The Cotton Tote Crisis

Recently, Venetia Berry, an artist in London, counted up the free cotton tote bags that she had accumulated in her closet. There were at least 25. There were totes from the eco-fashion brand Reformation and totes from vintage stores, totes from Soho House, boutique countryside hotels and independent art shops. She had two totes from…

Dreaming of a Minimalist Fashion Uniform?

If you haven’t been including Amazon Fashion in your regular shopping rounds…what are you waiting for? The brand’s made top-notch style a priority over the past few years, launching Luxury Stores with established and emerging designers and debuting a whole host of in-house labels. The latter includes Staples by The Drop, a line of trend-driven…

How to Plan a Surprise Wedding

Surprise weddings aren’t new, especially among the rich and famous. But during the pandemic, their appeal has been gaining in popularity. Following a year and a half of quarantining, couples seem to be craving more intimacy and personalization and less pomp and circumstance. A surprise or pop-up wedding — perhaps from an engagement or birthday…

Shopping for Tool Caddies

Sometimes it’s the smallest things that are the hardest to organize. What are you supposed to do with all that clutter — those extra pencils, paper clips, sewing needles, screwdrivers or whatever else you have on hand — short of sweeping it into a drawer and trying to forget about it? Shira Gill, a home…