Imagine emerging from a three-hour spa session—a 90-minute body sculpting treatment paired with a 90-minute facial. You stroll out of the treatment room with a glass of champagne in hand, enveloped in a plush terry-cloth robe, and make your way to the relaxation room while taking in the vivid blue waters of St. John. You’re trying to decide whether you should A) head to the sauna, B) go for a quick session in the steam room, C) soak in the hot tub while listening to the rolling waves, or D) all of the above. No, this isn’t a fantasy—or at least, it doesn’t have to be. It all can happen aboar ..read more

Between the year-over-year déjà vu and the impossibility of sleeping in, Mother’s Day will never fully live up to its expectations. The brunch will be nice but chaotic–and the kids won’t color, but scribble, their cards. Between the logistics and the lead-up, it will all be over in a flash. So, while Mother’s Day is always nice, the gifts make it memorable. This year, I’m thinking about the classic gifts that will last through and beyond next year’s special day. Lucky Spring Pendant, Plum Blossom My jewelry box won’t feel complete until I’ve unboxed my first Van Cleef & Arpels piece. Th ..read more

Whether you’re packing up for a residency on the Amalfi Coast or a weekend on the Jersey Shore, we’re declaring it a Pucci Girl Summer. The essence of Pucci Girl Summer is less about inundating your Amex statement with purchases from the brand’s newest collection—though shop away, if you’re able—and more about channeling the brand’s poolside maximalism, retro silhouettes, and prints, prints, prints. From silk scarves that will take up little precious real estate in your carry-on bag to vibrant maxi dresses in signature paisley prints, these pieces will pair perfectly with your spritz of choi ..read more

FYI: Mother's Day is around the corner. Yes, even with all the Mother’s Day ads and the fact that it occurs every year on the second Sunday in May, it always seems to sneak up on me, too. Don’t stress out just yet, but I’d be remiss not to mention that time is ticking to find the perfect gift for the mother in your life. Thankfully, I have some advice on how to show your appreciation this year. Sure, you could opt for the classic Mother’s Day gifts—flowers, high-end tea, a card—but why not try something new? Below, I’ve curated an ideal New York City Mother’s Day itinerary, complete with a l ..read more

If you have an almond mom and can’t figure out what to get her for Mother’s Day, you've come to the right place. For the uninitiated, an almond mom is focused on plant-based high-protein salads, early morning pilates, weekly blowouts, fad diets, and athleisure. Often seen as a tad overbearing and maybe even toxic, many of them are simply health-conscious moms with a touch of neurosis, striving to ensure their kids have a well-rounded diet. (Think of Yolanda Hadid advising Gigi to “have a couple of almonds and chew them really well” when her daughter was feeling ill.) While we can't help with ..read more

Willy Chavarria is the culture—and on Monday, he brought the culture (along with several of his impeccably tailored, thrillingly accessorized suits) to the Met Gala red carpet for the first time. The designer dressed an A-team, including actor Morgan Spector, musician Leon Bridges, Saks CEO Marc Metrick, singer-songwriter Moses Sumney, and photographer Marco Ovando for the main event and its afterparties. In a sea of florals, his signature broad-shouldered suit jackets—here with dinnerplate roses and poppies affixed to the lapels—were impossible to miss. Naturally, we asked to tag along, so ..read more

In a sea of peacocks at fashion industry events, journalist and Document Journal critic-at-large Katharine Zarella channels the raven. The digital documentarian has lived in New York most of her adult life and adheres to the local trope of dressing almost exclusively in black (with occasional guest appearances by a Comme des Garçons scarlet or a Schiaparelli pink). “When I was four or five years old, my mom told me that all-black was very chic, and that has lived with me my entire life,” she says. For Zarella, adopting a pseudo uniform of head-to-toe black was more emotional than it was logi ..read more

After the celebrities have made their way up the Met Gala steps and into the museum, their glam teams grab their kits and head to Mr. Chow on 57th Street for another celebration. As more guests arrived, a sense of jubilation filled the room—as if the ghosts of the restaurant’s most famous patrons, like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol, still hovered nearby. This dinner, the brainchild of makeup artist Troy Surratt and hairstylist Nathaniel Hawkins, is now an annual celebration of the makeup artists, hair stylists, and nail artists behind the Met Gala beauty looks. It began in 2013 as an ..read more

Hundreds of beauty products launch each month, but not all of them live up to their claims. To make your life a bit easier, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite new launches of the month to help you discover the legit game-changers worth adding to your cart. Whether you’re an amateur skincare expert, a makeup guru, or just looking for something exciting to add to your medicine cabinet, these are the exciting finds worth adding to your cart. I’m always trying to do the absolute least when it comes to makeup and skincare, especially during the hot and humid summer months. It’s not by choice—m ..read more

While we typically judge a celebrity’s red carpet beauty on familiar criteria of makeup, hairstyling, or the degree to which c*nt was or was not served, we often neglect the importance of the canvas. Celebrity facialists are similar to film editors in that their job is done best when it goes unnoticed. I’ve ignorantly thought red carpet skincare would fall into the quotidian routines of getting your beauty sleep, washing your face, slapping on some under-eye masks, and some degree of prayer. As it turns out, a seasoned celebrity facialist will show up with a grab bag of microcurrents, radio ..read more