PARIS — It’s cooled off in France in all sorts of ways. The heat wave that smothered the country finally broke on Monday. The “Yellow Vest” protests that raised the political temperature have mostly fizzled. Les Bleues are out of the World Cup. And in Paris, at the Couture, Daniel Roseberry, a 33-year-old unknown American…
A piece of furniture dedicated solely to drinks might seem like an extravagance. But when it comes to entertaining, a well-functioning bar cabinet can be useful for both host and guests. “It’s a matter of convenience,” said William Sofield, the interior designer who founded Studio Sofield in New York. “I tell everyone, ‘I’ll make you…
Image Original sketches by Yves Saint Laurent of his comic creation, La Vilaine Lulu. In 1967, Yves Saint Laurent introduced La Vilaine Lulu, the beastly little star of a comic book — or bande dessinée — that he wrote and illustrated. Short and squat with a froggy face, wearing a beribboned boater and a scarlet…
Image The designer Ralph Rucci, left, and his team working in the studio of his pattern maker, Nicolas Caito, in New York.CreditJackie Molloy for The New York Times In 2014 Ralph Rucci — the first American to show on the Paris couture schedule under his own name since Mainbocher in the 1930s, recipient of a…
The Look Nearly 30 years after the seminal documentary on ballroom culture, underground queer dance competitions are an international phenomenon. Photographs by Dustin Thierry Text by Allyn Gaestel Produced by Eve Lyons Image Michelle Royalty, Matyouz Royalty and Mariana Royalty at the Birth of Venus Grand Kiki Ball in Paris. Nearly 30 years after “Paris…
Donatella Versace said she hasn’t seen a movie since “A Star Is Born” last year. She’s hooked on the HBO series “Big Little Lies,” devoured Netflix’s “The Society” and has a new favorite book: “The Mueller Report.” Ms. Versace had trouble understanding parts of the conclusions and findings of the investigation into Russian interference in…
Marianne Williamson is a major-minor candidate for president, or a minor-major candidate for president. She believes that America is suffering from a spiritual and moral rot. She believes that the rot can only be healed if an empathetic and loving leader, equally versed in American history and culture, takes the helm. “A person who has…
Min Hogg, founding editor of The World of Interiors magazine, the beloved, sumptuous chronicle of old world bohemianism, died on Monday at her home in London. She was 80. The cause was cancer, said Molly Alexander, a great-niece. Raised in quasi-aristocratic affluence, Ms. Hogg had been working as a fashion editor and a photographer’s agent…
After Will moved away last December, mornings were hardest. He had a habit of sleeping with one hand crossed over his chest, like an old woman clutching her pearls, and I missed the 10 minutes before he woke up that I often spent staring at him, wondering how he could be comfortable like that. Mornings…
For such a basic element of the kitchen, why does the countertop cause so much consternation? It’s flat. Its job is simple: to provide a clean, even surface for food preparation and serving. Really, how difficult could it be to choose the right one? Fairly difficult, as it turns out. Start with the price: Depending…