“It’s nice to see everyone dressed up as Iris tonight,” said Fern Mallis, the fashion industry stalwart. She was at Christie’s to introduce the auction of the estate of Iris Apfel, the interior designer who became a later-in-life style icon in the internet age. Ms. Apfel died last March at the age of 102. She…
These days men and women alike wear glittery adornments, so novel ways of adding bling to watches is just a sign of our times, according to Philip Warren, the English fashion historian who is chairman of the Costume Society, an organization that works to preserve clothing from the past and present, and knowledge about it….
On the Verge showcases emerging talent from the worlds of fashion, food, music, art and design. Mira Maktabi The Beirut-born, London-based designer Mira Maktabi credits her interest in fashion to her great-grandmother: “Whether or not she had company, she would dress up in a long velvet caftan, beautiful eyeglasses and diamond rings while having cardamom…
I’m heading into a job interview. I need something polished yet comfortable, with just the right amount of statement — something that says, “I get it” without screaming, “I’m overthinking this.” Is there any alternative to a corporate suit? — Tali, Boston Don’t write off the corporate suit quite yet. I understand that you want…
Outside the Coach show on Monday, a woman was marching around topless on Park Avenue. Her semi-nudity was a little startling, given the snow still piled on the sidewalks, but it went with the animal rights sign she was holding while shouting: “Coach leather kills! Coach leather kills!” These days you have to be pretty…
Though the large Louis Vuitton bag with prominent logos was hard to miss, that was not the first thing I noticed when I saw Gitanjali Arora walking along Ninth Avenue in Manhattan on a Sunday in mid January. The fits and textures of her heavyweight trousers and double-breasted tweed coat caught my attention. Ms. Arora,…
The speculation leading up to the 67th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday pertained not only to who would win trophies but also to how the spectacle would go over as the city was still reeling from two of the deadliest wildfires in California’s history. Several industry parties were canceled. Other events, including a…
There hasn’t been a Calvin Klein runway show in almost seven years. Calvin Klein himself has not attended a runway show for his brand in nearly two decades. But on Friday, the brand, now designed by Veronica Leoni, and Mr. Klein returned. It was Day 2 of New York Fashion Week and the official unveiling…
“I started designing this before the election,” Joseph Altuzarra said on the Saturday of New York Fashion Week, gesturing at his collection. “And then, as things began to unfold, we started changing things.” Like the knit skirts paired with military pea coats and martinet tweeds that, he said, “started with really cute little small fringed…
The question of what celebrities will wear to an awards show always looms large before any ceremony. But it took on new significance ahead of the 30th Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., on Friday: After postponing the event twice because of the Los Angeles wildfires, organizers announced that a red-carpet preshow would not…