Mark Bradford’s newly installed sculpture at UC San Diego can be seen for miles — from cars on Interstate 5 and the streets of La Jolla, from dorm rooms on campus as well as from the chancellor’s house, where confused dinner guests have asked, just what is that blinking light? The question endures for all […]
Blog: Back to Basics: How to Prep Your Suede and Leather Boots for the Winter
Photo: Imaxtree “Basic” may have adapted a negative connotation in recent years, but there’s no shame in seeking advice on theoretically simple sartorial conundrums. In our latest column, “Back to Basics,” we’re here to guide you through life’s most common (and important) fashion and beauty concerns. Slipping your feet into a new pair of suede […]
Blog: Mark Bradford’s new sculpture is visible from I-5. (Hint: It blinks)
Mark Bradford’s newly installed sculpture at UC San Diego can be seen for miles — from cars on Interstate 5 and the streets of La Jolla, from dorm rooms on campus as well as from the chancellor’s house, where confused dinner guests have asked, just what is that blinking light? The question endures for all […]
Blog: In creating ‘Black Panther’s’ Wakanda, production designer Hannah Beachler got to build a new world
Beachler first worked with the film’s director, Ryan Coogler, on his 2013 breakthrough, “Fruitvale Station,” teaming with him again for his acclaimed 2016 follow-up, “Creed.” Although their third project was, by far, the most challenging, Beachler, whose other recent credits include Oscar winner “Moonlight” and Beyoncé’s video album “Lemonade,” was more than up to the […]
Blog: How Tiffany Hsu Went From Shopkeeper to MyTheresa’s Fashion Buying Director
Tiffany Hsu. Photo: Courtesy of Tiffany Hsu In our long-running series “How I’m Making It,” we talk to people making a living in the fashion and beauty industries about how they broke in and found success. As far as fashion buyers go, Tiffany Hsu might be one of the most instantly recognizable; you’ve likely seen her in fashion […]
Blog: She’s desperate to get her four grandchildren out of foster care. A stranger is offering her help
Linda Huff is a grieving grandmother and unemployed child-care worker who sleeps on a sofa, for $150 a month, in the living room of a shared backyard unit in Lynwood. Former nurse Gayle Coyle-Ikemoto is a health insurance executive who lives comfortably in a two-story house in Torrance with her husband, a semi-retired graphic designer. […]