When I was about 10 years old, my grandmother told me something I’ll never forget: “Redheads never go gray.” It was our little secret, from one carrot-top to another. Nana wasn’t entirely correct, though, something I realized years later after discovering that her prolonged color retention came from a semi-permanent rinse. What that statement means to me now, is that …
Remi Dansinger, 38, a mother of three from Newton, still recalls the Muzak that was playing in the plastic surgeon’s office when she went for a tummy tuck consultation after multiple pregnancies. The song was “You’re So Vain,” and it mirrored her inner monologue. “What am I doing here?” Dansinger thought.
CAMBRIDGE – Jeannie Suk is poised, elegant, but decidedly conservative in her attire of muted grays, browns, and blacks. She is as well known for her teachings on feminism as for being the first Asian-American woman on the tenure track at Harvard Law School.
Walking through New York’s Penn Station last month was a frightening experience, and it wasn’t simply because of the homeless woman who grabbed my ankle and repeatedly called me Dennis.
The tide won’t be the only thing rising on the beach this summer. Bikini bottoms are creeping higher and higher, over the belly button and to the natural waist. Designers like Michael Kors and Diane von Furstenberg have shown retro swimsuits inspired by the ’40s and ’50s on the runways for a few seasons, but now this ultra-feminine look is …
Six years after Bravo debuted “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” and The New York Times published an article about a curious new breed of man called the metrosexual, the world has finally accepted the fact that gentlemen sometimes like to shop and groom themselves. We’ve realized that it’s no big deal and have moved on to watching a couple …
SALEM – A small entourage hangs on every one of 88-year-old Iris Apfel’s delicious syllables as she strolls through the galleries at the Peabody Essex Museum – galleries that are currently overrun with the contents of her Park Avenue closets.
I fancy myself open-minded and easygoing, which is why I was disturbed at my behavior last week when a pair of cyclists, riding side-by-side, blocked a lane of traffic and slowed my car to a speed that fell between trotting and brisk skipping. I laid on the horn, something I normally wouldn’t do, while my passenger, a generally subdued gentlemen …
The British invasion continues on Newbury Street. The English chain All Saints Spitalfield will open it’s third free-standing U.S….
In the depths of the New England winter, it can be nearly impossible to pry people out of the house, even though a draught of brisk air might be the best thing for their mental health. But the couch is so warm . . . so cozy. Which is why Diana Weisner’s planned outing is, in its way, so perfect. …