The Truth About Olivier Rousteing

Lately it is starting to seem a truth universally acknowledged that any fashion brand in possession of a good story must be in want of a documentary. Dior has one. So do Valentino, Vogue, Tiffany & Co., Manolo Blahnik, Gucci, Dries Van Noten and Zac Posen (to name a few). Ferragamo is getting one. Ralph…

Big Spider Love: The Brooch That Ate Brexit

On Tuesday, while announcing the British Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had illegally suspended Parliament, Lady Brenda Hale — the court’s first female president — wore a brooding fantastical diamanté spider brooch. Its exact species was up for debate, though many social media observers thought the animal shape on the left…

Cats Like People! (Some People, Anyway)

In the perennial battle over dogs and cats, there’s a clear public relations winner. Dogs are man’s best friend. They’re sociable, faithful and obedient. Our relationship with cats, on the other hand, is often described as more transactional. Aloof, mysterious and independent, cats are with us only because we feed them. Or maybe not. On…

Weeknight Dinner Around the World

Bangkok, Thailand Wasa Khuhaprema, center, prepares dinner for her family, including her parents, with help from her two young sons; the boys cook at least one night a week. This night, they ate an omelet with carrots, stir-fried minced pork and eggplant, and southern Thai sour curry with cauliflower. Family members are expected to clean…

Korean Barbecue in an Elegant Space, at Hyun

Headliner Hyun On the edge of Koreatown, the entrepreneur Jae Kim is responding to his nostalgia for Korean food as he knew it in South Korea, with this elegant restaurant emphasizing barbecue. It’s small (seating only 40), sleek and minimalist, in neutral tones and black, with electric-grill tables for searing Wagyu on cast iron. To…