Met Gala 2025 theme sparks ‘appropriation’ backlash: ‘Pray no one shows up in black face’

Met Gala 2025 theme sparks ‘appropriation’ backlash: ‘Pray no one shows up in black face’

Next spring’s Met Gala could be canceled. Coiffed brows furrowed and tongues were wagging throughout fashiondom after Vogue revealed the selection of what some found to be a potentially problematic theme for 2025’s event. “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”, the magazine stated in an Instagram post, “will take the Black dandy as its subject, examining the … Read more

‘Sing Sing’ movie star Colman Domingo’s leading-man style

‘Sing Sing’ movie star Colman Domingo’s leading-man style

With the aid of stylist duo Wayman + Micah, Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo (“Rustin”) has been winning the red carpet this year. His new film, “Sing Sing,” about a wrongfully-convicted incarcerated man who joins a theater troupe, is already generating another round of Oscar buzz. And just yesterday, it was announced that Domingo will be … Read more

Designer dogs have descended on NYC landmarks — and the photos are adorable

Designer dogs have descended on NYC landmarks — and the photos are adorable

He’s gone to the dogs. Fine art photographer Gray Malin is known for shooting idyllic destinations such as Capri and Palm Beach, but his new book is less beachy and more furry. “Gray Malin: Dogs” (out Tuesday) sees nearly two dozen posh pets — including Dalmatians, poodles, Bernese mountain dogs, Australian shepherds and beagles — … Read more

This retro fabric is making a big comeback with fashionistas this fall

This retro fabric is making a big comeback with fashionistas this fall

Stylistas are falling for this retro fabric this season. As temperatures begin to cool and wardrobes are refreshed, suede is making a smooth comeback. Straight from the runways of Gucci, Ralph Lauren and Miu Miu, this ’70s favorite is back, as couture connoisseurs are strutting in suede with skirts, dresses, jackets, boots and more. The … Read more

The St. Regis’ new look, Isaac Mizrahi’s gig at Café Carlyle, more NYC events

The St. Regis’ new look, Isaac Mizrahi’s gig at Café Carlyle, more NYC events

Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city.  What’s making our luxury list this week? The St. Regis reemerges after a renovation, a spectacular show … Read more

Millennials lose their minds over $500 keychain with summer camp nostalgia

Millennials lose their minds over 0 keychain with summer camp nostalgia

You’ve gotta be Y2Kidding me! Millennial mouths are outraged as a designer has just slapped a steep price tag on a beloved 2000s arts and crafts creation.  “Miu Miu done lost their rabbit a-s mind selling gimp keychains for $480,” groaned a youngish grownup on X, née Twitter, of the Italian label’s new line of luxury accessories. Millennials … Read more

School Jewels: Luxury shopping for schoolyard nostalgia

School Jewels: Luxury shopping for schoolyard nostalgia

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Jewels with childhood references are showing up everywhere right now, with a strong emphasis on gems you would wear while roaming the schoolyard before the first bell or the hallways between periods. It’s not just contemporary brands; even … Read more

World’s most expensive bag unveiled at Paris Fashion Week with eye-watering price tag

World’s most expensive bag unveiled at Paris Fashion Week with eye-watering price tag

This fashion house is taking home gold in Paris. Rabanne debuted what has been hailed as the world’s “most expensive bag,” made from over 100 18-karat gold medallions, at Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday. The one-of-a-kind handcrafted 1969 Nano bag is worth €250,000, or nearly $280,000, and took 100 hours to create in collaboration with … Read more

Dogs in high-fashion cone collars raise money for local pups in need

Dogs in high-fashion cone collars raise money for local pups in need

When Brooklyn photographer Winnie Au lost her rescue dog — a Corgi named Tartine — to cancer about a decade ago, she was struck by how expensive the medical costs were. She decided she wanted to help raise money for needy animals with acute health issues. “We were lucky at the time and had pet … Read more

Sporty Academia: Shop school-worthy pieces inspired by the Fall 2024 runway

Sporty Academia: Shop school-worthy pieces inspired by the Fall 2024 runway

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Fall and prep school trends seem to always go hand-and-hand as soon as the temperatures drop and this season it’s incorporating the sporty trend that just doesn’t seem to be graduating anytime soon. The Fall 2024 runways were … Read more

Fashionistas divided over $4K designer ‘Shrek’ boots: ‘You’ll look like a noble steed’

Fashionistas divided over K designer ‘Shrek’ boots: ‘You’ll look like a noble steed’

Fashion’s taken “boots with the fur” to hair-raising extremes.  Fancy feet on the scene will soon feature foal-like fabulousness made complete with a silk faux ponytail.  For a cool $3,390, cool gals with a flair for horsing around can lasso a pair of Alexander McQueen’s new “Hoof Boot in Black” for trotting around town.  Social media is hopelessly … Read more

Robert Downey Jr. on Broadway, fashion of the African diaspora and more NYC events

Robert Downey Jr. on Broadway, fashion of the African diaspora and more NYC events

Each week, Alexa is rounding up the buzziest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts and celeb-studded cultural happenings in NYC. It’s our curated guide to the very best things to see, shop, taste and experience around the city.  What’s making our luxury list this week? Robert Downey, Jr. on Broadway, a huge new Arc’Teryx store … Read more

Exclusive | Martha Stewart dishes on fave Paris restaurants and Snoop Dogg’s hotel hotplate at the Libertine show

Exclusive | Martha Stewart dishes on fave Paris restaurants and Snoop Dogg’s hotel hotplate at the Libertine show

Snoop Dogg said oh hell nah to weird French food and brought a personal chef to the Olympics last month. “He’s very careful,” NBC co-host at the Games Martha Stewart told Alexa before the Libertine fashion show at the Elizabeth Street Garden. “He has a cook who travels with him and makes his chicken and … Read more

NYFW models push lawnmowers, toss mud as they strut down grassy runway at Collina Strada show

NYFW models push lawnmowers, toss mud as they strut down grassy runway at Collina Strada show

These models don’t beat around the bush. At the Collina Strada New York Fashion Week show on Friday, organizers took the collection’s title, “Touch Grass,” literally. The extravaganza was held in an East Village green space, where a grassy knoll was turned into an unconventional catwalk upon which models pushed lawnmowers and rolled around in … Read more

Exclusive | Ralph Lauren saddles up for spring with Usher and first lady Jill Biden

Exclusive | Ralph Lauren saddles up for spring with Usher and first lady Jill Biden

Ralph Lauren horsed around in the Hamptons.  The all-American designer kicked off Spring 2025 New York Fashion Week on Thursday night with a barnburner for some 200 VIPs and celebs at Khalily Stables, a tony Bridgehampton equestrian compound. Enjoying the unbridled glamour were First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Usher, Tom Hiddleston, Jude Law, Kacey Musgraves, … Read more

Selena Gomez has her cosmetics company to thank for her billionaire status

Selena Gomez has her cosmetics company to thank for her billionaire status

Selena Gomez is one of the world’s youngest billionaires as the 32-year-old former Disney Channel pop star and actress has cashed in her highly successful beauty and cosmetics brand. Gomez recently cracked the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which values her net worth at $1.3 billion, according to Bloomberg News. The bulk of Gomez’s wealth is derived … Read more

Ella Emhoff wows crowd in ‘best dress at the DNC’ — designed by an up-and-coming TikTokker

Ella Emhoff wows crowd in ‘best dress at the DNC’ — designed by an up-and-coming TikTokker

She saved the best for last. Brooklynite Ella Emhoff wowed the crowd on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, taking the podium in a powder blue and white couture dress to sing the praises of her stepmom — Kamala Harris. The speech was heartfelt, but Emhoff’s ethereal off-the-shoulder number — which featured a pastel … Read more

Balenciaga’s $1,500 layered tank top triggers millennial fashionistas: ‘My culture is not your costume’

Balenciaga’s ,500 layered tank top triggers millennial fashionistas: ‘My culture is not your costume’

More like a designer dud. Balenciaga is being mocked for selling an exorbitantly-priced multicolored tank top — reminiscent of the casual, early-2000s style that continues to haunt millennial fashionistas. The design combines several materials sewed together to give the illusion of multiple tank tops with lace trim stacked on top of one another — pink, … Read more

Zara pulls kids’ sexually ‘suggestive’ T-shirt after complaints: ‘I’m disgusted’

Zara pulls kids’ sexually ‘suggestive’ T-shirt after complaints: ‘I’m disgusted’

They find it berry inappropriate.  For leaving a bad taste in parents’ mouths — offering a sexually “suggestive” shirt to kids — fast-fashion retailer Zara has not only issued an apology but also removed the tart top from its racks.  “Personally, I’m disgusted,” Laura Wilson, 32, a TikTok tastemaker and mother of two from London, said of … Read more

Luxe designers roll out ‘Ozempic coat’ trend for fall: ‘It’s a strong, confident look’

Luxe designers roll out ‘Ozempic coat’ trend for fall: ‘It’s a strong, confident look’

It’s zero-waist fashion, baby.  Luxe houses of design are taking a stab at slenderizing, debuting sleekly chic “Ozempic coats” as this fall’s most fab finery.  “It’s a strong, confident look,” Sophie Jordan, the menswear buyer at online luxury retailer Mytheresa, told Bloomberg, which coined the cheeky “Ozempic coat” tag.  “[It’s] an item that is incredibly easy … Read more