Excitement had been growing in the theater as 7 p.m. approached. Fake dollar bills with the words “In Abs We Trust” on one side and a photo of a man’s bare chest on the other were scattered across tables, perfect for throwing. By the time the “Warner Bros.” logo flashed across the screen, people were…
Plus-size fashion continues to get better and better, as myriad brands have extended their size ranges to go beyond a 12 or 14. It’s meant so many more options and pieces to shop—closet staples, trend-driven finds, and silhouettes perfect for dressed-up occasions. The only downside is that all that bounty can take more searching to…
After much speculation, Louis Vuitton has announced its next men’s creative director: musician and producer Pharrell Williams. The French luxury house shared the news today, adding that Williams’ first collection will debut during men’s fashion week in Paris this June. It doesn’t come as a complete surprise as Williams has worked on collaborations with the…
It’s that time of year again. Although it doesn’t feel like it outside (where we are, at least), winter is here, and with that, so is New York Fashion Week. We’re embracing the not-so-cold temperatures and gearing up for a week of capital-F Fashion, celebrity sightings, unmissable events, and all the moments in between that…
When it comes to sex, everyone seems to struggle, says Cyndi Darnell, a clinical sexologist, sex therapist and relationship coach based in Manhattan. “No one receives sex and relationship education,” she said, “so people have confused sex education with reproduction. We’re also told sex is natural, and therefore, we don’t need to teach it. If…
Gregory DelliCarpini Jr. knew something was amiss as soon as he stepped off the train in Grindelwald, a village in the Swiss Alps. “The landscape was green,” he said. “There was actually no snow on the ground.” Mr. DelliCarpini, 34, a digital creator and writer in New York City, has been visiting the Swiss Alps…
It is not exactly a secret that the American dream is fraying. The cowboys are not necessarily the good guys; the founding fathers had their Achilles’ heel; the melting pot mythology is starting to come apart at the seams. That can give someone nightmares, or it can give them ideas — about where we are…
In “How to Win a Man,” an essay published in 1903, Cosmopolitan magazine told its readers, “The clever girl does not scintillate with brilliant speeches, overshadowing those around her and making them uncomfortable by comparison.” In a 1958 article titled “129 Ways to Get a Husband,” McCall’s, a now-defunct women’s magazine, advised women to have…
I lived in Bangkok for a few years and traveled the region extensively. I love Asian-inspired fashion, but I now feel self-conscious wearing some of my Asian pieces as I am not Asian and don’t want to be disrespectful in any way. What do I do with my ao dai, Chinese jacket, Shanghai Tang items…
The traditional reasons for an auction are death, divorce or debt. Adam Lindemann currently qualifies for none of these, but he’s selling anyway. It is considered verboten for collectors to sell off works by living artists, lest they depress their markets. But Lindemann is doing this, too. And while the identities of living sellers at…