Gen Z first came for your skinny jeans, and now the trendsetters are putting the kibosh on ankle socks. The small garment has become one of the biggest visual markers between Zoomers and Millennials — aside from Gucci belts and crow’s feet — the latter of whom prefer their socks to just barely peek out … Read more
Women’s clothing is no longer out of pocket. While men can usually carry their keys, wallet and phone around inside their clothing, ladies have been forced to buy handbags to hold their essential items while running errands or out on the town. But that is changing. Both women’s workwear brands and high-fashion houses are creating … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Butter me up and call me a biscuit — there’s one thing all the “it girls” seem to agree on this summer. It’s the shade butter yellow. As soon as a new season rolls around, all the fashion … Read more
As if charm jewelry, Ed Hardy garments and popcorn fabric weren’t enough, Y2K fashion strikes again with another unlikely fashion revival from the early aughts: Jorts. A cousin of the once again trendy capri pants, baggy, Bermuda-length jean shorts — or “jorts” — have been successfully resuscitated and revamped for the modern, chic woman. Except this … Read more
We’re entering a different kind of flop era. Once reserved for poolside lounging, beach outings or walking home from a pedicure appointment, the humble flip-flop is en route to become the chicest shoe of the summer. “For some reason the flip-flops make you look cooler, like wearing an evening dress and flip-flops,” Ancient Greek Sandals … Read more
Scarlett Metz is stylish beyond her years. In fact, the high school freshman’s favorite streetwear was originally rocked by hotshots of the early aughts like Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian and the fist-pumping cast of “The Jersey Shore” long before she was born in 2009. But now, the trendy teen and her fellow Gen Alpha fashionistas … Read more
Johnny Cirillo is the first to admit that he doesn’t know anything about fashion. But like many native New Yorkers, he can spot style when he sees it. “It can be someone wearing a T-shirt and shorts, eating ice cream,” the 42-year-old photographer told The Post. “Fashion can be bought, but style you need to … Read more
Move over, Miu Miu — these kicks are taking center stage. Amid the revival of the legacy ballet flat and the prevalence of “balletcore,” fashionistas are taking a new shoe for a spin: a satin, slipper-sneaker hybrid. The understand slip-on has taken a new form as a trainer; first emerging to prominence from designer Simone … Read more
In a sea of barely-there hosiery and wool tights worn for warmth, fashion’s cool girls have deemed this season’s hottest accessory a pair of bright red tights. Red is a color with a rich fashion history: red nails, red lips and red shoes have all been variously touted as the ideal attention-grabbers, while the trend … Read more
Some people walk on air, but this woman is hobbling on rats. On Saturday night, a feral fashionista paraded a pair of black platform boots holding taxidermied rodents on a Chelsea sidewalk. Lights inside the ungainly clodhoppers illuminated the small freeze-dried bodies, which were encased in metal cages. One of the stuffed rodents appeared to … Read more
First, Gen Z came for our skinny jeans. Now they’re here for our leggings, too? Open the dresser drawer of any Millennial woman and you’re almost sure to find a black bundle of the soft and stretchy, all-purpose pants substitute — call them the unofficial uniform of those born between 1981 and 1996, particularly during … Read more
While holding a 3-foot-long cane behind my back, I walked the plank — wobbling along a narrow wooden platform in a pair of hot pink, 4-inch pumps that I’d dug out from the back of my closet hours earlier. I was getting professional help — to walk in high heels. In September, Olga Kuznetcova, a single … Read more
Despite a return to the office, suits, ties and high heels have been retired — boomers be damned. Wall Street has taken a cue from the tech bros of Silicon Valley, waltzing into board rooms in casual attire, heels swapped for sneakers and blazers exchanged for fleece. It is perhaps, in part, driven by Gen … Read more
Allison Bornstein is a rule-breaker — when it comes to style, at least. Forget the unspoken laws of mixing metal tones or dressing for your pear-shaped body. When it comes to building your closet, the successful stylist says those outdated edicts are roadblocks that hinder your style, otherwise known as a “public art form.” Instead, she enlists … Read more
When it comes to a taste for the finer things in life, these New Yorkers have it in the bag. A new survey ranked NY as the “most bougie” state in the US, thanks to ritzy residents’ insatiable appetite for classy couture, glam gems and dazzling designer handbags. However, in the Big Apple, the superlative … Read more
No seat? No sweat. Fashion designer Christian Cowan — famed for larger-than-life looks worn by celebs like pop icon Kylie Minogue, rapper Ice Spice and rumored beau Sam Smith — has launched a collab with the ubiquitous mobile game Candy Crush Saga. Allow The Post to introduce you to “The Sweet Seat” — a beanbag-like dress … Read more
She’s turned the subway into her runway. A nude bodysuit, oversized basketball shorts and purple pumps. A gray unitard underneath a trench coat paired with apple green heels. A blue plaid skirt and an ultra-thick brown scarf that barely covers her bare breasts. These are just a few of the head-turning outfits streetwear fashionista Kristina Avakyan … Read more
The New York Times published a style piece focused on men wearing “crop tops” made from old t-shirts or purchased from women’s clothing sections. “Though men have been known to wear stomach-baring garments when they exercise or go to the beach, lately crop tops can be seen on guys at stores and bars. More modest styles … Read more
Start your outfit on the right foot — with the “wrong shoe.” In a seemingly counterintuitive move, pairing beachy sandals with slacks or chunky New Balances with a gingham gown is the latest viral trend for looking effortlessly cool. Aptly dubbed the “wrong shoe theory,” the styling hack declares that such fashion-forward oxymorons are oh-so-right. … Read more
Amber Gonzalez, 25, from Washington Heights, constantly has wardrobe malfunctions when she goes out — but she doesn’t mind the occasional nip slip. She’s practically naked anyway. Gonzalez, who is starting Columbia Medical School in August, favors barely-there looks to show off her tattoos and accentuate her tall, slender frame. On a recent night out … Read more