VANESSA FRIEDMAN

April 5, 2023

The Trump Mug Shots We Deserve

The former president and current candidate wasn’t subject to the traditional booking photo. That doesn’t mean the images weren’t important. The multiverse took on new meaning […]
March 20, 2023

Jeremy Scott Is Leaving Moschino

In a fashion world surprise, the designer is leaving the Italian label he has helmed for 10 years. Fashion is about to get a little less […]
March 15, 2023

NASA and Axiom Space Unveil Suit Redesign

NASA and Axiom Space have unveiled the first major spacesuit redesign in four decades. Astronauts are getting hip. Space is getting a new look — sort […]
March 7, 2023

Let Us Now All Praise Wearability

As shown at Louis Vuitton, Loewe and Hermès. The idea has nothing to do with tech, and everything to do with good clothes. PARIS — Like […]
March 3, 2023

At Rick Owen, Sci-Fi Style Comes to Paris Fashion Week

Rick Owens has become one of the greatest designers in Paris by building his own world. Construction continues at Givenchy while, at Schiaparelli, Daniel Roseberry lays […]
March 2, 2023

In Paris, Intimate Encounters at Balmain and Dries Van Noten

Dries Van Noten and Olivier Rousteing of Balmain get personal. PARIS — For so long (even, maybe especially, after the brief Covid hiatus) so much of […]
February 26, 2023

Enter the New Era of Stealth Wealth

Bottega Veneta leads the way, while Gucci remains in limbo. MILAN — Not long after the last guest had trooped off the avocado-color carpet lining the […]
February 20, 2023

Don Lemon, Nikki Haley and the Lessons of a Hoodie

The CNN anchor should have known there is a fine line between showing some personality and things getting personal. Don Lemon, a co-host of “CNN This […]
February 16, 2023

What Does It Mean to Dress Rich?

At New York Fashion Week, it was clear that the sartorial signifiers of wealth and status were changing. Ten o’clock in the morning in the middle […]
February 15, 2023

The Prince of New York

Thom Browne offers a new theory of American fashion. There is currently a class about the designer Thom Browne being taught not, as one might expect, […]