dress codes

December 22, 2022

How to Avoid Making a Wedding Faux Pas

Etiquette experts and wedding pros share five common pitfalls to keep in mind when hosting or attending a wedding. Danielle Salzillo still remembers how angry her […]
December 13, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried and Schlubby Style

Sam Bankman-Fried’s choices may signal an end to the schlubby mystique. The mythic figure that is the billionaire tech genius in the nowhere man tee may […]
August 29, 2022

Serena Williams’s Fashion Smash

When Serena Williams steps out onto the hard courts of the U.S. Open on Monday for what may be her last tournament, she will do so […]
July 13, 2022

With Tennis Style, It’s Hard to Ace the Classics

While Grand Slam season often forecasts men’s wear innovations, the elegance of a crisp white look is tough to beat. For at least some watching Novak […]
July 13, 2022

With Tennis Style, It’s Hard to Ace the Classics

While Grand Slam season often forecasts men’s wear innovations, the elegance of a crisp white look is tough to beat. For at least some watching Novak […]
May 26, 2022

John Fetterman and the Remaking of Political Image

The Pennsylvania Democratic candidate for Senate has upended the electability dress code. How will he influence the general election? Ever since John Fetterman, the lieutenant governor […]
November 17, 2021

Jason Jules and The Making of Black Ivy Style

A new book examines how Black civil rights leaders, jazzmen, artists and writers rewrote the sartorial codes of a largely white elite. It is a rare […]
November 3, 2021

Eric Adams's Style: ‘Everything About You Must Say Power’

New York City’s new mayor, Eric Adams, pays a lot of attention to what he wears. You should, too. Six years ago, Eric Adams, then Brooklyn […]
July 3, 2021

Are Masks a New Signifier of Social Class?

Face coverings are coming off, though not for everyone. On a recent Sunday night at Le Bilboquet, a see-and-be-seen restaurant in the Hamptons, well-heeled diners nibbled […]
July 24, 2017

On the Runway: What is ‘Appropriate’ Work Dress? Readers Respond

Vanessa Friedman ON THE RUNWAY The National Assembly of France decided last week, like earlier decisions in the House of Commons in Britain and the House […]