Frida Kahlo

Sometime between Melanie Griffith as "Working Girl" and Hillary Clinton as presidential contender, the pantsuit retired from the ranks of high fashion, as well as from most women's closets. Make room for its resurgence. Pantsuits commanded designer...

THE BEST WAY TO MÉRIDA, MEXICO From LAX, United and Aeromexico have direct service to Mérida, and United, Aeromexico and Delta have connecting service (change of planes). Restricted round-trip fares begain at $468, including taxes and fees. TELEPHONES...

Remember when you couldn't go to a restaurant without coming across yet another flourless chocolate cake? And when that trend finally passed, the chocolate fashion became precious, over-elaborate tastings of this and that. I'm glad that's finally passé....

CALEXICO – As a child, Calexico native Gina Linn Espinoza used to spin the globe at her home, close her eyes, and dream of going one day to wherever her finger landed. Now grown, she has not only traveled worldwide but also crossed the country more...

Ann Taylor is in the midst of an extreme makeover. The women's apparel chain is trying to shake its "Corporate Cathy" image with the help of a design overhaul, updated stores and a new celebrity spokeswoman — Naomi Watts — all in a bid to...

For women, one of the fastest ways to get to know a new friend is to look through her closet. Sifting through the layers of silk, sequins, cotton and wool, one can learn about the new acquaintance's past, her obsessions, her quirks and the things shared...

Window shopping is an imaginative and immersive experience at Koi boutique in South Pasadena. Mannequins dressed in fantastical costumes made of ordinary objects like tea bags, Slinkies and surgical gloves pop up every August and January to dazzle the...

Students from the public high schools in Howard County sure did their homework in preparing for "Artists Inspiring Artists: Self-Portraits" at the Columbia Art Center. That's because they studied the work of well-known artists and then used it as the...

When 7-year-old Annie Steig found out her drawing of a watermelon was going to be published in Highlights magazine, she and her mother made a racket in the kitchen. “We kind of ran around the kitchen and screamed a lot,” said Annie’s...

Frida Kahlo and Our Lady of Guadalupe gaze down lovingly at diners, their ornate frames nestled among carved crucifixes and colored glass hearts. They are emblematic of the care owners Vanessa and Jeremy Swan have for their customers at Mi Corazon, a...

Adriana Carvalho’s solo exhibition at ArtCenter/South Florida, “101 Dresses,” marks the end of her nine-year residency. During this time, she’s occupied five studios and made far more than 101 dress sculptures. “I do not...

When I first read "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," my friend Junot Diz's novel about growing up nerdy and haunted by Third World curses and dictatorship, I was giddy, crazy proud of the guy. And I immediately thought, Pity the poor sucker who...