Paris is a place for revolutions: the sci-fi fantasies of Cardin and Courrèges, Jean Paul Gaultier’s skirts pour homme and the inflated gothic rituals of Rick Owens. All wild, memorable and museum-worthy. But it may be Agnès TroublĂ© who has changed what we wear today, more so than any fierce iconoclast. When she introduced Agnès…
As a man who writes about clothes, and keeps up with changing tastes, I’ve had to consider all kinds of fashion-related anxieties. Will cropped pants make me look short? Does a yellow shirt wash me out? Should I try to pull off cargo pants (again)? But I wasn’t anticipating this one: What is the right…
Is it OK for men to wear white jeans? I think white looks good under a blazer, and throwing white jeans in the washer after a few wearings is easy and inexpensive compared with a trip to the dry cleaners. But I see only women wearing them in ads and catalogs. — Al, Winter Park,…
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…
With the new Trump administration there seems to be a general trend toward old-fashioned gender stereotypes and dress, which seems to me like a frustratingly restrictive version of how a “woman” looks. Is there a way to use clothes to rebel against this unspoken dress code, even in a fairly conservative work environment? — Renee,…
Minimalist fashion was pushed to an extreme at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night. Bianca Censori, the wife of the rapper and designer formerly known as Kanye West, appeared in a look so pared-back that many people wondered if her ensemble could be considered indecent exposure. Though Ms. Censori arrived at the awards in a…