8 Trends That Are in for 2019…and 6 That Are Out

IN: Craftwork As the temperature heats up, expect to see more artisanal craft details, experts say. “But on very minimalist silhouettes like at Loewe, JW Anderson, Victoria Beckham, and Jacquemus,” says Tiffany Hsu, Mytheresa Fashion Buying Director. Barneys New York Fashion Director, Marina Larroude agrees: “Nothing screams summer more than crochet and macramé. From Missoni…

No Regrets: ‘Mockingbird’ Opens on Broadway

“To Kill a Mockingbird,” the beloved American story about a middle-aged white man as a civil-rights hero, opened on Broadway last Thursday night and the nation’s celebrities came to pay homage. Among the dozens of eminences filling the Shubert Theater were Oprah Winfrey, Jessica Chastain, Huma Abedin, Tina Fey, former Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Jessica…

2018: The Year in Stuff

Image A gender-agnostic handbag’s worth of the things of the year: CBD-laced skin care, tiny Doris sunglasses from Roberi & Fraud, mango cartridges for the Juul vape.CreditTony Cenicola/The New York Times How can we take stock of a year that brought us, and subjected us to, so much? Easy. This is late capitalism, after all.…

Browsing: Bundle Up to Get Down

A good party requires certain conditions: low lighting, an abundance of social lubrication, a friend or two — and proper attire. Since it’s difficult to let loose when you’re chilled to the bone, your New Year’s Eve outfit should be sufficiently insulated from the winter cold. Bonus points if it’s sparkly. Image It Exists! A…

Ninja Would Like to Get More Sleep

In just a year, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, 27, has become the multimillionaire face of Fortnite, the impossibly popular battle royale video game in which up to 100 players are dropped onto an island to fight to the death, with only one emerging victorious. A former competitive Halo player, Blevins plays Fortnite for 10 hours a…

Forever 21 Used a White Man to Model a ‘Black Panther’ Wakanda Forever Sweater

Update 12/19: Forever 21 issued a statement apologizing for the brands mishap amid backlash over the brand’s Wakanda-themed sweater, which has since been removed from the site. “Forever 21 takes feedback on our products and marketing extremely seriously,” the brand explained. “We celebrate all superheroes with many different models of various ethnicities and apologize if…