“It’s an adrenaline rush out there,” says Lena Dunham, sitting backstage after making her fashion week debut for 16Arlington, the London-based label founded by designers Marco Capaldo and Kikka Cavenati in 2017. “I have to say, I think I was very coddled today—all of the girls were running and doing their quick changes, but people
Continue Reading...Kaia Gerber and Bella Hadid Sport a New Model Off-Duty Jacket
Traditionally, the model uniform has revolved around the leather moto jacket. Paired with a classic white tee, it’s a style that carries an instant, effortlessly cool vibe—in other words, the perfect off-duty piece for castings. But this New York Fashion Week, catwalk stars have switched things up in the outerwear department. More specifically, Kaia Gerber
Continue Reading...At the Heard Museum Hoop Dancing Competition, Indigenous Beauty and Skill Were on Full Display
Hoop dancing is one of the many traditions indigenous people are still carrying on today. Originally a healing dance, the art form is now performed at powwows and other cultural events as a form of showmanship. Once a year, it also turns into a competitive sport: This past weekend, the 31st annual World Championship Hoop
Continue Reading...Meet the Creator Behind the Ultimate Tom Ford-Era Gucci Fan Account
Just as there are celebrity style accounts run by dedicated fans who locate every item of their icon’s latest outfit (quite literally down to the socks), there are those who run designer appreciation Instagram accounts. One that sticks out—in particular for this Tom Ford-era Gucci fanatic—is the account @TomFordForGucci. The feed is dotted with all
Continue Reading...The 25 Best Places to Cry in New York
“We need never be ashamed of our tears,” Charles Dickens wrote in Great Expectations, and that maxim is never truer than on Valentine’s Day. Whether you’re newly dumped, perennially single, mired in a meh relationship, or just not feeling all the commercialized fuss, the advent of February 14 can precipitate the occasional mini existential crisis.
Continue Reading...Feels Like a Steal: The $195 Pearl Charm Necklace You Can Wear Three Ways
This necklace had me at hello for two reasons: I’m a big Lizzie Fortunato fan, and I love a pearl. Lucky for me, pearls are having a real moment right now, even if I like to think of myself as a loyal pearl enthusiast, rather than a fair-weather fan. Lizzie Fortunato also happens to do
Continue Reading...Kiko Mizuhara’s Guide to Flawless Skin, and the Perfect Cat Eye
“Actually, I learned how to do makeup from watching RuPaul’s Drag Race,,” says model and actor Kiko Mizuhara. Over the years, those techniques have come in handy—and Mizuhara notes she can do her whole routine in less than 10 minutes—as Mizuhara has traveled the world for work, most recently making her Netflix debut on Queer
Continue Reading...A “Ski Bride” Gown Was the First Look at This Winter Wedding in Aspen
A blind date brought Etta Meyer and Ian McLendon together. “I was still the photo director of a magazine in New York,” explains Etta, now the editor in chief of Aspen Peak magazine. “I was contemplating my move out West, where my family is from. On a visit to Aspen over the Fourth of July,
Continue Reading...Madden To Change Sport Career Direction After Tokyo
Beezie Madden will semi-retire from high-performance sport following the 2020 Olympic Games, which will be held Jul. 24 – Aug. 9 in Tokyo. Going forward, Madden, 56, of Cazenovia, New York, will focus instead on developing horses and riders to the championship level. “With the horses we have now, we’re 100 percent committed to trying
Continue Reading...Late-Game Decision Pays Off For Springsteen At WEF 6
Before she even landed off the first fence of the jump-off in the $137,000 CSI3* Grand Prix, Jessica Springsteen was pretty sure she’d already lost. She and Volage Du Val Henry had a little bit of a miscommunication on take-off to that first jump and elicited some gasps from the crowd. The scrappy mare kept
Continue Reading...Cornacchia’s Valentine Gives Her An Unforgettable Anniversary Gift At WEF
Looking at the emotion across Rachel Cornacchia’s face following Friday night’s $137,000 CSI3* Grand Prix at the Winter Equestrian Festival, you would’ve thought she won the whole thing. In a way she did. In only her second week competing in the international classes at WEF, the 30-year-old Canadian rider took second behind Jessica Springsteen and
Continue Reading...Two Veteran Partnerships And A “Blind Date” Top WCHR Hunter Spectacular
The annual $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular is always a mixed bag of competitors. There are the veteran partnerships who have ribboned at all of the top shows throughout the country, amateurs and juniors competing in their first feature class, and then there are the pairings that just get together for one
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