IN BRIONY RAYMOND’S Upper East Side atelier, the décor is as extravagant as the jeweler’s designs: custom Marine Toile-patterned Schumacher drapes flank a large window, there are George III chairs upholstered with pale blue leather and two rows of Baccarat champagne flutes rest on a sterling silver tray. But among […]
Month: April 2022
With Westfield Malls’ European owner announcing it’s looking to unload its portfolio of American malls by next year, the outlook seems grim for U.S. shopping malls amid the e-commerce boom. However, consumer and retail expert Natalie Kotlyar, managing partner at BDO USA, believes malls still have life left in them. […]
There are two types of people in the summer: those who cut off all their hair into a super-short style, like a bob haircut, and those who keep it long and embrace their inner mermaid the entire season. If you fall into the latter category, you’re going to love the […]
Beauty Shamans is launching a complete range of treatment products infused with seaweed. (Photo by … [+] Barbara Alper/Getty Images) Getty Images Beauty Shamans, Shelly Marshall’s brainchild, helps women make peace with aging. Featuring a full range of seaweed-infused treatment products, which promote cellular regeneration, Marshall has IGTV channel where […]
Plus-size clothing will have a dedicated runway show at Australian fashion week this year, for the first time in the event’s 26-year history. “I’ve been fighting and working for this for 20-something years now,” said CEO of size-inclusive modelling agency Bella Management, Chelsea Bonner, who will be staging The Curve […]
ANDERSON, Ind. — An Anderson woman is passing along the success of her business to benefit others. But she is not just giving things away. Malia Songer, owner of Foreverbowens, has started a new drive for prom. You can help by donating items. Songer says she is constantly holding fundraisers […]
Elizabeth Arasevi had no intention to follow custom when it came to choosing a wedding dress. “Any bride wants to feel their most beautiful on their wedding day, and stuffing myself into a sugary sweet white dress for the sake of tradition was not an option for me,” said Ms. […]
I’ve always been a big fan of pearls. Even the words most commonly used to describe them — like “romantic” and “ethereal” — conjure up images of a dreamy, sensual world. That said, I know those sentiments don’t ring true for all. If you think of pearls and immediately see […]
McALLEN, Texas — A mountain of clothes swallowed half of Juani Lira’s petite body, from the waist down. But the 67-year-old did not seem to mind. Ms. Lira closely inspected a pair of black shorts studded with rhinestones and tossed them behind her, unimpressed. Too flashy for her teenage granddaughter, […]
Spring has arrived, which means spring sales events. And it’s going to be hard to beat Ulta’s Spring Haul Event sale which runs through April 16, where you can score up to 50% off your favorite skin-care, makeup, hair products and more. The retailer’s Spring Haul Event comes just days […]
What, exactly, constitutes “Gen Z style”? It’s a tricky thing to pin down, and that’s mainly because eclecticism and individualism are so key to the generation’s aesthetic preferences, as are TikTok, K-pop, slang millennials may never understand (is “cheugy” still a thing?) and a general rejection of the gender binary. That’s […]
Ester Manas is lighting up Paris Fashion Week with sexy, sensual collections designed for many bodies Ester Manas and Balthazar Delepierre are in the habit of finishing each other’s sentences, or otherwise just fully talking over each other as they rush to get their words out. The Belgian designers behind […]
