Jewelers Court the Superrich

PARIS — After a year of exceptional growth at Chanel, the company’s global chief financial officer, Philippe Blondiaux, said in a recent interview with a news site, the Business of Fashion, that Chanel would open an unspecified number of exclusive V.I.P. stores in Asia next year to supplement its existing global network of 250 boutiques.…

Can I Wear Sneakers With a Dress?

I’ve noticed that sneakers with dresses are becoming a thing. But I can’t figure out how to match them up. Long dresses with flat sneakers or platforms? What about colors? Can I finally ditch my dressy flats for good? — Yael, Bronx, New York Given that Serena Williams wore sneakers with her Versace gown at…

Summer’s Soft Return

Summer is here, officially. There are signs: There’s the solstice of course, and the L.G.B.T. Pride March. But there are more subtle markers around the city: conviviality on fire escapes; weekends that are thinner with locals and thicker with tourists; and no one wears a thing. This last ritual was challenged on June 23 as…

Love Letter: Our Brilliant $100 Bet

When I first read Mark Jason Williams’s essay in the Modern Love submission inbox, I laughed, sighed and nodded. His essay, “A Bet She Couldn’t Resist,” skillfully captures the well-intentioned but often overbearing love that mothers have for their children. His essay also captures the urgent need that children have to be seen and accepted…

Amber Rose Is Not Who You Think She Is

‘Like a moth to a flame’ Although she said she struggled with shyness when she first became famous, along with “a fear of being perceived,” Ms. Rose, by her account, grew up a confident, popular child in South Philadelphia. She described herself as proudly mixed race. (Her mother is a Black woman from Cape Verde;…