Topic: Fashion

When Wearing the Wrong Shoes Can Get You Bounced in the Capitol

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Due to vague guidelines, security guards at the Capitol spend a lot of time making judgment calls on clothing.

By Esther Zuckerman

Apr 17, 2013

Are You Ready for Gatsby Overload?

Baz Luhrmann's 3D Great Gatsby is now less than a month away, and Gatsby fever is building. But will any of this catch on? The Brooks Brothers and Tiffany collections are pretty high brow, and the soundtrack has its flaws. Let's (over)analyze. 

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By Esther Zuckerman

Mar 19, 2013

'Spring Breakers' Fashion Line Does Not Target Actual Spring Breakers

The movie's costume designer used "items from mall stores like Hot Topic, Victoria's Secret, and Forever 21 to keep a sense of realism at play" for the film itself. But new items from Opening Ceremony, the New York-based fashion tastemaker with a penchant for high mark-ups, range in prices from $20 to $90. There are bracelets.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Mar 14, 2013

Michelle Obama's Bangs Debut on the Cover of Vogue

The First Lady covering Vogue for the second time is one of those events that so instantly and obviously fascinates inquiring eyes of both the political and fashion worlds that it begs for comparison.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Feb 28, 2013

Trimming the Times

The Cannibal Cop Fantasy, Homeless Female Veterans, and IBM's Chef Watson

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Feb 27, 2013

America Has Had Enough of Fashion's Night Out

The brain child of Anna Wintour that sought to take Fashion Week to the people with an evening of late hours, swag, celebrities, the occasional drink, and apparently a desire to shop more is taking a break from America.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Feb 19, 2013

The U.S. Postal Service Is Getting into the 'Wearable Electronics' Business?

Yes, you read that headline right. Strapped for cash and obviously desperate, the United States Postal Service is launching a new line of "'smart apparel' — also known as wearable electronics."

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By Richard Lawson

Feb 14, 2013

The Fashion World Has a Serious Discussion About John Galliano and Anti-Semitism

Yesterday the New York Post interviewed some true fashion luminaries about the tizzy over fashion designer John Galliano's maybe Hasid-mocking outfit.

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By Jen Doll

Feb 1, 2013

Meggings: An Investigation of an Investigation

Men are wearing meggings — primarily, it seems, so they can write articles about men wearing meggings. Is this an all-new low in stunt-journalism, or an unprecented high in male fashion? Are meggings even a thing? We investigate.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jan 31, 2013

You May Never Eat Kale Again

Fashion people are getting diarrhea from eating too much kale, the leafy green vegetable that is allegedly trendy because it has lots of vitamins but actually trendy because it allows people to chew things without ingesting many calories.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Jan 22, 2013

How Michelle Obama's Fashion Matters Now

If the inauguration festivities are any indication — the First Lady wore a patterned coat and dress today, and will party with Lady Gaga tonight — the media still loves to talk about what Michelle Obama wears, and we the people love to soak it up.

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By Jen Doll

Jan 18, 2013

Can Washington Fix Its Fashion Problem in Time for Inauguration?

Michelle Obama's new bangs will not make an entire city fashionable, but there remains hope, amidst the inaugural-ball scramble, that other people can. Hope!

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By Jen Doll

Jan 10, 2013

A Meditation on the Clothes We Wear to Meditate

How are your clothes for meditation? Do you look hot in them? If not, uh oh. You're in trouble. One must dress for success, not just in the office, but in the gym, and in the yoga studio, and wherever you choose to meditate, for that matter.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 20, 2012

Trimming the Times

The Problem with Weapons Bans, Julian Assange on Screen, and Victor Cruz

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Jen Doll

Dec 13, 2012

Bedroom Style Has Become Street Style, Apparently

Guy Trebay writes of a horrifying new trend in the New York Times Thursday Styles: Woman are wearing slippers. Slippers out on the streets, in plain sight, in full view of members of the same and opposite sex!

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By Jen Doll

Nov 29, 2012

The Neverending Weirdness of Yoko Ono

The nearly 80-year-old "petite poly-hyphenate" has stayed busy, doing talk shows and benefits and fund-raisers, awarding her Peace Price to the members of Pussy Riot, and more. She is also designing men's wear for Opening Ceremony, which... well, see for yourself.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 27, 2012

Now It's Time to Get Really Serious About Vogue

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.

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By David Wagner

Oct 15, 2012

Comment of the Day

Glenn Beck's New Jeans Have Limited Hipster Appeal

Today, Serena Dai drew our attention to Glenn Beck's new line of jeans, which only come in classic or straight fits. One commenter says that without a skinny version, hipsters won't wear them. Not even ironically.  

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By David Wagner

Oct 15, 2012

Today in Research

Planet Discovered Orbiting Four Star System; A 3D Map of Antarctica

Discovered: Amateur astronomers find fascinating new planet; mapping Antarctica before it melts away; bigger brains correlate with greater cancer risk; shocking pants prevent bedsores.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Oct 4, 2012

Trimming the Times

Wheelchairs, Miguel Cabrera, and 'Impressionism and Fashion'

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Sep 20, 2012

Trimming the Times

Endeavour, Rory McIlroy, and the Louvre

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Sep 13, 2012

Trimming the Times

Christopher Stevens, Nina Simone, and Street Style

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Sep 11, 2012

An Unpaid Intern's Lawsuit Hasn't Changed the Game at Hearst

Just in time for Fashion Week, The Cut has caught up with Hearst's most famous intern: Diana Wang, whose legal fight over an internship has ballooned into a class-action lawsuit.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Sep 6, 2012

What's a Star to Do? Choosing the DNC, Fashion's Night Out, or the VMAs

Tonight we see the confluence of three major, celebrity-filled, potentially world-changing events: the final night of the Democratic National Convention, the MTV Video Music Awards, and Fashion's Night Out.

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By Jen Doll

Sep 6, 2012

The Quest for Gender Equality Stops and Shops

You might say, haven't there always been men's departments? Do not underestimate the power of the new gender-based selling. As Eric Wilson writes in the New York Times, "it would seem that the fight for gender equality has finally come to the place where one might least expect it."

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By Adam Martin

Aug 28, 2012

Sally Singer Is Suddenly Leaving T

Hiring Sally Singer away from Vogue was a big coup for The New York Times' T Magazine in 2010, so it must be disappointing to have hear leaving so suddenly, as was announced on Tuesday.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Aug 9, 2012

Trimming the Times

A Candidate's Cable Channel, an Airport's Avatar, and Woody Harrelson

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Aug 2, 2012

Trimming the Times

Romney's Middle East Adviser, A Coxswain, and Buckley Versus Vidal

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Jul 23, 2012

Trimming the Times

Spying at the Olympics, The Virgin Mary in Jersey, and 'Uncle Vanya'

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 22, 2012

Iran's Morality Police Don't Sound Very Fun

Some Iranians are facing the wrath of the country's "morality police" for dressing in ways they deem aren't Islamic enough, usually because they're pairing their traditional hijabs with stylish jeans or a fancy jacket. 

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By Hannah Miet

Jul 17, 2012

Espresso, Underwear, and Early Mornings: How to Work From Home

There are temptations at home that do not exist in traditional work spaces. We asked some hyper-productive friends of The Atlantic Wire who work from home to explain their strategies, and what it is they do all day. 

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By Jen Doll

Jul 10, 2012

Let's Not Congratulate Ourselves on Applauding Kate Upton's 'Healthy' Figure

Do we actually need to waste additional valuable Internet space in praise of Kate Upton for looking like she doesn't have an eating disorder?

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jul 5, 2012

No Body Armor? Reductive Advice for Soldiers Entering Civilian Life

It's been written a million times that there's a military-civilian divide in America.

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By Elspeth Reeve and Eric Randall

Jun 4, 2012

Cocktail Crossfire

Cocktail Crossfire: It's Time to Fight Over the Office AC

In Monday's Washington Post, Monica Hesse revisits an annual conundrum: how to dress for the D.C. summer in an air conditioned office that often feels like winter. It's a complaint as regular as the changing of seasons. But is it valid? We discuss.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

May 31, 2012

Beard Envy Makes Men Sound Like Prepubescent Boys

Is it big enough? Will it get bigger when I get older? Can I take pills to make it bigger?  How about testosterone, will that help? The sad part is these are questions grown men asking about their beards (or lack thereof).

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By Richard Lawson

May 8, 2012

Red Carpet Highlights from Last Night's Met Gala

Last night was New York's most fabulous social event, the annual Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit. It's a chance for numerous celebrities to don daring, avant garde looks and show off to their friends. Let's take a look at some of the red carpet highlights!

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

May 3, 2012

The New York Times' Not-So-Brief Affair With Men's Underwear

The New York Times' Eric Wilson asks a silly question today:  "Are men really ready to shop for underwear the way women do?"  Silly, we say, because if men weren't shopping like women, then what would be the reason The Times and Wilson have pumped out trend story after story for the past few years about men's underwear trends?

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By Jen Doll

Apr 26, 2012

Little Girl Fashions Have Become Very Adult

Today's made-for-outrage New York Times trend story: Little girls are wearing fancy, expensive clothes made by fashion designers who make fancy, expensive clothes for little girls now. Little girls!

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By Jen Doll

Apr 24, 2012

Should We Really Be Chuckling About 'Gun Fashions'?

Tuesday's New York Times offers up what seems a rather tone-deaf story on "gun fashion trends," like chinos made by Woolrich, the 182-year-old clothing company that's made "gunwear"—if not, perhaps, fashionable gunwear like today's gunwear—for more than a century.

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 6, 2012

What the Tweet?

Amanda Bynes, Crews, and Kardanye

After a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that made no sense

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Apr 2, 2012

The Cost of a Cool iPhone

In our individuality obsessed culture, the only way to make one's iPhone hipper than the rest is to spend lots of money customizing the device. 

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By Richard Lawson

Feb 27, 2012

Highlights of Oscars Fashion

The Academy Awards are all about celebrating artistry and all that blah blah blah. What they're really about is fabulous fashion, so here are our choices for the standout looks of this year's ceremony. 

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By Elspeth Reeve and Rebecca Greenfield

Feb 21, 2012

Cocktail Crossfire

Cocktail Crossfire: Are Skinny Jeans Killing Us?

Today's Wall Street Journal calls skinny jeans into question, pointing out some scary health issues related to the tight pants trend. But are they really all that bad? We discuss. 

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By Jen Doll

Feb 16, 2012

Zelda Kaplan, 95-Year-Old Socialite, Dies at Fashion Week

Zelda Kaplan, the 95-year-old dubbed "New York's oldest and most beloved night owl," seen by many as a positive model for aging, died yesterday after collapsing at Joanna Mastroianni's show at Lincoln Center at New York Fashion Week.

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By Jen Doll

Feb 14, 2012

Fashion Week Is a Money-Maker, Not an Occupier

Say what you will about Fashion Week, but it's good for New York City's economy.

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By Jen Doll

Feb 10, 2012

Meet Ruth Finley, Keeper of New York Fashion Week's Calendar for 67 Years

As keeper of the Fashion Calendar since 1945, Upper East Sider Ruth Finley has wrangled the runway shows, events, and parties of New York Fashion Week into a state of relative harmony for the past 67 years.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 7, 2012

Designers' Explain Obama Shirts: Our Other Stuff Is Overpriced

President Obama's reelection campaign has enlisted fancy designers to elevate its campaign t-shirts out of the standard blue men's boxy XL zone, a move that Republicans say is an illegal in-kind campaign contribution since the designers' merchandise is usually way outside the budget of a typical campaign volunteer.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 2, 2012

The Romney Family Album: Stylish Through the Decades

Mitt Romney might seem a little old-fashioned, a little uptight, but the Romney family photo archive proves otherwise. Once upon a time, the Romneys were stylish...and maybe even cool.

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By Erik Hayden

Sep 28, 2011

Bar Where John Galliano Went on Racist Tirade Is Now Even Hipper

It's the place to be for "aspiring members" of the fashion set

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By John Hudson

Sep 16, 2011

The D.C. War Over 'Hipster Glasses'

Jay Carney wears cool glasses: now fight about it

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Sep 9, 2011

Spatwatch

Fashion Insiders Find Westboro Protesters Passé

Fashionistas use their best weapon against the "God Hates Fags" crowd: sneers

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