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| The fashion industry is in a state of emergency. This has been made clear not only by the mounting bankruptcies of big-name retailers, but also by the closure of beloved smaller businesses. These are shops that won’t bounce back. | The fashion industry is in a state of emergency. This has been made clear not only by the mounting bankruptcies of big-name retailers, but also by the closure of beloved smaller businesses. These are shops that won’t bounce back. |
| “This is going to be the center of New York City,” Jeffrey Kalinsky thought, standing on West 14th Street during the summer of 1999, having his photo taken for an article on his namesake boutique’s imminent opening. He remembers what he was wearing: a Lacoste polo, a Jil Sander belt, Gucci sneakers. | “This is going to be the center of New York City,” Jeffrey Kalinsky thought, standing on West 14th Street during the summer of 1999, having his photo taken for an article on his namesake boutique’s imminent opening. He remembers what he was wearing: a Lacoste polo, a Jil Sander belt, Gucci sneakers. |
| Twenty years later, this scene would be unremarkable. Current social distancing restrictions aside, it has become nearly impossible to walk through the meatpacking district without bumping into a fashionable person posing for a picture. | Twenty years later, this scene would be unremarkable. Current social distancing restrictions aside, it has become nearly impossible to walk through the meatpacking district without bumping into a fashionable person posing for a picture. |
| But Mr. Kalinsky made his prediction when the area was still an industrial zone populated by butchers and B.D.S.M. clubs. When he arrived, opening his modern designer boutique on his 37th birthday, “no cars would go down there,” Mr. Kalinsky said. “Trucks would park in the middle of the street. It didn’t matter.” | But Mr. Kalinsky made his prediction when the area was still an industrial zone populated by butchers and B.D.S.M. clubs. When he arrived, opening his modern designer boutique on his 37th birthday, “no cars would go down there,” Mr. Kalinsky said. “Trucks would park in the middle of the street. It didn’t matter.” |
| Jeffrey’s overnight success helped trigger the transformation (and extreme gentrification) of the Lower Manhattan neighborhood, now known as a high-end shopping district with a clubby aughts heyday, sandwiched by the Whitney Museum to the west and Google to the east. | Jeffrey’s overnight success helped trigger the transformation (and extreme gentrification) of the Lower Manhattan neighborhood, now known as a high-end shopping district with a clubby aughts heyday, sandwiched by the Whitney Museum to the west and Google to the east. |
| “There used to be so many people in the store that I wondered what the safety risk was,” Mr. Kalinsky said. | “There used to be so many people in the store that I wondered what the safety risk was,” Mr. Kalinsky said. |
| He was often visible on the floor or in the fitting rooms, where he’d help women into clothing and proffer his opinions. And not just any women. “I’m this kid from Charleston, S.C., and there I am in a dressing room with Gwyneth Paltrow,” he recalled. | He was often visible on the floor or in the fitting rooms, where he’d help women into clothing and proffer his opinions. And not just any women. “I’m this kid from Charleston, S.C., and there I am in a dressing room with Gwyneth Paltrow,” he recalled. |
| While he appreciated the celebrity clients, Mr. Kalinsky took particular delight in dressing well-heeled girls and their mothers for personal big moments, like weddings and bat mitzvahs. “Making people feel beautiful is what I think I enjoyed most,” he said. | While he appreciated the celebrity clients, Mr. Kalinsky took particular delight in dressing well-heeled girls and their mothers for personal big moments, like weddings and bat mitzvahs. “Making people feel beautiful is what I think I enjoyed most,” he said. |
| This tradition of super-intimate retail service has long been declining, but for many it still felt like an era’s end when, on May 18, Jeffrey announced it would permanently close in New York, Atlanta — Jeffrey’s first store, nine years older than the meatpacking one — and Palo Alto, Calif. | This tradition of super-intimate retail service has long been declining, but for many it still felt like an era’s end when, on May 18, Jeffrey announced it would permanently close in New York, Atlanta — Jeffrey’s first store, nine years older than the meatpacking one — and Palo Alto, Calif. |
| The decision was made by Nordstrom, which bought Jeffrey in 2005, “due to the impacts of Covid-19,” Mr. Kalinsky said when he broke the news on Instagram. He will also be retiring from Nordstrom, where he worked with designers in a variety of executive roles while still running Jeffrey. | The decision was made by Nordstrom, which bought Jeffrey in 2005, “due to the impacts of Covid-19,” Mr. Kalinsky said when he broke the news on Instagram. He will also be retiring from Nordstrom, where he worked with designers in a variety of executive roles while still running Jeffrey. |
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| Common symptoms include fever, a dry cough, fatigue and difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. Some of these symptoms overlap with those of the flu, making detection difficult, but runny noses and stuffy sinuses are less common. The C.D.C. has also added chills, muscle pain, sore throat, headache and a new loss of the sense of taste or smell as symptoms to look out for. Most people fall ill five to seven days after exposure, but symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as many as 14 days. | |
| Scientists around the country have tried to identify everyday materials that do a good job of filtering microscopic particles. In recent tests, HEPA furnace filters scored high, as did vacuum cleaner bags, fabric similar to flannel pajamas and those of 600-count pillowcases. Other materials tested included layered coffee filters and scarves and bandannas. These scored lower, but still captured a small percentage of particles. | Scientists around the country have tried to identify everyday materials that do a good job of filtering microscopic particles. In recent tests, HEPA furnace filters scored high, as did vacuum cleaner bags, fabric similar to flannel pajamas and those of 600-count pillowcases. Other materials tested included layered coffee filters and scarves and bandannas. These scored lower, but still captured a small percentage of particles. |
| A commentary published this month on the website of the British Journal of Sports Medicine points out that covering your face during exercise “comes with issues of potential breathing restriction and discomfort” and requires “balancing benefits versus possible adverse events.” Masks do alter exercise, says Cedric X. Bryant, the president and chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise, a nonprofit organization that funds exercise research and certifies fitness professionals. “In my personal experience,” he says, “heart rates are higher at the same relative intensity when you wear a mask.” Some people also could experience lightheadedness during familiar workouts while masked, says Len Kravitz, a professor of exercise science at the University of New Mexico. | A commentary published this month on the website of the British Journal of Sports Medicine points out that covering your face during exercise “comes with issues of potential breathing restriction and discomfort” and requires “balancing benefits versus possible adverse events.” Masks do alter exercise, says Cedric X. Bryant, the president and chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise, a nonprofit organization that funds exercise research and certifies fitness professionals. “In my personal experience,” he says, “heart rates are higher at the same relative intensity when you wear a mask.” Some people also could experience lightheadedness during familiar workouts while masked, says Len Kravitz, a professor of exercise science at the University of New Mexico. |
| The steroid, dexamethasone, is the first treatment shown to reduce mortality in severely ill patients, according to scientists in Britain. The drug appears to reduce inflammation caused by the immune system, protecting the tissues. In the study, dexamethasone reduced deaths of patients on ventilators by one-third, and deaths of patients on oxygen by one-fifth. | The steroid, dexamethasone, is the first treatment shown to reduce mortality in severely ill patients, according to scientists in Britain. The drug appears to reduce inflammation caused by the immune system, protecting the tissues. In the study, dexamethasone reduced deaths of patients on ventilators by one-third, and deaths of patients on oxygen by one-fifth. |
| The coronavirus emergency relief package gives many American workers paid leave if they need to take time off because of the virus. It gives qualified workers two weeks of paid sick leave if they are ill, quarantined or seeking diagnosis or preventive care for coronavirus, or if they are caring for sick family members. It gives 12 weeks of paid leave to people caring for children whose schools are closed or whose child care provider is unavailable because of the coronavirus. It is the first time the United States has had widespread federally mandated paid leave, and includes people who don’t typically get such benefits, like part-time and gig economy workers. But the measure excludes at least half of private-sector workers, including those at the country’s largest employers, and gives small employers significant leeway to deny leave. | The coronavirus emergency relief package gives many American workers paid leave if they need to take time off because of the virus. It gives qualified workers two weeks of paid sick leave if they are ill, quarantined or seeking diagnosis or preventive care for coronavirus, or if they are caring for sick family members. It gives 12 weeks of paid leave to people caring for children whose schools are closed or whose child care provider is unavailable because of the coronavirus. It is the first time the United States has had widespread federally mandated paid leave, and includes people who don’t typically get such benefits, like part-time and gig economy workers. But the measure excludes at least half of private-sector workers, including those at the country’s largest employers, and gives small employers significant leeway to deny leave. |
| So far, the evidence seems to show it does. A widely cited paper published in April suggests that people are most infectious about two days before the onset of coronavirus symptoms and estimated that 44 percent of new infections were a result of transmission from people who were not yet showing symptoms. Recently, a top expert at the World Health Organization stated that transmission of the coronavirus by people who did not have symptoms was “very rare,” but she later walked back that statement. | So far, the evidence seems to show it does. A widely cited paper published in April suggests that people are most infectious about two days before the onset of coronavirus symptoms and estimated that 44 percent of new infections were a result of transmission from people who were not yet showing symptoms. Recently, a top expert at the World Health Organization stated that transmission of the coronavirus by people who did not have symptoms was “very rare,” but she later walked back that statement. |
| Touching contaminated objects and then infecting ourselves with the germs is not typically how the virus spreads. But it can happen. A number of studies of flu, rhinovirus, coronavirus and other microbes have shown that respiratory illnesses, including the new coronavirus, can spread by touching contaminated surfaces, particularly in places like day care centers, offices and hospitals. But a long chain of events has to happen for the disease to spread that way. The best way to protect yourself from coronavirus — whether it’s surface transmission or close human contact — is still social distancing, washing your hands, not touching your face and wearing masks. | Touching contaminated objects and then infecting ourselves with the germs is not typically how the virus spreads. But it can happen. A number of studies of flu, rhinovirus, coronavirus and other microbes have shown that respiratory illnesses, including the new coronavirus, can spread by touching contaminated surfaces, particularly in places like day care centers, offices and hospitals. But a long chain of events has to happen for the disease to spread that way. The best way to protect yourself from coronavirus — whether it’s surface transmission or close human contact — is still social distancing, washing your hands, not touching your face and wearing masks. |
| A study by European scientists is the first to document a strong statistical link between genetic variations and Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. Having Type A blood was linked to a 50 percent increase in the likelihood that a patient would need to get oxygen or to go on a ventilator, according to the new study. | A study by European scientists is the first to document a strong statistical link between genetic variations and Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. Having Type A blood was linked to a 50 percent increase in the likelihood that a patient would need to get oxygen or to go on a ventilator, according to the new study. |
| The unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent in May, the Labor Department said on June 5, an unexpected improvement in the nation’s job market as hiring rebounded faster than economists expected. Economists had forecast the unemployment rate to increase to as much as 20 percent, after it hit 14.7 percent in April, which was the highest since the government began keeping official statistics after World War II. But the unemployment rate dipped instead, with employers adding 2.5 million jobs, after more than 20 million jobs were lost in April. | The unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent in May, the Labor Department said on June 5, an unexpected improvement in the nation’s job market as hiring rebounded faster than economists expected. Economists had forecast the unemployment rate to increase to as much as 20 percent, after it hit 14.7 percent in April, which was the highest since the government began keeping official statistics after World War II. But the unemployment rate dipped instead, with employers adding 2.5 million jobs, after more than 20 million jobs were lost in April. |
| If air travel is unavoidable, there are some steps you can take to protect yourself. Most important: Wash your hands often, and stop touching your face. If possible, choose a window seat. A study from Emory University found that during flu season, the safest place to sit on a plane is by a window, as people sitting in window seats had less contact with potentially sick people. Disinfect hard surfaces. When you get to your seat and your hands are clean, use disinfecting wipes to clean the hard surfaces at your seat like the head and arm rest, the seatbelt buckle, the remote, screen, seat back pocket and the tray table. If the seat is hard and nonporous or leather or pleather, you can wipe that down, too. (Using wipes on upholstered seats could lead to a wet seat and spreading of germs rather than killing them.) | If air travel is unavoidable, there are some steps you can take to protect yourself. Most important: Wash your hands often, and stop touching your face. If possible, choose a window seat. A study from Emory University found that during flu season, the safest place to sit on a plane is by a window, as people sitting in window seats had less contact with potentially sick people. Disinfect hard surfaces. When you get to your seat and your hands are clean, use disinfecting wipes to clean the hard surfaces at your seat like the head and arm rest, the seatbelt buckle, the remote, screen, seat back pocket and the tray table. If the seat is hard and nonporous or leather or pleather, you can wipe that down, too. (Using wipes on upholstered seats could lead to a wet seat and spreading of germs rather than killing them.) |
| If you’ve been exposed to the coronavirus or think you have, and have a fever or symptoms like a cough or difficulty breathing, call a doctor. They should give you advice on whether you should be tested, how to get tested, and how to seek medical treatment without potentially infecting or exposing others. | If you’ve been exposed to the coronavirus or think you have, and have a fever or symptoms like a cough or difficulty breathing, call a doctor. They should give you advice on whether you should be tested, how to get tested, and how to seek medical treatment without potentially infecting or exposing others. |
| In both realms, Mr. Kalinsky built a reputation as a tastemaker. For young designers, this made his seal of approval exceedingly meaningful. | In both realms, Mr. Kalinsky built a reputation as a tastemaker. For young designers, this made his seal of approval exceedingly meaningful. |
| When Brandon Maxwell showed his first collection to buyers, he still felt insecure, he said, having transitioned from being a stylist with no formal schooling. But when Mr. Kalinsky placed an order, “it legitimized me in a way that I had not yet allowed myself to feel legitimized,” he said. “He has a very special way of making you feel seen.” | When Brandon Maxwell showed his first collection to buyers, he still felt insecure, he said, having transitioned from being a stylist with no formal schooling. But when Mr. Kalinsky placed an order, “it legitimized me in a way that I had not yet allowed myself to feel legitimized,” he said. “He has a very special way of making you feel seen.” |
| Outside fashion, Jeffrey may best be known for being parodied on “Saturday Night Live” in sketches involving two cool salesmen insulting their less cool customers. | Outside fashion, Jeffrey may best be known for being parodied on “Saturday Night Live” in sketches involving two cool salesmen insulting their less cool customers. |
| At the time, the lampooning was hard on Mr. Kalinsky, who said he wanted to “welcome everybody into this friendly and democratic place that just happened to sell expensive things.” He dreaded waking up on Sundays to phone calls about the previous night’s mockery. Now, he said, he realizes it was an honor. | At the time, the lampooning was hard on Mr. Kalinsky, who said he wanted to “welcome everybody into this friendly and democratic place that just happened to sell expensive things.” He dreaded waking up on Sundays to phone calls about the previous night’s mockery. Now, he said, he realizes it was an honor. |
| To Mr. Maxwell, the “S.N.L.” Jeffrey just made the real-life Jeffrey seem even more chic and important. He still remembers spending one of his first adult-in-New York City paychecks on Chanel sneakers at the store. | To Mr. Maxwell, the “S.N.L.” Jeffrey just made the real-life Jeffrey seem even more chic and important. He still remembers spending one of his first adult-in-New York City paychecks on Chanel sneakers at the store. |
| “There was nothing like the feeling of walking out with that little white bag,” he said. | “There was nothing like the feeling of walking out with that little white bag,” he said. |