A New Book Celebrates Claire McCardell's Contribution to Fashion

A New Book Celebrates Claire McCardell’s Contribution to Fashion

Claire McCardell’s name is often forgotten, but her legacy is evident in the landscape of modern American fashion. Pockets, ballet flats, wrap dresses, mix-and-match separates, easy-to-reach zippers—all McCardellisms. In her newest book available now, Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free, author Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson tells the story of the woman whose work toes…

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Why is Everyone Wearing Scarves On Their Waists?

Why is Everyone Wearing Scarves On Their Waists?

At Spring 2026 Paris Men’s Fashion Week, Julian Klausner debuted his inaugural menswear collection for Dries Van Noten to the tune of soft tailoring, sequined tank tops, and cinched waists. Of the most notable takeaways—and there were many—one styling trick sticks in my mind: sarongs or pareos tied vacation-style over polished trousers. Klausner’s dressed-up-meets-dressed-down dialogue…

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At Dries Van Noten, Julian Klausner Rewrites the Rules of Menswear

At Dries Van Noten, Julian Klausner Rewrites the Rules of Menswear

Color. Print. Joy. That was the spirit—bold and unbothered—behind Julian Klausner’s much-anticipated menswear debut at Dries Van Noten. The 33-year-old designer, who previously oversaw the house’s womenswear collections alongside founder Dries Van Noten and was named Van Noten’s successor as creative director last year, showed his Spring 2026 collection at Paris Men’s Fashion Week on…

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