Fashion and Apparel

October 23, 2019

Inside the Nordstrom Dynasty

Blake Nordstrom was a model Nordstrom. He was nice about being competitive and competitive about being nice. He would wish employees happy birthday a day early, […]
October 21, 2019

Nicolas Ghesquière, Poster Boy for Fashion-Against-Trump

Nicolas Ghesquière, the artistic director of Louis Vuitton women’s wear and one of the designer jewels in the LVMH crown, has spoken out — or posted […]
October 18, 2019

When Brand Trump Met Brand Vuitton

On Thursday two of the most powerful brands in politics and high fashion collided in Johnson County, Texas, a rural area about a half-hour’s drive south […]
October 16, 2019

Sophia Kokosalaki, Who Gave London Fashion a Grecian Spin, Dies at 47

LONDON — Sophia Kokosalaki, a widely admired London-based clothing designer who drew on her Greek heritage in highlighting classical silhouettes and artful drapery, died on Sunday […]
October 16, 2019

Olivier Rousteing and Isabelle Huppert Take Manhattan

Olivier Rousteing, the creative director of Balmain, is too busy to be a bad boy. The enfant respectable of Paris fashion (who was just 25 when […]
October 16, 2019

Virgin Galactic Unveils Jumpsuit for Space Tourists

YONKERS, N.Y. — Once there was the era of space-age fashion. Now the age of fashion for space has arrived. On Wednesday, Virgin Galactic, the company […]
October 15, 2019

My Algorithm Makeover

This is a retail review in which I do not leave my apartment. All of the movements and decisions described take place in my mind or […]
October 15, 2019

My Algorithm Makeover

This is a retail review in which I do not leave my apartment. All of the movements and decisions described take place in my mind or […]
October 11, 2019

Let’s Talk About Vladimir Putin’s Birthday Photo Op

[Open Thread is a weekly email from Vanessa Friedman. She’ll even answer your toughest fashion questions! To get it by email, sign up here.] Hello, and […]
October 4, 2019

What to Wear to a World-Class Horse Jumping Show

Fun fact about show jumping: While the sport may never shake its elitist reputation, it’s the rare Olympic event where men and women compete against one […]