When the ultrafast-fashion retailer Shein invited Kenya Freeman on a free two-week trip to China, she was thrilled. It has become a status symbol for Instagram and TikTok creators to be taken on paid excursions by brands, and Ms. Freeman, who had also been designing clothes for Shein for two and a half years, saw…
Some go for Alka-Seltzer. Others, Pedialyte. Anthony Bourdain had a recipe: aspirin, a cold Coca-Cola, Sichuan food and a joint. But in recent years, some hungover people with cash to spare have been paying for an intravenous drip at a location of their choosing. Most IV drips are packed with a combination of saline, vitamins,…
This article contains spoilers for Episode 3 of the second season of “And Just Like That …” In the third episode of “And Just Like That …,” the show seems to reach back to its “Sex and the City” past and pull out previously featured handbags and nostalgia for a bygone New York. Carrie (Sarah Jessica…
What does it take to create an It product in a world of microtrends and “-cores”? Simon Miller’s Chelsea Hansford has the secret sauce. “Being attentive,” she says over a Zoom call. “For us, it’s really important to be the first to a trend. We always try to think next, think forward, and not get…
Having sex in a car is usually a last resort, born from the trappings of youth. For Susan Silas, it was a midlife necessity. While working as a production accountant on a sitcom, Susan met a teamster. Despite having little in common — he was former military; she had been an antiwar protester — they…
With over 358 million views on TikTok and countless appearances on A-list celebs and mega-influencers, cloud slides have officially staked their claim as one of the biggest footwear trends of the early 2020s. And as someone who happens to have her toes in a pair right this very minute, I understand why these comfort-driven “ugly…
Barbie is everything. He’s just … Robert Oppenheimer. That’s right. The main character competing with Barbie for attention right now isn’t Ken, her plastic significant other. It’s the man who designed the atomic bomb. Fans have been waiting for this summer’s release of two movies — “Barbie,” from Warner Bros. and directed by Greta Gerwig,…
And just like that, stealth wealth, the aesthetic made viral by “Succession,” with its toxic billionaires in their Loro Piana baseball caps and Tom Ford hoodies locked in a C-suite cage match to the death, has been swept off screen. In its place: logomania, branding that can be seen from whole city blocks away and…
Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale happens every summer and showcases the retailer’s best deals of the year, including savings on furniture, cookware, bedding, decor, and small appliances. Nordstrom will share exactly which brands will be included in this year’s event during its annual sale preview, launching on Monday, July 3. That said, you can anticipate discounts on…
My wife and I are women in our early 30s, and we would like to have a baby soon. One of my best friends has a very handsome husband. I mentioned to her that we would like to conceive our baby using his sperm. She seemed to agree — but did so as if in…