Archive for September 2017

How can we stop the judgments we have of the young men and women who are taking refuge around the world? We see the refugees as being so very different from us but the truth is that they are the same. The refugees often have great careers, college educations and numerous talents. They are just…

Laurel DeWitt’s Spring/Summer ’18 collection “Dancing Queen” takes us back to the golden age of disco where radiant metallic couture walked the line between fashion and performance. Draped Chain Halter and Fishnet Shorts DeWitt, whose clientele includes Lenny Kravitz, Amber Rose, will.i.am and Lady Gaga, left no detail behind in debuting her latest collection at…

Katrin Zimmermann slid a silver ring onto her index finger. It looked simple, flat-topped and gem-free. Smiling, she twisted it ninety degrees to reveal a protruding spike. “I call it the Subway Ring,” said Zimmermann, who designed the piece. Zimmermann, 51, is the creator of Ex Ovo, a Harlem-based jewelry business straddling the worlds of…