Off Brand is a column that delves into trends in fashion and beauty. FOR A 1984 appearance on Late Night with David Letterman, Tina Turner, then 44, emerged in a microscopic black leather miniskirt, black top, fishnets and serious high heels. There to promote her first big solo record, “Private Dancer,” with its hit “What’s […]
RUDYARD KIPLING arrived in Brattleboro, Vt., hassled, broke and looking for a little peace and quiet. The Japanese bank in which he had kept all his money had collapsed in the early stages of the Panic of 1893. His wife, Carrie, was pregnant with their first child. And while a famous writer at that point, […]
WHAT ARE THE odds a small-production Pinot Noir casually launched by friends would become the best-known wine of Oregon and the linchpin of a company that reported over $43 million in revenue last year? A to Z Wineworks of Newberg, Ore., is now in its 19th year. While A to Z Pinot may not be […]
The sound of Irish laughter is music to Sharon Horgan’s ears. “Making your home country laugh or happy is actually quite addictive,” Ms. Horgan says. It is one of the reasons she decided to produce “Frank of Ireland,” a six-part comedy which will premiere April 16 on Amazon Prime. Ms. Horgan, 50, has made comedies […]
An NFT frenzy is raging and artists want in. From museum darlings to digital upstarts, artists across the marketplace say nonfungible tokens could be a game-changer, roiling gallery loyalties and reshaping what creators can demand financially and how they work. NFTs are tokens that amount to digital certificates of authenticity and allow images that exist […]
Off Brand is a column that delves into trends in fashion and beauty. ON A RECENT sunny day, a French bulldog named Hector took a walk with his owner to a café near their home in Los Angeles. As usual, Hector wore his $380 French leather “Dorró” collar and $520 “Tascher” leash, both in beige. […]
OLESIA STEFANKO is neither a dominatrix nor a cosplay enthusiast. Yet last month, she wore a black cotton, boned Dion Lee corset on a stroll with her 8-month-old son. The Miami Beach-based blogger fastened her corset over a white T-shirt and paired it with faded “mom jeans” and sneakers. To Ms. Stefanko, 32, the elaborately […]
WHEN A CLIENT sent Chicago interior designer Elizabeth Stamos Instagram images as aesthetic references, some depicted encaustic-cement flooring tile in a black-and-white, four-leaf-clover pattern—a particularly trite trend. Ms. Stamos’s unspoken reaction? “Take a damn risk.” Thanks to home-reno TV and social media algorithms, Americans’ tastes in décor have congealed into a sort of groupthink monotony. […]
DURING FEBRUARY’S virtual Golden Globes, some actors including Christian Slater and Colin Farrell observed the suit-and-tie decorum of a more conventional award telecast. Others took this atypical Globes as an opportunity to shrug off formality. Among this casual crew was nominee Jeff Daniels, who appeared onscreen in a flannel shirt by Carhartt, the 132-year-old workwear […]
WINES CAN OFTEN provide a reflection of the countries where they’re made. Take, for example, the Sauvignon Blancs of New Zealand. Even in a year such as 2020, both the country and the wines managed to triumph. New Zealand was almost Covid-free and the vintage was one of the best in recent history. The early […]
