Nearly four decades have passed, but Aerin Lauder can still vividly remember the smell of her grandmother’s home. For some, the mention of a visit to Nana’s might conjure memories of mothballs and plastic-covered furniture—but not when your grandmother is beauty titan Estée Lauder. “She would always have fresh ... More

When Miles Redd first moved to New York City to be a student at the Parsons School of Design, his accommodations left much to be desired. In fact, Redd says that when his mother saw his housing—a room in a YMCA on Manhattan's far West Side—she burst into tears. Today ... More