Italian-born fashion designer Mara Girone, 46, and her British husband, Mark Tyers, 47, moved to Hampstead village in 2017 with their two children. The village is less than half a mile from Hampstead Heath, a 790-acre area of woodlands and ponds, and the heath and surrounding areas are a popular respite for London residents looking … Read more
IN 2019, Christian Conner was pondering buying a membership at Soho House, a social club in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. The then-28-year-old media consultant showed up for a tour of this playground for the hipster elite in his classic “preppy with a twist” uniform—sport coat, trousers and one of his prized Gucci ties. All was going … Read more
At 75, Diane von Furstenberg is working on a reinvention of her company. “This is my third-generation rebirth,” says Ms. von Furstenberg, who over the past two years brought in 33-year-old Gabby Hirata as president and CEO of her company and hired granddaughter Talita von Furstenberg as co-chairwoman. The Belgian-born, New York-based designer and entrepreneur … Read more
SIMPLICITY IS the most difficult thing to secure in this world,” wrote George Sand (aka Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dudevant). In her mid-19th century heyday, women were more concerned with corsets and trains than comfy tops. But her declaration could easily apply to the modern quest for simplicity—in the form of the perfect, plain white tee that universally … Read more
In 2018, Queen Elizabeth II and Anna Wintour were photographed laughing in the front row of a Richard Quinn fashion show in London—just two rather powerful grannies chatting it up. For the longest-reigning British monarch, now 96, this was a rare fashion-week outing, but for the longest-reigning editor-in-chief of American Vogue, now 72, it was … Read more
In “The Northman,” director Robert Eggers’s recently released Viking epic, Prince Amleth spends a chunk of the film’s two-plus hours shirtless. As the movie takes place in the early 10th century, the choice is in keeping with history. But it also seems intended to flaunt actor Alexander Skarsgård’s six-pack. In nearly every fight scene, the … Read more
In “The Northman,” director Robert Eggers’s recently released Viking epic, Prince Amleth spends a chunk of the film’s two-plus hours shirtless. As the movie takes place in the early 10th century, the choice is in keeping with history. But it also seems intended to flaunt actor Alexander Skarsgård’s six-pack. In nearly every fight scene, the … Read more
SIX MONTHS AGO Justin Benson, 38, purchased a pair of boots in faux-snakeskin with cream-and-black scales. These slithery numbers joined other items with a whiff of debauchery in his wardrobe: a prowl of silky animal-print shirts (tiger, leopard); crocodile-embossed-leather loafers; and olive-green leather pants from the in-house line of Swedish store Very Good. Mr. Benson, … Read more
Dario Catellani for WSJ. magazine | Styling by Vittoria Cerciello April 21, 2022 8:31 am ET Set in the otherworldly caves of the Grotta di Bossea in Italy, stylist Vittoria Cerciello and photographer Dario Catellani aimed to feature the vivid colors and textural cuts of spring’s most exciting pieces on model Anna Ewers. “I wanted … Read more
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