Uggs never went really went away for some of us—even if we didn’t exactly advertise we still wore them. Now, as Y2K fashion continues its extended takeover, a growing fashion chorus is admitting Ugg boots are back with a shearling-lined vengeance. Present-day Ugg wearers aren’t hesitating to take their comfort shoes public, the “ultra mini”…
I don’t want to wear my old fur coat anymore, and even shearling doesn’t seem right, but I’ve always avoided puffers because they make me feel like the Michelin Man. I get cold quickly, and most wool coats aren’t warm enough for real winter. Any suggestions for a chill-prone urbanite? — Danielle, Ann Arbor, Mich.…
Six weeks after getting married, Carol Dunbar learned that her husband was predisposed to develop life-threatening brain aneurysms. In her Modern Love essay, “Loving Him More When He Walks Out the Door,” Ms. Dunbar explains how this alarming discovery proved to be an unexpected gift. How do you love and live differently when each time…
Opening Ceremony Fashion: Best and Worst Vanessa FriedmanWatching the Olympics from New York James Hill for The New York Times The parade of nations in the Winter Olympics is really the parade of puffers. Unlike the Summer Games, cold weather means less room for fashion. Still, some countries tried their best →
For nearly two years, home buyers have been shopping in conditions ripe for regret. Prices have soared, inventory has plunged and competition has been brutal in markets across the country. With fixer-uppers fetching multiple offers, buyers must make snap decisions about what is often the biggest financial investment of their lives. Invariably, someone makes a…
“As businesses, they can’t keep canceling and rescheduling. If events can actually go ahead, putting all the safeties into place — vaccination, testing, all of that — it’s hard for a venue to allow a client to cancel or change a date without any repercussions,” she said. Seth Rosen, 37, and Martha Burla, 36, who…
In October, Ms. Reinsve’s newfound fame and her ambivalence toward it were palpable at a party that followed the screening of “The Worst Person in the World” at the Viennale, Vienna’s international film festival. Guests tentatively approached Ms. Reinsve — at the hotel bar, in the bathroom — to compliment her performance, as well as…
Desire is not always practical or predictable. Why, then, should a gift from the heart be? If you’re giving someone a present this Valentine’s Day, consider over the top or out of the ordinary, which will only make your romantic gesture even more grand. A sampler of chocolates from the corner store? Go with a…
“It feels like my wedding,” said the designer Phillip Lim on Tuesday night, as he greeted about 40 guests to a highly art-directed, made-for-Instagram dinner celebrating the Lunar New Year. The dinner was held at a new three-story showroom for Genesis, the luxury Korean automaker, in Manhattan’s meatpacking district. All guests were sent a Covid-19…
We put the doctor’s letter in a safe place and went on with our lives. At the time, we were both working at an upscale Italian restaurant. One night during the holiday season, my husband got an ocular migraine at the height of a dinner rush, and my mind went to new places. I wasn’t…