One of the last things I did before leaving the home we had made together was pull the five-foot portrait of our faces out of the closet. What is one supposed to do with oversized portraiture in the event of adversity? The picture was a gift, bestowed by network executives when we became the first…
No matter your music taste, heading to a concert means you’re in for two things: 1.) feeling deliriously happy and 2.) waking up to a camera roll full of concert clips that will mean nothing to you in two days. The only thing that could make it better? Perfecting the concert lewk—something that’s comfortable enough…
Mother, the much beloved L.A.-based denim brand is embracing its free spirited California roots with an inspired 18-piece capsule collection. Launched on 8/8, the date is symbolic in the mystical world as the time when the Lion’s Gate Portal opens, promoting spiritual openness and awakenings. And for this week only, you can shop the full…
There’s a new version of Monopoly coming, one that celebrates women by paying female players more than men. The game, Ms. Monopoly, is the first to feature a new character — an advocate for investing in female entrepreneurs — on its cover, according to a news release this week from Hasbro, the entertainment giant that…
Though she’s only 21, Halima Aden has lived a lot of life. Born and raised in a refugee camp in Kenya, she moved to the U.S. at age seven. In 2017, Aden became the first model wearing a hijab to walk a show during New York Fashion Week. She’d go on to become the first…
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On the last day of New York Fashion Week, we were basically running on coffee and fumes. Thankfully, beautiful clothing, live music, and french fries at Matthew Adams Dolan got us through. Michael Kors Sean ZanniGetty Images Yalitza Aparicio was the star of this season’s front row, which took in a show infused with American…
Sixty-six years ago today, Jacqueline Bouvier floated down the aisle of a Newport, Rhode Island, church in ivory silk-taffeta to wed her handsome then-junior senator fiancé John F. Kennedy. The portrait-neckline gown, with its full bouffant skirt, has been indelibly etched in sartorial history as one of the most iconic wedding-day looks of all time,…
My husband and I separated last spring. It was ugly and featured lots of screaming and yelling, some of it in public places. One afternoon, at our son’s middle school, we were arguing about who was supposed to pick him up that day. My son got involved, and I grabbed him — admittedly, roughly —…
Every September, the glitterati descend upon New York, London, Milan and Paris for fashion month in a swarm of stilettos. Like death and taxes, the circus of Fashion Week is inevitable, and often inaccessible unless you’re watching Instagram. Luckily, so is the accompanying release of glossy new fashion titles and beautiful, weight-lifter-worthy coffee table accessories…