Fashion and Apparel

June 23, 2022

Elvis Broke Fashion Boundaries, Too

He was many things, as a new biopic illustrates, but one of the least appreciated was his role as a gender pioneer. Everybody has a personal […]
June 22, 2022

Dressing Simply, but Well. It’s Not So Simple.

Upselling the suit was on the agenda during this Milan Fashion Week, when Italian men’s wear returned in glory. MILAN — Conjuring the pleasures of being […]
June 22, 2022

Dressing Simply, but Well. It’s Not So Simple.

Upselling the suit was on the agenda during this Milan Fashion Week, when Italian men’s wear returned in glory. MILAN — Conjuring the pleasures of being […]
June 22, 2022

The Avatars Wear Prada

And Balenciaga and Thom Browne. Meta opens a new fashion store for the metaverse. Should you shop? So that’s it. Last October, after Mark Zuckerberg had […]
June 15, 2022

How Nike Won the Cultural Marathon

For its 50th anniversary this year, Nike could have done a lot of things. It could have done what many fashion brands do and had a […]
June 14, 2022

What Makes a Bathing Suit So Expensive?

There is a machine in South Brooklyn that looks like a transparent coffin and whirs like an industrial fan. Its metallic innards flit and glide until, […]
June 10, 2022

Steph Curry Is Boosting Black Designers at the N.B.A. Finals

The Golden State fashion plate has made a point of wearing looks from independent labels during his “tunnel walks.” As the Golden State Warriors and the […]
June 9, 2022

Megan Thee Stallion, Bella Hadid, and Chloë Sevigny Appear In Mugler Video

Megan Thee Stallion, Bella Hadid and Chloë Sevigny appear in a viral video for Mugler. But who’s buying it? On Wednesday, Mugler released a video for […]
June 8, 2022

The Meme That Derailed an Executive’s Career

John Demsey made diversity Estée Lauder’s corporate pitch. An Instagram post with a racial epithet cost him his job. John Demsey, the beauty executive who became […]
June 7, 2022

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Costume Designer Shirley Kurata Becomes the Story

With the success of the film “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” the work of Shirley Kurata is in demand, but her personal style has always had […]