It started with an email. The subject line: “Sylvia Kanner’s Siddur.” Kanner was my late mother’s maiden name. Siddur is the Hebrew word for prayer book. I was, to say the least, intrigued. The sender explained that she had purchased several Judaic items on eBay. One was a small, leather-bound prayer book. On the inner…
Sabato De Sarno, the designer who was essentially unknown outside the industry until he was handed the keys to the $10 billion Gucci kingdom earlier this year and tasked with reinventing a brand that had already been reinvented twice before — once by Tom Ford, as a uniform for sultry power players and then again…
Some people in the fashion industry think that London Fashion Week has become less exciting than its counterparts. But you have to wonder if those people pay attention to the streets. During the shows in London, maybe more than in any other fashion week city, the streets are a sort of laboratory for experiments in…
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You may just be getting into the latest fall 2023 fashion trends—and honestly, why shouldn’t you? The time has come for proper transitional dressing: cute fall boots, apple cider donuts, and pumpkin spice lattes abound. And while I don’t want to take away from the best trench coats or cute fall boots to wear right…
At first it was hard to make out anyone, let alone some of the most famous human beings in the world. The vast hangar on the outskirts of Milan was cloaked in near total darkness. Most people couldn’t see their rain-soaked toes, let alone a star-studded front row. Was that Paul Mescal, everyone’s latest celebrity…
Responses to the Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer’s new relaxation of Senate dress codes have so far fallen along partisan lines: Republicans have been deploring it as a lapse in decorum and order. “Most if not all Republican senators think we ought to dress up to go to work,” Mitch McConnell said. Mitt Romney called…
To simply call Eiza González a Hollywood actress would be an understatement—even outside of her chosen industry, she’s become a familiar face. Not only is she the first-ever Latina to be named a North American ambassador for Bulgari, but earlier this year, she announced a partnership with tequila brand Casa Azul. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the stunning…
With the relaxing, beachy days of summer drifting into the rearview mirror alongside the 9 P.M. sunsets and jute platform sandals, it’s time to lean head-on into the overscheduled season, as we sartorially minded people think of fall. Between charity events, school functions, and a seemingly endless stream of cocktail and birthday parties, your wardrobe…
In relationships, money may be the most taboo of subjects. Yet it undeniably plays a role in how people relate. We want to hear your true stories about how money has complicated or transformed your relationships, for possible inclusion in a Modern Love project. We are looking for particular instances when financial dynamics come to…