High and low. Fun and serious. Curious and open-minded. Reveling in characters. Appreciating the material world. Inviting everyone to the party. All of these are ways that The Times’s Styles desk defines its approach to whom and what it covers. Equal parts stylish and Styles-ish, the “people” on this list — who are presented in…
The holiday party season is in full swing. The United Nations Children’s Fund, or UNICEF, raised more than $3.5 million at its annual gala at the Glasshouse on Nov. 29. More than 800 attended, including Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Alyssa Milano and Demi Lovato, who performed four songs. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater held a…
“I have never quite been satisfied with holiday drinks as I have known them,” wrote Amanda Hesser in the Times in 2000 — a familiar sentiment to anyone who’s encountered the usual suspects among seasonal cocktails. Every December, they return, like familiar characters in a well-worn novel: eggnog, wassail, mulled wine, glogg, Tom & Jerry.…
Jeff and Connie Ordway had been married for 18 years when Ms. Ordway approached her husband about getting her own apartment. It was July 2021 — 17 months into the pandemic — and Ms. Ordway, an extrovert, wanted to live closer to the city of Columbia, Mo. Lockdown on their rural farm in Ashland, Mo.,…
At a resort in Sicily, the well-heeled travelers in Season 2 of “The White Lotus” take a stab at Italian glamour. They swirl wine here, wear Prada there. Not to be outdone, Jennifer Coolidge’s character, Tanya, weeps at a Puccini opera. And then there are the show’s Gen Zers, who skip “Madama Butterfly” to go…
It takes more than a red suit and a booming laugh to truly embody Santa Claus. Just ask four men who have been spreading holiday cheer for decades. “People think it’s easy, but it’s a tough job,” said Larry Jefferson, 57, a Santa at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., whose commitment to the…
Name: Bailey Goldberg Age: 23 Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif. Now Lives: In a one-bedroom apartment in Downtown Brooklyn, which he shares with his girlfriend and their rambunctious cat. Claim to Fame: Mr. Goldberg is a textile artist and a flipper of vintage clothing who makes beanies that are coveted by the Dimes Square set. His…
A beaming Prince Harry stepped onto the red carpet in a navy suit and matching tie. His wife, Meghan Markle, wore an off-the-shoulder white dress by Louis Vuitton. Ahead of being honored on Tuesday for “their unwavering commitment to social change” at the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Awards in New York…
They say history is doomed to repeat itself, but to simply say that Hedi Slimane is repeating himself would be trite. Indie sleaze has been the trend on everyone’s tongue recently, inspiring a social media rehash surrounding the hazy days of the mid-aughts. But nobody knows it better than Slimane himself, who curated and perfected…
After Sherilyn Siy’s third quasi date with a man named Charles, she wrote him an email. In it, she outlined three reasons her parents would never approve of him: “You are not Chinese. You are 16 years older than me. You have a daughter out of wedlock.” Despite these three apparent dealbreakers, Ms. Siy found…