Jessica Testa

May 11, 2023

Why Are All Those People Outside H&M, Again?

How consumers became obsessed with fashion collaborations, courtesy of the Swedish mall staple. The year is 2015. The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of same-sex […]
March 14, 2023

Laverne Cox Just Wants to Go Deeper

LOS ANGELES — Don’t get her wrong. Laverne Cox loves Joan Rivers. “Joan is for me the originator of everything,” Ms. Cox said. The comedian, who […]
March 10, 2023

Versace Kicks Off Oscars Weekend With Star-Studded Fashion Show

LOS ANGELES — There was a moment during Versace’s runway show, held on the rooftop of a parking garage that had been glammed beyond recognition, as […]
February 23, 2023

Haley Lu Richardson’s First Time on the Front Row

Navigating fashion week with Haley Lu Richardson, who played Portia on “The White Lotus.” Here is one of several reasons that being famous is kind of […]
February 9, 2023

That’s Tory Burch?

You’ll have to forgive the pair of whispering fashion writers in the second row of the Tory Burch runway show in September, or the three writers […]
December 15, 2022

Surviving 10 Hours and 32 Minutes at Bergdorf Goodman

It seems wrong that a yellow mop bucket should be on the main floor of Bergdorf Goodman. Or that a Windex bottle and dusty pink rag […]
December 15, 2022

Surviving 10 Hours and 32 Minutes at Bergdorf Goodman

It seems wrong that a yellow mop bucket should be on the main floor of Bergdorf Goodman. Or that a Windex bottle and dusty pink rag […]
November 24, 2022

How Not to Be a Character in a ‘Bad Fashion Movie’

Laura Brown lost her job as a top magazine editor in 2022. That’s OK. About 10 months ago, Laura Brown put on an emerald green suit […]
November 24, 2022

How Not to Be a Character in a ‘Bad Fashion Movie’

Laura Brown lost her job as a top magazine editor in 2022. That’s OK. About 10 months ago, Laura Brown put on an emerald green suit […]
November 10, 2022

Inventing a New Language for Talking About Style

Blackbird Spyplane, a popular but niche “dude-leaning” newsletter, introduces Concorde, a new endeavor aimed at women. Blackbird Spyplane is a newsletter written for enthusiasts: rabbit-hole shoppers […]