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And while Mattel has broadened the variety of Barbies available, including a Barbie in a wheelchair, it’s still a doll that looks nothing like the kids playing with her. Kids, it turns out, want dolls that look real. So it stands to reason that Mattel has launched Creatable World, a series of customizable and interchangeable gender-neutral dolls that have tween bodies that look somewhat like tween bodies, thigh gap be damned. Kids can dress the dolls in shorts or pants or dresses, swap out wigs, and play around with accessories. Creatable World Deluxe Character Kit Customizable Doll This particular Creatable World...

Whether you opt for a cardigan sweater, a turtleneck sweater, a cashmere sweater, or a sweater vest, the reality is that sweaters are workwear, dirt wear, and all-around life wear, just like your favorite pair of jeans. Here, then, are our favorite sweaters in the iconic styles that are as easy to wear as your summer slub-neck. They are best worn out of necessity, not out of fashion (though they will be fashionable). When you feel that chill creep up your spine, reach for one of these, confident in the fact that there’s no wrong way to wear them, only in...

And why wouldn’t we? With their forgiving waistline and so, so soft fabrics, the sweatpants men want are both alluring and forbidding. Are they, as minds as diverse and Seinfeld and Karl Lagerfeld, said, “a sign of defeat”? Or are they a liberating cry that we, men, deserve a little bit of comfort in our lives? First, a little clarification. Sweatpants are defined as loose, comfy pants with an elastic or drawstring waist, filed under leisurewear. Just like an armchair, a pair of sweatpants is both an admission and a celebration of reaching peak fatherhood. But it doesn’t mean you must retreat into your...

Whether you opt for a cardigan sweater, a turtleneck sweater, a cashmere sweater, or a sweater vest, the reality is that sweaters are workwear, dirt wear, and all-around life wear, just like your favorite pair of jeans. Here, then, are our favorite sweaters in the iconic styles that are as easy to wear as your summer slub-neck. They are best worn out of necessity, not out of fashion (though they will be fashionable). When you feel that chill creep up your spine, reach for one of these, confident in the fact that there’s no wrong way to wear them, only in...

And why wouldn’t we? With their forgiving waistline and so, so soft fabrics, the sweatpants men want are both alluring and forbidding. Are they, as minds as diverse and Seinfeld and Karl Lagerfeld, said, “a sign of defeat”? Or are they a liberating cry that we, men, deserve a little bit of comfort in our lives? First, a little clarification. Sweatpants are defined as loose, comfy pants with an elastic or drawstring waist, filed under leisurewear. Just like an armchair, a pair of sweatpants is both an admission and a celebration of reaching peak fatherhood. But it doesn’t mean you must retreat into your...