Shortly after signing their prenuptial agreement the morning of Dec. 7 in Miami, Barbara Guggenheim and Alan Joel Patricof were, as usual, watching the clock. Not because they were counting the days until they were married — they are so in love, both said, that this was a given — but because that’s what their…
In August 2017, Matthew Joseph Vella and Joel Alexander Kimling arrived in Richmond, Va., for a nine-month internship with the Virginia Repertory Theater and were assigned to the same apartment. Mr. Kimling is an actor, singer and dancer, and Mr. Vella, a stage and lighting designer. Although they worked and lived together, they often spent…
When Maxwell Storey Dubler and Carl Theophilus Cade caught each other’s eye at a Los Angeles bar, both were looking for lasting love but neither expected to find it with each other. On paper, at least, they looked like opposites. It was March 2016 and Mr. Dubler was then a professional downhill skateboarder and photographer.…
Awake from a nap in her favorite chair, my grandmother ran her fingers through her wavy white hair, looked out her window at the English Channel, and asked me what I would wish for if I had just one wish. She often asks this, and I always answer the same way because it will make…
The flashing of lights, the brightest smiles, the swish of gowns, the sky-high heels, and the sparkling, gleaming, glamorous gems—this can only be one place, the red carpet. Celebrated across the globe for their unparalleled beauty and spectacular influence, red-carpet events are the pinnacle of chic style and fashionable grace. And one single brand shines…
When Guido Conti Caponi goes to work each day at Loretta Caponi, where he is the company’s chief operating officer, he is fulfilling a grand family tradition. The fashion and lifestyle brand was founded by his grandmother in 1967, and he recalls being a young boy in 1992 when the Florence boutique first opened. “My…
It finally happened: All over the spring 2024 runways, there were polos with popped collars, leggings, and, most of all, belts on every single thing, every single way, from Miu Miu to Ralph Lauren. Maybe you remember the heyday of this style. It’s so oddly specific not just of Y2K, but of early to mid-2000s…
Philip von Hahn, a 30-year-old tech investor on the Upper East Side, attended a holiday party on Sunday night to take his mind off the recent dissolution of his three-year relationship. “We’ve been weighing it for the past few months,” Mr. von Hahn said of the decision to end things. The holidays, however, added a…
’Tis the season for winter fêtes, and ELLE editor-in-chief Nina Garcia has some choice picks for celebrating in style—from a festive take on the LBD to a showstopping necklace. Shop her current must-haves below, guaranteed to arrive by December 25. Nina Garcia’s Favorite Holiday Gifts Nina Garcia is the editor-in-chief of ELLE. She is the…
Matthew Welch In ELLE.com’s monthly series Office Hours, we ask people in powerful positions to take us through their first jobs, worst jobs, and everything in between. This month, we spoke to Karla Welch, the celebrity stylist behind some of Hollywood’s buzziest looks, from Justin Bieber’s oversized Balenciaga suit at the 2022 Grammys to Tracee…