Target announced on Tuesday that it was closing nine stores across four states, saying theft at the locations was harming its business and threatening the safety of employees and customers. The stores being closed next month include one in Manhattan’s East Harlem, which has been open since 2010, and multiple locations in San Francisco, Seattle…
For Idea, a rare-book dealer and publisher in London, the dwindling of print has never been much of an issue. If anything, it has been a boon for the understated business that David Owen and Angela Hill have built, largely on the back of Instagram’s early infrastructure. But now, Idea is navigating yet another swerve…
Like Labor Day, the first day of school and the fall equinox, the start of soup season is a September moment, one for the calendar. Autumn is here when you’ve put on a sweater and hauled out a soup pot. I’m not a soup nut the way some of my food colleagues are, but I…
Headliner Roscioli NYC New York has gotten an abridged version, not the full multivolume edition, of the family-run collection of Roscioli restaurants and food shops in Rome. An intimate restaurant on the lower level for tasting menus opened in July. A brick-vaulted cellar for wine tastings a few steps below has yet to make its…
About 15 years ago, the designer Clare Vivier started the accessories brand Clare V., and her leather goods — classic silhouettes rendered in unexpected color combinations with winking details and middle-of-the-road price points — soon attracted a loyal following. In 2014, the brand held its first sample sale in the parking lot near Clare V.’s…
Disdain to Delight The American woman sitting with us at a cafe in Capri did not see the smirks of the impeccably dressed Marcello Mastroianni look-alikes at the next table. She was middle-aged, frumpy, a little overweight. They were in their mid-30s and slim. She said that hardly any of the passengers on her cruise…
A bunch of artists, along with some friends and family members, said goodbye to summer by playing soccer in Montauk, N.Y., on Sept. 17. It wasn’t the usual game. The participants split into two teams, Drunk and Stoned, and conducted themselves accordingly. The madcap sporting event went along with an exhibition, “Drunk vs. Stoned 3,”…
Ribbons were everywhere at New York Fashion Week. Draped bow bags made an appearance at Sandy Liang’s SS24 show, Tanner Fletcher had bow suits, Helmut Lang brought hair ribbons and giant inflatable bows were spotted at the Marshall Columbia for Cash by Cash App launch party. Fashion Week street style was also bow obsessed: Ashley…
To be dripping in diamonds usually means that one has reached the upper echelons of success. The sparkling stones often represent life’s milestones—a diamond ring may signify everlasting love, a diamond pendant can symbolize a significant work anniversary. But that’s changed in a lot of ways, thanks in large part to Pandora’s lab-grown diamond collections.…
During the weeks that comprise fashion month, most people have their eyes firmly fixed on the clothes. And that’s wholly understandable, especially if you’re keeping a tab on the best spring 2024 fashion trends. But, coming from someone who lives by the sartorial rule that accessories make an outfit, you simply cannot overlook the details…