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This article was originally published when Anna Sorokin aka the “Soho Scammer” was on trial in 2019. She was convicted on eight counts, including second-degree grand larceny, theft of services, and first-degree attempted grand larceny. Sorokin was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison, and was released in February 2021 for good behavior. “The
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Uggs never went really went away for some of us—even if we didn’t exactly advertise we still wore them. Now, as Y2K fashion continues its extended takeover, a growing fashion chorus is admitting Ugg boots are back with a shearling-lined vengeance. Present-day Ugg wearers aren’t hesitating to take their comfort shoes public, the “ultra mini”
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Courtesy of the designers; Getty Images; Fendi: Pascal Le Segretain; Valli: YANNIS VLAMOS Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. The worlds of sci-fi and couture might not, initially, seem to have much overlap. Except, of course, for the fact that both are rarefied realms with obsessive devotees
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Dolce & Gabbana has officially announced that they will discontinue the use of any fur in their collections. This choice is based on the brand’s executives pushing for more sustainable fashion production. The fur industry has long fielded criticisms from animal rights activists, especially in recent years as more sustainable faux fur options come into
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Bert Stern/Condé Nast/Shutterstock Directly below the Manhattan Bridge, on the mostly-vacant second floor of a Chinatown mall, there is a highly curated array of eveningwear at the vintage mecca James Veloria. When they were first released in the late ’90s and early aughts, many of these garments would have been displayed in gleaming department stores.
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Courtesy of Dior/Frederique DUMOULIN By definition, haute couture is handmade, from start to finish. The labor-intensive process is hidden in the details, and to the untrained eye, all there is to see is exquisite runway plastered with detailed embroidery, fancy embellishments, and expertise in textile manipulation. But what we rarely think about is the time
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Matteo Rossetti/Getty Images When Oscar Isaac kissed his way up Jessica Chastain’s arm at the Venice Film Festival, he awakened a sea of starved onlookers. Those few seconds on the red carpet quenched the public’s thirst, and they suddenly knew what they’d been missing. The moment tapped into a larger conversation about the dearth of
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Legendary French fashion designer Thierry Mugler has died at the age of 73. The news was confirmed on the designer’s official Instagram account, which captioned a black and white image of Mugler: “It is with deep sadness that the House of Mugler announces the passing of Mr Manfred Thierry Mugler. A visionary whose imagination as
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Courtesy of Chanel/ Marguerite Bornhauser We predicted the triumphant era of the Horse Girl back in 2020, a twee rendition of the western trend that has dominated the fashion scene since pre-pandemic times. Then, both Chanel and Dior featured fantasy thoroughbreds in their 2021 virtual presentations. Bucking formality (and the Met Gala’s yearly theme) in
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Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. For his fall 1989 “Buick” collection, Manfred Thierry Mugler turned women into race cars. Clad in souped-up supermodel silhouettes that resembled high-design 1950’s automobiles, his models strutted around in their hubcap bra cups and fender peplums. They shared the hard-edged mien
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Hooded dress, Alaïa. Sølve Sundsbø Top, $1,700, swimsuit, $750, skirt, $3,650, earrings, $725, necklaces, from $1,375, bracelets, $2,275 each, flats, $1,225, Chanel. Sølve Sundsbø Dress, sneakers, $590, Loewe. Sølve Sundsbø Grace Elizabeth has her mother to thank for her modeling career. With her encouragement, the Lake City, Florida, native began with childhood pageants and graduated
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