Fashion and Apparel

August 10, 2016

What Do Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani Have in Common? Their Stylists Know

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — When Jennifer Lopez hits the stage of the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday night, riding a makeshift […]
August 9, 2016

On the Runway: Inside Queen Elizabeth II’s Wardrobe

On the Runway By ELIZABETH PATON LONDON — The ball gown, cinched at the waist with capped sleeves and a heart-shaped neckline, practically glows thanks to […]
August 9, 2016

Face in the Crowd: The Wonderfully Sleazy 1970s Fashion of Ben Cobb

Face in the Crowd By STEVEN KURUTZ Wherever men’s fashion goes, Ben Cobb is there. This summer, in London, Milan, Paris and New York, there he […]
August 3, 2016

The Bedazzling of the American Gymnast

So it begins: the flag-waving excitement, the thumb-chewing anticipation, the blinding sparkle. The Olympics. Wait … hang on. The sparkle? Indeed. Because if Simone Biles — […]
August 3, 2016

On the Runway: Calvin Klein Names Its First Chief Creative Officer

Vanessa Friedman ON THE RUNWAY Calvin Klein named its first chief creative officer on Tuesday as the fashion industry’s extraordinary game of musical chairs at the […]
August 2, 2016

Sewing for the Instagram Generation

The internet did little to disrupt it. Globalization could not shut it down. But while the McCall Pattern Company, the home-sewing brand founded in 1863, may […]
July 26, 2016

On the Runway: Michelle Obama’s Dress May Have Looked Simple, but It Spoke Volumes

Vanessa Friedman ON THE RUNWAY The first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday was, rightly, not about the clothes: It was about trying to […]
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 11, 2016

On the Runway: Wimbledon’s Fashion Winner: Kim Sears

On the Runway By ELIZABETH PATON Britain has recently lurched from one constitutional and leadership crisis to the next in the wake of its decision to […]
July 11, 2016

Burberry C.E.O. to Step Down, Ending Dual-Role Experiment at Helm

LONDON — Burberry’s chief executive is resigning from that post, ending an experiment in which the British luxury house became the first publicly listed fashion company […]