Janelle Monáe’s 2026 Met Gala ensemble was more than just a pretty dress. It was a moving work of art. And Cameron Hughes was the one who got it going. “I made the four living butterflies and two dragonflies featured on Janelle Monáe’s Met Gala gown by Christian Siriano,” Hughes, 32, an animatronics engineer from Manhattan, exclusively … Read more
A fab face is a terrible thing to waste — unless, of course, it’s covered by a Met Gala mask. Haute headpieces were on parade Monday night for the annual event, ringing in the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition, “Costume Art,” a celebration of the dressed body and art, opening at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, … Read more
It takes guts to make a fashionable impact in New York City. And Renata Buzzo’s got ‘em. In fact, her guts, lungs and uterus — all hand-stitched to third-dimensional perfection in a dress she calls “Corset Anatomia,” or “The Anatomy Corset” — will be on full display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for the … Read more
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s bestie trashed “Love Story,” claiming the actors who played his pal and her husband, John F. Kennedy Jr., were no match for the couple’s stunning good looks. “When you look at Carolyn in real life, she’s incredibly beautiful. She looked very different in the series. It’s weird,” fashion designer Gordon Henderson told … Read more
Taraji P. Henson’s closet is as boldly eclectic as her career. “I’m a mood dresser,” she tells Alexa over Zoom. “One day I may have on a baseball cap and some sweats, and the next day I may have on a full Schiaparelli look. Dressing up for me is like putting on a character.” Henson’s latest … Read more
When film stylist Patricia Field famously scrambled in a matter of weeks to pull together $1 million worth of high-end fashion for the original “Devil Wears Prada” film in 2006, the looks were jaw-dropping, with astonishing price tags for the time. “These clothes cost so much money,” Streep told The Post in an interview at the … Read more
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