A Fashionable Start to the Lunar New Year

“It feels like my wedding,” said the designer Phillip Lim on Tuesday night, as he greeted about 40 guests to a highly art-directed, made-for-Instagram dinner celebrating the Lunar New Year. The dinner was held at a new three-story showroom for Genesis, the luxury Korean automaker, in Manhattan’s meatpacking district. All guests were sent a Covid-19…

Mom Saw What They Did Not

Mario Rodriguez Graniel and Guy Rejwan were visiting Florence, Italy, in November 2019 when Mr. Graniel said that he felt “the time was right to discuss any special engagement plans for the near future” with Mr. Rejwan, whom Mr. Graniel had been dating for three years. “In gay relationships, there’s really not an understanding of…

Over Spilled Champagne, a Spark

Kelly Frye was attending a holiday party in London on Dec. 5, 2019, when she saw the host accidentally spill a glass of champagne on Nick Campbell. “I jokingly went to brush off the champagne when he turned around and asked if I wanted to get another drink,” said Ms. Frye, who was living in…