VANESSA FRIEDMAN

February 12, 2024

Taylor Swift Gives a Fashion Brand a Boost at the Super Bowl

Who says Area is just about the concept and not the clothes? About half an hour after the Area show ended in New York on Super […]
February 8, 2024

As Fashion Week Season Begins, Here’s What to Expect

And everything else you need to know about the coming fashion season, including designer debuts, mega-shows and gossip. Clockwise from top left: Adrian Appiolaza, now at […]
January 31, 2024

Reconsidering the Galliano (Ahem, Margiela) Show

There is a certain irony to the fact that of all the shows that took place during couture last week, the one designed to be the […]
January 23, 2024

Iris Van Herpen’s Exhibition Is a Dazzling Couture Show

Her one-woman exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs redefines the couture show. It is possible that the most dazzling couture show in Paris this week […]
January 22, 2024

Can I Wear My Vintage Concert Tees to Work?

How to style the shirts is one question, our critic writes. Deciding whether to display personal passions at the office is another. I’d like to wear […]
January 15, 2024

How Many Rings Is Too Many?

A reader wonders if stacking jewelry can look tacky. Recent red carpets suggest otherwise, our critic writes. Is it gauche to wear more than one ring […]
January 11, 2024

The End of the Bill Belichick Hoodie Era

The Patriots coach is out. And so is his trademark sweatshirt. In all the words currently being written about the end of the Bill Belichick era […]
December 25, 2023

What Does it Mean to ‘Dress Your Age’?

What to wear as you age is a highly personal decision, our critic writes, but certain garments still come with associations and assumptions. I have always […]
December 14, 2023

Trump Is Selling Pieces of His Mug Shot Suit

It’s not just a piece of political memorabilia — it’s a strategy. When Donald J. Trump walked into a Georgia courthouse on Aug. 24 to be […]
December 10, 2023

The Year of the Mega Sleeve

Raglan, fluted, leg o’ mutton, bishop, puffed, balloon — whatever you want to call them, we wore them. When Holly Waddington, the costume designer for “Poor […]