Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff arrive for her inauguration to become Vice President of the United States of America, at the Capitol in Washington Jan 20, 2021. The theme of the Biden inauguration was “America United,” and the colour of the day seemed to be purple — the shade that bridges the divide by bringing both colours together (not to mention one of the original signature colours of the suffragists, whose dreams are now being realised with the first woman vice president). (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

Biden, Harris make
meaning the hottest
inaugural fashion trend

A new American story told clearly and concisely in clothes

Pierre Cardin, father of fashion branding, dies

French fashion designer Pierre Cardin receives applause by models following his fashion show at Ciragan Palace in Istanbul June 21, 2006. Reuters The visionary designer and licencing pioneer invented the business of fashion as it is conducted today

Fate and fortunes of
the fashion economy

Street-style photographers during Paris Fashion Week 2018. Influencers and street-style photographers changed the fashion ecosystem, creating an entirely new way of selling fantasy — then came a pandemic. (Acielle Tanbetova/The New York Times) Largely powered by social media, it is made up of careers such as high-end fashion influencing and street-style photography

Taiwan designer turns waste into fashion

Model poses with a piece made with recycled materials at a fashion show in Taipei, Taiwan, December 18, 2020. REUTERS Taiwan designer uses wires and other materials stitched onto dresses, other items of clothing, giving them a futuristic feeling, and drawing a warm reception

The best-kept fashion secret of ‘The Crown’

Chiara Menage, whose online vintage shop was the source of the ’80s clothes on “The Crown,” Season 4. The New York Times Menage, an elegant 54-year-old former film producer, runs an online vintage clothing store from her kitchen table: Menage Modern Vintage

The downfall of Indian designer Manish Arora

FILE -- Fashion designer Manish Arora at his office in Noida, India, Nov 22, 2008. The breakout fashion star of India’s brand has been felled by business deals gone bad, unpaid wages lawsuits and vendor disputes that started at least three years ago, long before the coronavirus dealt the final blow. (Adam Ferguson/The New York Times) He was the breakout fashion star of India. Today, his business is in tatters, with a trail of debts. What happened?

Harris in a white suit,
dressing for history
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week where beauty
was a balm
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White customers, Black fabrics
US wedding vendors risk censure
Angels and artisans
Unfamiliar territory for Indian bridal industry
Were digital Dior and Chanel any good?
Fashion heroes are now mostly unemployed
Celebrating India’s spirit through design
Time to end racism
in fashion industry
Adidas voices solidarity while closing its stores
Gucci and the future
of fashion shows
Zegna’s Indian ambitions
The men’s cardigan makes a comeback