Lucie Lott said she knew she would marry Eladio Fabregas even before the two had spoken. Their paths first crossed in September 2021 outside the cafeteria at Samford University in Homewood, Ala. Ms. Lott, now 22, was starting as a freshman, and Mr. Fabregas, 25, who goes by Lalo, was…
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Can Gardens Be Goth? – The New York Times
Chloe Hurst dons a black veil to keep the bugs out of her eyes while planting flowers that would be at home in a Tim Burton film: black hero tulips, New York Night hellebores and black mamba petunias. She sees her garden as a reflection of herself. “I’m a Scorpio,…
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Jill Biden’s Dress Does Post-Debate Damage Control
To the political strategy that might in the future be called “transparent efforts to change the narrative and repair the damage done to Joe Biden in the first presidential debate,” add the dress that Jill Biden wore to accompany her husband to his next-day rally in Raleigh, N.C. As President…
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Sparks Flew All Over the World
But “it wasn’t the puppies that made us get back together,” Ms. Lal said. “It was spending that time together, talking and getting really vulnerable with each other.” Lives built around travel, Mr. Riglin said, “can sometimes keep things surface level.” In Bali, they went deep. By early June, the…
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A Perfect Match, Except for God and Dogs
What happens when deal breakers don’t break the deal?
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NBA Draft Fits: 24 Prospects Discuss Their Red Carpet Style
The future of basketball strolled into Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday night decked out in suits by Armani, Versace and Dolce & Gabbana, among others. The towering, baby-faced athletes were dressed in their best for the night of their lives: the N.B.A. draft. Their arrival at the draft was…
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SailGP Draws Thousands of Spectators to the New York Harbor
At 11:30 a.m. Sunday morning, with New York City under a heat advisory, a gaggle of sailing enthusiasts, dressed in polo shirts and summer dresses, boarded a ferry for Governors Island to watch towering F50 catamarans race along the skyline of Lower Manhattan and in front of the Statue of…
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Chanel Is at a Crossroad. Where Does It Go From Here?
Earlier this month Virginie Viard, the creative director of Chanel, the second largest luxury brand in the world by sales, left the house. She had been in her job for approximately five years, ever since the 2019 death of Karl Lagerfeld, her mentor and the brand’s former designer, with whom…
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How Short Is Too Short for a Skirt?
I love short skirts, but as a fit, professional woman, how short can I go? I am comfortable with two, maybe three, inches above the knee, but I fear dressing “too young” as the years go by. How will I know when I have gone over the line? — Ann,…
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How A Fashion Critic Mentally Catalogs Fashion Week Shows
If fashion is a storytelling business, it should follow that runway shows are narratives. Yet they can’t be. For starters, they lack a plot. True, designers can be relied upon to spiel about inspirations, travels or philosophies as a listener’s eyeballs roll back in his head. The truth is that…