GUY TREBAY

March 3, 2022

He Banned the Yahoos and Kept the Social X-Rays Fed

At Mortimer’s, Glenn Bernbaum reigned over social New York for decades. A new book evokes an era of pouf skirts, society walkers and ladies who lunched. […]
February 9, 2022

Nino Cerruti Gave Elegance a Good Name

The Italian designer is credited with having pioneered Italian ready-to-wear. He was also the most elegant man many people ever met. Elegance, Nino Cerruti once said, […]
January 19, 2022

Designer Ervin Latimer Debuts at Pitti Uomo

Inspired by American drag ball culture, the young Finnish designer Ervin Latimer staged a raucous, gender-ambivalent throwdown for his Pitti Uomo debut. FLORENCE, Italy — Radical […]
January 18, 2022

At Prada, It’s in With the Old

Opening their fall show with Kyle MacLachlan and closing it with Jeff Goldblum, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons make a case for dressing up like grown-ups. […]
December 15, 2021

Statement Dressing in a Red Carpet Kurta

“I want to bring all the parts of myself,” Riz Ahmed said of wearing Prada’s version of the traditional garment at the premiere of his new […]
November 17, 2021

Jason Jules and The Making of Black Ivy Style

A new book examines how Black civil rights leaders, jazzmen, artists and writers rewrote the sartorial codes of a largely white elite. It is a rare […]
October 21, 2021

An East Village Boutique Where the Avant-Garde Gathered

Knobkerry was a shop and gallery where Ornette Coleman hung out and Janis Joplin shopped. It is the subject of a new book and related exhibition. […]
April 28, 2021

What Biden’s Style Tells Us in His First 100 Days

Though it took Joe Biden decades to reach the presidency, in terms of style and message, every day counted toward the goal. 1. He spent nearly […]
April 28, 2021

Some Notes on 100 Days of Biden Style

Though it took Joe Biden decades to reach the presidency, in terms of style and message, every day counted toward the goal. 1. He spent nearly […]
April 28, 2021

KidSuper Wants to Bring Back Warhol’s Factory

With a cult label to his name and yet no fashion background, Colm Dillane finds himself a wild-card finalist for the coveted LVMH prize. He’s a […]