Mario Buatta, one of the country’s leading interior decorators, who was widely known as the Prince of Chintz, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 82. His death, at a hospital, was confirmed by his friend Christopher Mason, who said the cause was complications of pneumonia. Mr. Buatta was frequently referred to as exhibitionistic, self-promoting…
SAN FRANCISCO — Roughly an hour into a dinner party for Wired magazine’s 25th birthday on Sunday, two of the night’s biggest stars arrived: Serena Williams and Stewart Brand. Ms. Williams is the global tennis superstar. Mr. Brand is the 79-year-old founder of the Whole Earth Catalog, the influential counterculture magazine published mostly between 1968…
Dear Sugars, I’m a 43-year-old man happily married to a wonderful woman of the same age. We and our two sons, ages 7 and 9, have a great life together. Several months ago, our younger son said, “Daddy, you drink too much beer.” He’s mentioned it a couple of times since then and added my…
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Earlier this year, Tommy Hilfiger and Gigi Hadid took their final bow, as they unveiled the fourth and final capsule collection of their Tommy x Gigi partnership. Now, Hilfiger is revving up for a new season and has his sights set on a new fashion darling to help boost his appeal among millennials: Zendaya, who…
The typical customer of the “clean” cosmetics company Beautycounter is in her 30s, and historically anti-aging has been her biggest concern. But when the nearly 6-year-old company introduced a set of acne-control products in August, the line quickly became Beautycounter’s top skin care seller. Michael McGeever, the company’s chief merchandising and product officer, wasn’t surprised.…
Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at The New York Times. Magazine editors often talk about “casting.” It works pretty much the way it does in movies. The editors have a role, which is the authorship of a story they’re putting into the works, and they want to…
Chandler Fowles knew it wouldn’t be simple to move from Mystic, Conn., to New York City last year. But staying put held little appeal. Her degree in art history and fine arts from Eastern Connecticut State University wasn’t helping her land any job worth sticking around for. She was coming out of a tough breakup.…
The online retail landscape is crowded, to say the least, and the fastest-growing category of the e-commerce population might just be the direct-to-consumer brand. It feels like every month, another company pops up out of nowhere, promising quality products—from furniture to food and everything else in-between—without the extra step (or markup) of a middleman. Advertisement…
François-Henri Pinault, the chairman and C.E.O. of Kering, which is the luxury conglomerate that owns Gucci, says that before Michele took the reins, the problem at Gucci wasn’t really sales, which remained respectable. “The perception of Gucci as a fashion authority, as one of the trendsetters, was declining,” he said. He fired both Giannini and…