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There was a time when shopping for a mother-of-the-bride dress meant entering a very specific corner of formalwear. Beading. A matching jacket. Possibly a bolero. And usually a color best described as “wedding mauve.” That…

London has spent several seasons being asked whether it still matters. Spring 2027 answered that question rather loudly. From September 17 through September 21, London Fashion Week brought back some of the energy the city has…

A rehearsal dinner creates a strangely specific fashion problem. You are attending an important wedding event, photographs will be taken, speeches may happen, and everyone will probably look more polished than they would at an…

Paris Fashion Week ended with an unusual feeling this season. For once, the clothes seemed less interested in proving how complicated fashion could be and more interested in answering a simpler question: What do people actually want…

A cashmere sweater and a wool coat can both look like sensible winter purchases until you actually live with them. One feels almost impossibly soft the first time you put it on. The other survives subway seats, shoulder bags, bad weather…

Friendsgiving has one advantage over traditional Thanksgiving: your outfit gets considerably more freedom. There may still be turkey. Someone will almost certainly bring mac and cheese. The group photo will happen whether everyone is…

An office holiday party creates one of fashion's stranger dress codes. You are technically off the clock, perhaps holding a cocktail instead of a laptop, but the people around you are still your manager, coworkers and possibly the person…

Thanksgiving dressing has a strangely specific job. You want to look as though you made an effort, but not so much effort that everyone wonders what event you're attending after dinner. You may spend part of the afternoon cooking, part…

Sunglasses have an unusual ability to make a $30 T-shirt look deliberate. They also have an unusual ability to disappear in taxis, get crushed inside tote bags and somehow acquire a scratch precisely in the center of one lens. That…

A black dress rarely needs rescuing. That is precisely what makes accessorizing one slightly complicated. Add nothing and the look can feel beautifully minimal. Add a pair of sculptural earrings and suddenly it feels evening-ready. A…