Berlin’s local government had gladly supplied the roughly 40,000 euros to cover the costs of all the P.C.R. tests for this experiment, said Klaus Lederer, a politician with the left-wing Die Linke party and Berlin’s current state minister for culture, because “club culture is a part of Berlin culture.” Speaking with reporters crammed into a…
It couldn’t be a coincidence that my very first New York Fashion Week experience was absolutely dripping in Rich Mom Energy. Sitting front row at Ulla Johnson was a complete dream. I’ve been a shameless superfan of the brand for years because of the genius juxtaposition of utility and femininity—each piece is more wearable and…
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It took a failed attempt at coercing a casual hookup into a relationship for Coco Mellors, the writer of this week’s Modern Love essay, to see that her anxiety and abandonment issues caused her to chase emotionally unavailable men. With the help of a Buddhist teacher, a therapist and a new love interest, she finally…
Fashion Week is back in full force, and there’s a lot to see. Blink (or scroll too fast on Instagram) and you’ll miss the details: tiny bags, tall shoes, feathered hats, leather capes and diamond dog collars. Every day we’ll spotlight one thing we saw on the runways that delighted or mystified us. Props are…
Ms. Ross The truth is that we are all a product of our lived experiences, and you want to feel seen and heard in what you spend your money on as well as have a sense of selfhood. My experience as a C.E.O. with Pattern was that there’s so much data left off the table.…
After becoming a little too comfortable wearing leggings every day, we’ve finally started to have fun with fashion again. And as we soak up the last days of summer and welcome the forthcoming change of seasons, we’re having fun getting away for weekend outings and celebrating special occasions, too. But switching from working-from-home comfort to…
When Iris Apfel walks into a room, you couldn’t miss her if you tried. Last night, to ring in her 100th year, the fashion icon and interior designer sauntered into a multimillion dollar apartment at the stunning Central Park Tower dressed head to toe in bright yellow: a frilly jacket reminiscent of an exotic bird,…
“It was like a version of ‘Modern Family’ meets ‘Groundhog Day,’” said Elana Hirsh Widmann, after she and Michael David Schoenbrum settled into her childhood room in Morristown, N.J. They had left their Gramercy Park apartment in March 2020 when the pandemic hit to stay with her family for a couple of weeks, which in…
In just a few years, Topo Chico, the sparkling water sourced from Monterrey, Mexico, went from “big in Texas” to the bubbliest thing since spiked seltzer. These days, hip restaurants in Brooklyn serve bottles of it alongside vegan empanadas and Oaxacan tacos. American grocery giants like Whole Foods and Kroger stock their shelves with it.…