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Usually, miniature things in fashion are known for their cuteness rather than their practicality. Think a teeny-tiny bag that can hold little more than a bank card. But now, the knitted micro-scarf is emerging as an absurd yet functional must-have. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through […]

Getty Images Over 200 models and mainstay figures in the New York City fashion industry have written an open letter to push New York governor Kathy Hochul to sign a bill that would protect models from exploitation. Beverly Johnson, Amber Valletta, Christy Turlington, Betsey Johnson and many others are among the signees. Earlier this year, […]

Gab Waller, founder of SourcedBy, Photo Credit: Courtesy of SourcedBy Photo Credit: Courtesy of SourcedBy and Gab Waller Over two years ago, I wrote a Forbes story titled, “The Future Of Fashion Is Sourcing: ​​Ask Gab Waller, Who Went From Personal Shopper To Global Empire.” The future is now, as Gab Waller’s all-in-one platform, Sourced […]

The Charm of Irregularity could serve as an apt title for N.21’s pre-fall collection, as Alessandro Dell’Acqua’s repertoire consistently leans on the ambiguity of contrasts, juxtaposing bourgeois with louche, insouciance with propriety, and grunge with decorum. Yet the designer avoids veering into unsettling or controversial extremes, keeping his rebellious spirit in check. He’s a gentle […]

A couple of weeks ago, I met a friend for lunch after playing 9 holes. I was wearing a fitted white collared shirt, a hot pink skirt and the same pink and white spikeless shoes I golfed in. “Your outfit is making me want to golf again,” she said. A former college golfer, my friend […]

With Christmas day just around the corner, it’s time to start considering what to wear, and whilst sparkles and sequins are a serious consideration, sometimes nothing beats a vibrant pop of colour. That’s why Emma Bunton’s crimson red long sleeve mini dress is the perfect piece for the occasion. Her dress feels like staple that […]

From micro to macro, the fashion industry learns everything it needs to know where buyer meets seller.  At the store, it’s all about the consumer, what they’re looking for, what’s hot, how they want to tell their own personal story and fill up their closets.  It’s much the same with fashion companies, which often look […]

The Luxury List is a monthly column on all things luxury, tapping the foremost experts in the fashion space to explore everything from craftsmanship deep dives to the little-known details to consider when buying fine jewelry. As we await arrivals from the S/S 25 runway collections, we are already getting a glimpse at how luxury […]

For many of us, celebrity fashion provided a much needed distraction this year. Given all that happened in 2024, it was nice to occasionally tune out and shoot off links to the group chat of the Met Gala gowns that caught our eye, or our fave looks from the increasingly stylish women of the WNBA. […]

2024 was a year of fashion ephemera, whereby designers spoke not only through the clothing they showed on the runway, but the objects which they chose to populate their universes. The result was a conveyor of printed publications, furniture, artist collaborations, edible produce and collectable invites, which were often as intriguing and illuminating as the […]