Chloe Schama

With revolutions, wars, or, indeed, pandemics, we can lose not only loved ones but entire ways of life, and jewelry can serve as a talisman to the past.

The self-reliance built from growing up amid such a hardscrabble landscape stayed with my mother. By high school she was sewing her own outfits, a skill that would last a lifetime.

With pillow menus, sleep coaches, and super luxe mattresses, the best snooze of your life might be in a bed that’s not your own.