MELANIE ABRAMS

May 27, 2022

A Fresh Spin on Tennis Bracelets

Design changes and unusual materials, like blackened gold and ceramic, move this classic style onto new courts. A tennis bracelet is a classic: small stones in […]
March 24, 2022

In Kenya, a Bold Approach to Adornment

Ami Doshi Shah “expands expectations of what jewelry is,” one museum curator said. Sitting in her Nairobi studio for a video interview in late February, Ami […]
October 12, 2020

Karen Elson on Body Shaming, Nudity and Speaking Up for Herself

Models are generally thought of as people who are seen and not heard, but every once in a while one of them breaks the sound barrier. […]
November 22, 2018

Getting It on the Wrist (Yo!)

Sometimes a watch company’s most unexpected promotion can turn up — in a rapper’s lyric.
February 7, 2018

‘I Try Not to Look as if I’m Trying Too Hard’

A designer may appear on the runway for only 30 seconds at the end of a show, sometimes merely poking her head out from backstage to […]
January 16, 2018

In Watches, Swapping a Motor Sport Focus for the High Seas

Advertisement Jean-Marc Pontroué has mixed feelings about leaving the Swiss watch brand Roger Dubuis, after six years as its chief executive, to take the same role […]
November 17, 2017

Dressing to Play a Power Woman

Advertisement LONDON — In 1977 Sidney Lumet’s film “Network,” about the struggles of a fictional television group, won four Academy Awards, including a best actress Oscar […]
September 20, 2017

Colin Firth’s ‘Kingsman’ Fragrance Doesn’t Really Explode

LONDON — When “Kingsman: The Secret Service” debuted in 2014, it was accompanied by a men’s wear line sold on Mr Porter. Now, as the sequel […]
March 25, 2017

Fashion’s See-Now, Buy-Now Trend Reshapes Jewelry

See-now, buy-now is the customer demand pushing more and more fashion houses to join Burberry, Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger in selling straight from the catwalk. […]
March 23, 2017

Watch Archives Prove Their Worth

When three guests spent more than $4 million on new Jaeger-LeCoultre watches during a recent visit to the company’s heritage gallery in Switzerland, their host, Philippe […]