Men’s style, if you haven’t noticed, has made a quantum leap in recent years. That has been especially true on the red carpet, where guys have gone from wearing generic tuxedos to dressing like Timothée Chalamet, who at the Golden Globes in January wore a Celine Homme sequin-studded blazer and a diamond necklace by Cartier.…
Women have always been active members of the watch community, even during periods when their contributions were not all that easy to discern. But today, it is obvious that women are among the executives who direct the brands, the artisans who create the timepieces, the media that chronicles the industry and the customers whose purchases…
Anyone who regularly scrolls through watch content online probably has seen him, the dark-haired guy wearing a jacket covered in wristwatches. He also frequents events like the annual trade show Watches and Wonders Geneva. Last year, he stole some of the spotlight there with videos featuring the likes of Laurent Perves, chief commercial officer at…
Thailand is renowned among hard-charging tourists for nightlife in Bangkok, full moon parties on Koh Phangan island and hedonistic walking streets in Pattaya. It’s also a magnet for the bohemian and wellness crowds who flock to the mountain destinations of Chiang Mai and Pai. But mostly ignored by foreign tourists is Lampang, in Northern Thailand.…
Kate Winslet was standing in front of a microphone, breathing hard. Sometimes she did it fast; sometimes she slowed it down. Sometimes the breathing sounded anxious; other times, it was clearly the gasping of someone who was winded. Before beginning a new take, Winslet stood stock still, hands opening and closing at her sides; she…
Good morning. On Sunday, I like a project in the kitchen more than on any other day. It’s a chance to work at the stove without the need to get something on the table in 45 minutes, a time to stretch my skill set. Mostly, it’s an opportunity to explore recipes rather than simply following…
José Miranda, the co-founder of Isotope Watches, remembers the first time he ever saw Johanna Nordblad. It was in the 2016 film “Johanna,” directed by the British filmmaker Ian Derry. The short movie showed the world-ranked free diver swimming, mermaid-like, under the ice on a lake in her native Finland, at times peering up through…
There often is a subtle difference between the way men and women collect things. Many men tend to take a systematic approach, choosing pieces that mesh with the rest of their possessions, be they stamps, cars or watches. A woman, however, may have a hundred pairs of shoes, but whether or not they amount to…
That the death of Iris Apfel, the geriatric influencer whose idiosyncratic sense of personal style made her a fashion star when she was well into her 80s, happened smack in the middle of Paris Fashion Week was both startling and oddly fitting. All the appreciations of her life and outfits have been adding up to…
In vitro fertilization creates life, in the most literal sense. The procedure offers a chance to make a baby, with eggs that are fertilized and develop into embryos in a lab. I.V.F. has helped countless people have children, including couples struggling with infertility and an increasing number of L.G.B.T.Q. parents. In a sense, it’s the…