When Donald J. Trump held his post-conviction news conference at Trump Tower after his hush-money trial in May, he did so in his signature red (tie), white (shirt) and blue (suit), standing before so many flags he looked like a head bobbing in an ocean of patriotic hues. It was a bit of star-spangled scenography…
What is it about Katie Holmes that has professional style watchers breathlessly documenting her every fashion choice? In the past several days alone, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, and InStyle have praised the ways the actress presented herself, with the latter calling one outfit — a nondescript Banana Republic shirtdress worn over a tank top and wide-leg…
By day, the French girl wears white jeans, leather loafers, wind-swept bangs and a bare face. By night, she wears a 35-pound steel dress by Paco Rabanne, the metal plates gleaming against her tanned skin. Today she is mythical: the subject of Vogue articles, Pinterest boards and TikTok compilations. But in the 1960s and 1970s,…
Peering through the windows of the storefront at the corner of Broadway and Canal Street, it might seem like just another upscale boutique. Inside, luxury handbags — Dior’s Lady D-lite, Louis Vuitton’s Loop, Loewe’s Puzzle bag, Telfar’s Shopping Bag, and several Hermès Birkins among them — are arranged on a grid of white shelves and…
Outside the Odeon in Lower Manhattan on Monday night, the bistro’s famed neon sign peeked above a tent shielding celebrities from onlookers trying to glimpse the red carpet at the Tribeca Film Festival’s 17th annual artists dinner. Selma Blair shared the spotlight with Scout, her service dog, who has been her companion since her 2018…
What is going on with breast pockets on shirts? Where did they go on men’s shirts? And why do they still exist on women’s? How does any of this make any sense? — Kristine, Boston Pockets are one of those seemingly small details that provoke an outsize amount of opinions and unexpectedly strong feelings —…
If AI were ever prompted to generate an avatar of a game show host, surely the result would be Pat Sajak. After four decades on the air, Mr. Sajak, 77, presides over his last episode of “Wheel of Fortune” on Friday. And his departure — Mr. Sajak has suggested in a series of televised exit…
Daniel Brühl had just started shooting the series “Becoming Karl Lagerfeld” in Paris last year, and he could feel the French crew’s eyes on him. The German actor, who was playing the title role, was all nerves. After his first few days on set, he returned to his dressing room to find an enormous bouquet…
In yet another seismic shift in the fashion world, Chanel announced on Wednesday that Virginie Viard, Karl Lagerfeld’s handpicked successor, was leaving the fashion house after five years as its artistic director — years in which, though her collections received a critical drubbing and speculation was rife about her possible departure, sales exploded, reaching almost…
WHEN WOMEN RAN FIFTH AVENUE: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion, by Julie Satow In 1980, Donald J. Trump made the front page of The New York Times after assaulting a pair of scantily clad women at a Fifth Avenue department store. That the women were made of stone and were attached…
