Fashion and Apparel

May 26, 2017

Critic's Notebook: Melania Trump on Display, Dressed in Ambivalence and Armor

And so we come to the end of what has been the longest and most comprehensive viewing of Melania Trump playing the role of first lady […]
May 25, 2017

The Second Biggest Fashion Show in Cannes

CANNES, France — Forget Nicole Kidman in an Alexander McQueen sheer peach lace halter dress; forget Elle Fanning in a Rodarte lavender tulle ball gown and […]
May 25, 2017

Balenciaga, Fashion’s Original Provocateur

LONDON — The internet went into its now de rigueur frenzy recently after Balenciaga released a blue, roughly $2,000, trapezoidal tote, created by the artistic director […]
May 23, 2017

Party Coverage: Scene City: Kendall Jenner, Mary J. Blige and Al Gore Party at Cannes

Party Coverage: Scene City By RACHEL DONADIO ANTIBES, France — Around 11 on Saturday night, Mary J. Blige walked into the party hosted by Vanity Fair […]
May 23, 2017

Styles Q. and A.: Pedro Winter on Daft Punk and the Paris Party Scene He Defined

Back in the early aughts, Ed Banger Records was the leading exporter of glitchy French electronic dance music and a Parisian cool-kid scene that orgiastically blended […]
May 22, 2017

Fendi’s Gift to Rome: A Sculpture Shaped Like a Tree

PIETRASANTA, Italy — Shading his eyes from the warm Tuscan sun, the artist Giuseppe Penone watched as a crane hoisted a bronze tree trunk into position […]
May 19, 2017

Open Thread: Open Thread: This Week in Style News

Each week, the Open Thread newsletter will offer a look from across The New York Times at the forces that shape the dress codes we share, […]
May 17, 2017

We Settle a Big Fashion Rivalry: Nashville vs. Columbus

A hot fashion rivalry is underway thousands of miles from the runways of Milan and Paris. It has nothing to do with couture houses or red […]
May 17, 2017

On the Red Carpet: Stars, Diamonds and Style

When Charlize Theron wore a mismatched pair of mega-diamond earrings to the Academy Awards in February, social media went into overdrive. Echoing the recent tide of […]
May 12, 2017

On the Runway: Dior in the Desert

Vanessa Friedman ON THE RUNWAY When it comes to shows, fashion loves a venue metaphor: museums, art galleries, palatial chateaus — buildings and exotic destinations of […]