June 4, 2020

This Is Not the End of Fashion

Image This Is Not the End of Fashion History and human nature prove we will dress up again. What that looks like is the real question. […]
January 1, 2020

Reading ‘Us’ Through Its T-shirts

You could watch Jordan Peele’s “Us” a dozen times and still not catch all of the symbolism, references and ideas tucked in it. Yes, scissors are […]
January 13, 2018

Style Q&A: Designing Costumes for 'Star Wars’ Jedis, Princesses and Naked Creatures

Advertisement In his long career as a Hollywood costume designer, Michael Kaplan has created looks for disco legends (the Village People in “Can’t Stop the Music”), […]
November 21, 2017

Up Next: The ‘Good Time’ Stylist Has Some Tips for Style on a Budget

Up Next By JOANNA NIKAS Name Miyako Bellizzi Age 29 Hometown Alameda, Calif. Now Lives In a three-bedroom apartment in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. Claim […]
November 17, 2017

Dressing to Play a Power Woman

Advertisement LONDON — In 1977 Sidney Lumet’s film “Network,” about the struggles of a fictional television group, won four Academy Awards, including a best actress Oscar […]
December 28, 2016

Willa Kim, Designer of Fanciful Costumes, Dies at 99

Willa Kim, the petite and unfailingly elegant theatrical costume designer whose exuberant, sometimes over-the-top designs brought her two Tony Awards and a solid reputation for innovation […]
July 16, 2016

Books of Style: Tracy Tynan’s Costume Drama

“Wear and Tear: The Threads of My Life,” by Tracy Tynan. Scribner, 320 pp., $25. However tough it may be for a parent to cope with […]
July 5, 2016

At the Paris Opera Ballet, Changing the Shape of Couture

PARIS — Couture, the handcrafted, made-to-measure clothing that regularly sells in the six figures, is fashion’s top stratum for the uber rich. Aside from brief glimpses […]