When the creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri threw the brand’s support behind Zadie Xa’s work, “I understood her immediately as another cultural worker,” Xa says. “She listens in a way that lots of people in positions of power don’t.”
Category: Fashion and Apparel
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A Filmmaker and a Fashion Designer Whose Artistry Comes From Curiosity
In watching Mira Nair on set, the textile maker Aneeth Arora learned how to handle creative pressures of her own.
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Can I Wear Shorts to the Office?
A reader wonders if bare knees in the workplace will come across as unprofessional.
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Succession Style, Episode 4: Dressed for Mourning
Marcia’s veil, Kerry’s pills, Shiv’s heels — as always, the costumes pointed subtly at each character’s potential to win or lose.
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Traditional Filipino Wedding Gowns Go Modern
Filipino American designers across the United States and Canada are putting their own spin on classic Filipiniana outfits for a new generation of brides.
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‘Wild Life’ Review: Their Land Is Our Land
This documentary looks at the efforts of Kristine McDivitt Tompkins and Douglas Tompkins to preserve stretches of land in Argentina and Chile.
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Mary Quant, British Fashion Revolutionary, Dies at 93
As a designer, clad in her signature play clothes and boots, with huge painted eyes, fake freckles and a distinctive bob, she epitomized the style of London’s Swinging Sixties.
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Mary Quant: A Life in Photos
A salute to the British designer who made Sixties fashion swing.
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From Self-Taught Designer to Sought-After Couturier
Esé Azénabor-Grembowski talked about her inspirations for her ornate wedding gowns, opening her second boutique on Madison Avenue and debuting at New York Bridal Fashion Week this month.
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Calling All Bodies
With a graphic new H&M capsule collection and joyful accompanying video, Mugler celebrates the inclusivity the label’s founder pioneered.