Getty Images; Miu Miu/Johnny Dufort; Browne: Emma Louise Swanson Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. As the wheel of quarantine leisure spins, so goes fashion. Over the course of a year of pandemic life, we’ve cycled through 365 days’ worth of trendy pursuits (remember TikTok dances and…
When Dr. Gregory Kyle Fulton moved to New Orleans at the beginning of June 2013, he had “a new job, a new city, a new role in life,” he said — a clean slate. Soon, he also had a new partner in Adam Jacob Eversole. At the time, both Dr. Fulton and Mr. Eversole were…
On a cold morning not long ago, Preston Jones and Ariana Diaz parked their car along a country road and hiked up into the land they bought last summer in Cornwallville, N.Y., in the northern Catskills. They built a campfire on a high meadow overlooking rolling farmland and mountains. Standing beside the fire, as their…
The Lebanese designer Elie Saab is no stranger to devastation. He began his namesake business in Beirut in 1982 at the height of the Lebanese civil war, later becoming a Hollywood favorite thanks to his fairy-tale red carpet gowns. The last year, however, has brought fresh strains for both Mr. Saab and his country. A…
Leaders in the fashion world have pledged to address racism in their business. But to determine whether anything is improving, reporters for The New York Times felt they needed a concrete set of data about the current state of Black representation in the industry. Reporters asked prominent brands, stores and publications to provide information about…
Dr. Croney, who was not previously familiar with Equus, added, “We don’t want to bash what they’re doing.” Humans “certainly can influence” horses’ behavior, she said. “But it doesn’t reflect some sort of inherent characteristic in us, is what I’m saying.” Still, it is possible, Dr. Croney said, even outside the formal trappings of, say,…
The first time Amanda John glimpsed a Barefoot Dreams blanket, she was watching “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” “Khloé was wearing her little leopard blanket and I was like, ‘What is that?’ Then, when I Googled it, I had a little bit of sticker shock,” said Ms. John, 32, who lives in Atlanta and whose…
Rosanna Fugate described her improbable relationship with Jackie Chang as a “learning journey.” “Let’s start with the fact that to my knowledge, when we met, Jackie was 100 percent straight,” said Ms. Fugate, 34, the chief operating officer at Thistle and Spire, an online lingerie brand based in New York. “Despite the increasing frequency of…
Ms. Barkley provided a hint. “She had mentioned to me that she saw someone on TV propose with a Ring Pop,” Mr. Hoffman said. “She was subtly saying that if I want to propose and I don’t have a ring, she would accept a Ring Pop.” By spring, though, Mr. Hoffman had a better plan…
Laird Elizabeth Nelson moved to Seattle, sight unseen, in 2015 to work as an in-house lawyer at Amazon. As a newcomer, she heard the common refrain “Seattle residents are friendly and nice to you but will freeze you out.” Local residents have long had a reputation for keeping to themselves. It’s known as the Seattle…