Virgil Abloh Can Virgil Abloh Fit in a Museum?The New York Times - By JON CARAMANICACHICAGO — There is one room in “Figures of Speech,” the Virgil Abloh exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, that vividly demonstrates how his aesthetic principles, emotional range and commercial
Photos Pink in the HamptonsThe New York TimesThe Millennial Pink Party, a fund-raiser to support the Humans Rights Campaign and Planned Parenthood, was held Aug. 17 at Gurney’s in Montauk. The party’s hosts, from left, Justin Mikita, Toby Milstein
Venice Beach Snapchat’s Disappearing Act Leaves Venice Beach Searching for Its FutureThe New York TimesStreet performers have had a big role in shaping Venice’s creative ethos. The Gingerbread Court on Ocean Front Walk once housed the lively Sean’s Cafe. Snap took up the lease and turned it into an employee
Dover Fall’s Sportiest Knits, in the WildThe New York TimesPriscavera top, $330, priscavera.com. Etro sweater, $1,160, (212) 317-9096. Max Mara turtleneck, $525, (212) 879-6100. Kiko Kostadinov skirt, about $1,047, Dover Street Market New York, (646) 837-7750.
What Pops in a Sea of Shrill Color? Hint: It’s Not PinkThe New York TimesGabrielle Homola has rediscovered black. “I’ve noticed a lot of other people have rediscovered it, too,” she said. Gabrielle Homola has rediscovered black. “I’ve noticed a lot of other people have rediscovered
Photos 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg and La La Anthony at ‘Power’ ConcertThe New York Times“Power,” the popular crime series on Starz, premiered its sixth and final season on Aug. 20 with a concert at Madison Square Garden. The show’s creators, Courtney A. Kemp and Curtis Jackson, on stage.
Technology Hollywood’s Premier Fashion Camp, for Ages 6 and UpThe New York TimesA week of fashion camp ends with an elaborate runway show, put on for parents and friends. Olivia, 8, and Ruby, 6, put the finishing touches on outfits they made. Olivia’s was inspired by “Beauty and Beast.”
Avant-garde Ann Demeulemeester Doesn’t Miss Fashion at All. She Has Other Plans.The New York TimesOf her life after fashion, Ann Demeulemeester feels “free,” she said. Of her life after fashion, Ann Demeulemeester feels “free,” she said. The designer has come to respect the unpredictability of tending
Peppermint A Return to Beloved Hippie-Era Beauty ProductsThe New York TimesClockwise from left: Dr. Singha’s Mustard Bath, $13, drsingha.com. Mountain Ocean Skin Trip Coconut Moisturizer, $15, amazon.com. Dr. Bronner’s Hemp Peppermint Pure-Castile Soap, $19, drbronner.com. Jao
Collage A Designer Who Views the World as a CollageThe New York TimesFrom left: Bertozzi & Casoni’s “Atessa” (2016); Suzuki Harunobu’s “Jakuren Hoshi” (18th century), © Pictures from History/The Image Works From left: Courtesy of Etro; Michelangelo Merisi Detto Il Caravaggio’s
Obituaries Ann Gish Phillips Dies at 70; Designed and Sold Luxury BeddingThe New York Times - By ADRIANA BALSAMOAnn Gish Phillips, a bedding and textiles designer whose luxury home goods company sold more than 1,500 products in stores around the globe, died on Aug. 2 at her home in North Salem, N.Y. She was 70.
Chloë Sevigny Chloë Sevigny Will Make New York Smell BetterThe New York Times - By BEE SHAPIROChloë Sevigny, the art house queen and fashion muse, has been justly acclaimed for her nuanced and wide-ranging performances — most memorably, perhaps, the contemporary polygamist in “Big Love,” the party
Brooklyn, NY The Man Behind Those Throbbing Warehouse Parties in BrooklynThe New York Times - By BEN DETRICKAn army of young people swarmed through the darkened rectangles of industrial Brooklyn, orienteering by thudding beats and prismatic light to a former shipbuilding factory. They wore chokers and tracksuits,
Technology The Collective Memory of American ShoppersThe New York Times Remember what malls were like in the 1960s? Some folks in retail-focused Facebook groups sure do.
Bottega Veneta This Fall, Dark Florals AboundThe New York TimesLeft: Bottega Veneta dress, $5,400, bottegaveneta.com. Ulla Johnson top, $365, ullajohnson.com. Right: Marni dress, $2,490, marni.com. Chloé top, $2,595, (646) 350-1770. Left: Bottega Veneta dress, $5,400,
Business The World Has a Diamond Glut. Why Is That a Problem?The New York TimesA diamond cutting and polishing workshop in Ahmedabad, India. Businesses in this part of the supply chain have had to absorb much of the raw stones’ price volatility. The Argyle diamond mine in Western
Baywatch How the ‘Baywatch’ Swimsuit Became a Summer ClassicThe New York Times A lifeguard station on the beach at Santa Monica, Calif., the setting of”Baywatch.” The swimsuits were based on what real lifeguards wore, in the signature red color.
Hair Color Comedian Julio Torres Changes His Hair Color (Again)The New York TimesJulio Torres, a comedian and writer, got his hair dyed at Salon G in Greenwich Village. Mr. Torres has been going to his hairstylist, Marcy Ozuna, right, for about 10 years. Ms. Ozuna’s station is plastered
Obituaries Alla Verber, Who Gave Russia a Taste for Luxury, Dies at 61The New York TimesAlla Verber in 2007. She was a boldface name in Russia, with 422,000 followers on Instagram tracking her jet-set lifestyle and her tongue-in-cheek video posts. Ms. Verber, right, at a Vogue event in Moscow
Cate Blanchett Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway and Cate Blanchett on the Red CarpetThe New York TimesTom Sturridge, left, and Jake Gyllenhaal at the Aug 8. premiere of “Sea Wall/A Life,” a new play on Broadway they star in. “Where’d You Go Bernadette” was screened at the Metrograph theater on Aug 12.
Fall Fashion Fall Fashion: The New NeutralsThe New York TimesBalenciaga jacket, $4,200, top, $1,450, and skirt, $2,490, (212) 328-1671. Wolford tights, $61, wolfordshop.com. Stella McCartney shoes, (212) 320-8350. JW Anderson jacket, cape and skirt, price on request,
The Arts Are Hippies the New Goths?The New York Times - By RUTH LA FERLAAll smiles in their ribbon-and-lace-trimmed mini-dresses, the three winsome young women could not have been more eye-catching. That they were members of the Manson clan, photographed, hair swinging, on
Billie Eilish Beyond Androgyny: Nonbinary Teenage FashionThe New York Times - By HAYLEY KRISCHERAnna Kinlock, 17, was at the Brooklyn Museum the other day wearing mid-calf black leather platform boots with small silver spikes, buckle straps and five-inch heels. Fishnet stockings, a mini gray lace
