Rachel Tashjian

New York City

Fashion writer in the Style section

Education: University of Pennsylvania, BA in English and art history

Rachel Tashjian is a fashion writer for The Washington Post's Style section, covering fashion and style on the runway, red carpet and street, and in the media and politics. She is also the creator of Opulent Tips, an "invitation-only" newsletter with a cult following providing shopping and personal style advice. Previously, she was the fashion news director at Harper's Bazaar, where she profiled leading designers including Miuccia Prada, Maria Grazia Chiuri of Dior and Nicolas Ghesquière of Louis Vuitton. She was a 2023 ASME nominee for her reviews and criticism. Before that, she was GQ's
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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.

September 3, 2024

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.”

August 31, 2024

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.

August 23, 2024
Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday.

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.

August 22, 2024
Tim Walz, when he was governor-elect, attends a news conference Jan. 3, 2019, in Hastings, Minn.

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.

August 21, 2024
Former president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday. Her sleeveless, belted ensemble by American brand Monse, with its funky wrapped neckline, was a sign that the pure pleasures of fashion may be returning to the Democratic Party.

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.

July 26, 2024
The Liberian team wore Telfar Clemens for the second Summer Olympics in a row. (Annegret Hilse/Pool/Reuters)

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.

July 24, 2024
A professional assistant working for media relations wore the Jackie at Fiserv Forum on the final day of the Republican National Convention. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)

Kamala Harris’s wardrobe is finally saying something

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

July 23, 2024
Vice President Harris, seen at a campaign event this month, wears one of the pantsuits (in a bright but approachable hue) that have become her unremarkable uniform.

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.

July 22, 2024

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.

July 19, 2024
Ivanka, left, and Tiffany Trump stand behind Donald Trump in coordinated white ensembles at the Republican convention on Thursday night.