LOS ANGELES — Is celebrity a status or an incurable cultural condition? The question came to mind when, on the Friday before the national holiday that is the Oscars, Tom Ford held his 2020 show in Los Angeles. Sure, there are those who consider it heretical for the newly named chairman of the Council of…
Ah, the Oscars red carpet. The ne plus ultra of awards season carpets. The most formal, most glamorous, most ogled, analyzed, criticized and branded carpet of them all. The one the attracts the most eyeballs and thus has the most money riding on it in terms of marketing budgets and contract riders that say this…
New York Fashion Week is making a bold statement in the accessories department. From earrings to necklaces to belts, models graced the runways at Monse dripping in layered chains, Ulla Johnson’s muses are hiding behind tinted sunglasses, and Self-Portrait is making the case for equestrian hats. This season, more and bigger is better. Scroll through…
Kylie Jenner attended the Tom Ford A/W 2020 show at Milk Studios in Los Angeles in a compact silver dress made of black netting and sequins. Jenner, who showed up at the event solo, paired the dress with thin-strapped heels and a Tom Ford clutch (appropriate). She added a rose-colored manicure and large silver and…
LOS ANGELES — On a crisp Saturday night last month, a hundred movie lovers got into their cars and drove to the New Beverly Cinema, an old theater on Beverly Boulevard, to relive a golden age of Hollywood. As a 1960s radio broadcast played overhead, ticket holders walked past a lobby filled with vintage artifacts…
Dear Tripped Up, I love The New York Edition — I’ve stayed there three times in the past year. What I hate is the destination fee — $35 per room per night — that includes credit toward the bar, spa and laundry. We traveled with our 16 and 18 year olds in April; their room…
Name: Daenan Gyimah Age: 21 Hometown: Toronto Now Lives: In a five-bedroom home in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles that he rents with nine other students. Claim to Fame: Mr. Gyimah is a star volleyball player with the U.C.L.A. Bruins, as well as a rising hip-hop artist who performs under the name Kofi. A…
Years ago, Jasmine Brand wanted to stand out at red carpet events, so she settled on a tactic used by Hollywood stars: She transformed her hair. She dyed it a blazing hot pink to catch the attention of the people she wanted to interview for her recently created entertainment news blog. The Jasmine Brand started…
Pushing boundaries is an inherent part of Equipment. It was 1976 when the brand opened a salon in Paris, France, offering a selection of womenswear that didn’t have a clear delineation between what was masculine or feminine. Great fashion, regardless of gender tropes, was the objective, and over the decades, the company has built upon…
Phoebe Stonebraker arrived at James McCarthy’s Brooklyn apartment sweating profusely through a Bill Murray “Space Jam” T-shirt. “It was so hot in the city that day — over 100 degrees — and I rode my bike across Williamsburg to get there,” Ms. Stonebraker said of that sweltering day in August 2016. “I looked so nasty.”…