A couple of months ago in the Journal, a story headlined “The Many Facets of the Sephardic Spirit” featured a cover photograph with an array of hamsa necklaces. It got me thinking. As the hamsa is one ...

'EDITORS ARE ALWAYS fascinated with designing," said Jennifer Alfano, a writer and editor who's covered fashion for the likes of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue for over 20 years. "We search for the thing ...