Fashion

Rick Owens Stitches a Souvenir

In the latest installment of our Designer D.I.Y. series, the designer embroiders a lover’s hankie.

By Guy Trebay and Samantha Hahn

Irene Neuwirth Makes a Flower Necklace Out of Paper

The Los Angeles jeweler goes outside the box for her latest creation, part of our Designer D.I.Y. series.

By Jessica Testa

How to Make a Dish Towel Tote Bag, With Rodarte

Laura and Kate Mulleavy show us how to turn kitchen towels and costume jewelry into a carry-all.

By Vanessa Friedman and Samantha Hahn

How to Turn Vegetables Into a Tie-Dye Pattern

In the latest installment of our Designer D.I.Y. at Home series, Hillary Taymour, the creative director of Collina Strada, offers a creative use for excess beets.

By Jessica Testa and Charlie Engman

Emily Bode on How to Make a ‘Sweetheart’ T-Shirt

The latest installment of our Designer D.I.Y. at Home series teaches you how to whip up a present for the significant other you may not have seen for a while.

By Guy Trebay and Samantha Hahn

Why Do We Care So Much About Diana’s Dresses?

“The Crown,” Season 4, has raised the question again. The answer may not be what you expect.

By Vanessa Friedman

Can Supreme Stay Cool While Going Corporate?

The “Chanel of streetwear” has a new owner, and a tough balancing act ahead.

By Vanessa Friedman

Why Celebrities Are Wearing Hot Pink Suits

There’s a new political fashion statement in town, just in time for the election. Should you wear it?

By Vanessa Friedman

The Newest Thing in Fashion? Old Clothes

Disposability is no longer chic. A new magazine joins a host of big brands in exploring the joys of upcycling.

By Vanessa Friedman

What Does It Mean to ‘Look Like a Mom’?

As the Wall of Moms movement spreads across the country, so, too, does that question.

By Vanessa Friedman

How to Get Started With Tarot

Six — OK, seven — easy steps to ease your way into deeper introspection.

By Gabrielle Drolet

We Want Our Friends Back! (But Which Ones?)

The pandemic shrank many social circles to a skeleton crew. Maybe that’s not such a bad thing.

By Alex Williams

Barefoot Dreams and the Conquest of Cozy

How one $180 microfiber blanket and its spinoffs came to to swaddle a nation.

By Kaitlin Menza

Covid Stole Your Sense of Smell? Try Physical Therapy for Your Nose.

Doctors are recommending smell training for patients with lingering olfactory problems.

By Christina Caron

The Black Book Club Takes It to the Next Level

Noname and other Black thought leaders have taken what Oprah built and made something new.

By Iman Stevenson

What Do Gen Z Shoppers Want? A Cute, Cheap Outfit That Looks Great on Instagram

Three young women shoppers in three countries talk about what they buy, where they buy it and why.

By Elizabeth Paton, Taylor Lorenz and Isabella Kwai

Fashion Nova’s Secret: Underpaid Workers in Los Angeles Factories

The online retailer makes fast fashion for the Instagram elite. The way many of its garments are made is much less glamorous.

By Natalie Kitroeff

Who Made Your Clothes?

Garment workers around the world make everything from luxury handbags to fast fashion leggings. Here are some of their stories.

By Sanam Yar

H&M’s Different Kind of Clickbait

The Swedish retailer now lets customers know where nearly every garment it sells is made. Is that enough?

By Elizabeth Paton and Sapna Maheshwari

The Future Is Trashion

We make too much and buy too much. But maybe there is a way not to waste too much. The ragpicker of Brooklyn has an idea.

By Vanessa Friedman

Is Air a Scam?

We love air! But boiling herbs and buying more plants will not improve your indoor air quality. Find out what will.

By Katharine Gammon

Should I Be Taking Zinc?

Maybe! It may help with the common cold. There is no definitive scientific evidence suggesting it will help Covid-19.

By Dawn MacKeen

Is Coffee Good for You?

Yes! But it depends on the kind of coffee and the quantity.

By Dawn MacKeen

What Is the Keto Diet and Does It Work?

Yes. But we don’t know how effective, or for how long.

By Dawn MacKeen

What Are the Benefits of Probiotics?

Studies suggest that certain probiotics can help in certain contexts. But you will need to do your research. We can help.

By Melinda Wenner Moyer

How to Wear Fall 2019 Trends Now

The fashion shows are over. Now the shopping — for tartan, quilting, bucket hats — begins.

By Hayley Phelan

Which Spring Trends to Try First?

The most fun ones, of course.

By Natalie Matthews Butcher

5 Great New Shoe Lines, One Common Denominator

The labels may be fresh on the scene, but the founders aren’t.

By Natalie Matthews Butcher

The New Minimalism: How to Marie Kondo Your Wardrobe

These three labels are rethinking the traditional retail model, with tightly edited collections that cater to a thoughtful new customer.

By Hayley Phelan

9 Reasons to Not Hate February

Electronically heated puffers, pre-layered sweaters, supersize scarves and more to make winter dressing jollier.

By Natalie Matthews Butcher

Louis Vuitton :Fall 2020

See the looks from the Louis Vuitton: Fall 2020 Collection.

Miu Miu: Fall 2020

See the looks from the Miu Miu: Fall 2020 Collection.

Yeezy Season 8: Fall 2020

See the looks from the Yeezy Season 8: Fall 2020 Collection.

Chanel: Fall 2020

See the looks from the Chanel: Fall 2020 Collection.

Alexander McQueen: Fall 2020

See the looks from the Alexander McQueen: Fall 2020 Collection.

Ask Vanessa Friedman Your Burning Style Questions

Each week, The Times’s fashion director and chief fashion critic will answer a fashion query — for men or women — in our new fashion newsletter.

Is This the Future of the Fashion Show?

The first “high fashion runway show entirely from home” just took place, complete with famous models and designers. The clothes were the least of it.

By Vanessa Friedman

The Politics of Dress at the State of the Union

Congresswomen in white. Melania Trump in Dolce & Gabbana. Can anyone opt out of fashion messaging any more?

By Vanessa Friedman

J. Lo and the Power of 50

At the Super Bowl, she proved “dress your age” has no meaning any more.

By Vanessa Friedman

Billie Eilish Didn’t Just Win Five Grammys

She won the red carpet too.

By Vanessa Friedman

Essential Oils May Be Wreaking Havoc on Your Skin

When it comes to clean beauty, “natural” isn’t always best. Here’s what’s safe and beneficial, and what’s best to avoid.

By Jessica Schiffer

Embrace the Blush

Blush has become the unlikely makeup hero of the masked generation. Here’s the new way to wear it.

By Kristen Bateman

You’re Not Imagining It: The Pandemic Is Making Your Hair Fall Out

Many doctors report an uptick in patients suffering from stress-related hair loss. Here’s what to do about it.

By Jessica Schiffer

This Is Your Skin on Stress

Psychological strain can show up as “stress skin.” Treating it is easier (and more affordable) than you think.

By Jessica DeFino

The Elimination Diet for Skin

For years, “skinfluencers” embraced K-beauty’s famed 10-step routines. Now experts are advocating the complete opposite.

By Rachel Strugatz

Cracking the Watch Industry’s Code of Silence

Growing pressure for accountability has convinced a few brands that it is time to reveal where they obtain some of their raw materials. Will more follow?

By Victoria Gomelsky

What Does It Take to Hear Big Ben Again? 500 Workers and a Hiding Place.

The detailed restoration of England’s most famous clock and tower should be finished next year.

By Susanne Fowler

NFTs Arrive in the Watch World

The first purely digital timepieces have been offered to bidders, but will their auctions become a watershed moment or a bubble? Only time will tell.

By Nazanin Lankarani

Dad’s Wristwatch Returns to Seoul

My father wore the timepiece during the Korean War. Now, a trip to the city’s Clock Alley puts it on my wrist.

By David Belcher

Can the Gleam of High-End Watches Thrive on Audio-Only Clubhouse?

It took luxury brands years to get used to the internet — but just months to start talking on the audio chat site. Are they a fit?

By Robin Swithinbank