Fashion is about necessity and pleasure — the need to get dressed (unless you belong to a nudist colony, that is) and the joy of owning beautiful things and expressing oneself through clothes and accessories. While they couldn’t ignore what…
Read MoreLove Letter: No Limitations on an Interabled Couple’s Love
When Charisma Jamison and Cole Sydnor first met at the Sheltering Arms Physical Rehabilitation Centers in Richmond, Va., Ms. Jamison noticed Mr. Sydnor working out and thought he was good looking. Mr. Sydnor, who is a quadriplegic, is paralyzed from…
Read MoreWhen Music Is on Your Holiday List
Online subscriptions and charity donations are easy ways to give the gift of sound this year. By Rachel Felder In a holiday season when it may not be possible to hand someone a CD or a boxed set of vinyl,…
Read MoreAll Santa Wants for Christmas Is to Stay Out of Politics
After a brush with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, professional Santa Clauses are just trying to get through this holiday season safely. By Sandra E. Garcia and Sapna Maheshwari Ric Erwin is one of thousands of men…
Read MoreThe Goodbye Hug Was Just the Beginning
Mili Shah did not see the hug coming. “It was a lanky, awkward, goodbye hug that really surprised me,” said Ms. Shah, 30, the executive director of corporate strategy at Sumitovant Biopharma, a biotech company in New York. The hug…
Read MoreWith Natacha Ramsay-Levi Leaving Chloé, Can We Stop Playing Designer Musical Chairs?
Natacha Ramsay-Levi, the cool French girl who brought a cool-French-girl chic to Chloé that proved … well, perhaps a bit too cool, announced on Thursday that she was stepping down after four years as creative director. No successor was named….
Read MoreFashion Awards 2020: A Manifesto for Change
LONDON — There was no glitz and glam this year: No more red-carpet gowns, paparazzi flashes, pop-star performances or after parties. Instead, on Thursday night, just as the U.K. was coming out of lockdown, the British Fashion Council released a 30-minute…
Read MoreBridget Foley’s Diary: Kerry O’Brien in Command
Commando isn’t a shy word. Kerry O’Brien isn’t a shy person. She speaks her mind, and describes business moves using the terminology of battle — acting with “bravery”; going “on the offensive.” So co-opting the cheeky double entendre as the…
Read MoreWeaving Centuries of Skill Into Silk
KYOTO, Japan — Japanese people traditionally have not worn the kind of gold and gemstone jewelry common in Western societies. “Back in the day, one way high-society people used to distinguish themselves from the common people was kimono,” said Masataka…
Read MoreTailored Brands May Need to Scale Back on Tailored Clothing as It Exits Bankruptcy
Tailored Brands, Inc., is ready to start its next chapter. Late Monday night, the men’s wear retailer completed its restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11. Under the terms of the plan, which was confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in…
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