Fashion and Apparel

June 14, 2022

What Makes a Bathing Suit So Expensive?

There is a machine in South Brooklyn that looks like a transparent coffin and whirs like an industrial fan. Its metallic innards flit and glide until, […]
June 10, 2022

Steph Curry Is Boosting Black Designers at the N.B.A. Finals

The Golden State fashion plate has made a point of wearing looks from independent labels during his “tunnel walks.” As the Golden State Warriors and the […]
June 9, 2022

Megan Thee Stallion, Bella Hadid, and Chloë Sevigny Appear In Mugler Video

Megan Thee Stallion, Bella Hadid and Chloë Sevigny appear in a viral video for Mugler. But who’s buying it? On Wednesday, Mugler released a video for […]
June 8, 2022

The Meme That Derailed an Executive’s Career

John Demsey made diversity Estée Lauder’s corporate pitch. An Instagram post with a racial epithet cost him his job. John Demsey, the beauty executive who became […]
June 7, 2022

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Costume Designer Shirley Kurata Becomes the Story

With the success of the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the work of Shirley Kurata is in demand, but her personal style has always had […]
June 2, 2022

S.S. Daley Wins the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers

The major industry award goes to a label subverting the style of English aristocracy (and, naturally, dressing Harry Styles). Fashion’s most prestigious prize for young designers […]
June 2, 2022

As the royals emerge on the Buckingham Palace balcony, it’s the ultimate photo op.

There may be no group in the world that understands the power and import of the carefully choreographed photo op quite like the British royal family. […]
May 30, 2022

Vintage shoppers have ascended on L.A.’s vintage store Jet Rag every Sundays to shop its $1 sale for years.

For years, dedicated shoppers have spent their Sundays searching for second-hand goods at Jet Rag’s $1 sale. Like clockwork, every Sunday morning at 10:45 a.m. in […]
May 26, 2022

The Colorful Mozart of Gen Z

Jacob Collier, the singer, songwriter and composer, who fancies crayon colors, clashing patterns and tie-dyed Crocs, doesn’t fit easily into any box. He’s OK with that. […]
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 […]