Fashion and Apparel

November 23, 2019

Roger Federer, Sneakerhead?

If you run into Roger Federer on your way to board a plane, do not be surprised if he looks you up and down, or mostly […]
November 22, 2019

Victoria’s Secret Cancels Annual Fashion Show

A colorful spectacle of pop music, skimpy lingerie and the some of the world’s most famous supermodels, the Victoria’s Secret fashion show had long been a […]
November 21, 2019

Long Overlooked, Bratislava Shines With Newfound Cool

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — The Hotel Kyjev has dominated Bratislava’s skyline in stark, tombstonelike fashion since 1973, a Brutalist holdover from the communist era. But the building, […]
November 14, 2019

The Allure of the White Dress

Few visuals are as symbolic or instantly recognizable as the white wedding dress. “The white dress lets you be a celebrity for the day where all […]
November 14, 2019

Before ‘The Crown,’ Revelations About the Actual Crown

This is a halcyon time in royal fashion. The Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex — Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle — set trends and sell products […]
November 11, 2019

Ultra-Black Is the New Black

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — On a laboratory bench at the National Institute of Standards and Technology was a square tray with two black disks inside, each about […]
November 8, 2019

What to Wear When Shopping for $1 Million Old Master Paintings

As children donned costumes for Halloween, art collectors, furniture dealers and philanthropists made their way to the Park Avenue Armory in New York, where the European […]
November 8, 2019

In Oman, Tailoring the National Attire

MUSCAT, Oman — In the alleyways near the Mutrah Souk here, amid the chattering families out for a stroll or the barefoot old men playing cards […]
November 7, 2019

The Met’s Next Big Fashion Show Revealed

When Andrew Bolton, the curator in charge of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, had to come up with a blockbuster in celebration […]
November 6, 2019

Why Justin Bieber, Chris Pratt and Offset Like to ‘Double-Wrist’

What fashion flourish is shared by Justin Bieber, Fidel Castro, Princess Diana and Drake? If you guessed “double-wristing,” the totally gratuitous but weirdly enduring practice of […]