Fashion and Apparel

October 21, 2021

Kyrsten Sinema’s Style Keeps Us Guessing

Sometimes a dress is just a dress. Sometimes it’s a strategy. Senator Kyrsten Sinema may have been in Europe recently on a fund-raising trip and out […]
October 21, 2021

An East Village Boutique Where the Avant-Garde Gathered

Knobkerry was a shop and gallery where Ornette Coleman hung out and Janis Joplin shopped. It is the subject of a new book and related exhibition. […]
July 13, 2021

In ‘My Unorthodox Life,’ Julia Haart Bares More Than Just Her Knees

Less than a decade after fleeing a repressive ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, Haart heads a global talent empire. Her next challenge? Letting viewers peek behind the curtain. […]
July 12, 2021

Phoebe Philo Is Returning to Fashion With Her Own Brand

The patron saint of designing for the female gaze is back. Listen? Do you hear that? It is the intake of breath after thousands of women’s […]
July 9, 2021

A Couture Horror Story at Maison Margiela

John Galliano makes a movie, and so does Kim Jones at Fendi. Pass the popcorn. PARIS — Well, that was a plot twist no one could […]
July 8, 2021

The Young Men’s Style Council of TikTok

A new generation of fashion boys is using the app to teach one another about clothes — how to make them, what designers matter and how […]
July 3, 2021

Are Masks a New Signifier of Social Class?

Face coverings are coming off, though not for everyone. On a recent Sunday night at Le Bilboquet, a see-and-be-seen restaurant in the Hamptons, well-heeled diners nibbled […]
June 30, 2021

Brandon Blackwood Blows Up

His namesake line of purses grew fast last year, in part because of his “End Systemic Racism” tote. Now he can barely keep up with the […]
June 23, 2021

The Gospel of Rebecca Minkoff

The designer Rebecca Minkoff takes issue with the widely accepted image of self-care: the turmeric lattes, the face masks in salt baths, the aromatherapy and massage, […]
June 18, 2021

What Are We Going to Wear?

Ties. Dozens of patterns, colors and fabrics — discounts on 300 different styles. That’s what Nordstrom had planned for its big sale last July. The company […]