Category Archive: Fashion

 Reimagining the Journey: LV Fall/Winter 2025 Collection

With soaring high ceilings in a wide-open space, the sound of high heels click-clacking down the runway reverberated throughout the historic L’Étoile du Nord, formerly the headquarters of one of France's oldest railway companies. Louis Vuitton’s Fall/Winter 2025 collection was unveiled on March 10th, the penultimate day of Paris Fashion Week, to massive crowds and a long list of celebrity guests. 

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Kathy Bates: Fighting Crime in Famous Footwear

For many viewers, the red carpet of America’s most notable awards shows–from the Grammys to the Golden Globes to the Critics’ Choice Awards–is just as exciting as the ceremony itself. It is a time for celebrities to show off their most luxurious, fashionable outfits. Comfort, for most stars, is a second-thought for artists’ fleeting moments in front of the paparazzi. But, for 76-year-old actor Kathy Bates, comfort is a choice, and one she is willing to make.

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Sabyasachi Mukherjee: Controlling the Runway

Rarely does international fashion make waves in the United States. With dozens of top designers and fashion houses–Mugler, Dior, Gucci–dominating the American fashion scene, and with their designs trickling down to familiar ready-to-wear brands, like H&M, there historically hasn’t been much room for foreign artists to find their footing on the world’s top stages.

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Marie Adam-Leenaerdt: Create the Surprise

In the heart of Brussels, nestled within a historic 1920s home, Fashion Designer Marie Adam-Leenaerdt is rewriting the narrative of contemporary fashion. Her collections, labeled simply as “Saisons” on her website, carry no name or year, existing in a state of deliberate timelessness. Unlike traditional fashion houses that chase the waves of passing fads, Adam-Leenaerdt’s work is unanchored to the present landscape of trends in fashion’s rapid cycle. 

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The Blonds: Glamour, Fashion, Fantasy

In the iconic 2019 music video for “Paparazzi,” wolfish cameramen surround Lady Gaga on her way to the police station–after she killed her boyfriend. For her perp walk, she wears a leather bra set beneath an eye-catching corset made of dozens of extravagant gold and silver chains. 

The look is glamorous, on-the-nose, and over-the-top. It’s classic Gaga and it’s a classic The Blonds creation.

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A Birkin for the ‘Wirkin’ Class

In an August 2001 episode of “Sex and the City,” The fictional character “Samantha Jones” sets her sights on an Hermès Birkin Bag. 

Sure, the bag, named after French actress Jane Birkin, is practical and stylish. But Samantha is most interested in what carrying the world’s most difficult-to-get bag symbolizes: indisputable affluence and belonging to the cultural elite. 

But when she goes to the Hermès store, ready and willing to shell out $4,000 for the bag, Samantha is met with a five-year waiting list.  

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