Two actors have left one of America’s most popular soap operas after declining to comply with an on-set vaccination mandate. The actors, Steve Burton and Ingo Rademacher, were fixtures of ABC’s “General Hospital,” a long-running daytime drama set in the fictional town of Port Charles, N.Y. About one in five American adults has not received…
On the world stage, Colombian fashion has become well known for its sophisticated use of hand-wrought ancestral techniques, from weaving and embroidery to beading. It is not uncommon to see a brightly colored Mochila bag — a staple accessory for most Colombians — or a typical palm straw hat on international catwalks or being worn…
“When I first saw it, it was pretty rough — a bunch of old warehouses, no plants anywhere. It was a dust bowl of grease and oil,” said the artist James Delaney, of what is now Victoria Yards, in the impoverished Johannesburg neighborhood of Lorentzville. Still, it was a convenient site, much closer to downtown…
“I descend from a family which has always been engaged in textile handicrafts,” Ms. Milkovic said. “Slavonia, where I was born, has a rich tradition of embroidery and really richly decorated national costumes.” In keeping with these pandemic times, Etno Butik Mara added face masks, which can be personalized with embroidered gold or silver initials…
It was supposed to be the great comeback of Europe’s winter travel season, with bright Christmas markets with the aromas of sizzling sausages and mulled wine wafting through the air, skiers gliding down snowy slopes and opera performances welcoming in-person audiences in grand theaters. But then came a deadly fourth wave of coronavirus cases, triggering…
Last spring, the surprise star of Casa Décor, Madrid’s massive interiors and design show house, was not a trend emerging from Copenhagen or Paris, but rather a roomful of artisanal Spanish crafts. They didn’t have to travel far, having been created in Castilla-La Mancha, the vast and sparsely populated region south of the Spanish capital…
Surrounded by mountains and fjords on Norway’s west coast, Bergen is among the rainiest cities in Europe. But locals will tell you that what’s worse than the rain is the wind. “It’s the umbrella’s graveyard,” said Karine Trellevik Lunde, a fashion designer who moved to Bergen 12 years ago from Norway’s east coast, where the…
On Thursday, a larger-than-life helium-filled likeness of Grogu, the beloved “Mandalorian” character also known as Baby Yoda and the Child, will make his aerial debut above the streets of New York. The Grogu balloon marks the first “Star Wars” inflatable in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — a thrill for fans of that cosmic…
Sophia Wu and Rachel Fulton, who are best friends, met in 2013, on their first day of freshman year at New York University. A little over eight years later, on Nov. 5, they selected matching Forever Sweet Nothing Bracelets to be welded around their respective wrists — a literal bond to celebrate their emotional one.…
With Black Friday sales sneaking up on us, it’s hard to know what to pay attention to. We’ve already seen the best deals from Nordstrom, Amazon, and Mejuri, but sometimes, we need to indulge even further. Thankfully, Net-a-Porter is ol’ reliable. With up to 50 percent off our favorite high-end designers, the luxury retailer is…