Fashion and Apparel

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 […]
November 4, 2019

Even ‘Project Runway’ Couldn’t Save Zac Posen

Once upon a time, back in ye olde days of 2002, a young designer, just shy of 21 years old, was discovered by a store that […]
October 25, 2019

Alber Elbaz Is Back in Fashion

Alber Elbaz is ready for his comeback. On Friday, Richemont, the Swiss luxury group, announced that it had entered into a partnership with Mr. Elbaz, the […]
October 24, 2019

You Too Can Play the Handbag Stock Market

Earlier this year Kylie Jenner, the beauty mogul and Kardashian-Jenner family member, gave one of her patented home tours to Architectural Digest. It featured her collection […]
October 23, 2019

Inside the Nordstrom Dynasty

Blake Nordstrom was a model Nordstrom. He was nice about being competitive and competitive about being nice. He would wish employees happy birthday a day early, […]