Jessica Testa

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 […]
October 27, 2022

Is She the New Queen of Los Angeles?

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Earlier this year, Sarah Staudinger began taking a Polaroid of nearly every person to visit her freshly renovated home. “There’s a few […]
October 27, 2022

Is She the New Queen of Los Angeles?

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Earlier this year, Sarah Staudinger began taking a Polaroid of nearly every person to visit her freshly renovated home. “There’s a few […]
October 2, 2022

The Best Moment of Bella Hadid’s Life

The model was spray-painted into a dress of nonwoven fabric, live, at Paris Fashion Week. PARIS — Of course it was going to go viral. The […]
September 1, 2022

The People’s Republic of Shein

Shein continues its rise with American shoppers, who don’t mind the controversies. PLANO, Texas — There was some desperation in the air at the indoor mall […]
August 10, 2022

The Lycra Legacy of Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Physical’

Athleisure, leggings, shapewear owe a debt of gratitude to the iconic video. A funny thing happened when Kameron Lennox revisited the music video for “Physical,” the […]
July 13, 2022

Let Them Have Couture

Balenciaga’s latest experiment attempts to open up the mysterious world of Parisian haute couture. PARIS — I spent quite a long time sniffing the candle, twisting […]