My life is pretty relaxing right now, but there’s a chilling period each day that derails all of my sleekest and sturdiest emotional trains, and that’s the dark corridor between 8:30 and 8:42 a.m., when my two daughters leave for high school. I would offer you details — sounds, mostly; terrifying sounds! — but your…
The Bergdorf blonde is now taking meetings at the Regency Hotel. Parvin Klein, the veteran colorist who perfected an iconic shade of blonde, has painted her last highlight at the Bergdorf Goodman department store salon. Though the salon space changed hands at least four times during Ms. Klein’s 36 years of employment — Sergio Valente,…
About four years ago, after the deadly shooting at a synagogue in Poway, Calif., in April 2019, Abby Adams and Sammy Gabbai started an Instagram account to share stories of Jewish solidarity. The account, Why I Wear My Star, featured posts containing people’s reasons for wearing Star of David jewelry and other Judaica. Ms. Adams…
More than 100 mourners streamed into the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in Manhattan on Friday morning for the memorial service of Maryanne Trump Barry, a longtime federal judge and an older sister of Donald J. Trump. The former president was among those who attended. He arrived, along with his wife, Melania, and other family…
Since 1946, when the Nakata family established its factory specializing in clothing hangers, the handmade wooden product has not evolved much. But its fans wouldn’t want Nakata Hanger’s product to change. “The shape of the hanger is extremely important,” said Mark Cho, co-founder of the Armoury, a men’s wear retailer in Hong Kong and New…
How It Works: Doctors wait to cut the cord. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists already recommends delaying clamping by 30 to 60 seconds for both full-term and preterm newborns. Preterm babies are those born before 37 weeks of gestation. In preterm infants, delayed clamping leads to improved circulation, less need for blood transfusions…
She offered to bring fancy cheese, the kind that costs $35 per pound. I said a couple of supermarket slabs would be fine, for one-fourth the price. Four days later, she dumped me. Was it the cheese? Did the cheese represent something bigger? Or was the cheese just an innocent bystander? I had been through…
First, an announcement: In a few weeks, I’ll devote Where to Eat to answering questions from readers, especially those of you who will be visiting New York City in December. Want a good spot to refuel along Fifth Avenue in Midtown, which will be off-limits to cars the first three Sundays in December? How about…
In ELLE.com’s monthly series Office Hours, we ask people in powerful positions to take us through their first jobs, worst jobs, and everything in between. For our latest column, we flew to Paris and met Sézane founder Morgane Sézalory at her dreamy apartment on the Left Bank, complete with a casual view of the Eiffel…
Good morning. I figure you’ve got your turkey recipe sorted by now. (You oughta. Thanksgiving is in less than a week!) Kim Severson’s recipe for dry-brined turkey is the choice for nine out of 10 sharpies I’ve spoken with, though if you’d like something new, I’d still love to make the argument for this marvelous…