VANESSA FRIEDMAN

June 1, 2023

The Balenciaga Comeback Is Happening

At the Cannes Film Festival, the Met Gala and with a new collection. Is the world ready? Demna, the mononymic designer of Balenciaga, that former harbinger […]
May 24, 2023

The Strategic Fashioning of Casey DeSantis

With an eye to the Kennedys, and the Trumps. Sometimes, a wardrobe is a strategy. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has finally, officially, entered the presidential […]
May 23, 2023

Help! I Need a Guide to Shirt-Tucking Protocol.

Button-up shirts can be tucked, untucked, half-tucked or French tucked. A reader wonders where to begin. Lately I’ve seen an explosion of half-tucked button-up shirts. How […]
May 22, 2023

Help! I Need a Guide to Shirt-Tucking Protocol.

Button-up shirts can be tucked, untucked, half-tucked or French tucked. A reader wonders where to begin. Lately I’ve seen an explosion of half-tucked button-up shirts. How […]
May 10, 2023

15 Fashion Triumphs From Cannes Over the Decades

Movies aren’t the only thing to watch. The film festival has made red carpet waves since “being seen” became mainstream. If the Met Gala is the […]
May 9, 2023

E. Jean Carroll Winning Courtroom Style

During the E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump rape trial, every detail was part of building the case. Even the clothes. It was unclear, to […]
May 9, 2023

E. Jean Carrol Winning Courtroom Style

During the E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump rape trial, every detail was part of building the case. Even the clothes. It was unclear, to […]
May 2, 2023

Met Gala Fashion: Rihanna, Dua Lipa, Kim Kardashian — What Would Karl Have Thought?

Karl Lagerfeld was famous for not holding back. So what would he have said about the looks worn in his (and his cat’s) honor? What would […]
April 29, 2023

Karl Lagerfeld’s Looks That Defined a Career and Remade Fashion

How best to understand the designer’s 64-year career, from his early days at Balmain and Patou to the soaring excesses of Fendi and Chanel? Look at […]
April 27, 2023

Anna Wintour on Karl Lagerfeld, and the Clothes He Made for Her

Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue and global editorial director of Condé Nast, has been the maestro of every Met Gala since 1999. But this time, […]