Fashion and Apparel

October 5, 2016

Fashion Review: Renovating Fashion’s House

PARIS — The Paris shows began in a building site — Yves Saint Laurent’s new headquarters on the Rue de Bellechasse — and they ended in […]
October 4, 2016

List of Five: Kevin Hart’s Fashion Sense Is No Joke

Kevin Hart is one of the most successful comedians on earth, but his sense of style is no joke. With a new stand-up concert movie, “What […]
October 3, 2016

Remembering Sonia Rykiel, in Fashion’s Own Words

PARIS — A little more than a month ago, Sonia Rykiel, she of the pyramid of red hair and the famous “poor boy” sweaters, died from […]
October 2, 2016

Fashion Review: At Valentino, Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Metamorphosis

PARIS — When it was announced, back in July, that the design team of Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, whose vision of Valentino-after-Valentino had propelled […]
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 […]