A funny thing happened when Kameron Lennox revisited the music video for “Physical,” the 1981 pop megahit by Olivia Newton-John, who died on Monday. For most of the video, Ms. Newton-John bounces around a gym, training and terrorizing out-of-shape men while wearing a white leotard. In true 1980s fashion, that leotard was layered over magenta…
Hair can be fussy, uncooperative, moody. When it does not bend, curl or sit on command, it can be frustrating. Hair can be a handful, a time suck, a money pit, a drag. Perhaps no one knows this better than Black women. Enter, stage left: braids. And not just any braids. Many Black women are…
Our Silent Fire One recent summer evening, my husband and I were sitting by the fire pit at our home north of Chicago, watching the flames dance, feeling tired but content. If someone had been watching us, they may have thought, “Now there’s a couple with nothing to talk about.” But, after 38 years of…
I love denim. Be it in the form of jean shorts for summer, mom jeans for weekend errands, or an oversized denim jacket for fall, denim is my tried-and-true category that never fails (even for the slightly less casual moments). Yes, I’ve been through the phases of trends; skinny jeans—which once were trendy and then…
Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Most designers would give anything for the staying power that Issey Miyake had. The designer, who passed away at 84, straddled the worlds of avant-garde innovation and mass appeal comfortably, becoming known for his pleated separates as well as his hit…
From the moment she first graced the screen on Laguna Beach in 2004, Kristin Cavallari quickly established herself as a reality TV icon. From her mismatched bikinis to her brutal honesty and one-liners, she was a forceful presence set against the picture-perfect backdrop of Orange County. Early on, MTV producers branded her as the series’…
TOKYO — Issey Miyake, the Japanese designer famed for his pleated style of clothing and cult perfumes, and whose name became a global byword for cutting-edge fashion in the 1980s, died on Friday in Tokyo. He was 84. The death was announced on Tuesday by the Miyake Design Studio, which said the cause was liver…
Mickey. Minnie. Belle. Elsa. When it comes to bold screen stars of the past and present, it simply doesn’t get more iconic than those who’ve appeared in Disney films. It makes sense, then, that when contemplating its first-ever global collaboration, Stuart Weitzman partnered with the entertainment giant on a limited-edition capsule collection for fall 2022.…
CJ Baran needed a new home in Los Angeles for personal and professional reasons. After living in an apartment for years, Mr. Baran, 32, a songwriter and music producer, longed for a house with a view and outdoor space. But he was also desperately in need of a home where he could make some noise.…
It’s Never Too Late is a series about people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms. At 86, Mark Braly may be the world’s oldest water polo player. And according to Mr. Braly, a Texas native who now lives in Davis, Calif., he’s “certainly the worst.” That may or may not be…