VANESSA FRIEDMAN

March 4, 2024

Do Designers Really Expect Us to Wear Runway Fashion?

Our critic explains why runway shows feature outfits far more outlandish than the ones most of us actually wear. Do designers really expect us to wear […]
March 2, 2024

Remembering Iris Apfel’s Full Life in Full Looks

The New York society figure, former interior designer and self-proclaimed “geriatric starlet” made dressing a delight. Iris Apfel, the O.G. geriatric fashion inspiration and influencer who […]
March 1, 2024

Dressing for the Cameras, if Not the Fray

In their visits to the border, President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump were image making for a national audience. Joe Biden and Donald Trump […]
February 25, 2024

In Milan, Gucci, Marni and Bottega Veneta Signal a Shift

The stealth wealth era may be coming to an end, judging by Gucci, Marni and Bottega Veneta. There’s a change underway in fashion. The safe, swaddling […]
February 23, 2024

In Milan, Prada Does History and Moschino Has a Debut

With a little history lesson. At Moschino, a new designer debuts with respect, but not much originality. Miuccia Prada, currently American Vogue’s pioneering septuagenarian cover girl, […]
February 22, 2024

Was Diesel the Most Democratic Fashion Show Ever?

Glenn Martens subverts the fourth wall and opens Diesel up to the world. Autocracy may be much in the news, and increasingly in vogue depending on […]
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 […]