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EDITOR’S NOTE:  Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days. When Jennifer Lawrence walked the red carpet at the Rome Film Festival this week, she did so while wearing a two-toned V-neck sweater and a lightweight tiered white skirt. Her cozy knit pullover was weather-appropriate for a fall October evening, but formal wear puritans might question whether it was red carpet-appropriate. Sweaters are not often associated with glamorous event arrivals, at least not in recent memory. For the last…

EDITOR’S NOTE:  Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days. Attention! The fashion set has just deployed a new fall jacket that could become a wardrobe mainstay for us all. Earlier this week at the Victoria’s Secret after-party in New York, Jodie Turner-Smith arrived in a pair of relaxed, low-slung light wash jeans, a white vest and a black, white and red military jacket that looked nothing short of Napoleonic. Identifiable by elaborate braiding, decorative buttons, and often toggles…

London  —  When right-wing protestors took to the streets of London in September, the turnout was one of the largest in decades. More than 110,000 people showed up to rally against immigration, many carrying flags of England and Britain as they scuffled with police. But alongside the Union Jack and St George’s Cross, another symbol was unexpectedly visible: the logo belonging to the Italian fashion brand Stone Island. A nautical star and compass overlaid on a button-on cloth badge with green, yellow and black detailing, the design frequently appears on Stone Island’s clothes — and during the protest, they were…

WNBA player Angel Reese became the first professional athlete to walk the runway at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday, as the lingerie label — and self-proclaimed arbiter of sexiness in the 1990s — continues to rebrand following years of commercial turmoil. The 23-year-old Chicago Sky forward joined supermodels like Bella and Gigi Hadid, and former “Angels” including Adriana Lima, in a star-studded lineup that also featured transgender, pregnant and plus-size models. The diverse cast reflects the brand’s revamped vision for its annual extravaganza, which returned in 2024 following a six-year hiatus. Speaking backstage, Reese claimed she had “manifested…

When it comes to publicity stunts, Kim Kardashian may have just outdone herself. The socialite and reality TV star has raised a few eyebrows with the latest addition to her underwear range, Skims — a barely there thong, lavishly adorned with fake pubic hair. Dubbed “the ultimate bush,” the G-string comes in a range of 12 different colors, and sizes from XXS to 4XL. Visitors to the Skims site are greeted with a grainy image from a 1970s-style game show, in which a white-haired male host gestures to a sign saying “Does the Carpet Match the Drapes?” In front of…

Following the news that actor Diane Keaton died on the weekend, aged 79, a clip of her at a Ralph Lauren show in 2022 resurfaced on social media. Runways can be serious places, but the Oscar-winner is clearly having a ball — drinking wine, laughing, bopping her head to the music and cheering models as they pass by. The moment not only encapsulates the androgynous tailored style she was known for, or the fact labels wanted her on their front rows — it demonstrates that Keaton was someone for whom fashion was instinctively, irrepressibly fun. In an age when celebrities…

In Luca Guadagnino’s new psychological thriller “After the Hunt,” Julia Roberts stars as a Yale professor who is forced to choose sides when a star pupil accuses another faculty member of sexual assault. Each scene that unfolds is thorny and tense. And as the cast — including Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield who play the accuser and the accused, respectively — engage in an unflinching battle of wits, navigating one knotty maneuver after another, what stands out is their clothes, which are as sharp as the dialogue. “After the Hunt” brings Guadagnino into more volatile territory as a filmmaker, but…

Paris  —  When guests arrived for the Balenciaga show during Paris Fashion Week on Saturday evening, several found themselves on familiar ground: a chapel built during the reign of the former French King Louis XIII, which is part of the historic Laennec headquarters of Balenciaga’s owner, Kering. After all, it was only three months ago that a retrospective for the brand’s former designer, Demna (now at Gucci), took place here. For Pierpaolo Piccioli, the creative director of the Paris-based luxury house as of July, it was important to acknowledge those who had come before him — and to return to…

Paris  —  The world of high fashion is increasingly accessible. Anyone with a phone and the internet can get a front row view of fashion week, connect with their favorite designers and immerse themselves in the virtual worlds of luxury brands. But, while people may be looking, liking and following fashion more than ever, this isn’t necessarily translating to sales. Leaders across the industry are fighting to combat a global luxury slowdown and searching for new ways to maintain relevancy, reinvigorate their relationships with shoppers, while improving their bottom line. This pinch was particularly felt at the Spring-Summer 2026 shows…

Paris  —  After a month of designer debuts — more than a dozen across fashion weeks in London, Milan and New York — the task fell to Chanel’s new artistic director, Matthieu Blazy, to present his vision for the future of one of history’s most storied houses. Bringing Paris Fashion Week to a close on Monday evening, the highly anticipated collection reveal was held where Chanel has frequently staged shows since 2007: the historic Grand Palais, which recently underwent a multiyear, $500-million restoration. The set wasn’t just a whole new world, it was an entire solar system. Enormous glowing planets…