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Fashion & Style
Giorgia Meloni and the Politics of Power Dressing
The first female prime minister of Italy wears Armani. It began in late October, when…
Cate Blanchett ‘Tar’ Puts Mahler in the Spotlight
For a 70-minute Austrian symphony first performed more than a century ago, Mahler’s Fifth makes…
The French Foreign Legion and Palladium Design a Boot
Since its formation in 1831, the French Foreign Legion has had boots on the ground…
Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Men I’ve Begged to Stay’
Across the Aisle Laura and I spent the fall of 1960 bantering about the upcoming…
At the Oscars of American Fashion, a New Generation Rises
The night before the midterm elections the winds of change were blowing through the halls…
A Children’s Watch That Tells More Than the Hour
Are children being taught how to tell time? Neil Ferrier, a father of two, thought…
Jimmy DeSana, Downtown Pioneer and Provocateur, Goes Mainstream
A list of things Jimmy DeSana photographed — shoes, sofas, legs and butts — misses…
In Fashion Industry, a Fine Line Between Collaboration and Collusion
In the spring of 2020, during the earliest and darkest months of the coronavirus pandemic,…
Mahler’s Having a Moment. He’s Got Lydia Tár to Thank for It.
For a 70-minute Austrian symphony first performed more than a century ago, Mahler’s Fifth makes…