Manfred Thierry Mugler, the French designer who died Jan. 23 at the age of 73, was nothing if not exacting. “A complete perfectionist,” said the model Naomi Campbell. “You couldn’t be one centimeter off.” This wasn’t because he was a terror, said Joey Arias, the torch-singing drag artist, who appeared in “Zumanity,” the Cirque du…
When the Sundance Film Festival announced that it was canceling all in-person events because of the pandemic two weeks before it began, festival goers could be forgiven for thinking the party was over. There would be no screenings at the Egyptian Theater in Park City, Utah. No swag lounges along Main Street. No celebrity sightings…
En una de nuestras peleas del último año, le pregunté a mi madre si creía que el internet la había empoderado para dejar a mi padre. Parecía confundida, y luego respondió con su frase enigmática favorita: “No lo sé”. Cuando llegamos al recinto, me retoqué el maquillaje en un vestidor mientras mi madre y mi…
For Ellen Schiller’s chain of three, the end was a bit more abrupt. “We were all texting constantly in the beginning of the pandemic, and it was so dark and entertaining,” said Ms. Schiller, a 50-year-old fiber artist in Salem, Mass., until the group’s other two members decided to start a college consulting business last…
Otherworldly Beauty at Paris Couture Week Jessica Testa��Reporting from Paris Valerio Mezzanotti for The New York Times Watching the couture shows this week, it seemed to me like every designer had escape on the mind. (Who doesn’t?) That yearning was as apparent in the makeup as in the clothes. Here are beauty looks that stood…
One recent frigid evening, a procession of 30-somethings wearing peacoats and high heels beneath puffy layers pushed past a curtain and walked into the elegant red saloon of the Nines, a new piano bar in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan that aims to fashion itself as a downtown Bemelmans. A pianist played jazzy covers of…
Now that cold weather is upon us, I know one of the best ways to stay warm is with a hat, but what is the best style to choose? I don’t want to look as if I’m trying to be part of a club that won’t have me, or as if I’m about to head…
Courtesy of Coach / Tyler Mitchell If you miss 2000s-era Jennifer Lopez, Coach is here to remind you that she’s still Jenny from the block. As a face of the brand since 2019, Lopez takes a ride back to her past in its spring 2022 campaign series, aptly titled “That’s My Ride.” The OG triple…
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Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to workfriend@nytimes.com. Include your name and location, or a request to remain anonymous. Letters may be edited. Seething With Pandemic Resentment I have worked for three years as a legal adviser to the president and founder of a growing company of about 100 people. I…