When Rianne Van Rompaey was 17, and her agent asked her about her dreams, she didn’t hold back: a magazine cover, a Hollywood movie. “And maybe after that,” she recalls answering, “I’ll start a restaurant.” Though her response had a ring of teenage naïveté to it, the Dutch model, now 26, has checked magazine covers…
PARIS — Yeezy is dead. Long live YZY. Stage three of the ambitions of Ye — the artist formerly known as Kanye West — to dress the world has begun. Presumably that was supposed to be the takeaway from the surprise show of Paris Fashion Week, held off-schedule in an empty office tower just down…
All through childhood, Miriam Abdullah was shuttled in and out of hospitals, her thin body wracked with fever and ravaged by malaria. She was so sick so often that her constant treatments drained her parents, who also cared for her many siblings, both financially and emotionally. “At some point, even my mum gave up,” recalled…
The brides wore plum-colored silk. One of them, Anna Murray, was married on Sept. 15, 1838, to Frederick Johnson, who had recently escaped from slavery. Born Frederick Bailey, he had used the surnames Stanley and Johnson to evade slave catchers, and would later rename himself again, as Frederick Douglass, before becoming a prominent abolitionist, statesman…
For years, the cottage that Charlie Fisher and Rebecca Irwin owned in Amagansett, N.Y., was all they desired in a second home. At 1,200 square feet, the 1960s structure was nothing fancy, but after a basic renovation it was appealing enough to be featured in Dwell, and they treasured every sunny day they could escape…
Planning a pilgrimage to enjoy the brilliant fall leaves will be trickier this year. Months of record-breaking drought in the Northeast have deprived trees of water, and in the West, nearly 100 large fires have swept a path of destruction across seven states. From California to Oklahoma to Maine, the symphony of colors that accompanies…
These sensations are uncomfortable and painful for many women, but autistic mothers’ heightened perception can make breastfeeding “a sensory nightmare,” said Jane Wilson, an associate professor of nursing at Palm Beach Atlantic University who specializes in maternal and child health. In 2020, Dr. Wilson teamed up with a colleague, Bri Andrassy, to run a small…
Linda Ronstadt, once the highest paid woman in rock, is famous for a lot of things. Her high-fidelity voice earned her 11 Grammy Awards for songs like “You’re No Good” and “Blue Bayou.” She had a killer run on Broadway and put mariachi music on the charts. Both President Obama and Kermit the Frog had…
This article is part of a series examining Responsible Fashion, and innovative efforts to address issues facing the fashion industry. From recycled materials and organic yarns to fair wages for workers, fashion is full of claims about ways in which it can mitigate its impact on the planet. Historically, however, most brands’ promises have been…
Last winter the Mala Market, an excellent online source for Chinese ingredients, introduced a sampler package of assorted regional Chinese noodles: Sichuan wheat, Chongqing sweet potato glass, Yunnan rice and Guangdong wide rice. Now it’s back in stock and worth having on hand for a range of dishes, including dan dan mian; ma yi shang…