Adwoa Aboah is always on the move. She’s home in New York for fashion week but might catch the next flight to see her mum in West London, where she was raised. She’ll travel to festivals in Ghana for Gurls Talk, the online community she created as a safe space for women to discuss mental…
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Getty ImagesPietro D’aprano TL;DR—Too Long, Didn’t Read—is ELLE.com’s answer to Fashion Week roundups. It’s fun, it’s fast, and hold tight, because it’s gonna get you through this Monday like coffee and baby goat videos combined. One year ago, Millennial Pink powder-puffed its way across the New York runways. Today, it made its grand return… and…
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Advertisement Two entirely different collections from Telfar and Rodarte have one very important thing in common. Sept. 10, 2018 Image Rodarte, spring 2019.CreditStefania Curto for The New York Times About halfway through the Telfar show/happening, held Sunday at a helipad on East 34th Street, the plastic tarp that had been protecting the audience from the…
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It’s back-to-school shopping season, and American families will spend $82.8 billion this year, most of it on clothing, the National Retail Federation estimates. It’s second only to Christmas for many retailers. Families with children planned to spend an average of $237 on clothing per child, according to data from the federation. And most of that…
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As on Inishmore, the day tourist trade had taken hold. There were horse and trap rides, coffee carts and stands selling local fudge. But just beyond the flurry of town, Inisheer, with its 250 residents, is perhaps the most physically picturesque of the three Aran Islands, and its three square miles make it easy to…
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“We know guidelines recommend surgery by 18 months, but studies show many boys are not operated on by that time. In our study half were later, in others even more,” he said. The doctors taking care of babies need to be more aware of the guidelines, he said, and parents should expect their sons to…
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Advertisement a Conversation With… Dr. Matthew Might is developing a strategy for people seeking treatments for little-known ailments. Image Dr. Matthew Might prepares to take a walk with his son, Bertrand, who has a rare genetic disorder.CreditCreditBob Miller for The New York Times By Karen Weintraub Sept. 10, 2018 A decade ago, when their son…
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Tai chi provided superior benefits to other fall-reduction approaches like physical therapy, balance exercises, stretching, yoga or resistance training. Tai chi, in effect, combines the benefits of most of these: It strengthens the lower body, improves posture, promotes flexibility, increases a person’s awareness of where the body is in space and improves one’s ability to…
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Advertisement Hey hey, Miss America 2.0 comes through. Sept. 9, 2018 Image Miss New York, Nia Franklin, in the “Show Us Your Shoes” Parade that opens each year’s Miss America pageant.CreditJessica Lehrman for The New York Times On Sunday night, Nia Franklin was crowned Miss America 2019. A classically trained opera singer, Ms. Franklin represented…
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