Daley South had six bridesmaids in her 2016 wedding to Logan South; one of them was her husband’s girlfriend. The Souths are in an open and polyamorous relationship and have been since they started dating seven years ago. “We were actually all dating at first,” Ms. South said of her bridesmaid, Ilona Westenra. “I really…
ImageElizabeth Paton tested Stiletto Cream during fashion week.CreditAcielle Tanbetova for The New York Times PARIS — Early one morning three weeks into fashion month, I sat in my Paris hotel room with a deepening sense of dread. It wasn’t the prospect of 10 runway shows back-to-back each day, nor filing stories from my phone in…
This is important: The tonal manicure is everywhere. Unless your Instagram explore tab is stacked with nail art, you may have missed this fact. But unlike other nail art trends that require a steady hand (and, realistically, many other skills), the tonal manicure is very easy to do. Pick a few shades in a color…
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] Nothing is certain in the grueling hunt for a New York City apartment, except perhaps the inevitability of shelling out thousands of dollars upfront in broker fees, one month’s rent and a security deposit. In 2016, New York City…
PARIS — There’s no hiding when you’re the spokeswoman for the Élysée Palace. Especially if you are the first black spokeswoman for the Élysée Palace. Especially if you are Sibeth Ndiaye, the Senegalese-born public face and voice of President Emmanuel Macron of France, and you have no qualms about making a statement. It doesn’t always…
Victor VIRGILEGetty Images On the sixth day of Paris Fashion Week, an unwelcome prankster in a tweed suit darted onto the Chanel catwalk set under the beautiful art nouveau arches of the Grand Palais at the Champs-Élysées. Her name is Marie Benoliel, better known as Marie S’Infiltre, a self-described YouTube “infiltrator” who creates comedic videos…
Before Vern Yip transformed rooms on the American television series “Trading Spaces,” the popular progenitor to today’s home makeover shows, he studied chemistry and economics at the University of Virginia. “It’s part of the Chinese-American tradition,” said Mr. Yip, whose parents emigrated from China to Hong Kong and then the United States. “You can become…
The Bold Hue Oversized Cable-Knit Sweater Zara zara.com $49.90 There’s no need to stick to fall neutrals, or worse yet anything PSL-toned. A punchy color like electric purple is just what this season is missing.
In fashion, do all roads lead to France? That’s the obvious conclusion as designer after designer decamps — even just temporarily — to Paris from New York, London or Tokyo. It’s as if the only way to be taken seriously is to show in the French capital (the latest example: Telfar Clemens), as if being…
Early in this century, the documentary director Olivier Meyrou, at the invitation of Pierre Bergé, spent two and a half years filming the couturier Yves Saint Laurent and his employees and associates. Bergé, of course, was one of them: Saint Laurent’s longtime business manager, hard-nosed where Saint Laurent was dreamy, is a central figure in…