knit your way to cool, calm and healthy

Growing up in Brooklyn, my no-nonsense German grandmother tried to teach me how to knit — a life skill she believed was the key to happiness. Like any adolescent, I rebelled and made excuses. “Tomorrow, Grandma, okay? Studying for a math test now, but I promise we’ll sit down and you can teach me. Can’t … Continue Reading

fashion flash: ‘start of summer’ special issue

Oh summer! A season by any other name would smell, look, be . . . just as sweet! We all kick up our cute kitten heels a little bit more (and hopefully transition to sandals), slow down to smell the roses, and shed those extra layers of clothes in a collective show of summer joie … Continue Reading

hair trends to try: 3 great looks for summer

What is it about the top of a woman’s head that can send her into a tailspin? Almost every woman I know feels bad about her locks: They’re too frizzy or too straight — according to her, that is — too thin or too untamed. It’s a fact of female life that a bad hair day … Continue Reading