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Plotting the Couture Arc: How Oscar Stylists Shape the Awards Season
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Plotting the Couture Arc: How Oscar Stylists Shape the Awards Season

Three top stylists—Kate Young (Rose Byrne), Michael Fisher (Ethan Hawke) and Anastasia Walker (Hudson Williams)—discuss how they plan an awards-season “style arc,” balancing early fittings, brand partnerships, and comfort to create cohesive, elevated looks across festivals, high-profile events, and ultimately the Oscars, while juggling last-minute changes and weather concerns to ensure each client shines on Hollywood’s biggest night.

Age of Attraction proves age is the real mystery
style29 days ago

Age of Attraction proves age is the real mystery

Washington Post Style columnist Monica Hesse weighs in on Netflix’s dating show Age of Attraction, whose gimmick pretends contestants don’t know anyone’s age even as they clearly look their ages. The piece leans into the show’s “wholesome trainwreck” label, joking about the editors’ late-night DMs and the concept’s mismatch between a clever premise and actual on-screen dating dynamics, ultimately arguing the series highlights how detectable age can shape dating culture on reality TV.

Elvis’s decline, one jumpsuit at a time
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Elvis’s decline, one jumpsuit at a time

Washington Post reviewer Amy Argetsinger argues that Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert uses Elvis’s evolving jumpsuits to trace the singer’s late‑career decline, weaving together performances from multiple shows to illuminate how fashion mirrored his personal and professional unraveling while celebrating his lasting impact on style and stagecraft.

Ugly Chic steals the Grammys spotlight, redefining fashion’s boundaries
style2 months ago

Ugly Chic steals the Grammys spotlight, redefining fashion’s boundaries

At the Grammys, a wave of unconventional outfits‑‑from Chappell Roan’s nipple‑clasped Mugler dress to Bad Bunny’s corset‑back velvet tux and Lola Young’s Vivienne Westwood tracksuit‑pants with a tie‑‑celebrates “bad taste” as a memorable, even influential, fashion move. The coverage argues ugliness can spark conversation and drive innovation, tracing the idea back to Prada’s Ugly Chic legacy and John Waters’s assertion that truly good taste must understand bad taste. The piece frames the night as a proof that fashion thrives on novelty and the uneasy, not just polished glamour.

Mamdani Debuts Custom Carhartt as NYC Braces for Snowfall
style2 months ago

Mamdani Debuts Custom Carhartt as NYC Braces for Snowfall

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced his first major snowstorm in office wearing a custom embroidered Carhartt Full Swing Steel jacket by Arena Embroidery featuring The City of New York and Mayor logos and the collar motto 'No problem too big. No task too small'—a high-visibility moment that built on earlier agency jackets and underscored leadership during a winter emergency.