Optimization gives way to excessGen Z has been widely characterized as one of the most sober-curious generations, more likely to prioritize gym sessions over late nights out, or macro-tracking over bar tabs. However, that long-standing narrative of restraint may be starting to shift.“The concept I’ve been playing with is what I call...

In a secret location just outside Seoul, a metal fence stretches across a sprawling field, where hundreds of shirts, pants, hoodies, bags, and dresses are laid out like sunbathing vacationers. Over the course of a couple of months, the sustained force of the South Korean sunlight will cause each garment to fade,...

“There is more awareness of the role that Indian artisans play in Western haute couture, but I think it’s just the start of the conversation,” says US-based digital fashion commentator Hanan Besovic. “Too many houses need to acknowledge that a lot of their craft has been done in India. But as far...

“Just clothing.” As ridiculously self-evident as that sounds, at MM6 Maison Margiela nothing is ever just anything. Behind its distinctive aesthetic is a methodology and, for those who know how to look, an element of surprise. In this season’s collection notes, the brand described this as “everyday dressing made strange.”Then again, coming...

Michael Jordan with his black Ferrari 512 TR and “M AIR J” license plate, Sylvester Stallone in Rocky IV in old-school Adidas crouched on a fiery red supercar that didn’t quite look like a Ferrari, Christopher Lambert in a Ferrari 550 and a hitman-smooth trench: Rocco Iannone’s moodboard for this pre-spring collection...

Love is a many-splendored thing, especially when you’re gawking at it from the outside. In this column, we examine the celebrity couples who give us hope for our own romantic futures as we try to learn what we can from their well-documented bonds.It should be clear from my Love Story recaps just...

Italy may be out of contention at the World Cup, but one thing that they’re certainly in is fashion month. The spring 2027 menswear season kicks off in Florence with the Pitti Uomo fair, a sprawling tradeshow held at Fortezza da Basso, where brands present their latest wares to peacocking dandies. This...

Michelle Obama is keeping her late mother’s memory alive through her clothing.Today the former first lady joined her husband, former President Barack Obama, for an address to stakeholders at the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Illinois. (The center opens to the public on June 19.) For the occasion, Obama chose to...

Swooning admirers aside, many fans of the video also seemed enchanted simply by the idea of spending one’s days up in the trees, making sure that these living landmarks continue to thrive.Dylan Barrett-Smith didn’t grow up dreaming of being an arborist—but that’s only because he didn’t know it was a job. “I...

Adapting that resonance from six hour-long episodes into a 75-minute show was ambitious, but MarcAurele’s technique was simple: make lists. He wrote down everything he knew about hockey, Canada, and Russia, as well as sexual puns and double entendres.“I have lists of slang terms that I’ve compiled and I add to every...