Substack steps into the fashion spotlight

The newsletter platform has become a place to discuss, offer advice on and celebrate shopping — and make a lot of money doing so.

By Rachel TashjianSeptember 16, 2024

The best-dressed stars on the Emmys 2024 red carpet

Naomi Watts, Ayo Edeberi, Maya Rudolph and more topped our list this year.

By Ashley Fetters Maloy, Rachel Tashjian and Shane O’NeillSeptember 15, 2024

LaQuan Smith on dressing Kamala Harris

Harris seized the moment Saturday to speak to Black lawmakers at a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation event, and she used her dress to help her do it.

By Rachel TashjianSeptember 15, 2024

Is streetwear finally over?

Off-White, a streetwear beacon, came to New York with a new designer. Can it ever regain its influence?

By Rachel TashjianSeptember 15, 2024

‘Kamala couture’ is a great fit at New York Fashion Week

The most popular accessory at N.Y. Fashion Week was support for Kamala Harris.

By Maura JudkisSeptember 13, 2024
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Can real life exist on the runway?

Willy Chavarria, Collina Strada and Eckhaus Latta are telling the stories of everyday Americans.

By Rachel TashjianSeptember 12, 2024

Inside New York’s most fashionable bus (invite only!)

At New York Fashion Week, the heels on this bus go “click click click.”

By Maura JudkisSeptember 11, 2024
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The pussy bow vs. the big red tie

The knot in Kamala Harris’s blouse recalled second-wave feminist corporate attire. Donald Trump’s big, long tie speaks for itself.

By Rachel TashjianSeptember 11, 2024
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Nobody does it like Alaïa

Pieter Mulier’s show at the Guggenheim Museum was a treatise on how to be sexy in 2024.

By Rachel TashjianSeptember 8, 2024

Weight-loss drugs change shopping habits

GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are booming among consumers. That means Americans are downsizing in fitting rooms and grocery aisles.

By Hannah ZieglerSeptember 8, 2024

Anna Wintour kicks off Fashion Week with Jill Biden

Jill Biden headlined Vogue’s Fashion for Our Future event, but Anna Wintour insisted it was nonpartisan.

By Rachel Tashjian and Maura JudkisSeptember 7, 2024

Jill Biden joins Ralph Lauren’s luxury world in the Hamptons

Jill Biden was in attendance as Ralph Lauren reconstructed his celebrated Polo Bar at great expense for one night in Bridgehampton.

By Rachel TashjianSeptember 6, 2024

Can fashion ever have a conscience? Indré Rockefeller thinks so.

Rockefeller founded the Circularity Project, a nonprofit that she hopes will encourage designers to think more critically about the end stages of a product’s life as they’re creating it.

By Rachel TashjianSeptember 3, 2024
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How Diane Keaton redefined the movie star look

The 78-year-old actress has gathered a voluminous selection of her most celebrated, most treasured and most questionable looks in a new book, “Fashion First.”

By Rachel TashjianAugust 31, 2024
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Why Kamala Harris’s clothes matter

Kamala Harris delivered her DNC acceptance speech in a navy Chloé pantsuit — and showed viewers she was confident, comfortable and commanding.

By Rachel TashjianAugust 23, 2024

Why women are wearing white at the Democratic National Convention

The Democratic convention was a sea of white as a symbol of support for Kamala Harris and women’s reproductive rights, as well as to honor the suffrage movement.

By Ashley Fetters Maloy and Mariana AlfaroAugust 22, 2024
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For Tim Walz, ‘a dad in plaid,’ dressing down is leveling up

The Minnesota governor may have worn a suit to accept the VP nomination, but his vibe is camo and Carhartt.

By Rachel TashjianAugust 22, 2024

Michelle Obama’s sleeveless Monse outfit sets DNC abuzz

Michelle Obama wowed the crowds at the Democratic National Convention in an edgy crisscrossed sleeveless two-piece suit by Monse.

By Shane O’NeillAugust 21, 2024
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Fashion is back in politics

Michelle Obama’s appearance was just one piece of a DNC convention that so far has centered fashion to a surprising degree.

By Rachel TashjianAugust 21, 2024