Of all the celebrity nail trends arriving this summer, chiffon nails are perhaps the most unexpected. In a sea of polka dots, gems, and metallic embellishments, ultra-sheer nails defy an otherwise maximalist mood. Worn by celebrities like Gemma Chan and Gracie Abrams, the minimal style was a recurring theme at...

The first time Louis Vuitton’s Nicolas Ghesquière visited New York, he stayed downtown at a friend’s loft on Lafayette Street, in the then-transforming neighborhood of SoHo. “It was really a shock for me to see that you could live in those cool buildings and apartments,” he tells Nicole Phelps on...

Set in Tudor England, against the backdrop of Anne Boleyn’s arrest, 1536 has become the runaway, must-see show of the year. Since its award-winning, sold-out run at the Almeida in 2025, the play—penned by breakout playwright and screenwriter Ava Pickett and directed by Lyndsey Turner—has picked up a new producer...

For me, the peplum is a sartorial whiplash: a timewarping vortex opens up and deposits me back into the club, the dance floor populated by women rocking blazers and caged heels, Pitbull blaring. For Katie Holmes, the peplum is a refreshing spring shape, an easy breezy silhouette that hits all...

I’ve just returned home after three whirlwind weeks of travel, and while I was away, I engaged in my favorite form of historical research–slash–souvenir shopping: thrifting. From Bucharest, Romania, to Siena, Italy, I discovered some true gems, from faux-fur pink-and-blue kitten heels at Twice Vintage Shop in Rome to a...

Every year, the Cannes Film Festival is all about generating buzz: Industry bigwigs descend upon the even to find out who’s hot, up-and-coming, and a fresh new voice in filmmaking. (This year, alone young talents like Jordan Firstman or Kristine Froseth have been such names on people’s lips.) But that...

I have not historically cared about soccer, but after spending a week in Italy—where World Cup excitement is already at a fever pitch, several weeks before the tournament officially begins on June 11—I have to admit that watching a match in a packed bar with a cold glass of wine...

Hot, sweaty evenings into nights, foldout chairs sprawling onto the sidewalk, the odd trek up a five-floor walk up to a sought-after rooftop soirée. New York summer is a far cry from a picturesque European beach club. And that’s exactly what brands are banking on.Ahead of peak summer, brands from...

Harris Tapper founders Sarah Harris Gould and Lauren Tapper aren’t quite sure how it happened, but New York makes up 10% of their New Zealand-based brand’s overall sales.Built to fit into the modern woman’s daily life — from work, to school drop-off, to dinner and drinks — Harris Tapper’s pieces are a...

While dewy skin and glass-like complexions reigned supreme on red carpets and FYPs last year, 2026’s biggest beauty trend is more diffused and soft-focus: Enter the “blurred skin” trend.What is blurred skin?Blurred skin is the polar opposite of last season’s allegiance to glossy, butter-like skin. Dominic Skinner, MAC Cosmetics UK’s...