VANESSA FRIEDMAN

March 21, 2022

The Man in the Olive Green Tee

How Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky transformed the meaning of a piece of cotton. In the beginning, it was just a T-shirt: basic, olive green; the kind […]
March 7, 2022

Balenciaga Goes Where Fashion Hasn’t Dared Go Before

In the show of the season, the brand takes on the war in Ukraine. Valentino embraces love. And Givenchy buckles down. PARIS — In a cold, […]
March 2, 2022

Dior and Saint Laurent Face the Future

With wearable tech and reimagined classics. Vaquera comes to Paris. PARIS — A designer has to have a certain amount of gumption to not only title […]
March 1, 2022

The First Great Designer of 2022

Glenn Martens is no longer a niche taste. It was the first big show of Milan Fashion Week: 1 p.m. on Day 1. Every chair in […]
March 1, 2022

Virgil Abloh’s Last Show

At Off-White, paying homage to the late designer’s work and legacy. PARIS — “Question Everything.” Those words, written in block letters, were a motto for Virgil […]
February 25, 2022

Everything Looks Different Now

Crisis and fashion collide at Moschino and Prada. MILAN — Backstage at the Moschino show on Thursday, the day Russia attacked Ukraine, the designer Jeremy Scott […]
February 24, 2022

Yeezy Gap/Balenciaga is Here. Is It Worth It?

What exactly are we buying, when we buy fashion? A disruptive collaboration provides one answer. There are others. There was disruption, from the start. A major […]
February 22, 2022

London Fashion Comes Back to Life

There was a lot to see at London Fashion Week. It began amid the raging winds of Storm Eunice, the extratropical cyclone that hit parts of […]
February 18, 2022

Can I Still Wear Low-Rise Jeans?

A reader wants to know whether she has matured past a trend that is back in style. I am trying to decide at what age low-rise […]
February 17, 2022

It’s Telfar’s World. We’re Just Living in It.

The designer brings the New York shows to a close with a video-and-fashion happening. For almost a decade, the unofficial honor of closing New York Fashion […]