A few weeks ago, Gab Waller received a request from a regular client — a 40-something Californian with a lot of money to burn: a series of screen grabs of every dress from the brand new Chanel ready-to-wear line-up. That client had one instruction for Waller, a sourcing guru who can unearth sold-out must-haves from … Read more
Frigid temps and an hour-long wait in a line trailing down Madison Avenue in the East 60’s on a recent Friday afternoon weren’t about to deter Sophie Cohen from her quest. The Downtown-dwelling fashionista was determined to secure a pair of Chanel pony-hair, calfskin and lambskin ballet flats in size 39.5 — which required not just … Read more
Get that bag. A Millennial on social media is going viral for bragging about living at home with their parents and using the money they don’t use toward rent to buy designer bags. “Normalize living with your family and spend the money you save on rent on a bag,” TikTok user @yourbrokebestiejay said in a … Read more
They’re the talk of the front row. It was a sighting that had the fashion world agog — billionairess Lauren Sanchez-Bezos caught walking into the Christian Dior couture show in Paris in January, uber-stylist to the stars Law Roach at her side. The appearance of the unlikely twosome together, the bust-flaunting Sanchez-Bezos dressed in demure … Read more
This is snow impressive! A Manhattan wedding dress designer went viral this week for sculpting an uncannily realistic mannequin out of snow. Upper West Sider Colette Komm headed to Central Park Tuesday afternoon with only two serrated bread knives — and in just three hours, had carved out the snowy work of art. Dress designer Colette … Read more
Maia Hirsch’s affinity for fashion design doesn’t STEM from a lifelong love of luxe labels like Chanel, Hermès and Dior. While admittedly an appreciator of haute finery, Hirsch, 24, a mechanical engineer based in upstate Ithaca, is more fascinated with scientific systems and robotics than imported silks and lambskin leather. But when the pandemic erupted in … Read more
Friday night, Jake Paul will face off against Anthony Joshua in a boxing bout that will be broadcast on Netflix. But, it’s not just a big event for the social media star-turned-boxer. Bushwick-based fashion designer Benny Goldberg, 25, will also be in the ring — in a sense. Benny Goldberg (left) is the 25-year-old Bushwick-based … Read more
Fur-get about finding animal cruelty on the catwalk. With New York’s Fall/Winter Fashion Week just around the corner, the Council of Fashion Designers of America has announced that fur will be gone for good — for most. Beginning September 2026, real furs are banned from any designer collections showing on the official New York Fashion … Read more
When I connect with Alicia Silverstone on Zoom, she’s in animal rescue mode. “Why is your collar so tight?” she says to the off-screen canine who’s materialized at her side in the sunny loft where she’s crashing for her New York stay. Her friend’s dog declines the assist: “He doesn’t want me to,” she says … Read more
Paul Costelloe, the Irish-American designer who dressed the late Princess Diana and became a stalwart of the London fashion scene, has died, his company confirmed. He was 80. In addition to creating evening wear and other designs for Diana, Costelloe established a fashion house that celebrated luxurious fabrics and creativity. He worked in central London and with … Read more
Now this is big-picture thinking. The Fondation Louis Vuitton unveils today an exceptional exhibit of two French Impressionist masterpieces at its New York flagship. On loan from the Musée d’Orsay in Paris and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, respectively, Gustave Caillebotte’s Boating Party (circa 1877-1878) and Young Man at His Window (1876) depict … Read more
Shopping will now save the planet. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced this week that the state is taking an uncharacteristically classy approach to tackling one of its most notorious ecological threats — the invasive Burmese python — by literally turning the problem into luxury fashion. The Sunshine State is renewing its efforts to remove the … Read more
Mona May had no designs on becoming a movie star. But as the costume designer of cult classic “Clueless,” she covertly slayed a scene with Alicia Silverstone’s Cher Horowitz— as if being on camera were her true calling. “It’s a really great-kept secret that I’m in the movie,” May exclusively told The Post of her blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo, proposed by director … Read more
Iris Apfel’s legendary closet doors have swung open. A curated estate sale from the late style icon’s personal collection, featuring hundreds of garments and pieces of statement jewelry, has kicked off in Soho — and fashionistas are scrambling to raid her wild, worn wares. “It’s basically like you’re going to a museum, but they’re letting … Read more
From the beginning, Christian Dior adored New York. The French couturier visited Manhattan for the first time in 1947, shortly after debuting his seminal New Look collection, a celebration of the hourglass silhouette. “My two days in New York were spent in a continuous state of wonder,” he wrote in his autobiography, “Dior by Dior.” … Read more
Jason Wu has fashion down to a fine art. The designer teamed with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation on “Collage,” his innovative spring 2026 ready-to-wear collection. Inspired by Rauschenberg’s fabric-focused Hoarfrost series (1974–76) and Airport Suite editions (1974), the New York-based talent created unique mixed-media pieces that layer translucent textiles, solvent-transferred images and novel materials. Kai … Read more
They’re wedging their way back into our hearts. Millennials can kick, scream and stomp all they want. But sneaker wedges — those bulky, angular eyesores once beloved and worn by celebs like Beyoncé, Lindsay Lohan and Jennifer Lopez in the 2010s — are “in” again, per new data. And many aren’t happy about it. “The wedge sneaker … Read more
Lauren Sánchez Bezos doesn’t just pilot helicopters, she also shares fashion inspo on the fly. When Alice + Olivia founder, creative director and CEO Stacey Bendet was working on her spring 2026 presentation to be held Manhattan’s Surrogate’s Court, the new Mrs. Bezos sent her a vintage Vogue image of ten models in jacquard dresses … Read more
Fashion’s putting on heirs. From catwalks to campaigns, from haute magazines to New York Fashion Week, a fresh crop of celebrities’ kiddies — those ever-notorious “nepo babies” — are storming the scene. It’s a 2025 takeover that’s spotlighting a new wave of Gen Z, Gen Alpha and Gen Beta hotshots, some still in diapers, owing … Read more
One man’s trash is another man’s couture. At least, that’s Evan Hirsch’s philosophy. The 28-year-old Midtown-based designer went viral on social media in March, after he bought a $6 sheath from Goodwill and transformed it into a sparkly cocktail dress. Now, he’s bringing his reworked thrifted treasures to New York Fashion Week. Evan Hirsch is … Read more