Fashion and Apparel

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 […]
June 30, 2021

Brandon Blackwood Blows Up

His namesake line of purses grew fast last year, in part because of his “End Systemic Racism” tote. Now he can barely keep up with the […]
June 23, 2021

The Gospel of Rebecca Minkoff

The designer Rebecca Minkoff takes issue with the widely accepted image of self-care: the turmeric lattes, the face masks in salt baths, the aromatherapy and massage, […]
June 18, 2021

What Are We Going to Wear?

Ties. Dozens of patterns, colors and fabrics — discounts on 300 different styles. That’s what Nordstrom had planned for its big sale last July. The company […]
June 18, 2021

The Stylist Akeem Smith Turns Jamaican Dance Hall Into Art

As a fashion influence, his creative orbit includes Hood by Air, Helmut Lang and his own label, Section 8. Name: Akeem Smith Age: 29 Hometown: the […]
June 16, 2021

Ferrari Is Racing Into Fashion

The Italian carmaker just had its first runway show. Was it any good? And what is the company thinking anyway? Last weekend, 100 of the Italian […]
June 15, 2021

The Original Ugly Sneaker Is Back

Remember the Isabel Marant wedge sneakers? Everyone wore them — inexplicably. Now the designer has a new version, with an even higher heel. One day, roughly […]
May 28, 2021

A Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Splits the Gucci Family

One of Guccio Gucci’s great-granddaughters went public with alleged wrongdoing, and now her younger sister is involved too. For the last few months, scenes from Lake […]
May 27, 2021

Cruella is the New Miranda Priestly

The new Disney movie is the latest in a long line of Hollywood films that demonizes the industry. Why? There is a scene, about halfway through […]
May 23, 2021

The Joy of Eurovision Fashion

For once, entertainers gather and judges bestow awards, but big-brand marketing is conspicuously absent. It is an uncomfortable reality of the modern communal spectacle that more […]