What Does a Cool Girl Look Like?

The store aims to capture the same qualities of Khaite’s clothing: sleek, self-assured, a little gothic-romantic. And, in spite of Ms. Holstein’s protests, cool. Building a Mystery “Have you ever seen ‘Friends With Money’?” Ms. Holstein asked. Her film references run deep. She was sitting on a black leather sofa, overseeing fittings for her runway…

Va-Va-Voom Until the End

What does it mean to be a human symbol, of sex or anything else? The death of Raquel Welch at 82 invites us to think about what happens to our sex symbols when they age. What is, after all, the cultural longevity of the bombshell, the femme fatale? We tend to assume that they relinquish…

Raquel Welch, a Lifetime of Looks

Raquel Welch rose to prominence with the B-movie epic “One Million Years B.C.,” a film in which early human beings are seen battling a menagerie of creatures, including triceratops, brontosaurus and wild boars. The shoot gave her something of a rude awakening. As Ms. Welch recalled in her 2010 memoir, “Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage,” she…

Raquel Welch, a Lifetime of Looks

Raquel Welch rose to prominence with the B-movie epic “One Million Years B.C.,” a film in which early human beings are seen battling a menagerie of creatures, including triceratops, brontosaurus and wild boars. The shoot gave her something of a rude awakening. As Ms. Welch recalled in her 2010 memoir, “Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage,” she…

How Far Would You Travel to See Beyoncé?

To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. How far would you go to see the winningest artist in Grammy history? Is it more or less than 5,800 miles? For Janny Nascimento, a 29-year-old English teacher in Brazil, missing Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour — the…

How Far Would You Travel to See Beyoncé?

To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. How far would you go to see the winningest artist in Grammy history? Is it more or less than 5,800 miles? For Janny Nascimento, a 29-year-old English teacher in Brazil, missing Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour — the…