VANESSA FRIEDMAN

August 31, 2022

Don’t Get Dressed Without Reading This Book

Claire McCardell helped create American fashion. She was also a writer whose book on style still resonates today. Claire McCardell, the midcentury designer who is one […]
August 29, 2022

Serena Williams’s Fashion Smash

When Serena Williams steps out onto the hard courts of the U.S. Open on Monday for what may be her last tournament, she will do so […]
August 16, 2022

The Return of Joe Biden’s Aviator Sunglasses

President Biden is back after Covid, vacation and legislative victories, and so are his shades. Aviator Joe is back — just in time to take his […]
July 28, 2022

Why a Vogue Cover Created a Controversy for Olena Zelenska

Is the magazine romanticizing war, or is the first lady weaponizing glossies? Another season, another Vogue story on a politician causing a kerfuffle. After the hoo-ha […]
July 21, 2022

In Washington, Olena Zelenska Dressed for Ukraine

On an unofficial visit, the Ukrainian first lady represents her country in more ways than one. On Wednesday, on the third leg of an unofficial three-day […]
July 20, 2022

C’mon, Apple: Be the New New Celine

With the metaverse looming, a shift in designer could make a big difference. So Jony Ive, the former Apple chief design officer and consultant, and the […]
July 9, 2022

Valentino’s Roman Marvels

Expanding the meaning of couture, one ruffle and feather at a time. ROME — The couture shows came to an end not in Paris but in […]
July 5, 2022

Can Fashion Still Shock?

From trompe l’oeil to the metaverse, Schiaparelli, Dior and Iris Van Herpen offer some answers. PARIS — What’s shocking now? There are many possible answers to […]
July 5, 2022

When the Czarinas Ruled Fashion’s Front Row

A group of Russian women were once the hottest things at couture, embraced not just by fashion, but by the watching world. Where are they now? […]
June 22, 2022

The Avatars Wear Prada

And Balenciaga and Thom Browne. Meta opens a new fashion store for the metaverse. Should you shop? So that’s it. Last October, after Mark Zuckerberg had […]