Dana Thomas

September 13, 2022

Patching With Olivier Theyskens

This article is part of a series examining Responsible Fashion and innovative efforts to address issues facing the fashion industry. PARIS — The Belgian designer Olivier […]
August 15, 2022

Givenchy’s Fabric Buyer Finds Use for All That Unused Fabric

This article is part of a series examining Responsible Fashion, and innovative efforts to address issues facing the fashion industry. As Givenchy’s fabric buyer, Romain Brabo […]
June 30, 2021

Anatomy of a Mascot

RADNOR, Pa.— This affluent 340-year-old township of 31,000 residents on the Main Line has long been a bastion of gentility and geniality. “The Philadelphia Story,” that […]
January 21, 2020

What Happened to Choupette?

PARIS — After the Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld died last February at age 85, a rumor began to circulate: He had left his fortune, and a […]
February 27, 2019

The Flower Disrupter

Fashion’s favorite florist learned her trade at Tom Ford, watching all the bouquets go by.
July 4, 2017

Ramdane Touhami’s New French Empire

PARIS — A large beauty emporium was scheduled to open here on Wednesday in the former foundry where Auguste Rodin’s “The Thinker” was cast. It is […]
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 […]
October 21, 2011

A Restored French Chateau

Joy de Rohan-Chabot accents her family's Auvergne residence with fanciful furnishings and whimsical murals--without diminishing any of its historic character
September 1, 2011

Karl Lagerfeld’s Glassware for Orrefors

The designer’s new collection for the Swedish company offers a minimalist statement that’s clearly superior
April 1, 2011

Lord of the Manor

(Slide Show) When a British entrepreneur acquires a fully furnished château in France, designer Tino Zervudachi steps in to refresh its 16th-century rooms for the new chatelain