The invitation for Natasha Zinko’s spring presentation arrived in the form of a chest radiograph revealing two silicone breast implants, along with a postoperative letter from the designer’s fictional medical practice. “The Plastic Clinic will not be liable for any discomfort caused,” it threatened. “In the case that you choose to pursue any kind of … Read more
Lela Rose has the following goal in life: “To give people clothing that they can see wearing in a lot of different ways—but they’re fully dressed,” she said. “I’m dedicated to always being dressed no matter where you are, no matter what you’re doing.” This season, she was dressing people for a hypothetical outdoor dinner … Read more
Her decision to present what she called “a styled show rather than a fashion show” was both an attempt to move that needle and an exercise in distancing herself from a sense of obligation to create producible garments. Working alongside Paris-based stylist Taylor Thoroski, looks leaned into Mark’s familiar style vernacular, drawing upon her own … Read more
There is no physical resemblance between Sharon Wauchob and Tinkerbell, but the designer’s hands seem to have the power of pixie dust, which allows anything they touch to fly. There’s no better way to describe Wauchob’s chiffons than that they look like shadows. Their almost unbelievable lightness is down to the quality of the French … Read more
Giovanna Flores has an instinctual approach to clothes that is informed and influenced by not only the materials but the process of designing and sewing. She works mostly with deadstock fabrics and vintage garments, and also with the “scraps” that are the natural by-product of making clothes, utilizing a technique she calls “blind fitting,” which … Read more
Spring was a swashbuckling affair at Salon 1884. Andrea Mary Marshall chose Giacomo Casanova, the 18th-century Venetian adventurer, as her starting point. Criminal as some of his behavior was, Casanova, who is best known for his seductions, continues to fascinate (yet another biography was published in 2022). It’s not difficult to see why Marshall would … Read more
In a recent interview, Rosalía declared Zoe Whalen one of her favorite up-and-coming designers. It’s easy to see why: Whalen’s clothes are living sculptures. She’ll mold papier-mâché around the body and swirl padded fabrics around its curves; she’ll wrap it in felted wool and sheer upcycled T-shirts and denims that flatter its silhouette and hug … Read more
Photo: @KyleAbrham / Twitter An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max aborted a takeoff at Nashville International Airport on Thursday to avoid hitting a Southwest flight that had mistakenly been given clearance to taxi across the runway. The force put through the wheels during braking blew out the Alaska plane’s tires. The 78-ton aircraft reached 120 … Read more
There was recent discourse on X about how, to this day, Gwyneth Paltrow’s Donna Karen set from the movie Great Expectations has yet to be revamped to the exact great fit and quality as the original. Well, look no further than Sarah Staudinger’s spring collection. While the movie wasn’t the designer’s source of inspiration, this … Read more
It’s no secret that Mark Fast is a raver. Where in the past he’d party hard in his native Canada, these days he’s constantly on the search for music in the sanctuary of his London studio. “I love that adrenaline rush of feeling a new song and feeling the bass,” he said at a preview. … Read more
