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Fashion

Style Edit: Cartier’s Women’s Pavilion for Expo 2025 in Osaka, designed by Japanese architect Yuko Nagayama and English artist Es Devlin, is a call to action for global gender equality

If there’s one place to be in 2025, it’s Expo 2025 in Osaka, running from April 13 to October 13, where Cartier is making a statement with the Women’s Pavilion. More than an exhibition, it’s a conversation – a space where stories, ideas, and actions converge to spotlight the role of women in shaping a […]

Cancer survivor denied full-time NYC fashion job over ‘health issues:’ lawsuit

A longtime fashion executive refused to hire a talented designer full-time because he is a cancer survivor — and “laughed” when her stunned longtime friend and “right hand” told her that her reasoning was “a bit discriminatory,” a new lawsuit alleges. Designer John Rangel spent a year helping his friend, Lisa Kulson, a fashion executive […]

10 women who took major strides in fashion over the years

Catherine de Medici, Queen of France from 1547 to 1559, introduced Italian Renaissance styles to the French court. Coming from a wealthy Florentine family, Catherine brought with her an appreciation for opulence and elaborate designs, which transformed French fashion. She popularised the use of luxurious fabrics such as silk and velvet, adorned with intricate embroidery […]

Rowing Blazers helped revitalize preppy fashion. Now its founder is stepping away

Prep is everywhere these days. From argyle sweaters on the runways to Lilly Pulitzer relaunching its preppy-inspired menswear collection Men’s Stuff last month, the New England-born aesthetic is still a force to be reckoned with in fashion. And now, one of the people responsible for its resurgence is taking a break. Jack Carlson, who founded […]

Emma Rohan: “To me fashion doesn’t equal gender.”

Emma Rohan is 23-year-old gender non-conforming lesbian. They spoke about affirming their queer identity – and rejecting the gender binary – through fashion. Alphabet Soup shares LGBTQ+ Missourians’ stories through portraiture and personal narratives. Emma Rohan: This expectation of nonbinary people, gender non-conforming people, anybody like existing outside of the gender binary – the expectation […]