Gloria Vanderbilt, who died Monday at age 95, was many things in her long life: an artist, author, actress, socialite, designer, pawn, tragic story, triumphant survivor, eternal optimist, mother and wife (multiple times), but for many in the late 1970s and early 1980s, she was also the name that helped changed denim forever. “Gloria Vanderbilt”…
The Cotton Cami Everlane everlane.com $18.00 From mom jeans to butterfly hair clips, we’ve seen just about every fashion item from the ’90s re-infiltrate our 2019 wardrobe. And just in time for summer, we have another throwback style climbing the ranks: the spaghetti strap tank top. Versions of the trend have popped up at Gen…
Gloria Vanderbilt, the society heiress who stitched her illustrious family name into designer jeans and built a $100 million fashion empire, crowning her tabloid story of a child-custody fight, of broken marriages and of jet-set romances, died on Monday at her home in Manhattan. She was 95. Her death was confirmed by her son Anderson…
A visit to an upscale suburban mall or a city shopping district used to be marked by stops at Gap, Sharper Image and Barnes & Noble, ending in a pile of shopping bags. Now it’s about taking a $36 Pilates class, maybe followed by a $36 indoor cycling session if you’re really committed, then hitting…
Gloria Vanderbilt, who died on Monday, has a long list of books to her name: several memoirs, including 1985’s “Once Upon a Time”; a primer on the art of collage; an erotic novel, “Obsession” (“mint, cayenne pepper and a fresh garden carrot are deployed in the book in ways never envisioned by “The Joy of…
When you arrive home with your hands full, having a dedicated place to drop your keys, mail and phone can be a big help. But if they’re just dumped on top of a console or a bench, they can look messy. That’s where a catchall — a small tray, bowl or basket — comes in…
Ciara is in, what she likes to call, a “very free space.” We hear it on her latest project, Beauty Marks. We feel it as she steps into the role of CEO at her entertainment company of the same name. And we see it across her Instagram page, where she shares intimate snippets of her…
Image Hello, world. An image of 6-week-old Archie Mountbatten-Windsor was published on social media by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for Father’s Day.CreditThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex LONDON — The first time Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was introduced to the world, a mere two days after he was born in May, he slept through…
I found the envelope at 3 a.m. It was wedged into my mailbox at school, a packet the size of a large book. I didn’t normally check my mail after a late night editing The Alligator, the University of Florida student newspaper, but for some reason I made the detour. I pulled out the envelope…
We all know what sobriety used to be: sober, in all meanings of the word. It was a seltzer with lime instead of Bordeaux with a Michelin-starred meal; a trip to the gym on Friday evenings while everyone else hit happy hour. For those with a serious alcohol problem, it was a worthy decision, maybe…