The Lebanese designer Elie Saab is no stranger to devastation. He began his namesake business in Beirut in 1982 at the height of the Lebanese civil war, later becoming a Hollywood favorite thanks to his fairy-tale red carpet gowns. The last year, however, has brought fresh strains for both Mr. Saab and his country. A…
Leaders in the fashion world have pledged to address racism in their business. But to determine whether anything is improving, reporters for The New York Times felt they needed a concrete set of data about the current state of Black representation in the industry. Reporters asked prominent brands, stores and publications to provide information about…
Dr. Croney, who was not previously familiar with Equus, added, “We don’t want to bash what they’re doing.” Humans “certainly can influence” horses’ behavior, she said. “But it doesn’t reflect some sort of inherent characteristic in us, is what I’m saying.” Still, it is possible, Dr. Croney said, even outside the formal trappings of, say,…
The first time Amanda John glimpsed a Barefoot Dreams blanket, she was watching “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” “Khloé was wearing her little leopard blanket and I was like, ‘What is that?’ Then, when I Googled it, I had a little bit of sticker shock,” said Ms. John, 32, who lives in Atlanta and whose…
Rosanna Fugate described her improbable relationship with Jackie Chang as a “learning journey.” “Let’s start with the fact that to my knowledge, when we met, Jackie was 100 percent straight,” said Ms. Fugate, 34, the chief operating officer at Thistle and Spire, an online lingerie brand based in New York. “Despite the increasing frequency of…
Ms. Barkley provided a hint. “She had mentioned to me that she saw someone on TV propose with a Ring Pop,” Mr. Hoffman said. “She was subtly saying that if I want to propose and I don’t have a ring, she would accept a Ring Pop.” By spring, though, Mr. Hoffman had a better plan…
Laird Elizabeth Nelson moved to Seattle, sight unseen, in 2015 to work as an in-house lawyer at Amazon. As a newcomer, she heard the common refrain “Seattle residents are friendly and nice to you but will freeze you out.” Local residents have long had a reputation for keeping to themselves. It’s known as the Seattle…
April Bartle, 19, a student at the University of Michigan-Flint, tried to live with her parents in her childhood home in Sandusky, Mich., when her college switched to remote learning last spring. “It was hard to find privacy, especially at the end of the day when I like to decompress alone,” she said. “They really…
Amber Morino, 34, almost missed out on meeting her now-husband after a friend recommended setting up the two. Upon finding out she was being hooked up with a TV writer and a creator of “Mixed-ish,” Ms. Morino turned down the gesture, prematurely deciding Peter Saji, 42, wouldn’t be her type. “I was like, ‘No, he’s…
The children’s clothing section at Uniqlo in China has gained an unexpected new clientele: adult women. In the latest viral challenge to sweep Chinese social media, women pose for dressing-room selfies in children’s T-shirts from the Japanese fashion giant. The trend has ignited a heated debate about whether it promotes body shaming, with experts raising…