Fashion and Apparel

October 1, 2016

At Valentino, Pierpaolo Piccioli on His Own

ROME — One sunny day in September, Pierpaolo Piccioli, the creative director of Valentino, was sitting behind a modern light-wood desk in the brand’s headquarters on […]
September 30, 2016

With Kanye and Kim in the Audience, Off-White Targets the ‘Working Girl’

PARIS — On Thursday night, Virgil Abloh, the rising streetwear designer, sometime D.J. and longtime creative consultant to Kanye West, staged his latest Off-White show in […]
September 30, 2016

Paris Fashion Week, Day 4: They’re Coming!

T.G.I.PFWF. It may be Friday, but the shows keep coming. Here’s what to watch for today. • The new Dior is coming! Maria Grazia Chiuri, who […]
September 29, 2016

Fashion Review: So Was Rihanna’s Show Any Good? And More Pressing Questions from Paris Fashion Week

PARIS — Twenty-three blocks of ice, each almost five feet tall, enclosed perfectly preserved gardens of flowers at the peak of their color and bloom on […]
September 28, 2016

Paris Fashion Week, Day 2: Bad Gal, Meet New Gal

It’s going to be a beautiful day in Paris, with forecasts for a high of 77 degrees. Get ready to enjoy it from the back of […]
September 27, 2016

At Paris Fashion Week, Who’s Got the Power?

PARIS — This week marks the ascension of four new designers at four vaunted houses: Anthony Vaccarello at Yves Saint Laurent, Bouchra Jarrar at Lanvin, Maria […]
September 26, 2016

Fashion Review: Dolce & Gabbana Serve Up Some Comfort Food and a Trend (or Two)

MILAN — As much change and confusion as there has been so far this fashion season — what with the see-now/shop-now splinter movement, the let-us-entertain-you faction […]
September 25, 2016

Fashion Review: From Versace to Bottega Veneta, Milan Has a Message for Hillary Clinton

MILAN — Milan has a message for Hillary Clinton. “We’re all looking at what will happen, and we will be available to welcome the new president […]
September 24, 2016

Why the Fashion World Is Obsessed With ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

Her shoes were thigh-high, bedazzled platform moon boots. Her outfit was encircled by a tutu tilted at a particularly rakish angle. Her capelet, cresting in tusklike […]
September 22, 2016

Fashion Review: Rebelling Against Insta-Everything at Fendi and Roberto Cavalli

MILAN — There’s a balmy wind of minor rebellion sweeping along the catwalks of Milan, making unlikely allies of normally opposing aesthetics, and drawing a line […]