In a design studio high above West 38th Street in Manhattan on Saturday, the W.N.B.A. star Breanna Stewart positioned a felt jockey cap on top of her wavy brown hair. There were no basketballs, or horses, in sight. “I don’t even know who I am right now,” she said. Sabrina Ionescu, her teammate on the…
Three years ago, Tramell Tillman hatched a long-term plan to be invited to the Met Gala. He would turn heads in a superfine suit at New York Fashion Week. Capitalize on being cast in a buzzy role in the enigmatic Apple TV+ thriller “Severance.” Take a walk through the New York Botanical Garden for a…
Janelle Monáe was feeling euphoric on Sunday when asked to break down her look for this year’s Met Gala, which celebrates Black dandyism. “I feel like a kid in class ready to give the presentation,” Monáe said. After all, “she truly is the modern day dandy,” said Thom Browne, who designed her look. Since Monáe…
Janelle Monáe was feeling euphoric on Sunday when asked to break down her look for this year’s Met Gala, which celebrates Black dandyism. “I feel like a kid in class ready to give the presentation,” Monáe said. After all, “she truly is the modern day dandy,” said Thom Browne, who designed her look. Since Monáe…
Janelle Monáe was feeling euphoric on Sunday when asked to break down her look for this year’s Met Gala, which celebrates Black dandyism. “I feel like a kid in class ready to give the presentation,” Monáe said. After all, “she truly is the modern day dandy,” said Thom Browne, who designed her look. Since Monáe…
As part of “Believing,” The New York Times asked several writers to explore a significant moment in their religious or spiritual lives. Sign up to receive the latest installments of “Believing” in your inbox. It was a listless day, one without any signs of doom. Then, as evening approached, I got a call. On a…
Janelle Monáe was feeling euphoric on Sunday when asked to break down her look for this year’s Met Gala, which celebrates Black dandyism. “I feel like a kid in class ready to give the presentation,” Monáe said. After all, “she truly is the modern day dandy,” said Thom Browne, who designed her look. Since Monáe…
The first time the painter Jordan Casteel saw the dress Charles Elliot Harbison designed for her to wear to this year’s Met Gala, she immediately started to cry. “Not only was it beautiful to see this garment that is tailored quite literally for me,” she said from her couch after her final fitting for what…
Susan Hagen, 48, was practically vibrating with excitement. She would soon be in the same room with three women who had helped her through some of the shakiest, most vulnerable moments in her life, even though they didn’t know it. Hagen, a New Jersey resident, had braved the pouring rain and Times Square crowds to…
Before ‘Polyamory’ Was in Vogue Veronica’s prom date wanted to marry her, but I was her preference. Our honeymoon was nice but not exciting. After joining the Navy, I left on a six-month cruise of the Mediterranean. While I was away, Veronica’s old flame visited, reawakening affection. Sensing her need, he seduced her and gave…
