Eight years ago, Dashiell Oatman-Stanford became captivated by Soviet watches. At $10 to $20 each, he said, he didn’t hesitate to pop them open, tinker with the parts and get some hands-on practice dissecting the mechanical movements that he had come to love as a budding watch hobbyist. But eventually he discovered that these mass-produced…
The Bulova watch company has added to its Archive Series an updated version of its American Girl “K” model — at least in part because of the attention the timepiece received from its appearance in the 2020 Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit.” “Our Archive Series houses the brand’s most historic timepieces, reissued for today’s wearer,”…
When Beyoncé — a Texan, by the way — released her “Renaissance” album this summer, she surprised fans and critics by not delivering heavy social commentary on the problems facing the country. Instead, she offered a nonstop flow of retro dance beats, explaining that the idea was “to feel free and adventurous in a time…
Labor Day weekend began with a bass drop on Randalls Island. For the 13th edition of the Electric Zoo music festival, attendees wore bucket hats, patterned short suits, leg elastics, harnesses and very little else for New York City’s annual contribution to the global EDM party circuit. We caught up with a few ravers on…
“The garden starts orange,” Kathleen Gagan was saying the other day, sounding as if she were talking about a summertime bed of daylilies or lilies, or maybe one of marigolds. The subject, though, was peonies — specifically, the acres and acres of the familiar herbaceous garden varieties at Peony’s Envy, Ms. Gagan’s nursery in Bernardsville,…
And yet again, Elaine just had to go back to the kitchen. And again, her father had something to do with it, only this time in a supportive way. Her wish to go to work at Ottolenghi in London seems to have swayed it, and for that I am utterly grateful. The Ottolenghi books, you…
Two of the W.N.B.A.’s biggest sneakerheads got a win well before their postseason began. Dearica Hambry, of the Las Vegas Aces, and Satou Sabally, of the Seattle Storm, now fighting their way through the playoffs, both received Air Jordan 36 PEs (player exclusives) designed by Melody Ehsani that are as tough a score for collectors…
Though fashion week returned, in theory, a year ago, the lingering effects of Covid meant that a handful of designers continued to stay away, either because of the quarantine rules in their home countries or because they weren’t psychically ready for The Return. Most restrictions are now gone, and a full in-person season starts on…
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