United States Politics and Government

December 6, 2019

The Accidental Stars of the Impeachment Inquiry

No matter the job title, the gig of most every aide to a member of Congress is essentially the same: to help make it appear that […]
December 2, 2019

‘Free, Melania’: 6 Takeaways

Where the first lady, Melania Trump, is concerned, theories abound. From morning-show hosts to Twitter pundits to protest poster artists, everyone has an opinion: Mrs. Trump […]
November 23, 2019

Can Fan Fiction Bridge the Partisan Divide?

Last Friday, when Marie Yovanovitch, the former United States ambassador to Ukraine, appeared before the House Intelligence Committee, millions of people were watching. Perhaps you were […]
November 21, 2019

Tulsi Gabbard’s White Pantsuit Isn’t Winning

What has happened to the white pantsuit? Watching the Democratic debate held in Atlanta on Wednesday night, it was one of the questions that stuck with […]
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 […]
January 31, 2018

On the Runway: State of the Union Statements in Black and White

Advertisement It took the State of the Union to get her in a state of quasi-support. On Tuesday night Melania Trump finally appeared in public alongside […]
November 11, 2017

On the Runway: It’s Melania 2.0, as Mrs. Trump Iterates in Asia

Advertisement The clues were in the coats. Melania Trump emerged from Air Force One for the Japan leg of her husband’s Grand Tour of Asia in […]
November 1, 2017

On the Runway: Trump’s Official Portrait Resembles a Smiley Emoji

Advertisement It was an irony lost perhaps only on the White House that, almost nine months after he entered office, President Trump’s official photographic portrait was […]
August 3, 2017

Unbuttoned: Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Optics of Relatable Style

Unbuttoned By VANESSA FRIEDMAN Well, that look didn’t last long. After a very brief 10-day interlude of in-your-face bluster draped in Loro Piana tailoring courtesy of […]
July 27, 2017

Unbuttoned: A Call to Activism for Outdoor Apparel Makers

Unbuttoned By VANESSA FRIEDMAN There has been much ado over the past few months about the declarations of fashion designers regarding the current administration, but they […]