For at least the last decade, Rihanna has been my enduring (and perhaps only) celebrity style inspiration. I find the way she puts together an outfit truly masterful. I’ve long tried to study her outfits and identify their alchemy. Is it the fit? The layering? The choices? (Answer: It’s all of it). But in short,…
Anyone who follows the British royal family will have come across the phenomenon that is known as the Kate Effect. Referring to the way in which the Princess of Wales wearing an outfit or piece of jewelry can lead to items selling out online in minutes and even websites crashing, it has been a firm…
We tend to think of jeans as the basic building blocks of a wardrobe, but some jeans are the life of the party—bold, extravagant, unexpected, and undeniably high-fashion. Houses like Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, and Louis Vuitton—and more recently, Bottega Veneta, Gucci, and Valentino—have all given us big designer denim looks on the runway. And…
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…
As a womenswear editor, I rarely ventured into menswear, but Jonathan Anderson’s debut collection for Dior at Men’s Fashion Week in Paris has sparked my curiosity. In his first runway show for the house, where he now serves as creative director of both menswear and womenswear, Anderson offered a fresh take on formality laced with…
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…
There are few certainties in life, but Paris Fashion Week is one of them. Every March, the City of Light beams with another season of editors and celebrities alike rushing into the front row to take in the latest designs. It’s always beautiful. It’s always chaotic. This year, I was lucky enough to find respite…
The Bezos bonanza has officially begun. Today, festivities kicked off for the Venetian nuptials of billionaire Jeff Bezos and his bride-to-be Lauren Sanchez, a kind of royal wedding in the era of Trump, replete with protests, Kardashians, and a foam party on a yacht. We’re living in what trend forecaster Sean Monahan has dubbed the…
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…
Carneros Resort and Spa, Napa Valley Carneros Resort and Spa Carneros Resort and Spa in Napa draws on a wine country farmhouse aesthetic, offering a taste of tiny home living in stylish private cottages with manicured backyards. Guests traveling with dogs can book a cottage with a fenced yard, providing both comfort and space for…