Hugh Dancy Is Ready to Skate Again

Hugh Dancy flew around the rink, gliding from one foot to the next atop the black matting. The wind tousled his hair, the pattern on his houndstooth blazer blurring as he picked up speed. “It’s stopping that’s the issue,” Mr. Dancy said, with typical self-deprecation, as he passed. A star of the revived “Law &…

Singleness Is Not a Stigma

Since my midteens, I have sought heartfelt friendships rather than romantic ones. Older relatives of mine, aunts and uncles, deem this a wise choice, especially the prudish ones who insist there’s still time. I’m still in college, but for me, it’s not about maturity but the widespread assumption that everyone is better off in an…

Fetish Fashion, the Writhe and Fall

On Wednesday, Mugler released a video for its spring 2022 collection, the final installment in a trilogy of high-octane, super-sexy fashion films directed by Torso Solutions. Even in today’s crowded social media marketplace, jaded by months of digital shows, this one provoked a reaction that could best be described as either enthusiastic or overwrought, depending…

A Saloon for the Downtown Fashion Set

Evan Mock, the 25-year-old skateboarder, “Gossip Girl” actor and Calvin Klein model, was cast in amber light, leaning up against a pine wall at the River, a new bar on Bayard Street in Manhattan’s Chinatown. He was chatting with two of the bar’s owners: Aaron Aujla, 36, and Benjamin Bloomstein, 34, the men behind Green…