Call it a summer rite, but every year, a nostalgic fashion item makes a grand return to our wardrobes. This season, it’s all about the kaftan. The perennial beach staple, known as (I hate to say it), a throw-on-and-go swimsuit cover-up, is returning in a way that feels more inspired by its past—while still nodding…
Over the weekend, 14 masters students studying fashion at Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts presented their final-year collections via a series of installations and a runway show. For the uninitiated, the Royal Academy is one of the few major, major fashion schools, nurturing everyone from the famed Antwerp 6 (Dries Van Noten, Ann Demeulemeester,…
It’s officially wedding season—and if you’ve RSVP’d yes to one (or many!) joyous nuptials over the next few months, the best wedding guest dresses on sale are here to save the day. Regardless of the dress codes you’re working with, whether that be an elegant, black tie affair, a simple garden setting, or a cocktail…
Lak spent years laying low, focused on projects outside of fashion, including a graphic novel and screenplay. He counts himself a true movie buff, with favorites like Eugene Kotlyarenko’s The Code, Juho Kuosmanen’s Compartment Number 6, and Woody Allen’s Match Point, but he couldn’t quite turn the page completely. After publishing a book of his…
Nautical fashion is back on deck this summer. With high-end houses like Prada and Miu Miu leading the charge, the spring 2025 runways were stocked with sophisticated takes on maritime classics. The key to making seafaring staples feel fresh rather than costume-y lies in thoughtful styling. Essentials like a perfectly cut mariner tee, weathered boat…
Harvard held its commencement today. Meanwhile, across the Charles River, in Boston, a federal judge moved to block Donald Trump’s attempt to ban the university from enrolling international students. A dispatch from an emotional day on campus. Plus: • The Supreme Court undercuts yet another check on executive power• At last, a new non-opioid painkiller•…
As soon as I feel the first rays of sun hit my pasty skin after a long, blustery winter, I’m immediately struck by a primal urge to get rid of all of my clothes and start my closet afresh. It goes without saying that this is not sustainable—environmentally or financially. But this year, I’ve finally…
Last week, the 2025 Cannes Film Festival kicked off with a freshly reinforced dress code that stipulated, among other things, that “for decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet.” If you’d asked me then to forecast the prevailing fashion takeaways from this year’s seaside cinema extravaganza, I would have predicted the obvious: a…
Today at the Vatican, powerful royal and political figures—as well as over 200,000 spectators—gathered at St. Peter’s Square in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, for the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV. Following the death of Pope Francis in April, Pope Leo XIV was elected as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church earlier…
The annual Cannes Film Festival is well underway in France at the moment, and while plenty of A-listers are bringing their best glamorous gowns to the affair, few are doing so as distinctly as Rooney Mara. In town to support her partner Joaquin Phoenix (who stars in Eddington), the star has brought her signature ethereal…