How can men style their suits in a modern, fashionable way in 2024?
The word "suit" originates from the French word "suivre," meaning "to follow." It initially described an outfit where the garments coordinated in colour and material. Beau Brummell, a 19th-century English gentleman, is often credited with shaping the modern suit. Before his influence, French court attire featured elaborate embroidery on elements like velvet knee-breeches and stockings. Brummell introduced a simpler style with long trousers, boots, and a more understated coat. Read More...
Minneapolis seemed full of opportunity when Roxxanne O’Brien moved there in 1987. She was just a kid, but her mother, a teacher, had heard that the school system was stellar and that it was looking for Black teachers. There was some racism then, sure—a neighbor forbade her son from playing with O’Brien because she was Black—but overall, the city seemed like a place where a Black family could succeed. Minnesota was—and still is—majority white, but it was also among the first states tooutlaw segregation in schools, and its political leaders, including Hubert Humphrey, Eugene McCarthy and Walter Mondale helped usher in some of thelegislative accomplishments of the Civil Rights Era. Read More...
What does it mean to be a good mother? For most of my life, I’ve received conflicting answers to this question. Growing up, my parents revered mothers like mine, who walked away from a career in medicine to stay at home with me and my four siblings. On our way to school and soccer practice, we listened to The Dr. Laura Program, which opened with a kind of battle cry for stay-at-home mothers: “I am my kid’s mom. Read More...
