I Have to Buy New Jeans. Help!

I am in need of new jeans. I haven’t purchased a pair since before the pandemic. I am looking for jeans that are in style and won’t be out in a year. What is the most sustainable approach to denim, in style, material and care? — Katherine, Northport, Ala. The irony of finding the perfect…

The Devastation of Disinheritance

This essay is part of a Modern Love project on the intersection of money and relationships. In 2017, eight years after I discovered that my father had disinherited me, a FedEx driver stopped at my house to deliver an envelope. I didn’t know how to feel. Joyful? Relieved? Vindicated? I had already spent what felt…

Watches to Match Your Holiday Sweater

“The holidays are meant to be a special time when you bring out your Christmas sweater — and why not your special watch?” asked Summer Anne Lee, a fashion historian and adjunct instructor at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. “Seasonal watches are not over-the-top like the ugly Christmas sweaters,” she said. “But…

Casio’s G-Shock Celebrates Its 40th

How do you celebrate a 40th birthday? Get dressed head-to-toe in solid 18-karat gold, that’s how. Or at least that’s what Casio has done for the anniversary of its fan-favorite G-Shock: Created a one-of-a-kind timepiece called the Dream Project #2, Model G-D001. “This is the only piece in the world,” said Kikuo Ibe, the Casio…

In Watches, Yellow Gold Is Back

It has been more than 30 years since white metal and rose gold watches pushed yellow gold timepieces out of the industry spotlight, but a look at recent introductions of new watch models from TAG Heuer to Vacheron Constantin shows that fashion has changed once again. And yellow gold is back. “We were born making…