Over the past few years, amidst the reshuffling of male creative directors at many of fashion’s most important houses, a question has emerged again and again—just where are all the female designers? The answer is quite simple, actually: They’re making clothes that prioritize women’s multifaceted real lives rather than perceived fantasies about them—though that’s not…
The New Top Instagram page, once boasting thousands of followers, including many influential creatives, is now deactivated—gone without a trace. The reason for its closure is still unknown, but in statement released exclusively to Vogue, Shuai wanted to give special thanks her devoted shoppers over the years. “I am very grateful for your support and…
The construction of a bubble gown also provides a unique form for designers to play with. “It requires precise internal shaping to create that controlled volume,” notes Halim. “It’s not just about aesthetics, but about engineering softness and movement, which is something I find really exciting as a designer.” Stocklein adds, “There is actually a…
Just before I got to Formula 1, I remember being looked up and down by a boss, and he definitely wasn’t impressed with what I was wearing. I was probably in FUBU and Timbs. I remember thinking, Shoot, I’ve really got to fit into this mold. And my dad expected me to fit into that…
If only we could all live next door to a vibrant farm stand chock full of sun-kissed produce. Unfortunately for most of us, finding fresh, flavorful fruits and veggies is more of a scavenger hunt, especially in the depths of winter. Sunbasket aims to solve for this issue by delivering a box full of organic…
“You work on commission, right? Big mistake. Big! Huge!” 35 years later, that iconic Pretty Woman scene is still talked about today. When Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) walks into an upscale store, to get her revenge on two snobby sales associates who had refused to work with her, we all collectively cheered. I still get…
As a millennial adult who was once a bratty teenager, I have not-so-fond memories of being a heinous little bitch to my long-suffering mother in a variety of now-closed retailers, from Party City to Bed Bath and Beyond. That said, I never thought Forever 21—that dogged bastion of brightly colored, somewhat shoddily constructed, and definitely…
Meeting him at the Prado made good sense, though. Anderson is a serious collector of ceramics and paintings, and he is also a patron of the arts: he inaugurated the now annual Loewe Craft Prize and is on the board of the Victoria & Albert Museum, in London. I welcomed the opportunity to see the…
They also recall being told by their manager to drive around the rest of their unit despite having flulike symptoms after the work led to them spending up to 12 hours a day in the desert heat. “One day, I was sick, and I felt like shit,” the former door knocker alleges. “I got into…