Far from the neon streets of Tokyo, and even farther from the fluorescent hospital lighting in Atlanta I had come to resent, Kyoto’s soft morning sun enveloped me on a chilly November morning, when my husband and I found ourselves at Okazaki Shrine. Nestled in the city’s serene Northern Higashiyama district, this...

During the fashion show season that just passed, you didn’t have to look far for the trend’s revival. At Gucci, we saw a suite of second-skin models; at Miu Miu, ultra-cropped silhouettes in roomier, almost A-line fits, while at Prada, dresses were cinched at the waist, split at the hem, and rendered...

I’m a single mother of what doctors and insurance companies cheerfully call an “advanced maternal age,” which makes me sound like an appliance with an expired warranty. In reality, I’m a 42-year-old woman with a toddler who is having—against all cultural expectations—a genuinely good time.There’s a particular pleasure to being an older...

Dolce & Gabbana has appointed Stefano Cantino as co-CEO, alongside Alfonso Dolce.“I am pleased to have Stefano Cantino by my side in this new phase of growth and development of Dolce & Gabbana,” Alfonso Dolce, Dolce & Gabbana CEO and brother of co-founder Domenico Dolce, said in a statement on Monday. His...

Has Europe captured the lost demand? Not enough to transform the region into a growth driver, analysts say. HSBC has revised its organic growth forecasts for the full year downward for Europe, from 4% to 2.5%.Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, whose sales surpassed €2 billion last year, offers a useful benchmark. Its sales were...

“My name is Pink and I’m really glad to meet you” is how PinkPantheress opened her Coachella set last night, kicking things off with her super-bop “Illegal.” Of course, the huge, screaming crowd of fans were already well aware of exactly who she was.Thanks to her second mixtape, 2025’s Fancy That, the...

Meghan Markle’s Montecito mom wardrobe doesn’t tend to deviate: it’s all luxe cashmeres and airy linens in cream, navy, and charcoal tones. On the red carpet and for more glamorous occasions, expect flowy Ralph Lauren, drapey Balenciaga, slinky Chanel, and a sprinkling of some old Hollywood glamour.On Friday evening (April 10), the...

I’m of the mindset that creating small habits leads to big changes. That’s why a 2024 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast titled “9 Small Things That Will Make a Surprisingly Big Difference” caught my attention. In the episode, Robbins told me about a singular thing that she claimed was “the solution...

Next, they began to unpack the costume design for the actor’s characters in a suite of varied SNL sketches; they realized they could have a lot of fun. “ chose lots of sketches that played to my strengths and also challenged me a little bit, but also, there’s a diversity in characters,”...

Two hours before Justin Bieber began his 2026 Coachella set last night, I found myself inching closer and closer towards the main stage, where the Canadian pop star and late millennial icon was set to perform at 11:25 p.m. Some diehard Beliebers—Justin’s fiercest fans—were already camped out near the front barricades. I...