How will the pandemic change fashion? It’s the question we’ve been asking ourselves for nine months. Some of the answers out there are too general—that we’ll wear sweatpants forever or, conversely, dress up in sequins …
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Franca Sozzani Has Inspired a Scientific Fund—And Now a Website
“What would Franca have done?” is the question that comes to mind as we pause at the end of this tumultuous year to mark the fourth anniversary of the death of Vogue Italia’s long-time editor …

These Diamonds Are Made With Carbon Pulled From the Atmosphere
After spending his career at major jewelry brands, Ryan Shearman became acutely aware of the myriad issues involved with diamond mining: the energy-intensive process of carving gems from the earth (typically involving heavy machinery and …

Relive the Best Moments of Paris’s Colette Store With a New Documentary
“We were never on stand-by,” Sarah Andelman remembers of running her legendary Parisian boutique Colette. “We were always in action and excited to look for another adventure and the next fabulous thing to share in …

Milan Men’s Fashion Week Will Be Physical, Digital, Phygital—and Include a Film Festival
If not quite a schism, 2020 has sparked a fundamental difference in approach within the Milan fashion system that is set to continue into the new year. Just as at last September’s spring 2021 womenswear …

Fashion Shows Are Dead, Long Live Fashion Shows!
Vogue Runway covered 952—and counting!—fashion shows this year. Of those nearly 1,000 shows, the first 250 or so were “normal”; my colleagues and I traveled the world to sit on the hard benches, trading notes, …

I Unboxed Bottega Veneta’s Spring 2021 ‘Show’ and This Is What Was Inside
“For this collection, I wanted to find a format that, in this moment, felt human—domestic, even,” Bottega Veneta creative director Daniel Lee says via email. “We are currently lacking the intimacy that comes from human …

Tabitha Simmons Is Bringing a New Perspective to the Heritage Luggage House Tanner Krolle
In a year of shuttered stores and bankrupt fashion brands, the idea of a heritage label that’s made it through decades (or centuries) of war, recessions, and massive cultural shifts feels particularly remarkable. Beyond desirability, …