Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. I distinctly remember meeting Gianluca Russo for the first time at a Project Runway taping several years ago. Back then, he was a young reporter whose enthusiasm for fashion was palpable. Ever since, he’s zeroed in on a specific beat: plus-size…
Even the most beautiful, spalike bathroom can be defeated by a common foe: the clutter created by bottles, soaps, washcloths, toothbrushes, cosmetics and other toiletries left out on every available surface. “The bathroom is a space that can set you up for success or failure in the day,” said Marissa Hagmeyer, a founder of the…
Paige Minear gets a thrill from frills. In the style blogger’s Atlanta home, a ruffled skirt with a green bow print adorns a bedroom vanity. In the family room sits a chintz ottoman with a ruffle along the bottom; ruffled throw pillows rest on the armchairs. “I think ruffles just add that edge,” said Ms.…
The title on the glittery gold graph reads: “I wanna be destroyed, fictionally.” Pink bars stretch up the page, evaluating the “level of sad” for each book listed. Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” ranks the highest. The colorful recommendation chart, one of many that have rippled through the Twitter and Instagram feeds of book lovers, came from…
This article is part of a series examining Responsible Fashion, and innovative efforts to address issues facing the fashion industry. As Givenchy’s fabric buyer, Romain Brabo often visited the French couture house’s fabric warehouses, seeing bolts of leftover silk, lace, tulle, cashmere, wool and more piled up, all forgotten. The most exquisite were from past…
Those who know, know: With cool-girl labels like Ganni and Rotate populating the calendar, Copenhagen Fashion Week has been l0w-key rewriting style codes for seasons—and spring 2023 is no exception. Which is precisely why we compiled the runway trends that are inspiring the Scandis to dress as effortlessly chic they do—and made them shoppable, for…
In September 2021, Evelyn Lai sat at the brown teak desk in her childhood bedroom and looked out the window. She felt just as uncertain as she had two decades ago. “I remember sitting at that same desk when I was applying to colleges,” Ms. Lai, 36, said. Now she was recalibrating her life. Feelings…
On a Monday night in April 2021, my sister texted me: “Have you talked to mom?” The message felt ominous. If it were good news (“Have you talked to mom? She won the lottery!”), my sister would have said so. I ran through my mental checklist of reasons I should have talked to my mom.…
“Bodies Bodies Bodies,” the Gen Z satirical slasher film, held an outdoor screening in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Park on Aug. 2. Moviegoers braved the humid weather in short-shorts and crop tops and sprawled out on A24-branded blankets. It was followed by cold cocktails and paletas at the Kings County Distillery. The Shed held an opening…
WELLFLEET, Mass. — Sunday is turnaround day for the Cape Cod Modern House Trust, when the four houses it maintains are readied for the next group of tenants — the artists, writers and architecture buffs who jockey for a chance to spend a week in these modest bohemian monuments. Peter McMahon, an architect and the…