United States Politics and Government

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 […]
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 […]