The front line, not the front row, is where it’s at! First responders, paramedics, doctors, nurses, police officers, and military personnel are out there, jeopardizing their health and safety on a daily…
The coronavirus pandemic has already changed every aspect of our lives. It is also catalyzing for the fashion industry to rethink many aspects of the business, particularly the never-ending hunger for newness.…
So, how does fashion and the luxury market figure into a world that has been turned upside down by the coronavirus? As Kay Unger told me a few weeks ago, “everything that…
There is some good news. For the fifth day, there were no reports of any new local infections in China. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced a breakthrough in the search for the Covid-19 treatment.…
Below is a recent post that went viral on Instagram and Facebook. With its Zen-like wisdom, it touched a nerve with many people, including Deepak Chopra. There is no one template on…
Over one month ago, American brands such as Nestle, Estee Lauder, Proctor & Gamble, Apple, and Dell donated funds, supplies and offered other support to the Chinese, amid their outbreak. Why hasn’t…
I just received an email from luxury e-tailer Farfetch: “Great news. The most sought after pieces right now. Shop the edit.” Great indeed, just in time to be going nowhere! Another from…
At the end of “It’s Not Your Mother’s Fur: Part 1” we introduced Jacqueline LeDonne von Unwerth, the New York-based literary agent turned designer who was given her mother’s 1980s Michael Forrest…
You would think that with all the greatcoats, maxi skirts, and trousers shown on the fall 2020 runways, legs would have disappeared entirely. On the contrary, they often were the center of…
I cannot remember a more schizophrenic season. It is hardly surprising given the current state of affairs. Fashion is a reflection of our society, and the mixed metaphors and ambiguous messages on…
The timing of “Contemporary Muslim Fashions” finally landing at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (February 28th through August 23rd) could not be more fortuitous, coming as it did just days after…
The funny thing about the announcement that Raf Simons would join Prada as co-creative director along with Miuccia is that Raf has been on my mind of late. And it’s not just…