When Your Makeup Is the Party

Rachel Goodwin, a makeup artist in Los Angeles, thinks we’re living through a rare makeup moment. “It hasn’t been this experimental since the 1980s,” she said. This modern makeup is characterized by an adventurous spirit. Bright eyeliner is applied in doodles or at sharp angles far away from the lash line. Crystals and glitter are…

Meet the Designers from Project Runway Season 18

Melanie Trygg Hometown: Bainbridge Island, Washington Currently: Orcas Island, Washington Competitive advantage: Because I live in such a remote area, I think my relatively grounded energy and lack of exposure to current trends will help me to keep my unique point of view. Biggest influences: The untouched beauty of nature in the Pacific Northwest, paired…

In Italy, Art Becomes Reality

PIETRASANTA, Italy — Franco Cervietti carved his first full-size copy of Michelangelo’s “David” when he was 29. He would sculpt the 17-foot-tall masterpiece five more times over 60 years in his family’s Pietrasanta workshop, chiseling it in the same cloud-colored Carrara marble that Michelangelo selected from the quarries of this area, a stone first excavated…

Craftsmanship Times Three

A pair of glasses. Comfortable loafers. A white shirt. Many of us have smart wardrobe staples for a reason — practical multipurpose pieces that save time and energy when considering what to wear every day. What these pieces never need to be, however, is ordinary. Nor should they come at the sacrifice of individual style.…