Fashion

Susan Gelles met the love of her life at a singles mixer. But first, she ran away.

This may be a tale about the rise of a German sandal brand, but it is not a straightforward fashion story.After all, for a large chunk of its 249-year history, Birkenstock was...

I am a woman in perimenopause. I struggle with brain fog, among other symptoms. In conversation, I sometimes explain what’s going on while it’s happening: “Ugh, I am struggling to remember the...

By now, the story of Britney Spears’s conservatorship and its eventual unraveling is well known: For years, Ms. Spears was trapped in a legal situation in which most of the money she...

Sam with the AnswerMy girlfriends made a habit of crushing on my big brother John. Exactly why, I had no clue. He was bespectacled, skinny, an honor roll guy — no jacked...

In the comments on a recent TikTok post by RyanAir, an exuberant traveler posted about flying the airline for the first time. In the past, the typical corporate response to this might...

When you’re designing or decorating a home, you have to consider the needs of the occupants — and that means not just people, but any resident animals.“Our clients are very serious about...

Once upon a time, there was a princess in Denmark who aspired to become an artist.Though she was the eldest child of the country’s reigning king, for the first 12 years of...

As a 20-something woman who considers herself a feminist, I can’t help but wonder how my fashion choices contribute to the rigid beauty standards for women. Putting on a cute outfit or...

Zadie Smith. Elif Batuman. Joyce Carol Oates. Dionne Brand. Alice Munro. Patricia Lockwood. Olga Tokarczuk. Lydia Davis. Rachel Kushner. Deborah Levy. Rachel Cusk. Yoko Tawada. Chris Kraus. Mary Gaitskill. Sheila Heti. Fleur...