United States Politics and Government

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 […]
June 8, 2017

Unbuttoned: A Primer on Power Dressing From ‘House of Cards’

Unbuttoned By VANESSA FRIEDMAN It was the black outfit in Episode 1 that made me sit up in surprise. That is to say, the black outfit […]
June 1, 2017

Eric Goode, a New York Night-Life Impresario, Takes on Trump

Eric Goode, 59, is a New York entrepreneur who is an owner of downtown establishments like the Bowery Hotel and the Waverly Inn. He was a […]
April 13, 2017

Encounters: John Dean, Who Worked for Nixon, Sizes Up Trump

Encounters By LAURA M. HOLSON At a recent cocktail party in Manhattan, John Dean and Salman Rushdie were sitting on a zebra-print bench. Wherever Mr. Dean […]
April 12, 2017

On the Runway: Hillary Clinton, Shoe Model?

Vanessa Friedman ON THE RUNWAY Last week, Hillary Clinton made news for an appearance at the Women in the World Summit, where she discussed the recent […]
April 12, 2017

On the Runway: Hillary Clinton, Shoe Model?

Vanessa Friedman ON THE RUNWAY Last week, Hillary Clinton made news for an appearance at the Women in the World Summit, where she discussed the recent […]
December 9, 2016

Field Notes: Gay Couples Ask: Will Our Right to Marry Survive the Next Four Years?

Field Notes By ALISON LEIGH COWAN Harper Nunnemaker, 27, and Caitlyn McLeish, 26, who have been dating for about a year and a half, had planned […]
November 18, 2016

How Van Jones Became a Star of the 2016 Campaign

WASHINGTON — Last Thursday, Van Jones couldn’t even buy a tuna wrap here without a woman in her late 20s walking up to him to ask […]
November 12, 2016

Unbuttoned: Is Fashion’s Love Affair With Washington Over?

Unbuttoned By VANESSA FRIEDMAN On Wednesday, when Hillary Clinton stood in the New Yorker Hotel for her farewell speech, she did so in one of her […]