Tiffany & Company had millions of dollars’ worth of shining, sparkling jewelry in its famous Fifth Avenue store on Sunday: $4,000 rings that spell the world “love” in small diamonds, $165,000 diamond necklaces, and even a $2.475 million engagement ring that weighs as much as a bullet. Those things had to leave, along with hundreds…
After I learned that Frances, my 13-year-old black cat, was dying of heart disease — her heart is too large, beating too fast — my first impulse was to think about how best to commemorate her, when the time came. To distract myself from a vague but grave prognosis, I took my anxiety to Google,…
MILAN — Almost five years to the week since the lightning strike that was Alessandro Michele’s debut at Gucci — an event that business schools will study for a long time to come — the designer found himself reflecting on his own inevitable obsolescence. “Maybe one day I will not be relevant,’’ Mr. Michele said…
When Jade Golden, a bartender at 169 Bar in Manhattan’s Chinatown, was in Alcoholics Anonymous, her sponsor strongly recommended that she stay out of the bar business. “The mentality was that if you stay in the barbershop long enough, you’ll end up getting a haircut,” Ms. Golden said. “I don’t believe that. I believe I…
No one wants be that anxious host who hovers over guests in the living room, trying to slip coasters under their drinks when they’re not looking. Then again, no one wants to see their furniture ruined by ring marks. The solution? Invest in interesting, well-designed coasters that you’ll be happy to leave lying around and…
The Golden Globes were just the beginning of award season. It’s week two, and the stars are already flocking to the second big award show on the 2020 calendar: the Critics’ Choice Awards. Here, what everyone is wearing, from Zendaya to the Game of Thrones cast.
Ever heard of a plant coach? They don’t wear whistles or train plants to grow. No, they instruct people on which plants will survive in their homes, teaching them how to take care of their chlorophyllous children and the way to style the greenery to their liking. The playing field for these coaches is often…
GENEVA — Thierry Stern looked pleased when, in an interview in early December, he said 2019 would be a record year for Patek Philippe. “I’m not running after records every year, though,” Mr. Stern, the chief executive, said, declining to detail the company’s turnover. “This is the beauty. We don’t have any shareholders. We don’t…
Steve GranitzGetty Images Selena Gomez kicked off her 2020 relaxing in Hawaii with her friends, and it’s clear now why she needed a bit of a breather. On Friday, her new album, Rare released to much fanfare, and Gomez seemed to spend a lot of last night celebrating that. She got up this morning and…
MONTREAL — Some have suggested they could become king and queen of Canada. Tim Hortons, the quintessentially Canadian coffee chain, offered them “free coffee for life.” Others recommended Ottawa, the nation’s sleepy capital, as a possible home, noting that, if they squinted hard enough, they could pretend the Parliament buildings were palaces. Prince Harry and…