ELIZABETH PATON

September 22, 2020

Can Luxury Fashion Ever Regain Its Luster?

This is usually a busy month for the luxury industry. Not long after glossy fashion magazines publish their all-important September issues, thousands of retail buyers, journalists […]
September 19, 2020

On Racism and British Fashion

“I’ve always considered myself an outsider,” Osman Yousefzada said last week, sitting on a park bench near his home in North London. “Often, I’ve also been […]
July 21, 2020

Vivienne Westwood Dresses Like a Canary for Julian Assange

LONDON — Four months after Britain went into lockdown, most office workers have yet to return to the City of London. The once heaving thoroughfares of […]
June 15, 2020

So, Was London Digital Fashion Week Any Good?

LONDON — This past weekend was always going to be unlike any London Fashion Week before. There were no live runway shows. No front row, backstage […]
May 8, 2020

Garment Workers in Unions Fear For Their Jobs

Myan Mode, a garment factory on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, produces men’s jackets, women’s blazers and coats for Western fashion companies like Mango and Zara. […]
February 14, 2020

Shuttered Stores, Fewer Tourists: Luxury Feels Coronavirus Effects

LONDON — Chinese tourists normally flock to Bond Street, home to some of the most expensive retail space in the world. They gather behind the velvet […]
February 14, 2020

Shuttered Stores, Fewer Tourists: Luxury Feels Coronavirus Effects

LONDON — Chinese tourists normally flock to Bond Street, home to some of the most expensive retail space in the world. They gather behind the velvet […]
January 23, 2020

They’ve Got Their Gems to Keep Them Warm

PARIS —- January is the quieter of the two couture seasons when it comes to displays of haute joaillerie. With many top clients preferring to spend […]
January 9, 2020

Losing Prince Harry and Meghan, and (Potentially) Billions of Pounds

LONDON — The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018, watched by a television audience of almost two billion viewers worldwide, was heralded […]
December 4, 2019

Craftsmanship Times Three

A pair of glasses. Comfortable loafers. A white shirt. Many of us have smart wardrobe staples for a reason — practical multipurpose pieces that save time […]