“It’s Never Too Late” is a series that tells the stories of people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms. Since Vica Steel was a child, she has dreamed of becoming a priest, of forging a path to church leadership. But she had abandoned that dream long ago. She felt out of…
When ASAP Rocky asked Eli Russell Linnetz if he could visit the young designer’s studio, Mr. Linnetz was somewhat reluctant. His space is “very private,” he said, tucked away in Venice Beach, Calif., isolated from the fashion world. But the New York rapper showed genuine interest in the label, ERL — and he was “the…
It may be useful, when trying to comprehend the work that went into the gymnast Simone Biles’s Met Gala dress — a showgirl-inspired satin gown with crystal embroidery that mimics feathers — to know the numbers. The gown was made by Area, a New York label designed by Beckett Fogg and Piotrek Panszczyk, who said…
Often referred to as the Oscars of the fashion industry, the Met Gala red carpet is home to some of the biggest style statements of all time. The difference, however, is its dress code: the celebrities in attendance have homework. This year’s exhibit, “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion,” was open to interpretation. Many guests…
In the context of red carpets, it may seem strange to imagine that wearing a ball gown is a risky choice. But that’s how Billie Eilish saw it. When Ms. Eilish, the 19-year-old goth pop star, decided to wear a nude tulle dress from Oscar de la Renta, “she was very interested in surprising everybody…
Not very many Met Gala guests would wear their outfits again, in the real world, outside of fashion fantasyland. It’s a sign of how peacocky the annual event has become. But Ella Emhoff would. Her top priority walking on the Met Museum carpet was comfort. She knew it was going to be a long night,…
Mike CoppolaGetty Images Fashion’s biggest night is here—even if it was delayed from May to September due to COVID-19. That’s right, folks: the Met Gala’s red carpet has officially begun. Although the crowd might be smaller than past years due to the pandemic, the A-listers in attendance went all out for the night’s “In America:…
Dutch minimalism is coming to the masses. Zara is throwing its hat into the high-low designer collaboration ring with a KASSL Editions capsule. For the uninitiated, KASSL Editions was formed in 2018 with the goal of creating one perfect item: a fisherman’s coat. With that quest, the German label ushered in a refreshing code of…
John LamparskiGetty Images Disruptor. Trailblazer. Anomaly. As Telfar Clemens’s star rises in the fashion industry, so too does the number of synonyms used to describe what has been abundantly clear since the designer’s debut: When it comes to Clemens, always expect the unexpected. So when the Telfar team sent out invites for a “press conference,”…
On Sunday, Telfar, the rebellious anti-fashion-with-a-capital-F brand, held a news conference to announce its latest project, Telfar TV. The 24-hour live TV station will be accessible via an app on smart TVs. The channel won’t be on YouTube or Instagram, the company said; there will be no way to share its programming or leave comments.…