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Ken Price was hired 36 years ago as director of public relations at the Palmer House Hilton. But it’s his other gig at the renowned Chicago property that speaks more to him: That of hotel historian, an official title he has held for 11 years. Mr. Price is the go-to guy for anything relating to…
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Image Sophie Theallet on her runway in New York City in September, 2015.CreditFernanda Calfat/Getty Images In the fall of 2016, Sophie Theallet, a French designer who founded her namesake label in New York in 2007, was feeling a burst of momentum. She had been heralded as a champion of inclusivity after her graceful fall collection,…
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Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: Via Apple Podcasts | Via RadioPublic | Via Stitcher Amanda Gefter and her boyfriend lived in the same apartment but seemed to exist in entirely different time zones. Born with a sleep disorder, Ms. Gefter would wake when the sun set and go to bed…
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If you have to attend a wedding in the Fall, consider it a blessing. The season gives you the perfect weather to wear whatever you want saving you from having to make yet another annoying decision. Embrace longer sleeves without the fear of sweating through silk, wear a silk slip dress with a sleek layer,…
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It’s a mighty long way from El Capitan to the Louis Vuitton flagship on the Champs-Élysées, but don’t mention that to Virgil Abloh. For his fall 2019 collection, Mr. Abloh, the creative director for men’s wear at Vuitton, introduced a chalk bag not unlike the kind climbers like the free soloist Alex Honnold use to…
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Private social clubs would seem to be a perfect match for Los Angeles, where the best parties usually happen behind closed doors. But until recently, the main game in town was the Jonathan Club, which was founded in 1895 and barely registered among the young, dewier set. Everything changed in 2010, when Soho House opened…
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A caftan puts April Matthis in a sultry frame of mind. “They give you a feeling of air on your skin,” said Ms. Matthis, an actress in New York. “When the wind hits you a certain way, the line of your body is there. That’s sensual. It’s pleasurable.” It’s a mood, she might have added,…
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