Future Tense
The Microcomplaint: Nothing Too Small to Whine About
By TEDDY WAYNE
It was once considered unbecoming, or annoying itself, to moan publicly about trifling personal ordeals. Now we tolerate, even encourage, the microcomplaint.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, left, and Gloria Steinem in Justice Ginsburg’s chambers in the Supreme Court.
The two longtime friends discuss everything from rap names to the moments that spurred them to action.
Princeton Cannon-Roberts, 5, being photographed by his mother, Keira Cannon, left, and a professional photographer, Daisy Beatty, for his Instagram account, Prince and the Baker. He has more than 5,600 followers.
The social network is an express track for parents interested in sharing and sometimes capitalizing on the visual story line of their children’s lives.
Avital Zeisler teaches a lesson of self-defense in heels to a student in a private session.
Some women who wear high heels are taking a self-defense class that teaches them how to fight back when they’re wearing heels if they’re attacked.
It was once considered unbecoming, or annoying itself, to moan publicly about trifling personal ordeals. Now we tolerate, even encourage, the microcomplaint.
Whether the target is Taylor Swift or Cosmopolitan magazine, Lara Marie Schoenhals is a relentless lampoonist of the modern woman.
The Store, a creative space that opened last January inside Soho House Berlin.
Companies are opting for creative spaces instead of traditional stores to appeal to shoppers who want to hang out or be a part of something meaningful.
At a one-man installation and performance at Milk Gallery, the celebrity tattoo artist inked lottery winners without their input or feedback.
A former florist shares lessons learned from work and a loss of her own.
Plus: a dress doused in red wine; concerns over vegan-only dietary demands; and respecting the wishes of a new mother.
Glenn O’Brien in his home in NoHo.
The former GQ Style Guy takes the reins at Maxim magazine, and hosts a new fashion and art show on Apple TV.
Lacy reads Rolling Stone magazines in San Francisco in 1968; Harlow wears a 1920s inspired outfit in 1969; Karen Seltenrich in 1968.
When Pamela Des Barres and other backstage women came to prominence in 1969, the news media focused on their brazen sexuality. Now the focus is on their fashion.
The model Ruth Bell, 19, outside the American Museum of Natural History.
“Having no hair is the easiest and best decision I’ve made in my life so far,” the model says.
From left: Cushnie et Ochs velvet blazer, $1,450, and wide-leg pants, $795, at net-a-porter.com and fwrd.com; Zara velvet blazer, $169, and wide-leg trousers, $129, at Zara, zara.com; Maison Margiela embroidered velvet blazer, $2,212, and pants, $1,330, at Maison Margiela.
Plus: Fort Gansevoort, a space for artisans, also serves barbecue; Live the Process and Moon Juice team up on workout wear and Annie Costello Brown offers dangly cutout earrings.
Plus: A Tiffany partnership with Dover Street Market; and sample sales for Lulu Frost and Charlotte Olympia.
Forget “shows” and clothes — it’s about an “event.”
Élisabeth Greffulhe, subject of a show at the Palais Galliera in Paris, in a gown and coat lined with Mongolian lamb, about 1886.
The Met and the Palais Galliera in Paris are unveiling shows celebrating two women with fabulous style (and no stylists): Jacqueline de Ribes and Élisabeth, Countess Greffulhe.
The gossip columnist, played by Helen Mirren in the new film “Trumbo,” was a savvy self-marketer, one of the first public figures to use wardrobe and artifice to turn herself into a viable American icon.
Activists, celebrities, athletes and businesswomen were celebrated at the magazine’s annual Women of the Year awards.
Emma Roberts, 24, at the Ludlow Hotel in New York, talked about her beauty and fitness regimen.
The “Scream Queens” star can’t live without her face oil, and other go-to products.
From humble origins denim pants went on to conquer the world. Sales have been sliding in recent years, but now millennials are buying them in force.
Three stores, from Lower Manhattan to Brooklyn, serve the man who is very serious about his denim.
Before a new line of Levi’s bluejeans appears in a store, Bart Sights and his team at the Eureka Lab have worked it over but good.
For indigo aficionados only, Japanese companies build on vintage American styles.
The British designer carries heavy medicine balls with him wherever he travels for a unique workout that has helped him lose 50 pounds.
The acclaimed food blogger and author wanted more than a home kitchen in his Parisian apartment. He needed a place to put all his cookbooks.
The New England Patriots quarterback has a rifle of a right arm — and now something to brag about on his left, as well.
Can a website known for its fight videos and uncompromising approach to hip-hop culture expand without losing its edge? Its creator aims to find out.
Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, pays a royal visit to the Queen Mary 2, while docked in Brooklyn.
After a career as a fashion stylist, he is arousing attention with a magazine named after himself, a streetwear line and a boutique, soon to be on both coasts.
The uptown doyenne is back, but she has an uphill battle in the accessories business.
Autumn in New York seemed to reach a crescendo last week, with nature and fashion producing an unbeatable spectrum.
Celebrations of art, politics, public service and more.
The bride had to be patient after meeting Mr. Jain at a Los Angeles speed-dating event.
An exhibition opening in Times Square drives home how the costumes made each character indelible.
Accessories to help newlyweds set the mood for a joyful dinner.
The fight over the “War on Christmas” starts earlier every year.
Tropical, a 14-year-old lounge on Elizabeth Street, has surged in popularity since new owners took over several months ago.
The store draws men who want to pass the taste muster, but don’t want to draw looks.
An online reality series follows a gaggle of attractive women around the Brooklyn neighborhood, to viewers’ delight and dismay.
Readers discuss whether cornrows can be worn by everyone or whether they belong to black culture.
After the chain of juice shops in New York City closed and filed for bankruptcy, its devotees were left wondering how the former fashion darling fell so far.
For some people, it’s an important part of black culture. For others, it’s just a hairstyle.
A look back at some of the most memorable photographs from Paris Fashion Week by the photographer Landon Nordeman.
The final shows of the fashion season bought some of the most memorable looks to the streets. Paris didn’t disappoint, despite the moody weather.
New York Fashion Week is almost done, but the style on the streets stays strong.
A day packed with fashion shows requires the perfect Outfit Of The Day.
A round-up of street style photos from the whirlwind weekend of New York Fashion Week.
More spring collections from Sacai, Akris and Giambattista Valli.
In other shows, Hermès and Sonia Rykiel offered versions of the brands’ essentials.
The weekend also saw collections by Haider Ackermann, Undercover and Junya Watanabe.
And in the lab with Loewe and Chalayan.
Dabbed on lids, brushed on brows or painted on lips, metallic makeup lends a supernatural sexiness.
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