Jessica Testa

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 […]
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 […]
July 4, 2022

Schiaparelli, The Mother of Strange Fashion

PARIS — A woman wears a long thermometer on a hook hanging from her ear, her chin upturned and eyes gently closed, in a photograph taken […]
June 14, 2022

What Makes a Bathing Suit So Expensive?

There is a machine in South Brooklyn that looks like a transparent coffin and whirs like an industrial fan. Its metallic innards flit and glide until, […]
June 2, 2022

S.S. Daley Wins the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers

The major industry award goes to a label subverting the style of English aristocracy (and, naturally, dressing Harry Styles). Fashion’s most prestigious prize for young designers […]