Protective Clothing and Gear

May 15, 2020

The Hidden Language of Masks

When, early in the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic, production shortages of medical grade N95 masks turned obtaining them into a hunt for the grail, […]
April 22, 2020

Should Masks Be a Fashion Statement?

Almost as soon as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Prada and Brooks Brothers announced earlier this month that they would be repurposing parts of their factories to make […]
April 19, 2020

That Face Shield Might Have Been Made in a Party Space

Last spring, Manhattan’s meatpacking district was hopping with stylish hotels, rooftop cocktail lounges, luxury boutiques, overpriced brunch spots and nightclubs with velvet ropes. This spring, a […]
April 17, 2020

At Least New Yorkers Can Still Roll Their Eyes

In a city already locked up and hidden away behind lowered gates and darkened doors, its people now walk behind their own personal barriers. A population […]
April 10, 2020

Exercising Outdoors With a Face Mask

When we asked readers what they still wished to know about exercising during the coronavirus crisis, one issue topped all others. People wondered about running or […]
April 5, 2020

Should I Start Wearing a Mask?

To mask or not to mask? For the past few months, public health officials have been unyielding in their stance that healthy people should not wear […]
March 25, 2020

An Army of Sewers, Making Masks for America

They are scrounging for fabric, cutting it up, stitching it together. They are repurposing drapes, dresses, bra straps, shower curtains, even coffee filters. They are building […]
March 22, 2020

Christian Siriano and Dov Charney Are Making Masks and Medical Supplies Now

ImageBoth tourists and New Yorkers on March 14, at the World Trade Center in New York City.Credit…Elizabeth Bick for The New York Times Last week the […]
March 5, 2020

The Rich Are Preparing for Coronavirus Differently

The new coronavirus knows no national borders or social boundaries. That doesn’t mean that social boundaries don’t exist. “En route to Paris,” Gwyneth Paltrow wrote on […]
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 […]