Support for the prostitutes and coffee shop owners was echoed in several interviews with Amsterdam residents, including Roy Van Kempen, a 31-year-old marketing manager who has lived in Amsterdam since 2008. “Paris has the Eiffel Tower, and we have the Red Light District and this idea that everything is possible in Amsterdam. And I would…
If the handbag is indeed going the way of the hat — not an item we need, as a year of quarantine proved, but a flourish, a fillip, a pick-me-up — then Enid Collins, a prolific accessories designer of the last century, was prescient. “Make something good, something with personality, glamorize it like hell, and…
Our Seder, a Year Later “Why is this night different from all the others?” Last Passover, there were more ways than usual. My father was hospitalized with low oxygen. My mother and sister, also sick, spent the holiday clutching their phones in case he called. I was with my partner, crying over chicken broth, gripped…
One after another, they came with venom for Lil Nas X. The basketball star Nick Young. The governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem. The rapper Joyner Lucas. Candace Owens and various right-wing Twitter personalities. Greg Locke, a Tennessee pastor. Fox News. Nike. They were clueless. Blissful, almost — lambs blind to the slaughter they were…
If 2020 was the year of the Zoom wedding, 2021 promises to be a year of after-parties. Covid-era newlyweds who pared down their guest lists and exchanged vows via livestream are planning full-on second weddings. But with those plans come an awkward set of etiquette questions. Is it OK to ask virtual guests to attend…
Edward BerthelotGetty Images Imitation is, oftentimes, the purest form of flattery, and no brand is as loved and sought after as the Telfar shopping tote. Much of Telfar’s success has been eclipsed by persistent resellers and rip-offs, so the Brooklyn-based brand found a solution—Telfar Bag Security Program. Originally launched in August 2020, Telfar is returning…
On Gabriela Hearst: Wrap poncho, $6,990, dress, $6,390, Gabriela Hearst. Chris Colls Growing up on a ranch in Uruguay, Gabriela Hearst learned a valuable lesson from riding horses. When the animal suddenly bolts, you can either panic or go with the flow, she explains: “My upbringing [exposed me to] dangerous situations where I had to…
To say that Gucci is beloved by fans and celebrities alike is a drastic understatement. For its rabid cult followers, ourselves included, we have something big to celebrate: Gucci is turning 100 this year. In addition to a slew of centennial content the brand is rolling out through 2021, its Beloved line of handbags is…
While your travel plans may be on hold, you can pretend you’re somewhere new for the night. Around the World at Home invites you to channel the spirit of a new place each week with recommendations on how to explore the culture, all from the comfort of your home. Over the course of the decade…
An overstuffed closet is a daily frustration: sweaters falling off shelves, shoes that seem to disappear into a black hole, closets rods cluttered with so many hangers that squeezing even one more in requires herculean strength. So we force the door shut and try to ignore the problem, even as we accumulate more stuff. But…