Can fashion ever have a conscience? Indré Rockefeller thinks so.

Rockefeller founded the Circularity Project, a nonprofit that she hopes will encourage designers to think more critically about the end stages of a product’s life as they’re creating it.

By Rachel TashjianSeptember 3, 2024
Column

How Diane Keaton redefined the movie star look

The 78-year-old actress has gathered a voluminous selection of her most celebrated, most treasured and most questionable looks in a new book, “Fashion First.”

By Rachel TashjianAugust 31, 2024
Column

Why Kamala Harris’s clothes matter

Kamala Harris delivered her DNC acceptance speech in a navy Chloé pantsuit — and showed viewers she was confident, comfortable and commanding.

By Rachel TashjianAugust 23, 2024

Why women are wearing white at the Democratic National Convention

The Democratic convention was a sea of white as a symbol of support for Kamala Harris and women’s reproductive rights, as well as to honor the suffrage movement.

By Ashley Fetters Maloy and Mariana AlfaroAugust 22, 2024
Column

For Tim Walz, ‘a dad in plaid,’ dressing down is leveling up

The Minnesota governor may have worn a suit to accept the VP nomination, but his vibe is camo and Carhartt.

By Rachel TashjianAugust 22, 2024

Michelle Obama’s sleeveless Monse outfit sets DNC abuzz

Michelle Obama wowed the crowds at the Democratic National Convention in an edgy crisscrossed sleeveless two-piece suit by Monse.

By Shane O’NeillAugust 21, 2024
Column

Fashion is back in politics

Michelle Obama’s appearance was just one piece of a DNC convention that so far has centered fashion to a surprising degree.

By Rachel TashjianAugust 21, 2024

Jorts are no joke in this summer of slacker style

Long, loose jorts — a portmanteau of jeans and shorts — are part of a rebellious fashion moment that prefers androgynous comfort to polished perfection.

By André WheelerAugust 13, 2024

Viral Harris-Walz camo hats riff on red-state style, draw ire of NRA

The Harris-Walz camo hat is giving MAGA merch a run for its money, with its campaign store pulling in nearly $1 million on camo hat orders in one day.

By Shane O’Neill and Taylor LorenzAugust 7, 2024

What are D.C. interns wearing this summer? They’re figuring it out.

The latest class of interns navigates the Hill and the heat.

By Sofia AndradeAugust 6, 2024
Analysis

Fashion has swallowed the Paris Olympics, but style is winning

Even in the fashion capital, the Opening Ceremonies displayed how people around the world have something interesting to say with clothes.

By Rachel TashjianJuly 26, 2024
Column

The dress that swept Capitol Hill

An A-line tweed shift dress by Tuckernuck has become a common sight on the streets of D.C., especially on Capitol Hill.

By Rachel TashjianJuly 24, 2024
Column

Kamala Harris’s wardrobe is finally saying something

The vice president has spent the past several months subtly making changes to what she wears.

By Rachel TashjianJuly 23, 2024

How the Abercrombie crochet polo became the shirt of the summer

This summer, TikTok — and the streets of American cities — are filled with men who have made the $100 crochet polo a keystone of their hot weather wardrobe.

By Rachel TashjianJuly 22, 2024

Saturday’s hottest runway is the WNBA All Star ‘tunnel.’ See the photos.

Rookie sensations Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are driving the WNBA’s rising popularity. Their fashion is among the vanguard of glamorous “tunnel” looks.

By Kelsey Baker and Jiselle LeeJuly 20, 2024
Perspective

Ivanka Trump, camouflaged in white

Ivanka Trump made a rare appearance with her father Donald at the Republican convention, wearing white, a favored color that projects a role as guardian, innocent and everywoman.

By Rachel TashjianJuly 19, 2024
Perspective

When did billionaires start wearing designer clothes?

At the Sun Valley Conference, Allen & Co.’s annual summit of tech, finance, and media’s wealthiest and most powerful, something seems to have shifted in fashion.

By Rachel TashjianJuly 18, 2024

The pimple patch becomes a breakout fashion statement

No longer just a skin-care tool, the patches have become chic accessories — and a form of currency in lunchrooms and locker bays.

By Ashley Fetters MaloyJuly 10, 2024
Perspective

The Marvelization of fashion

More and more, what fashion brands create are not products or ideas that tell consumers what to wear or buy. What are they even selling anymore?

By Rachel TashjianJuly 8, 2024

The short answer on office shorts: No

When — if ever — are shorts at the office appropriate? Ask yourself these questions before you free your knees.

By Ashley Fetters MaloyJuly 5, 2024