Vanessa Friedman

At a rally in North Carolina, the first lady’s frock said it all.

Peter Copping will become the artistic director in September.

Balenciaga put on quite a performance in Paris. There was also drama at Schiaparelli and magic at Jean Paul Gaultier.

It’s between designers, and at a crossroad.

Dior and Thom Browne get Olympic fever.

Hemlines can spark questions — and strong opinions — about professionalism and appropriateness. Our fashion critic offers a reader some advice on skirt length.

Fashion met fencers and Bad Bunny on Place Vendôme. Enter the era of haute kitsch!

Fascinators are banned at a storied British horse racing event that has a strict dress code codifying what it means to be a hat.

Dior, Chanel, Lagerfeld — a rash of new streaming biopics have tried to humanize fashion’s most famous names. Is that a good thing?

Navy blazers for the win.

A reader who is moving cross-country wonders how to adapt his wardrobe without compromising his sense of style.

The Princess of Wales made her first public appearance since coming forward with her cancer diagnosis.

In an exclusive interview, the designer reveals why he is retiring, his fears and why fashion is “an addiction.”

In a visual age, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is making himself into the 51st star.

Our fashion critic looks at a little swatch of fabric’s journey from practical adaptation to political signifier.

Christian Dior, Balenciaga, Chanel, Hermès and Louis Vuitton have turned cruise shows into diplomatic currency.

Virginie Viard, who replaced Karl Lagerfeld at the French fashion house, spent nearly 30 years at the company.

The designer Marc Jacobs said he was bullied into renouncing fur — which he claims his brand stopped using in 2018 — after activists targeted his employees.

Our critic examines the history of women’s trousers and “the sheer ridiculousness of the current state of sizing.”

Veronica Leoni will be the first woman to run the brand.

Benjamin Talley Smith may well have made the jeans in your closet. And your friend’s closet. And your friend’s friends’.

Our fashion critic shares tips for a reader who is hesitant to wear ultrabright clothing.

In Sergio Hudson, the first lady is stepping up her fashion diplomacy game.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a secret weapon up his rolled-up shirt sleeves.

Plenty of other garments can be used as the basis for simple, chic looks for a variety of occasions, our critic writes.

A recent congressional meeting devolved into a back-and-forth that reflects a changing norm in politics — one that rarely makes anybody look good.

A new portrait of King Charles III is bathed in symbolism.

The best fashion from an event with a lot of photo ops.

Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand is moving more aggressively into sports.

Clothes are repositories of emotions, our critic writes. When is it time to let go?

During her time on the stand in former President Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial, the adult entertainer dressed for history — and a jury.

The immersive show features fragile dresses inside airtight vitrines, overcoats growing grass, pat-’n-sniff walls and a hologram. Does it work?

Ticket prices to the event have sharply risen, making it a fund-raising bonanza for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute.

Despite a rich, class-based theme and calls to disrupt the fashion extravaganza of the year, politics proved no match for the power of the spectacle.

Times critic Vanessa Friedman on the biggest night in fashion.

The actress’s second dress, vintage Givenchy couture by John Galliano, was made the year she was born.

Viewers online immediately took notice of the cinched waistline.

This was featured in live coverage.

At the Met Gala, the future Mrs. Bezos tries out a new look.

Meet her new incarnation: dress by Oscar de la Renta; makeup by Pat McGrath; hair by Orlando Pita.

A reader wants to let his button-ups hang loose, without getting swallowed up by unsightly shirttails.

Our Styles editor and our chief fashion critic on everything you need to know.

The stylist Law Roach on his role as an “image architect,” being a diva and his master plan for what’s next.

Which brother is Chris Hemsworth, again? Meet the co-chairs of the party of the year.

It’s now impossible to see a cowboy hat or pair of cowboy boots and not think of her.

And he has some ideas about what we should wear.

A reader tries to square the style’s enduring appeal with her own reluctance to wear them.

Scarlett Johansson, Colin Jost and Senator John Fetterman made their entrances at the annual journalism celebration in Washington.

The robotic nerd depicted in “The Social Network” has turned into the kinder, more accessible face of Silicon Valley. What’s going on?

What’s the dress code, who’s hosting, who’s going and how to watch.

At the Log Cabin Republicans’ fund-raiser, the former first lady stepped into the campaign spotlight, just as her husband’s hush-money trial begins.

A reader is tired of being mistaken for someone in her early 20s. Our fashion critic offers tips for dressing with sophistication.

Nineteen ways the app rewired our culture.

Blingy Crocs, punk Uggs and spangled sneakers, oh my.

Carine Roitfeld teamed up with Berluti to sprinkle some fashion fairy dust on the designs. Here’s the verdict.

The next class of basketball stars are ready for their close-ups. Finally, fashion is paying attention.

Scars can be covered up or airbrushed away, our critic writes. But what is lost when we erase our experiences from our bodies?

The sporting giant offered a sneak peek at its track and field outfits for Team U.S.A., and an unexpected backlash ensued.

The first lady was glittering in crystals — four days after Melania Trump stepped out in pink at a Palm Beach fund-raiser. Together, the pictures offer a harbinger of what is to come.

Shannon Abloh and the Fashion Scholarship Fund unveil a new plan.