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Ralph Lauren Celebrates 50 Years With an Epic Retrospective Runway Show in Central Park

Getty ImagesVictor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho Oprah. Hillary Clinton. Steven Spielberg. Kanye West. Blake Lively. Jessica Chastain. Pierce Brosnan. Calvin Klein. Diane von Furstenburg. Donna Karan. The list goes on and on. Getty ImagesRob Kim Advertisement – Continue Reading Below Getty ImagesRob Kim Getty ImagesRob Kim Getty ImagesGary Gershoff Everyone was there—Hollywood, political, and fashion royalty—to pay homage…

Can Fashion Reclaim the American Flag?

Getty ImagesNicMcLaughlin TL;DR—Too Long, Didn’t Read—is ELLE.com’s answer to Fashion Week roundups. It’s packed with vitamins, nutrients, and must-have accessories… plus some talking points (and tea) you won’t get anywhere else. There were times—the ’60s, the ’80s, the entirety of Lana Del Rey’s Born to Die video—when wearing an American flag was as cool as…

Kate Spade’s Last Collection

Advertisement The late designer is still very much present in the new accessories from her Frances Valentine label. Image At the airy Frances Valentine headquarters in New York. CreditCreditStefania Curto for The New York Times Sept. 8, 2018 In June, not long after the designer Kate Spade was found dead by suicide, the employees of…

The Look: Champions in the Ring, and Out

THE LOOK Since boxing was legalized in Puerto Rico in 1927, the island has produced dozens of world champions and even more casual enthusiasts. Photographs by John Francis Peters Text by Justin Porter Produced by Eve Lyons Sept. 8, 2018 In the beating heart of Puerto Rico, there are two arenas: the baseball diamond and…

Prabal Gurung Joins the Wave of Women’s Wear Designers Moving Into Men’s Wear

Ladies first. Men’s wear to follow. A number of fashion designers who have made a name for themselves for their women’s wear lines are turning their attention to men. On Sunday evening, at Spring Studios, during New York Fashion Week’s women’s ready-to-wear collections, the designer Prabal Gurung, will debut a men’s wear line alongside his…

Open Thread: Let’s Talk About What It’s Really Like to Be at the Shows

Advertisement Open Thread Plus, what do people actually wear in the front row? Image Gigi Hadid walks during the Tom Ford spring 2019 show on Wednesday.CreditCreditDolly Faibyshev for The New York Times Sept. 7, 2018 Hello and happy fashion month. Yes, after all that buildup, it is finally here. Around this time I often get…

Victims of Sexual Violence Often Stay in Touch With Their Abusers. Here’s Why.

Why would those who have been sexually assaulted by someone close to them stay in touch with their abuser? The question has come up in the weeks since it was revealed that the actress and director Asia Argento arranged to pay off the actor Jimmy Bennett last year, after he accused her of sexually assaulting…

The Man Who Made ‘Everyone Look So Famous’

Advertisement That was how Andy Warhol described Richard Bernstein, who gave Interview magazine covers their signature look. Everyone wanted it — until they didn’t. Image Richard Bernstein, left, and Andy Warhol, circa 1980. Mr. Warhol, who commissioned Mr. Bernstein to create the covers for Interview magazine, said Mr. Bernstein “makes everyone look so famous.”CreditCreditBobby Grossman/Rizzoli Sept.…

Fashion Baptism or Electric Muppet Funeral? Jeremy Scott’s Show Took Me From the Cradle to the Grave

Getty ImagesPietro D’aprano I am waiting outside a Tribeca warehouse on what I believe is New York City’s 115th consecutive Hottest Day Of The Year because, for once, the trains got me to my destination early. (Thanks, Cynthia Nixon!) I am about to go to my first fashion show and as the heroine in my…

Kota Okuda Makes Fashion For When You Want to Dismantle Capitalism, Sexily

Getty ImagesFernanda Calfat So you want to look hot, but you’re also reading The Communist Manifesto in Intro to Political Philosophy. So you think the guy in Thursday’s South Brooklyn DSA meeting was cute, but need to find a way to catch his attention that says, “Democratic Socialists of America? More like Damn Sexy Association.”…