Prince Charles did not attend the gala for his own charity, the Prince’s Trust, held last Thursday at Cipriani South Street in downtown Manhattan. But there were plenty of other royals, both real and imagined. Prince Pavlos and Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece were there, chatting with Jazmin Grimaldi, daughter of Prince Albert II of Monaco…
When “Gilded Glamour,” the dress code of the 2022 Met Gala, was announced, it seemed to be either a recipe for extravagant disaster or irony. After all, the current era has often been compared to the late 19th-century Gilded Age, that period between 1870 and 1900 when extreme wealth was concentrated in the hands of…
Mayor Eric Adams of New York was one of the first guests to arrive at this year’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit, accompanied by his girlfriend, Tracey Collins, whom he introduced as his “other half.” The self-proclaimed “Swagger Mayor” wore a jacket by the Nigerian designer Laolu Senbanjo to match the theme of…
It’s almost like a play,” Simone Rocha says of putting together a fashion collection. “There’s a beginning, middle, and end. A narrative.” Rocha has had narratives on her mind lately—beginnings and middles, though certainly not ends. She’s looking back on slightly over 10 years of shows, an eternity for an independent fashion brand. Sitting in…
It all began with an unsolicited offer. After completing two renovations in Dallas, Ben and Josh Collins weren’t looking to tackle yet another project — until a real estate agent contacted them with an offer they couldn’t refuse. The couple’s home wasn’t on the market, but the agent had a buyer willing to pay $1.2…
When I began thrifting and scrounging my way to some semblance of personal style, there was still something shameful about admitting that your clothes had a past, unknowable-to-you life. I’ve spent a decade and a half covering fashion (I’m Elle’s fashion features director now), and over that time I’ve seen the industry awakening to sustainability…
Dove Cameron in Iris van Herpen With structured tassels, intricate boning, and sheer panels, Dove Cameron’s Iris van Herpen number looks like it came from an alien planet. Which, to be clear, is a huge compliment.
Kim Kardashian in Jean-Louis and Cartier Kim took the theme of “Gilded Glamour” not so literally, so as to embody the Gilded Age, but rather shimmied into Marilyn Monroe’s original dress (yes, the very same) worn during the actress’s iconic rendition of “Happy Birthday, Mr. President.” Kardashian only wore the dress for a few minutes,…
One night last fall, J Balvin, the reggaeton rapper, shared a photo of the back of his bare neck. Deep red imprints formed a kind of collar as if someone had tried to choke the Colombian superstar with scalding hot chains. In reality, Mr. Balvin had just come from his first Met Gala, at which…
When Christine Baranski’s character on “The Gilded Age” looks out her window at the mansion across the street, she sees the equivalent of a Trump casino. “She’s absolutely appalled by what money is going to do to her world,” Ms. Baranski said. “It was just wretched excess. But it was a glorious time that celebrated…