Astrid StawiarzGetty Images Gigi Hadid’s great at making headlines, so naturally she’s an expert at wearing them, too. At Jeremy Scott’s Spring 2020 fashion show, the supermodel arrived in overalls plastered with news stories—appropriate, since the runway itself was loaded with colorful clickbait. Gigi ♥ Jeremy Astrid StawiarzGetty Images A mash-up of Jem, GLOW, and…
Greetings from New York Fashion Week, where the heels are high, the ambitions are higher, and the models vape backstage? Well… let’s leave that one alone. Every day, we’ll share an unfiltered take on our favorite runway moments, likely written on the Notes App in an Uber at 2 am. How’s that for authenticity? Rag…
“I’m excited!” screamed Desmond Napoles, a 12-year-old drag star who performs as Desmond is Amazing, punctuating his enthusiasm with mild profanity. His eyes darted to his phone. Then he backtracked. “Don’t put that in. Don’t put that in.” He would soon be grounded from Snapchat by his mother for what she called “sass.” Desmond and…
In his later years, the master artist Francisco Toledo, who died Thursday at 79, developed a fondness for making kites. He decorated them with stencils of grasshoppers, turtles and shrimp, and prints of elephants with monkeys and skeletons, exhibiting a playfulness that simmered below the surface of much of his work and life. But even…
Josh Christie, co-owner of Print: A Bookstore in Portland, Me., has signed many a document before a book’s release. But few have come with as many Gilead-like stipulations as the affidavit for the sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Mr. Christie committed not only to keeping “The Testaments” in a monitored and locked location, but also…
A new catalog from Victoria’s Secret landed in mailboxes last month, igniting a flurry of texts and emails among former executives. The words “Bond Street London” had been added below the familiar font of the company’s name at the top of the cover, and the black-and-white photos of models appeared less salacious than usual. It…
By The New York Times What does it mean to be an 18-year-old girl across oceans and cultures? We asked young women photographers to show us. The result was “This Is 18,” a portrait of girlhood across six continents and twelve time zones. Now that project is a book — a stunning celebration of girls’…
What 5 ELLE Editors Need to Survive Fashion Week New York Fashion Week has officially kicked off, and while it’s definitely a privilege to look at beautifully constructed clothes for a living, it’s still a job at the end of the day. And like with any gig, sometimes you need some hyper-specific things to get…
Leaf Xia “Leaf Xia’s Spring/Summer 2020 collection is focused on the traditional Tang Dynasty aesthetic with a modern feminine edge. Drawing inspiration from the motifs of the period including the peony, koi fish, and traditional paintings of maids, the color palette includes gladiola red, which serves as a strong accent throughout the collection.”
Does guzzling diet soda lead to an early demise? There was a collective gasp among Coke Zero and Diet Pepsi drinkers this week after media reports highlighted a new study that found prodigious consumers of artificially sweetened drinks were 26 percent more likely to die prematurely than those who rarely drank sugar-free beverages. The study,…