Last year, there was a contest for the best baguette in New York City. Seventeen different bakeries entered the competition, and the results were graded on appearance, taste, and something a little less tangible. As one chocolatier put it, “A good baguette is a mouthful that brings back memories.” FABRIZIO MARTINEZ You don’t need a…
Louis Vuitton leather single-breasted jacket, $5,900, and flared pants, $4,700, long-sleeved button-down cotton shirt, $1,080, and LV Phriendship silk tie with Pharrell Williams’s and Nigo’s portraits in jacquard, $235, Louis Vuitton, 919 N. Michigan Ave. Gucci wool polo with rhinestone-embellished collar, $3,205, Reverie by Caroline Hu nylon tulle skirt, $800, and Undercover lamé socks, $50…
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published August 1, 2025 As the Spring/Summer 2026 women’s ready-to-wear season shifts from Paris to Milan, anticipation is building for one of the most exciting fashion weeks in recent years. The Milan calendar, running from September 23 to 29, is packed with momentum: 12 new names are joining the schedule,…
As we watched this collection being photographed in Rome, Silvia Fendi dug up its point of inspiration on her phone. On it was another photograph, this one of Fendi herself, that was shot (she estimated) back in 1983. “It was in Monaco, with Karl.” The image showed Silvia, her hair in a shaggy blonde crop,…