VANESSA FRIEDMAN

July 12, 2021

Phoebe Philo Is Returning to Fashion With Her Own Brand

The patron saint of designing for the female gaze is back. Listen? Do you hear that? It is the intake of breath after thousands of women’s […]
July 9, 2021

A Couture Horror Story at Maison Margiela

John Galliano makes a movie, and so does Kim Jones at Fendi. Pass the popcorn. PARIS — Well, that was a plot twist no one could […]
June 18, 2021

Me and My Dad: Sophie and Arthur Elgort on Making Fashion Photography a Family Business

Also, the problems with modern magazines and what it’s like growing up with a camera in your face. When the coronavirus pandemic began, the Elgorts — […]
May 28, 2021

A Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Splits the Gucci Family

One of Guccio Gucci’s great-granddaughters went public with alleged wrongdoing, and now her younger sister is involved too. For the last few months, scenes from Lake […]
May 27, 2021

Cruella is the New Miranda Priestly

The new Disney movie is the latest in a long line of Hollywood films that demonizes the industry. Why? There is a scene, about halfway through […]
May 23, 2021

The Joy of Eurovision Fashion

For once, entertainers gather and judges bestow awards, but big-brand marketing is conspicuously absent. It is an uncomfortable reality of the modern communal spectacle that more […]
May 18, 2021

Liz Cheney: The Model of a Modern Never-Trumper

The representative from Wyoming embodies a different kind of Republican female power player tradition. In the six days since her defenestration from the leadership ranks of […]
May 14, 2021

Will We All Want to Be Wearing Halston Soon?

A new Netflix show could create the viral fashion trend of summer. Except the clothes play second fiddle to the divadom and drama. It was bound […]
May 14, 2021

Halston on Netflix: Will We All Want to Wear it Soon?

A new Netflix show could create the viral fashion trend of summer. Except the clothes play second fiddle to the divadom and drama. It was bound […]
April 29, 2021

The Lesson of Tony Blair’s Long Hair

The former British prime minister appeared in a recent television interview with a whole different look. It pushed a lot of buttons. What is it with […]