, only that one day they didn’t seem to exist and the next they were everywhere. I spotted them—glittering, candy-colored pendants—first adorning the necks of my younger cousins, who were in high school at the time. They tapped their Elisa necklaces with absent fingertips, and when they laughed, their…

It’s the Wrapping Paper That Counts

Melanie Boschaert has one goal for Christmas: “I want my children to be special and feel special.” So Ms. Boschaert, who works for an insurance company and lives in East Bethel, Minn., doesn’t just search for the perfect gifts for her four adult children, their partners and her two grandsons. She also buys wrapping paper…

Alison Chemla’s Holiday Gift Guide

Courtesy + Design Leah Romero Alison Chemla, the jewelry designer behind cult-favorite brand Alison Lou, knows how to celebrate an occasion. Just look at her latest collection, CeLOUbrations, which fêtes her first decade in business. And when the occasion in question becomes the entire holiday season, she’s the perfect person to ask. For lots of…

Where the Skinny Jeans Are

Set to a loop of “Hello Operator” by The White Stripes, the show featured pin-thin models parading in skinny jeans tucked into leather boots (some fringed), slinky tops, scarves tied loosely around their necks, suit vests, military-inspired jackets and a series of glamorous dresses. Some of the dresses were languorously cut; others were short, frisky…