From Afghanistan to London Fashion Week: How Aql&Nafs Is Taking Afghan Design Global
Founded by Afghan twin sisters, Aql&Nafs is introducing international audiences to a different side of Afghan culture through contemporary luxury fashion, traditional embroidery and craftsmanship created by women artisans in…
Heritage, Reimagined: International Heritage Fashion Week Celebrates its 5th Season at NYFW – SS27 Recap
International Heritage Fashion Week returned to Manhattan during New York Fashion Week for its largest season yet. Founded by designer Prashant Goyal, Season 05 brought heritage, craftsmanship and contemporary New…
After the Launch, Model Life Turns Its Attention to the Women Inside the Book
Anya Marcon’s anthology moves beyond its New York Fashion Week debut with 22 contributors whose careers span modeling, film, televisionAfter the Launch, Model Life Turns to the Women Inside the…
From Corporate Burnout to Botanicals: How Jennifer Lee Morse Is Building The Art of Staying Wild in Upstate New York
After two decades in corporate HR, Jennifer Lee Morse chose a different path. Through The Art of Staying Wild, the Upstate New York entrepreneur is turning her passion for plants…
New York Real Estate News: Class Action Claims Blackstone Overcharged Rent-Stabilized Tenants by $30M at 8 Spruce Street
Category: Real Estate A new class action lawsuit alleges that Blackstone and affiliated management companies overcharged thousands of rent-stabilized tenants at 8 Spruce Street in Lower Manhattan by more than…
Model Pickleball Brings Sport, Style and a New Kind of Energy to NYFW
Model Pickleball is bringing its Fall 2026 NYC edition to New York Fashion Week, combining competitive pickleball, runway fashion, wellness and entertainment at Hell’s Kitchen Pickleball Club on September 13.…
From Michelin Kitchens to Schenectady: How Rena Martelle Is Building a Different Kind of Chicken Feastin
Michelin-trained chef Rena Martelle is bringing a new vision to Chicken Feastin in Schenectady. With New York City roots, an evolving multicultural menu, staff-driven creativity and a commitment to giving…
Arts & Entertainment: Princess the Boa Constrictor Nails Audition for Snake Role at the Met Opera
Princess, a large sun-glow boa constrictor with yellow-peach coloring, has won a high-stakes audition for a live snake role in the Metropolitan Opera’s 1950s Coney Island staging of Mozart’s Così…
Building Pathways from Skill to Sustainable Employment
Jacquelyn “Jackie” Place is rethinking the path from education to employment. Through The Beauty Guild and Hands That Built America, she is building a workforce model centered on paid experience,…
Arts & Culture: Gloria Steinem, Feminist Icon and Journalist, Dies at 92 in New York
Gloria Steinem, the journalist, feminist organizer and co-founder of Ms. magazine who helped move women’s rights from the margins of public debate into the center of American politics and culture,…