Women and Girls

January 13, 2024

FKA Twigs Denounces ‘Double Standards’ After Calvin Klein Ad Is Banned

A British advertising watchdog agency said it was reviewing complaints about a new, similarly steamy Calvin Klein campaign featuring the actor Jeremy Allen White. Shortly after […]
January 12, 2024

When Mean Girls Grow Up: ‘Queen Bees and Wannabes’ in the Workplace

Rosalind Wiseman regularly receives emails from women who think they are going to surprise her with the following divulgence: “You are never going to believe this: […]
January 7, 2024

The Secret Weapon of Celebrity Stylists? Comfortable Shoes.

What do Queen Camilla, Julia Roberts and Gayle King have in common? Sole Bliss. The brand has become a go to for women who don’t want […]
December 16, 2023

Shoplifting at Filene’s Department Store

How I was banned from Filene’s department store. The Northshore Mall, in Peabody, Mass., was the mall. Our mall. The competing mall, Liberty Tree, a mile […]
December 2, 2023

Being a Woman in Magic May be the Hardest Trick of All

Though it was nearly five decades ago, Gay Blackstone can still vividly recall the first time she was sawed in half onstage. Her screams were an […]
November 9, 2023

How the Rollettes Dance Team Created a Sisterhood for Women with Disabilities

“Transforming Spaces” is a series about women driving change in sometimes unexpected places. When Chelsie Hill dances in her wheelchair, her face tells you everything. She […]
November 8, 2023

Nikki Haley Wears the Skirts

Whether on the debate stage or “The Daily Show,” the Republican presidential candidate is strategic about standing out — in every way. In a crowded field […]
September 15, 2023

London’s Buzziest Young Designer Is Sitting Out Fashion Week

Dilara Findikoglu had the kind of summer most emerging designers could only dream of. She dressed Margot Robbie in a racy strapless dress to the “Barbie” […]
September 13, 2023

A Watch Resale Site for Women, With a French Flair

One of the founders of Françoise says she only showcases timepieces that she would wear. Anne de Pontonx suggested we meet at the Jardin d’Hiver, the […]
September 7, 2023

The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Returns. But Not as You Knew It.

The lingerie brand introduces a feature-length film meant to be the final piece of its reinvention. The last time Victoria’s Secret had a fashion show was […]