The concept of museum-worthy clothes is arguably as old as museums themselves. But only in modern history did blockbuster fashion exhibits really take off. At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the 2018 exhibition “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” drew some 1.6 million guests, according to the museum. “Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design,” an…
It’s not every beach stroll that leads to a modernist masterpiece, let alone one set in the sea amid crashing waves. After a bracing walk along the esplanade beside Ondarreta Beach in San Sebastián, Spain, I coaxed my family to keep going until we arrived at the western edge of La Concha Bay. There, anchored…
I was raised in Los Angeles by a designer for Pauline Trigère, but now I live in rural Ohio. I took a long break from fashion after escaping a domestic violence situation; jeans and T-shirts, and no makeup was my “disguise.” I’m tired of this, and would really like to figure out a new style.…
Times readers share how rising gun deaths across the country have affected their outlook — and, in some cases, their life choices.
Philadelphia officials on Sunday evening stepped back from a suggestion earlier in the day that residents consider using bottled water rather than tap water for drinking and cooking after a chemical leaked into a tributary of the Delaware River, a source of drinking water for about 14 million people across four states. The previous advisory,…
Mr. Drici explained that the brand’s needs for watchmaking knowledge had evolved in recent years. “For example, we need qualified watchmaking operators on our assembly lines that we train through a two-year watchmaking training,” he wrote. “For our customer service department, we require experienced watchmakers who can perform acts of restoration, while we will look…
Party at a magazine store? That was the story behind a cool-kid takeover of Iconic Magazine at the corner of Mulberry and Kenmare Streets in SoHo, hosted by the skateboarder-turned-actor Evan Mock for JuneShine, a hard kombucha brand. The March 16 event drew an overflow crowd of downtown scenesters including the rapper Asap Ferg, the…
Robert Lewinger is tired of being berated by his gastroenterologist because he’s overdue for a colonoscopy. He’s perfectly willing to have one. And he’s more than ready for cataract surgery on his second eye. The problem: Mr. Lewinger, 72, a retired lawyer who lives in Manhattan, can’t schedule either of these procedures, which involve anesthesia…
For decades the New York theater world paid homage to J. Smith-Cameron, a veteran stage actress who has often been compared to Carole Lombard for her precise timing and comic verve. When she wasn’t doing Molière or Shakespeare, she was impressing critics and her fellow actors with her performances in plays by Paul Rudnick, John…
Remember when eager fitness enthusiasts had to wait a few months for their Pelotons to arrive? Or when cycling devotees were outraged when SoulCycle classes filled up in 42 seconds? Those were the good old days. Today, those coveting a lavish workout experience may do everything short of getting on their knees and begging to…