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Shoe Obsession for the Ages: Prince’s Killer Collection of Custom Heels, Now on View

The beautiful ones, they hurt you every time.

New Twists in the Long Pandemic

Readers discuss a change for the worse with the rise of the Delta variant. Also: Summer fashion; reading in the pandemic.

A Wall Street Dressing Down: Always. Be. Casual.

As workers return to the financial district, longstanding dress codes have been relaxed. Right now, almost anything goes. Even jeans.

Her Latest Trick: Finding an Affordable One-Bedroom in Manhattan

After a year in New Jersey, a fashion designer who moonlights as a magician discovered to her surprise that she could afford to move back to the city.

¿Quién decide cómo luce el vestuario de una campeona?

Usar los códigos de vestimenta para controlar los cuerpos de las mujeres no es nada nuevo. Lo distinto es que ahora ellas están tomando cartas en el asunto.

Does Back to School Mean a Jacket and Slacks?

A reader wonders how to dress at medical school.

Why Elite Female Athletes Are Turning Away From Major Sponsors

Smaller brands are working with athletes in different ways, like giving them equity or roles in developing products, and are paying more attention to their personal stories.

Feeling Crafty? Make Your Own Wedding Day Look.

With bridal designers and boutiques experiencing an influx of customers and limited supply, some brides and grooms are taking the sewing machines into their amateur hands.

The T List: Five Things We Recommend This Week

Wu Tsang’s latest installation, a restored Art Deco hotel — and more.

Who Decides What a Champion Should Wear?

Policing women’s bodies via dress code is nothing new in sports. The difference is now women are doing something about it.

How to Celebrate the 200th Birthday of a Man Everyone Knows and No One Knows

This fall, window displays at Louis Vuitton will feature an uber-collaboration of trunks decorated by BTS, Susan Miller and more.

Jill Biden, Changing the Fashion Game

Cheering the American Olympians, the first lady broke with recent sartorial customs.

Do I Still Have to Take My Hat Off for Dinner?

A reader asks whether hat etiquette has changed, and for advice on avoiding hat hair.

Did You See What the Liberian Olympic Team Is Wearing?

You might have missed it, but look again. They want to change the Olympic fashion game.

Telfar Clemens designed the Liberian outfits.

It was a homecoming of sorts.

Ralph Lauren adds wearable tech to the opening ceremony’s fashion mix.

Dispersing heat is a practical addition to the outfits during the sweltering weather in Tokyo.

The T List: Five Things We Recommend This Week

A steak made from a beet, James Shalom’s fashion debut — and more.

Suddenly It’s Bare Season

Bras in the parks, skivvies on Fifth Avenue: Is this the logical endpoint of increasingly blurred distinctions between public and private?

Tennis, Everyone?

Furi Sport, a new tennis equipment and fashion line, wants to do nothing less than change the game.

Are You a Bezos?

When Jeff Bezos flew off in his rocket, he became the international (interstellar?) symbol of the male in midlife crisis.

What Jeff Bezos and crew wore to space.

The Blue Origin flight suits are blue, of course.

Inside Rosita Missoni’s Villa at the Foot of the Italian Alps

The 90-year-old co-founder of the storied fashion label gives T a tour of her art- and heirloom-filled home.

House Tour | Rosita Missoni

Rosita Missoni invites us into her home outside of Milan.

Virgil Abloh Gets a Seat at the Power Table

The LVMH luxury group has bought a majority stake in Off-White and given its founder license to shake up more than just fashion. And he’s got skin in the game.

Ball Gowns Galore! And Other Cannes Film Festival Fashion Statements

Forget comfort clothing. Seriously, forget it. The year of the nontraveling sweatpants has come to an end.

Return to Form: Fashion Journalists on Going Back to the Runway

After attending shows in person for the first time in more than a year, two industry watchers reflect on the spectacle and the art.

Ermenegildo Zegna is in a deal to go public.

The fashion company will merge with a SPAC, giving it cash to add to its empire.

Adrift in the Venetian Lagoon

For his Saint Laurent spring 2022 men’s wear collection, Anthony Vaccarello mined the past for an indefinite future.

The Story Behind Olivia Rodrigo’s Pink Power Suit

We spoke to the pop star’s stylists about the vintage Chanel she wore to meet the Bidens at the White House.

A Fashion Show That Pretty Much Was a Work of Art

Why Valentino couture in Venice was worth waiting for.

Farida Khelfa Wants to Challenge the Image of Middle Eastern Women

One of fashion’s first top Arab models has a new documentary about the creative class in Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

The T List: Five Things We Recommend This Week

Herbal wines, a hotel on the French Riviera — and more.

In ‘My Unorthodox Life,’ Julia Haart Bares More Than Just Her Knees

Less than a decade after fleeing a repressive ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, Haart heads a global talent empire. Her next challenge? Letting viewers peek behind the curtain.

Logos Lose Their Power on the New ‘Gossip Girl’

Contrasting the fashions from the original series tells a much bigger story about trends overall.

Phoebe Philo Is Returning to Fashion With Her Own Brand

The patron saint of designing for the female gaze is back.

Nordstrom, Eyeing 20-Somethings, Strikes Deal With the Online Giant Asos

Nordstrom hopes a partnership with the online fashion behemoth can attract younger shopper back to its stores and its website.

A Black American Designer Disrupts the French Couture

Kerby Jean-Raymond of Pyer Moss reinvents the oldest form of French fashion with politics, humor and a Black Panther.

Falling for Couture’s Gravitational Pull

Everything you need to know from the first post-pandemic in-person couture week, including the biggest debut, most viral moments and non-influencer trends.

Dancing Despite the Rain

Pyer Moss was supposed to present its first couture collection in a New York mansion. Inclement weather postponed the show but didn’t dampen the party.

Summer in the Cities: Chicago

As the pandemic ebbs, the Loop and nearby neighborhoods have roared back to life. Here, eight great spots to hit while the weather’s hot.

A Couture Horror Story at Maison Margiela

John Galliano makes a movie, and so does Kim Jones at Fendi. Pass the popcorn.

The T List: Five Things We Recommend This Week

Lazarus Lynch’s beauty routine, a line of eco-conscious children’s wear — and more.

The Young Men’s Style Council of TikTok

A new generation of fashion boys is using the app to teach one another about clothes — how to make them, what designers matter and how to put together looks.

From Mona von Bismarck to Kanye West: the Triumphant Rebirth of Balenciaga Couture

Demna Gvasalia takes on the legacy of the master. Chitose Abe of Sacai takes on Jean Paul Gaultier. And Viktor & Rolf take on royalty. Reckoning with history in Paris.

The Gallic Allure of Jacques Marie Mage Sunglasses

A Frenchman who loves the American West and collects BMX bikes makes eyewear that touches on all sorts of cool.

There’s No Right Way to Dress Your Baby

Eventually my son will develop his own style, but what should he wear until then?

Chanel and the Meaning of the Belly Button

And Giorgio Armani, recycling himself.

Reunited (at Dior) and It Feels So Good?

We’re back to body parts, discos and sky dives. Yes, it’s showtime, in a mix of digital and physical, at Schiaparelli, Iris van Herpen and Giambattista Valli.

Hello, Paris Fashion! Couture Returns With Pieter Mulier’s Alaïa Debut

Four years after its founder’s death, the cult brand has a new designer. How did he do?

How to Clean White Sneakers

Here’s how to get your well-worn shoes looking their best.

Fabrics From Your Fridge

How to Refresh Your Closet

Here are some ways to clean and care for your clothing after a long winter.

Weekly Health Quiz: Covid Variants, Moderate Exercise and Coffee

Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.

Gifts From Cyberspace

Searching for a last-minute gift … that may take months to arrive? This holiday gift guide might give you a few ideas.

La nueva generación de modelos dominicanas que redefinen la belleza

Así fue como una nueva generación de modelos dominicanas se apoderó de las pasarelas. Ellas siguen cambiando nuestra idea de cómo luce la belleza.

The Creative Circles Defining the Culture

Whether united by outlook or identity, happenstance or choice, these communities have shaped the worlds of art, fashion, film and more.

The People Who Make New York’s Party Scene Happen

Long a capital of nightlife, from ’70s discos to ’90s raves, the city is now home to a rich after-hours culture where anyone — of any race, gender or sexuality — is welcome.

How Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts Birthed the Contemporary Avant-Garde

A city poised on the edge of Europe and the rest of the world became the incubator for talents like Dries Van Noten, Luc Tuymans and Ann Demeulemeester.

The Family-Run Italian Design Houses That Became Cultural Dynasties

For centuries, Italy has prized the art of fashion and furniture design like no other country in the world, with generations dedicated to traditional craftsmanship and continuity.

The Fashion Crews Reinventing the Way We Dress

As Balmain’s Olivier Rousteing, Maria Cornejo, Telfar Clemens and Gucci’s Alessandro Michele prove, making clothes is the ultimate act of collaboration.

The New Generation of Dominican Models Redefining Beauty

Lineisy Montero, Licett Morillo and others have gained an international presence while also subverting assumptions about how women should look in Latin America.

The Asian-American Fashion Designers Who Shaped the Industry

Kimora Lee Simmons, Phillip Lim and many more have collectively advanced issues of representation.