The Iranian American activist and organiser Hoda Katebi at her home in Berkeley, Calif., where she attends law school, Apr 18, 2022. Katebi has devoted herself to tearing down the hidden world of the global garment industry, particularly the fast-fashion sector. (Aubrey Trinnaman/The New York Times)

Taking on fast fashion by taking it down

The organiser Hoda Katebi is tackling the global garment industry, not as a reformer but as an abolitionist

Redefining ‘sustainable fashion’

An unidentified woman from the audience joins the models for the final walk at the Chanel spring/summer 2020 show. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes At its heart, the term, which can leave us feeling as if we’re chasing an impossible ideal, is a contradiction

Much guilt, little guilt

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson arrive at the In America: An Anthology of Fashion themed Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, US, May 2, 2022. Reuters Kim Kardashian, making the final entrance of the evening with Pete Davidson, topped all in fashion's biggest night out

Kim Kardashian wears Marilyn Monroe gown at Met Gala

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson arrive at the In America: An Anthology of Fashion themed Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York, U.S., May 2, 2022. Reuters Kardashian, her blonde hair in a tight bun, walked gingerly in the close-fitting dress as boyfriend Pete Davidson held her hand on the red carpet

Macron’s win was also a win for Louis Vuitton

FILE — President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, right, with French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, as they arrive for a State Dinner at the White House in Washington, April 24, 2018. Macron’s victory in the French presidential election on Sunday, April 24, 2022, was not just a victory for the young president’s vision of France — it was also a victory for fashion, especially high fashion, and the role it plays in reflecting French culture and heritage to the world. (Doug Mills/The New York Times) Luxury has been cozying up to Macron since his first run for president and Louis Vuitton has been his wife’s brand of choice since she became first lady

Shaved heads have people buzzing

Rita Melssen, left, and Clara Pelrmutter in New York, March 18, 2022. There’s plenty of evidence that the shaved head is the first trendy cut of 2022. The New York Times A shaved head still has the power to shock

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