VANESSA FRIEDMAN

March 2, 2023

In Paris, Intimate Encounters at Balmain and Dries Van Noten

Dries Van Noten and Olivier Rousteing of Balmain get personal. PARIS — For so long (even, maybe especially, after the brief Covid hiatus) so much of […]
February 26, 2023

Enter the New Era of Stealth Wealth

Bottega Veneta leads the way, while Gucci remains in limbo. MILAN — Not long after the last guest had trooped off the avocado-color carpet lining the […]
February 20, 2023

Don Lemon, Nikki Haley and the Lessons of a Hoodie

The CNN anchor should have known there is a fine line between showing some personality and things getting personal. Don Lemon, a co-host of “CNN This […]
February 16, 2023

What Does It Mean to Dress Rich?

At New York Fashion Week, it was clear that the sartorial signifiers of wealth and status were changing. Ten o’clock in the morning in the middle […]
February 15, 2023

The Prince of New York

Thom Browne offers a new theory of American fashion. There is currently a class about the designer Thom Browne being taught not, as one might expect, […]
February 13, 2023

Rihanna’s Big Red Super Bowl Reveal

She’s pregnant and once again setting the rules for maternity fashion. On Sunday night, the most watched fashion show of New York Fashion Week took place […]
February 13, 2023

Rihanna’s Big Red Super Bowl Reveal

She’s pregnant and once again setting the rules for maternity fashion. On Sunday night, the most watched fashion show of New York Fashion Week took place […]
February 11, 2023

Collina Strada Opens New York Fashion Week With Animal Transformations

Collina Strada starts New York Fashion Week with a bark. And a woof. A snort? Definitely a giggle. What is it with the animal world and […]
February 8, 2023

Volodymyr Zelensky Meets King Charles III in a Sweatshirt

In October 2020, just over a year after he was elected president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife, Olena Zelenska, took an official trip to […]
February 8, 2023

The Future of Balenciaga Is on the Line

And everything else you need to know to hold forth on fashion month at a cocktail party. Get ready. Your feeds are about to be crammed […]