Designers fashion a go-slow future for catwalks and collections
From Armani to Gucci, top fashion houses are re-designing their calendars to slow down the frantic pace of catwalk shows and new collections, as the coronavirus pandemic forces a rethink of the way the industry works.
Source: Reuters: Lifestyle | 17 Jun 2020 | 8:22 am
Thailand's roving dog groomer back in business
Volunteer pet groomer Kriengkai Thatwakorn is thrilled to be back helping out stray dogs in Thailand, some in urgent need of a shearing after waiting three sweltering months for a trim.
Source: Reuters: Lifestyle | 16 Jun 2020 | 11:48 am
Slovenia wins its first Michelin stars
Slovenian restaurants received the country's first ever Michelin stars on Tuesday with Hisa Franko getting two out of the maximum possible three stars and five other restaurants one each.
Source: Reuters: Lifestyle | 16 Jun 2020 | 11:41 am
France's Givenchy names Matthew Williams as new designer
French couture house Givenchy, owned by luxury goods giant LVMH and known for once dressing Hollywood stars such as Audrey Hepburn, said on Monday it had named Matthew Williams as its new creative director.
Source: Reuters: Lifestyle | 15 Jun 2020 | 11:09 am
Need a bit more human contact? So do London Zoo's gorillas
It was party time this weekend for the gorillas at London Zoo - complete with treats like nuts, leeks and broccoli to eat and bunting in their treehouses - as they got ready to see visitors for the first time in nearly three months.
Source: Reuters: Lifestyle | 14 Jun 2020 | 2:12 pm
‘Knitting Is Coding’ and Yarn Is Programmable in This Physics Lab
For Elisabetta Matsumoto, knot theory is knit theory.
Source: NYT > Style | 19 May 2019 | 4:18 am
‘Knitting Is Coding’ and Yarn Is Programmable in This Physics Lab
For Elisabetta Matsumoto, knot theory is knit theory.
Source: NYT > Style | 19 May 2019 | 4:18 am
This Week’s Wedding Announcements
All of the weddings right here on one handy page for you.
Source: NYT > Style | 19 May 2019 | 12:30 am
This Week’s Wedding Announcements
All of the weddings right here on one handy page for you.
Source: NYT > Style | 19 May 2019 | 12:30 am
Modern Love: For Me, He Was Willing to Face His Worst Fear
A college student on medical leave for compulsive behavior finds comfort in a kindred spirit.
Source: NYT > Style | 18 May 2019 | 2:08 pm
Modern Love: For Me, He Was Willing to Face His Worst Fear
A college student on medical leave for compulsive behavior finds comfort in a kindred spirit.
Source: NYT > Style | 18 May 2019 | 2:08 pm
Social Q’s: Our Infertility Is No One’s ‘Fault’ — and None of Your Business
A reader’s nosy friends want to know whether “bad eggs” or “bad sperm” are to blame.
Source: NYT > Style | 18 May 2019 | 2:04 pm
Social Q’s: Our Infertility Is No One’s ‘Fault’ — and None of Your Business
A reader’s nosy friends want to know whether “bad eggs” or “bad sperm” are to blame.
Source: NYT > Style | 18 May 2019 | 2:04 pm
It Smelled Like Gen X Spirit
How a “unisex” fragrance, as CK One was called in the ’90s, became the scent of a generation.
Source: NYT > Style | 18 May 2019 | 2:04 pm
It Smelled Like Gen X Spirit
How a “unisex” fragrance, as CK One was called in the ’90s, became the scent of a generation.
Source: NYT > Style | 18 May 2019 | 2:04 pm
Four top women’s fashion trends for autumn-winter 2017, from trouser suits to glittery gowns
Fashion for the upcoming autumn-winter season portrays women as strong and powerful.
Dressing up is back in a big way, as designers opt for polished looks made from rich fabrics such as velvet, accented with plenty of embellishments from chain mail to crystals.
Here are my top four trends:
Trouser suits
Hillary Clinton may have lost the American presidential election, but her influence was obvious on the autumn-winter runways as many designers paid homage to her now infamous trouser suit....
Source: South China Morning Post - Lifestyle feed | 30 Aug 2017 | 7:02 am
Ten tips to improve your health, mental well-being and fitness through exercise
There are many reasons that people avoid exercise. Time is an obvious one. Our lives are already busy – who has time to work out? Money is another common excuse. Gym memberships and equipment can get pricey.
People often wonder what type of exercise they should do. There are many different forms and so much confusing information that it can be unclear what’s best. People also worry that they’ll get injured. Exercise can be fun until you get hurt, so it may seem easier to just...
Source: South China Morning Post - Lifestyle feed | 30 Aug 2017 | 7:02 am
Hong Kong cage homes for hipster tourists: ‘poverty tourism’, or a way to show visitors unique side of city?
A Hong Kong hostel with dormitories that look like cage homes used by the city’s poor has been causing a stir. Wontonmeen, an arts hub offering budget accommodation, claims to give foreign travellers a taste of “the real Hong Kong” by letting caged sleeping bunks for HK$203 (US$26) a night in Sham Shui Po, the city’s poorest district.
“Even starving artists need a place to rest their heads,” reads the blurb on Wontonmeen’s website. “We like to...
Source: South China Morning Post - Lifestyle feed | 30 Aug 2017 | 4:47 am
Bar review: Gough’s on Gough in NoHo – sleek and stylish with exceptional service
The vibe: Gough’s on Gough is a sleek, stylish modern British bar and restaurant, easily spotted by the fish tank with a diver inside by the entrance.
There are two bar areas: one at street level and the other next to the upstairs restaurant, which is reached by an elegant if rather steep spiral staircase (you will want to take care when descending after a few drinks).
The decor is eclectic, yet the disparate elements – art-deco-style black and white floor, massive crystal bar...
Source: South China Morning Post - Lifestyle feed | 30 Aug 2017 | 1:15 am
Hong Kong’s love of all things Spanish, from food to flamenco dancing, is growing – and that includes their laid-back lifestyle
In the four years that David Barral has been in Hong Kong, he has seen the appetite for all things Spanish grow.
“Everything about Spain is getting more popular. I see more people wanting to learn Spanish, more schools opening, more restaurants, more specialist food shops selling Iberico ham,” he says.
Spanish pop song Despacito tops charts for 16 straight weeks in politically divided United States
Coming to Hong Kong was the idea of his girlfriend at the time, who had wanted to...
Source: South China Morning Post - Lifestyle feed | 30 Aug 2017 | 12:34 am
Third body found in aftermath of damaging Australian cyclone
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian authorities on Sunday said they found a third body in the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie and accompanying floods that swamped the country's east coast, as receding waters start revealing the human and economic cost of the storm.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 2 Apr 2017 | 1:32 am
Venezuela seeks to cool outrage over court power grab
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's pro-government Supreme Court revoked its takeover of the opposition-led Congress on Saturday after it drew international condemnation and protests against socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Apr 2017 | 10:57 pm
Flynn did not disclose income from Russian companies: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, failed to disclose payments from a Russian television network and a second firm linked to Russia in a February financial disclosure form, according to documents released by the White House on Saturday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Apr 2017 | 9:36 pm
Colombia mudslide, flooding kill 254 in midnight deluge
MOCOA, Colombia (Reuters) - Flooding and mudslides in the Colombian city of Mocoa sent torrents of water and debris crashing onto houses in the early hours of Saturday morning, killing 254 people, injuring hundreds and sending terrified residents, some in their pajamas, scrambling to evacuate.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Apr 2017 | 8:51 pm
Protester dies, minister sacked after Paraguay re-election vote
ASUNCION (Reuters) - Two top Paraguayan government officials were fired on Saturday after a protester died in violent clashes sparked by a secret Senate vote on a constitutional amendment that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 1 Apr 2017 | 8:21 pm