Fashion and Apparel

August 18, 2016

Africa Takes Its Turn on the Runway

It was a fashion show that stopped traffic. On one of the largest cable bridges in southern Africa, hundreds of the fashion elite had gathered around […]
August 13, 2016

Noted: A Winning Look (Outside the Pool) for Michael Phelps

By now, half the planet knows the meme #PhelpsFace, the viral image of the Olympian Michael Phelps furiously glowering as he prepped in the team room […]
August 11, 2016

On Wellness: Wellness, Beauty and Style — According to a French Ballet Star

On Wellness By MADISON MAINWARING Earlier this month, Aurélie Dupont took over for Benjamin Millepied as director of dance at the Paris Opera — making her, […]
August 10, 2016

What Do Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani Have in Common? Their Stylists Know

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — When Jennifer Lopez hits the stage of the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday night, riding a makeshift […]
August 9, 2016

On the Runway: Inside Queen Elizabeth II’s Wardrobe

On the Runway By ELIZABETH PATON LONDON — The ball gown, cinched at the waist with capped sleeves and a heart-shaped neckline, practically glows thanks to […]
August 9, 2016

Face in the Crowd: The Wonderfully Sleazy 1970s Fashion of Ben Cobb

Face in the Crowd By STEVEN KURUTZ Wherever men’s fashion goes, Ben Cobb is there. This summer, in London, Milan, Paris and New York, there he […]
August 3, 2016

The Bedazzling of the American Gymnast

So it begins: the flag-waving excitement, the thumb-chewing anticipation, the blinding sparkle. The Olympics. Wait … hang on. The sparkle? Indeed. Because if Simone Biles — […]
August 3, 2016

On the Runway: Calvin Klein Names Its First Chief Creative Officer

Vanessa Friedman ON THE RUNWAY Calvin Klein named its first chief creative officer on Tuesday as the fashion industry’s extraordinary game of musical chairs at the […]
August 2, 2016

Sewing for the Instagram Generation

The internet did little to disrupt it. Globalization could not shut it down. But while the McCall Pattern Company, the home-sewing brand founded in 1863, may […]
July 26, 2016

On the Runway: Michelle Obama’s Dress May Have Looked Simple, but It Spoke Volumes

Vanessa Friedman ON THE RUNWAY The first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday was, rightly, not about the clothes: It was about trying to […]