Visits: 43 Teledermatology companies are disrupting skin care, and a lot of consumers are OK with that. Four years ago, while skimming her Instagram feed, Fawzia Khan happened upon an ad for Dear Brightly, an online platform that sells prescription …
Why Don’t Women’s Clothes Have More Pockets?
Visits: 33 A reader wonders why pockets in women’s wear remain “small and useless” — when they’re included at all. The answer is tangled up with a host of social issues, our critic writes. Why don’t women’s clothes have more …
Can I Be a Feminist and Still Love Fashion?
Visits: 49 A reader wonders whether her clothing choices help uphold rigid beauty standards for women. As a 20-something woman who considers herself a feminist, I can’t help but wonder how my fashion choices contribute to the rigid beauty standards …
How to Take Better Watch Photos
Visits: 39 Professionals and hobbyists share their tips for improving your timepiece images. In an industry whose lingua franca is the #wristshot (3.2 million tags on Instagram and counting), photographs of watches can often look redundant and uninspired. In 2020, …
Why Is My Mother Obsessed With Buying Me a Status Bag?
Visits: 35 A reader who is uncomfortable with expensive gifts doesn’t know how to respond to a $7,000 handbag she had begged her mother not to send. My mom has wanted to buy me a luxury bag for a few …
What Should I Wear to Officiate a Wedding?
Visits: 39 A reader is looking for an outfit that won’t draw attention away from the bride and groom. My brother and his fiancée have asked me to be their wedding officiant. It will be a nonreligious ceremony near the …
Why You Can’t Stop Reading About Sofia Vergara’s Split
Visits: 27 When celebrities break up, we can’t get enough of it. Should we care? Probably not. But heartbreak might be the most relatable thing about the stars. Marilyn and Joe. Brad and Jennifer. Brad and Angelina. Elizabeth and Richard. …
How Do I Wear a Vintage Dress Without Wrecking It?
Visits: 31 A reader hopes to rock a silk chiffon dress from the ’80s without damaging its delicate fabric. I recently bought a vintage 1980s Italian designer silk chiffon dress with matching belt and jacket, in somewhat fragile condition. I …
I Had an Affair With Someone My Spouse and I See Socially. Help!
Visits: 41 After ending a yearslong extramarital affair, a reader worries about a coming dinner party that will be attended by both the former lover and the reader’s spouse. I had an extramarital affair for several years. It ended recently …
What Does ‘Colorful Formal’ Mean?
Visits: 32 A reader asks what to wear for a new season of wedding dress codes. What is “colorful formal”? I keep seeing it on invitations for events this summer. Where did it come from, and what does it mean …