In the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of “El Niño,” which reimagines the story of Jesus’ birth and early childhood, there are singing and dancing Virgin Marys, Marys of the land and sea; there’s an Indigenous Mary, a Tropical Mary, a Golden Mary. For the costume designer Montana Levi Blanco, differentiating this flock of Virgins was…
A utilitarian walk-in shower works just as well as something nicer, so why spend the time and effort — and the money — to upgrade it? “It boils down to the idea of comfort at home,” said Paloma Contreras, an interior designer in Houston. Your shower, she explained, is “a space where you’re setting the…
First things first: What is the Met Gala? Officially, it’s the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit, a black-tie extravaganza held the first Monday in May to raise money for the museum’s fashion wing, the only curatorial department at the Met that has to pay for itself. Unofficially, it’s the party of the year,…
“I’m so ready for this,” said the actress Bernadette Peters on Saturday afternoon as she stood on the red carpet outside the August Wilson Theater on 52nd Street, which had been styled to look like a Berlin nightclub in the 1930s. “It’s sort of like a Happening,” she added. Ms. Peters had turned up for…
Two girls on the street pointed and laughed at me. My Uber driver stared at me suspiciously. My neighbor’s eyes popped out of his head, and when my husband saw me, he begged me to remove it before date night. It was the fake chin that Emily Schubert, 32, a makeup and prosthetics artist, had…
These minimal, low-profile chairs are no fuss. You can add your own outdoor pillows for added comfort, but they’re just as nice without. Colors: Beige, Black, Brown, Grey Dimensions: Length: 23.5 inches; width: 21.75 inches; height: 28.5 inches Material: Alloy steel, rattan Customer review: “I love these chairs! They came fully assembled, well-packaged, and beautiful…
Last week at the Venice Biennale, the milliner Giuliana Longo wore gold earrings in the shape of hats as she showed off a hat sculpture made of natural agave. Ms. Longo, who has worked as a milliner since 1969, said through a translator that she fell in love with hats because “if you wear a…
A 50th birthday is a major milestone in any woman’s life — though not everyone has to step into it like Victoria Beckham, who not long ago broke her foot in a gym accident. Still, Mrs. Beckham was determined to celebrate in style in London on Saturday, when, at least for one night, she replaced…
Getting to know someone used to take many forms: handwritten letters, phone conversations, in-person heart-to-hearts. Today, we text. We slide into D.M.s. Dating apps and social media have made it effortless to start a conversation. Still, it can be hard to know what exactly to say. We asked readers of the Modern Love column to…
The last few days have been filled with so much Taylor content—and we’re definitely not complaining. With The Tortured Poets Department release, a surprise extended version titled The Anthology, and a music video for the single ‘Fortnight’, we literally haven’t been able to catch our Swiftie breath. And along with the record-breaking album, Swift released…