Kate Stephen grew up in rural Bethlehem, Connecticut, where she liked to pass the time “in the dirt, digging around, collecting rocks.” …
Flairing Up
On Instagram feeds and Pinterest boards, a new old way of accessorizing is popular again. …
Figuring it Out
In a cozy attic studio in Hamden, rainbow skeins of ribbon and bolts of patterned fabric are neatly arranged. On a workbench, a linen figure lies, her pink yarn hair half-pinned to her head. A puff of dotted blue tulle …
Hats and Hands
“‘Tinaliah’ means ‘persevere,’” Catherine Cazes-Wiley says. “In many ways, it’s my story—how to survive as an artist… and not lose your identity. It’s been a real story, a real struggle.” …
Walk-Ins Welcome
From her perch on a faux-fur settee in the back area of Therapy’s L-shaped boutique—past racks of daring cocktail dresses, classy gowns, comfy-svelte knits and artsy shoes and jewelry and artifacts—Angelina Davydov confirms what’s already clear to see. …
Fair Is Fair
In 2013, a Bangladeshi garment factory collapsed in the city of Savar. Among the rubble, search-and-rescuers found over 1,100 dead workers, along with tags for J. C. Penney, Walmart, Mango and other major brands.…
Door to Door
“A very little key will open a very heavy door.”—Hunted Down by Charles Dickens
“The longer one hesitates before the door, the more estranged one becomes.”—Home-Coming by Franz Kafka…
New Lease
By the end, the Vintanthromobile was a bit of a diva.
You might remember her. She was a retrofitted 1999 Ford shuttle bus that roved New Haven selling vintage…
Where It’s Hat
DelMonico sells hats.
Now, if you’ve lived in downtown New Haven during the past 106 years, that statement is not going to turn your head. It’s not going to make you hold onto your hat…
Hair-doers
“You look ridiculous. We can fix that.”
So said a sign last month outside The Hive Hair Studio, an upstart salon opened just last year on Whitney…