Fashion

Uggs never went really went away for some of us—even if we didn’t exactly advertise we still wore them. Now, as Y2K fashion continues its extended takeover, a growing fashion chorus is admitting Ugg boots are back with a shearling-lined vengeance. Present-day Ugg wearers aren’t hesitating to take their comfort shoes public, the “ultra mini”
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Courtesy of the designers; Getty Images; Fendi: Pascal Le Segretain; Valli: YANNIS VLAMOS Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. The worlds of sci-fi and couture might not, initially, seem to have much overlap. Except, of course, for the fact that both are rarefied realms with obsessive devotees
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This season of Bravo’s Project Runway brought nothing but the crème de la crème. The lauded panel of judges lent their impeccable taste, unbeatable track record, and eye for top talent to the 19th season of the acclaimed fashion competition series. The judges include ELLE Editor-in-Chief Nina Garcia, journalist and New York Times bestselling author
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Dolce & Gabbana has officially announced that they will discontinue the use of any fur in their collections. This choice is based on the brand’s executives pushing for more sustainable fashion production. The fur industry has long fielded criticisms from animal rights activists, especially in recent years as more sustainable faux fur options come into
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Bert Stern/Condé Nast/Shutterstock Directly below the Manhattan Bridge, on the mostly-vacant second floor of a Chinatown mall, there is a highly curated array of eveningwear at the vintage mecca James Veloria. When they were first released in the late ’90s and early aughts, many of these garments would have been displayed in gleaming department stores.
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Matteo Rossetti/Getty Images When Oscar Isaac kissed his way up Jessica Chastain’s arm at the Venice Film Festival, he awakened a sea of starved onlookers. Those few seconds on the red carpet quenched the public’s thirst, and they suddenly knew what they’d been missing. The moment tapped into a larger conversation about the dearth of
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Courtesy of Dior/Frederique DUMOULIN By definition, haute couture is handmade, from start to finish. The labor-intensive process is hidden in the details, and to the untrained eye, all there is to see is exquisite runway plastered with detailed embroidery, fancy embellishments, and expertise in textile manipulation. But what we rarely think about is the time
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