Hannah Marriott is a freelance writer and former fashion editor of the Guardian
February 2025
Calvin Klein’s first female creative director finds succour in a fictional New York
Veronica Leoni’s first collection mixed hat-tips to the CK archive with the Italian’s own ‘dreams of America’
January 2025
‘The best abs I’ve ever had – but it hurt!’: the punishing rise of extreme pilates
Intense workouts like Solidcore and SLT are booming, one $43 class at a time. Are they making women stronger or feeding Ozempic-era expectations for thin bodies?
June 2024
Dressing pretty is over: this is fashion’s ugly decade
Fashion trends have never looked better and worse as sauce stains, bleached eyebrows, combat shorts and stomper boots have a moment
May 2024
Dachshunds, debutantes and Donald Trump: capturing the glitzy, bizarre world of 80s high society
Photographer Dafydd Jones’s new book documents the upper crust of the Big Apple in an era of gaudy excess: doggy canapes, ladies who lunched, and a ‘mob-like’ real-estate mogul
April 2024
‘Hell hath no fury like a wealthy person being told no’: can elite shoppers really force Hermès to sell them Birkins?
Californians are suing the brand after thwarted attempts to buy the coveted items – a process said to require more than money
February 2024
Marc Jacobs surprises with paper doll-inspired 40th anniversary show
Despite expectations, collection presented in Manhattan was no greatest hits affair
November 2023
Gabby’s Dollhouse is a soothing alternative to ‘cocaine for babies’ TV
The wholesome kids’ show that took the world by storm during Covid – and has spawned endless merchandise – has been a godsend for parents
October 2023
‘The internet is vicious and toxic, but I’d never go back to the 90s’: Taylor Lorenz talks to Monica Lewinsky
The journalist speaks with the activist about surviving merciless harassment, the media’s double standards on gender, and why they still have hope
August 2023
Remembering the Slip: the Manhattan street that birthed a generation of artists – then was demolished
The tiny downtown passage, where artists burned pallets for warmth, was home to Ellsworth Kelly and Agnes Martin
July 2023
‘We used to check every day, now it’s every minute’: how we got addicted to weather apps
‘Snatched jawline’: how the chin became fashion’s new pressure point
May 2023
The designers of Jared Leto’s Met Gala look: ‘He wanted it to be like a real cat’
Karl Lagerfeld at the Met review: veneration meets reappraisal
April 2023
Walking on air: how Jordan launched nerdy Nike into the stratosphere
The Air Jordan could sit alongside the Model T Ford as an American classic, the shoe that set the company on the path to becoming a cultural colossus
July 2022
Money hacks
How to buy great fashion that doesn’t cost the earth
Take stock of the clothes you have and find the best new or secondhand deals if you need more
March 2022
“#NYCisBack!”: Ralph Lauren celebrates Big Apple in first show since the pandemic
Nature looms large at Alexander McQueen’s autumn/winter show in New York
July 2021
The truth about fast fashion: can you tell how ethical your clothing is by its price?
Do I look cheugy in this? What can a gen Z makeover teach me about life?
June 2021
Mexico accuses Zara and Anthropologie of cultural appropriation
Ministry of culture claims Zara used a pattern distinctive to the indigenous Mixteca community
