Pink stars adorned the curtains draped over the Bowery Ballroom stage, where seven acts took the stage for the record-breaking, third installment of the Girl Noise music festival on Sunday, Oct. 4. One of the artists was Girl Noise founder Simone Lipkin, a 21-year-old musician born and raised in New York City. She’s been writing…
Red light traced the pointed arches and ribbed vaults of the Angel Orensanz Foundation before models moved through the center of the historic structure in the Lower East Side. Among the bold fabrics and dramatic silhouettes was a designer commanding attention at her New York Fashion Week debut. Omolara Odupita, professionally known as LRÉ the…
A Filipino flag-inspired dress moved down the runway in the middle of Times Square, its red, yellow and blue stars and stripes catching the light as Ela Alea stepped in front of the crowd. For Alea, it wasn’t just another runway. It was her first, and a chance to represent the Philippines during New York…
Every visit to Nanny’s began with the same family joke: “Welcome to Nanny’s Nut House.” Just like Nanny, her house was nutty but always warm and welcoming. The house wasn’t big by any means, but it was always full of people. It was a magical place where our family of more than a dozen people…
