Ruth La Ferla
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Quil Lemons Wants to Be the Robert Mapplethorpe of His Community
The photographer’s new exhibition explores Black masculinity and queerness.
What Do Fashion and a United Nations Hunger Program Have in Common?
For the last 10 years, Michael Kors has raised money to pay for meals in developing regions.
Catering to a Fashionable Crowd
At his restaurants Sant Ambroeus and Casa Lever, Gherardo Guarducci seduces and pampers patrons. He knows they are not for everyone.
At 81, Martha Stewart Is the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Star
The domestic diva talks about shedding her inhibitions, and (most of) her clothes, for the cover shoot.
Karl Lagerfeld and the Controversies That Color His Fashion Legacy
The “iceberg.” The Quran verses. The fatphobia. Committed as he was to fashion, at times it seemed that the great love of Karl Lagerfeld’s life...
Christian Cowan Lets His Clothes Do the Peacocking for Him
Celebrities like Lady Gaga and Lil Nas X flock to Christian Cowan’s designs for their gleeful flamboyance (and liberal use of ostrich feathers). The designer...
Put a Crimp in It
Rihanna, Halle Berry and Zendaya are just a few of the high wattage stars to have revisited the Marcel wave.
Yulia Navalnaya Will Step Out at the Oscars
The wife of the jailed Russian dissident Alexei Navalny plans to stride the carpet in a red Chloé gown to deliver a message of resistance.
Yulia Navalnaya Will Step Out at the Oscars
The wife of the jailed Russian dissident Alexei Navalny plans to stride the carpet in a red Chloé gown to deliver a message of resistance.
Michelle Obama’s Secret Style Weapon
Known in some quarters as the first lady’s tailor and dressmaker, Christy Rilling is starting her own line.