This year’s Met Gala will be in September. The Costume Institute has announced its next big show. The subject: American style. Politics are involved. Source: New York Times
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Easter Parade, 2021-Style
By Gotham Rex on April 5, 2021
Officially, the Fifth Avenue ceremony was virtual. In reality, some could not resist the spring weather and chance to peacock. Source: New York Times
Alexander Wang Responds to 'Grotesquely False' Assault Allegations
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2020
“I never engaged in the atrocious behavior described,” Mr. Wang said, after a model alleged he was groped by Mr. Wang, setting off a wave of accusations against the fashion designer. Source: New York Times
Alexander Wang Responds to Assault Allegations
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2020
A model alleged he was groped by Mr. Wang, setting off a wave of accusations against the fashion designer. “I never engaged in the atrocious behavior described,” Mr. Wang said. Source: New York Times
Nancye Radmin, Pioneer of Plus-Size Fashion, Is Dead at 82
By Gotham Rex on December 25, 2020
The Forgotten Woman boutique, which she opened in 1977, spoke directly to the nascent idea of body acceptance. It soon became a chain. Source: New York Times
Canadian Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Indicted on Sex-Trafficking Charges
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2020
Mr. Nygard was arrested in Canada at the request of U.S. authorities. A federal indictment in New York City accused him of recruiting dozens of women and teenage girls for sex. Source: New York Times
What to Know About the Future of Tourism in N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on November 18, 2020
The industry has been hit so hard it could take years to come back. “It’s going to be a very slow build initially,” the tourism chief said. Source: New York Times
Overlooked No More: Anya Phillips, Fashion Influencer in New York’s Punk Scene
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2020
She helped give pulse to the movement’s anti-establishment credo, dressing musicians like Debbie Harry of Blondie and James Chance and becoming a downtown “It girl.” Source: New York Times
In the Met Costume Institute’s New Show, Memory Maps Fashion’s Future
By Gotham Rex on October 28, 2020
In celebrating the Met’s 150th anniversary, Andrew Bolton of the museum’s Costume Institute could not have designed a better show for this strange, complicated moment. Source: New York Times
Former Milly Designer Michelle Smith Has a New Line, and a New Life
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2020
With her husband, Michelle Smith built a successful clothing brand on the idea of demure femininity. Then she ripped up her life. Source: New York Times
Things to Do This Week
By Gotham Rex on September 19, 2020
You could also check out a Sims-inspired art show, get the expert take on Fashion Week or try a TrapAerobics class. Source: New York Times
Tale of a Classic SoHo Loft
By Gotham Rex on September 18, 2020
An artist who bought a loft on West Broadway for $15,000 in 1972 sells it for $2.4 million and retires to her home borough of Queens. Source: New York Times
Century 21, Fabled New York Bargain Destination, Is Closing
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2020
The retailer, famous for offering designer goods at discount prices, said it had failed to receive $175 million from its insurers and would close its 13 locations. Source: New York Times
Frans Nieuwendam, Who Knew Style and Had It, Dies at 60
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2020
He was a quiet force in fashion, though others knew him as the guy to try to impress on the rope line. He died of the novel coronavirus. Source: New York Times
Embracing Work-Life Balance at the Dining Room Table
By Gotham Rex on June 24, 2020
The fashion designer Thakoon Panichgul and the creative director Russell Spina learn to make work and personal life happen in their two-bedroom Manhattan loft. Source: New York Times