On Sunday evening, in honor of International Olympic Day and just before the couture shows began, Anna Wintour, the editor of American Vogue and global chief content director of Condé Nast, flexed her muscles. Metaphorically speaking, of course. Literally speaking, she shut down Place Vendôme — the gilded center of high jewelry brands in Paris…
I love short skirts, but as a fit, professional woman, how short can I go? I am comfortable with two, maybe three, inches above the knee, but I fear dressing “too young” as the years go by. How will I know when I have gone over the line? — Ann, Portsmouth, N.H. Even before Ally…
In 1970, two Danish researchers traveled to Greenland to investigate a nutritional paradox: The Inuit people living in the region consumed foods very high in fat, yet reportedly had very low rates of heart attacks. That observation flew in the face of nutrition dogma at the time, which held that eating fatty foods — like…
Amy Conroy sat alone in a veterinary exam room, hands clutching a water bottle, eyes blinking back tears. Her 16-year-old cat, Leisel, had been having trouble breathing. Now, she was waiting for an update. The door opened, and Laurie Maxwell came in. Ms. Maxwell works for MedVet, a 24-hour emergency veterinary hospital in Chicago. But…
When Ivy Karlsgodt set out to make her first vintage-inspired lampshade, she took her time: She sketched out a design, gathered her materials and spent hours carefully cutting and stitching pieces of chiffon, silk and velvet onto a metal frame in the shape of a drooping tulip. The end result had gold and red fabrics…
As Croatians tell the story, the Greek hero Odysseus was shipwrecked and held captive on the Croatian island of Mljet. Visiting in May, I and six other sailors embraced the myth when the motor on our 54-foot yacht failed. “Remember, Odysseus spent seven years on Mljet,” said Ivan Ljubovic, our captain. “We can do two…