The strength of any great fall wardrobe finds its roots in strong silhouettes, clean lines, and a distinctive point of view with the changing seasons. Zara is ringing in the cooler months with its Studio Collection for fall/winter 2021. Twice yearly, the retailer releases the elevated range created in collaboration with stylist Karl Templer to…
Long before he was diagnosed with A.S.D. at 35, Steve Asbell of Orange Park, Fla., had one of his worst dating experiences. He had traveled to Kansas to see a woman he considered to be his “long-distance girlfriend.” It was only after approximately “43 missed social cues and 71 euphemisms” that he understood what was…
After Sheila Katz’s husband died of a degenerative nervous system disorder in April, she knew she had to get away. But her husband had been her travel partner, and without him, she was hesitant to travel alone. The pandemic’s ever-shifting travel regulations were intimidating as well. So Ms. Katz, 45, did something she’d never done…
When Skylar Hertz, a junior at Purchase College, got a tattoo of Snoopy smoking a joint on her left calf, she was pretty sure it wasn’t something she wanted on her body forever. As an aspiring actress, she felt that having a tattoo could shape the roles she is considered for. She also knew a…
Welcome. I can’t stop thinking about the elk with the tire around its neck: “For more than two years, residents of Pine, a small town about 30 miles southwest of Denver, have been sending in reports to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife authorities whenever they saw an elk that had somehow shoved its head through…
Let’s take a moment to appreciate Kendall Jenner’s perfect fall outfit. The model posed for her latest Alo campaign and the cozy vibes are exactly what we’re moodboarding for the season. Just one glance and I’m already craving crispy air, rainbow leaves, and seasonal coffee drinks. Kendall bundled up in a plush ivory teddy jacket…
It’s fair to say that as a nation, our style is, collectively, in a state of disaggregation. I blame the pandemic, changing bodies and atrophied social skills, though those are just working theories that lead to more questions. Do the old rules of dressing we once subscribed to even apply in a world where many…
Selma Blair could only talk for a half-hour in our first session. That was as long as she trusted her brain and her body to cooperate — any longer and she feared that her focus might start to wander or her speech might begin to trail. “We’re being responsible in knowing that smaller moments will…
On a breezy Saturday last month, Vittorio Calabrese, the director of the Magazzino Italian Art museum in Cold Spring, N.Y., stood onstage in the courtyard to introduce the last event of the summer, a concert by the musician Sam Reider and his band the Human Hands. The sun was starting to set, and a few…
Every Saturday, when Randa Sakallah sends out her free newsletter, Hot Singles, she hopes to make a match. Maybe not a forever love, but a connection, however fleeting, between two people who are interested in something more. Her emails feature profiles of eligible New Yorkers, framed in the old-school style of personal ads. One day,…