Cowgirl Couture

Getty + Design Leah Romero As cooler weather starts to roll in, nothing feels more fall than cozying up in a trusty pair of boots and a denim blouse. Cowgirl Couture season has officially galloped in with a full-force howdy. But don’t let preconceived notions of poofy prairie dresses turn you off from Western wear.…

How the West Won Over High Fashion

For the latest edition of Style Points, a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world, ELLE is celebrating all things Cowgirl Couture. Fashion never met a niche it couldn’t barrel its way into. But the world of cowboy wear was, for so long, the province of dusty Western-inspired stores and rodeos, not…

School Is Back

Fashion week got an early start, or at least the partying did. On Wednesday, the Couture Council of the Museum at FIT honored Maria Grazia Chiuri, the creative director of Dior, at its annual luncheon. Designers, fashion editors, buyers and other aesthetes attended the gathering at Lincoln Center, many in their best Dior. The night…