This Spring, Fashion Gets Bold and Bright
This article appears in the March 2024 issue of ELLE. GET THE LATEST ISSUE OF ELLE
This Season Is for the Shape Shifters
Sometimes, bigger is better. Meticulous craft, lush texture, explosive 3-D silhouettes, and extreme volume—these were the watchwords for this season’s most risk-taking designers. Talents like Off-White’s Ibrahim Kamara, Y/Project’s Glenn Martens, Vaquera’s Patric DiCaprio and Bryn Taubensee, and Melitta Baumeister are answering the question of what to wear now with inventive, conceptual creations for the…
Was Diesel the Most Democratic Fashion Show Ever?
Autocracy may be much in the news, and increasingly in vogue depending on the electorate, but as Milan Fashion Week began, democracy was in the air. At least so it was at Diesel where, in a preview, the designer Glenn Martens was touting “transparency without censorship.” Sounds pointed, but what he meant was tearing down…
The Internet Is Obsessed With ‘Madame Web.’ The Box Office? Well …
Ricky Valero walked into a mostly empty showing of “Madame Web” with a bucket of popcorn and an open mind. He had some idea of what he was getting into. The movie, which stars Dakota Johnson as a clairvoyant character from the Spider-Man comics, has been gleefully panned in the week since its release. The…
Weddings are Getting Branded With Personalized Favors and Experiences
At Michelle Bonnice and Colton Flores’s wedding in Austin, Texas, in September, guests were given custom menus with a thank-you note from the couple; drank espresso martinis from an ice luge with the letters “M” and “C” carved into its side; and left with party favors of koozies featuring an illustration of their dog. It…
Romeo Gigli Is Planning His Next Act in Marrakesh
The pull of fashion mythology — the current obsession with Dior-era John Galliano or the Apple TV+ mini-series “The New Look” — suggests we are at peak nostalgia. It makes one wonder why someone hasn’t done a book or a documentary on Romeo Gigli. His story has all the ingredients of a blockbuster mini-series. His…
Market Hotel, A Brooklyn D.I.Y. Club, Changes With the Times
Just before midnight on Saturday, hard techno began pulsating from the Market Hotel, a D.I.Y. music venue located beside the elevated tracks of a Myrtle Avenue subway station in Bushwick, Brooklyn. A crowd of 20-somethings, many of them wearing sunglasses, ripped jeans and fanny packs, lined up in the cold before they threw themselves onto…
Miuccia Prada on Vogue Redefines Fashion’s Typical Cover Model
Throughout Vogue’s history, its typical cover stars have included a parade of youthful beauties: models, actresses, celebrities, the occasional stunning athlete and, once in a while, a politician or first lady — all glammed to the max. Cover models serve as portals into a world of ideas about how women should look and dress, what…
Inside the Lunar New Year Galas Hosted by the New York Philharmonic and 88rising
88rising’s Moonrise Gala On Saturday evening in Los Angeles, the Lunar New Year celebrations continued as Hollywood’s Milk Studios was transformed for the inaugural Moonrise Gala by 88rising, the pan-Asian music collective and record label. Like 88rising, which helps Asian artists find mainstream success in the West, the event was focused on highlighting pioneering Asian…
Charles Stendig Dies at 99; Introduced Fanciful Furniture From Abroad
Charles Stendig, who introduced contemporary and avant-garde European furniture to adventurous Americans in his New York City showroom, died on Feb. 11 at his home in Manhattan. He was 99. His death was announced by R & Company, a furniture gallery in TriBeCa to which Mr. Stendig donated his design library and corporate archives. There…