More than 13 years after leaving fashion behind, Martin Margiela, the elusive and highly influential Belgian designer who changed how we dressed in the 1990s, is back. But not as part of a nostalgia-driven trend wave. As an artist. On Oct. 20, Mr. Margiela’s debut solo show, which is untitled, opens at Lafayette Anticipations —…
This article is part of our Business Transformation special report, about how the pandemic has changed how the world does business. The interior designer Gillian Segal at first worried that her Vancouver, British Columbia-based business was flatlining. “I had a really quiet three weeks where I freaked out,” she said. Then came the Zoom boom.…
He predicted that the use of technology in veterinary practices would continue to grow, as younger veterinarians entered the profession and the range of technologies expanded. Yet technology has barely affected some aspects of the pet-care industry. Eight years ago, Deanna Greenwood left a fashion industry job to spend more time at home with her…
Ricardo and Daphny Ainslie happened upon the house that would become their home while strolling the North University neighborhood of Austin, Texas, in 2009 and noticing a dejected-looking man outside a compact 1920s bungalow. “There was a realtor sitting, literally with head in hand, on the front steps,” said Mr. Ainslie, 72, a psychology professor…
Sister Parish, the grande dame of American interior decorating, was a young Depression-era mother when she embarked on her career. She had no formal training in design, and yet she went on to reimagine the rooms of the White House with Jacqueline Kennedy after her husband became president. Mrs. Parish exalted luxury, yet the interiors…
Because marriage is an ever-evolving experience, we constantly shift, change and, in some cases, start over. In It’s No Secret, couples share thoughts about commitment and tell us what they have learned, revealing their secret to making it work. (Answers are edited for context and space.) Who Josh Kilmer-Purcell, 52, and Dr. Brent Ridge, 48…
First came the TikTok lights, then the TikTok yoga pants and finally, this summer, the TikTok necklace: a three-strand Vivienne Westwood pearl choker first shown in 1990 that has popped up in certain stylish corners of the app. The necklace, which imbues prim pearls with a bit of punk, is one of many vintage Westwood…
Ilya S. SavenokGetty Images Like many during lockdown, not being able to travel heavily affected Tia Adeola. The Nigerian-born, London-raised, and New York-based fashion designer is the definition of internationally influenced, so the impact of quarantine—limiting her access to explore new terrain—was a major blow to the driving forces in her creative process. Her designs…
Senator Kyrsten Sinema may have been in Europe recently on a fund-raising trip and out of reach of the activists who have dogged her footsteps, frustrated with her obstruction of President Biden’s social spending bill. But despite the fact her office has been keeping her itinerary under wraps, were those protesters able to follow her…
Swing-arm sconces put light exactly where you need it. And they’re especially helpful in spaces where you don’t have wiring for a ceiling fixture or a place for a free-standing lamp. “I do love a swing-arm,” said Heidi Caillier, an interior designer based in Seattle. “They’re really great for directed reading light, and feel more…