Macy’s rejected a $5.8 billion takeover bid late Sunday that valued the struggling department store chain at roughly 20 percent above its closing share price on Friday, but suggested it was “open to opportunities.” The bidders, Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital, are seeking to acquire Macy’s stock that they do not already own at $21…
The hottest topic in fashion circles recently? How runway looks have become more over-the-top than ever before. Think: Duran Lantink’s inflatable denim, Marni’s 3-D flowers, Christian Cowan’s giant fur balls, Schiaparelli’s skirt flanked by a supersized lobster, Rick Owens’ pronounced shoulders and sky-high capes that billowed in the wind (ditto for Mugler’s airy displays of…
Style Outside The men’s fashion weeks in Milan and Paris offered a look at how originals dress. Share full article By Simbarashe Cha Simbarashe Cha wrote the text and made these photographs and videos for Style Outside, a visual column that explores street style around the world. Jan. 22, 2024, 8:00 a.m. ET card:1 of…
It’s imprinted in the minds of generations of girls: the scene in Anne of Green Gables where the redheaded heroine revels in receiving a fashionable puff-sleeved dress. Anne would be thrilled with the state of style in 2023, from the swooping silhouettes of Kika Vargas’ voluminous dresses to Cecilie Bahnsen’s and Simone Rocha’s pumped-up sleeves…
I’d like to wear my treasure trove of vintage concert T-shirts to the office. I have been collecting them for years, and some of them are rare and striking. But can I? How do I style them without looking ridiculous? — Jen, Seattle The vintage T-shirt sector — especially the vintage concert T-shirt sector —…
Los vestigios visibles de los días de Crystal Hefner como playmate de Playboy han desaparecido en su mayor parte. El pelo rubio níveo que alguna vez caracterizó a la tercera y última esposa del fundador de Playboy, Hugh Hefner, se ha convertido en un rubio más oscuro. Ha cambiado los atuendos reveladores por ropa recatada,…
Toward the end of World War II, Ms. Irvine met a naval officer at Delmonico’s restaurant when he was on leave; they married in 1947. In addition to her daughter, Ms. Sullivan, Ms. Irvine is survived by a son, who requested anonymity for himself and his father, whose name he shares, and two grandchildren. Ms.…
If you wanted to explain the way a certain kind of very online tastemaking works in 2024 to an alien, or a 45-year-old, you could do a lot worse than showing them Perfectly Imperfect. Since starting early in the pandemic, the Substack newsletter, along with its popular Instagram account, has become a kind of Debrett’s…
As a personal assistant to a well-to-do retiree, Nora Szigeti is tasked with much of the usual fare: managing a calendar, booking travel, running errands. But after her 70-year-old boss recently came across an Instagram post shared by the account Class of Palm Beach, which documents outfits people have worn around that wealthy town, she…
Quería esconderme. Con la cabeza calva y las mejillas cubiertas de saliva, no había tenido tiempo suficiente para calibrar mi tolerancia a ser vista por alguien que alguna vez quise que me encontrara guapa. “Papá, este es mi amigo Kevin”, dije. No intenté explicar nuestra historia a mi padre. El único recuerdo claro que tenía…