Fashion and Apparel

July 27, 2023

The Looming Crisis in the Bridal Industry? Not Enough Seamstresses.

The skilled professionals who work on wedding dress alterations play a crucial role for brides, but their numbers are dwindling. On a video call in mid-June, […]
July 20, 2023

Is This the End of the Red Carpet?

The actor’s strike could have far-reaching implications for how we watch and consume fashion. At first it seemed impossible to imagine: No more red carpets! No […]
July 19, 2023

Emily Oberg Wants Sporty & Rich to Be the Next Goop

Sporty & Rich, a popular line of merch that promotes healthy, luxurious living, is opening its first store-spa-cafe. Next stop: colonic clubs? There was once an […]
July 16, 2023

Style Icon Jane Birkin’s Looks Over the Decades

There are few things more tedious than the term “fashion icon,” but that is not to suggest people don’t exist who definitively set styles for their […]
July 15, 2023

A Visual Guide to Barbie: Outfits, Accessories and More

Maybe you’ve heard there’s a Barbie movie coming out? Well, this isn’t about that. It is, however, about the 11½ inches of intellectual property that inspired […]
July 9, 2023

Why More Men are Wearing Crop Tops

Men are stepping out in stomach-baring shirts that some have cropped at home and others have bought from stores’ women’s sections. It is often the case […]
July 5, 2023

Guram Gvasalia on Vetements, Madonna and His Future in Fashion

Of all the many Madonna-related posts that have appeared on social media since it was revealed that the artist had been taken ill and forced to […]
July 4, 2023

Reviewing the Couture of Dior, Schiaparelli and Thom Browne

Thom Browne makes his couture debut, while Schiaparelli, Dior and Iris Van Herpen spin their own dreamy tales. In 1955 the idea of the gray flannel […]
July 3, 2023

Are Yoga Pants Really Pants?

A reader is searching for comfortable, stretchy pants that can be worn for more than sun salutations. I feel great when working out and love yoga […]
June 28, 2023

Does ‘And Just Like That …’ Signal the End of Stealth Wealth?

So does the pop culture and fashion wheel turn. And just like that, stealth wealth, the aesthetic made viral by “Succession,” with its toxic billionaires in […]