Community Property Local collectives are pushing back against fashion’s obsession with star designers. The typical fashion narrative involves a star skyrocketing to fame. But behind every name is a cadre of collaborators. Though social media has enabled even newcomers to earn global accolades, more designers are thinking collective—and hyperlocal. Brooklyn-based Gogo Graham has tapped industry…
Space Runners is creating designs for the metaverse.Courtesy of the designer Space Runners Could Be the Next Supreme Have Decentraland wearables left you wanting a bit more than crypto company logo tees and basic hoodies for your metaverse look? Space Runners, the first NFT metaverse fashion brand and the largest independent fashion project on blockchain,…
Nancy Rhine, a gerontologist and marriage and family therapist in Mill Valley, Calif., has helped about 40 older adults prepare for and process late-life rituals involving hours of retrospection and introspection, art and music. “They’re looking at legacy, life review, taking stock,” she said. “It’s that searching, a contemplative practice.” Her oldest such client was…
Carefree summer clothes and office attire can sound like antonyms, but that’s not always true. When the scorching temps have you craving breathable and freeing fabrics but you need structured silhouettes to wear to work, turn to SHEIN’s latest MOTF Nature collection. With styles that suit any 9-to-5 dress code and keep you comfy on…
When I met Ida Lennestål for a plunge on a cold January day, she was pulling an ax from her car and switching into warmer boots. A few minutes later, she lit a fire in a nearby sauna — a small building cobbled together from a former fish house and an old stove — before…
I will soon be attending my niece’s “formal-ish” wedding, my first since the pandemic. I have a nice dress to wear, but I don’t know what to do about shoes. I have sworn off heels — I don’t need them for work, and just got tired of the pain — but sneakers won’t cut it.…
ORINDA, Calif. — They waved signs that read “Defeat the mandates” and “No vaccines.” They chanted “Protect our kids” and “Our kids, our choice.” Almost everyone in the crowd of more than three dozen was a parent. And as they protested on a recent Friday in the Bay Area suburb of Orinda, Calif., they had…
LOS ANGELES — Katianna Hong is tinkering with her grandmother’s matzo ball soup for a second time. The first time, she adapted it for a staff meal while she was executive chef at the Charter Oak in the Napa Valley. But here at Yangban Society, the Los Angeles restaurant she opened in January with her…
But when, at Chatham, I have to relocate for a fourth time, I do so petulantly. The little metal tray table in front of me bleats tinnily as I jab it back into place. I hasten from the scene muttering failed epigrams. When I plonk myself down again, two carriages along, I realize I have…
Lola Tung When: July 23 Where: Chanel’s dinner celebrating its new ephemeral boutique in East Hampton, New York Wearing: Head-to-toe Chanel (naturally) Why: Ah, the summer Lola Tung turned into a Chanel girlie. We’re a sucker for a LBD, as referenced above.