Clothing

With Harper Lu Dresses: Gowns and Minis Worth Knowing

With Harper Lu is the Melbourne mother-daughter label for resort and event dressing, with vintage shapes and vivid prints. I have a weakness for clothes made by people who wanted them first, and this edit is how I would wear them.

ADRIANA DEGREAS Swimwear: A Shopper's Guide

Adriana Degreas is the São Paulo swimwear label that treats a bikini like a piece of design. I like how its shapes, prints and cover-ups keep going long after the beach.

Vix Swimwear Bikinis and One-Pieces: Where to Start

ViX is the San Diego swim label Paula Hermanny built out of Brazilian beach habits, and it still dresses like a coastline. I like it for suits and cover-ups that look good at the water and keep looking good at lunch.

KETTEL ATELIER Tops: A Guide to Upcycled Tops

KETTEL ATELIER is the Madrid studio of Danish designer Laura Tønder, who remakes vintage linens and deadstock into lacy, crocheted tops and dresses. I love that the romance here comes with a little history, and this edit is about the tops first.

Commando Bodysuits: What I'd Actually Buy First

Commando is the Vermont label that started by asking why underwear has to dig in or show through. I like a brand built on a real irritation, so this edit is the pieces I would start with.

Camila Coelho Dresses: What I'd Actually Buy

Camila Coelho Collection is the dress and swim line from the Brazil-born creator, built on color, print and a confident edge. I like it for the days when I want a little glamour without a costume.

Amanda Uprichard Dresses and Rompers: What to Buy

Amanda Uprichard is the New York occasionwear label that started as one woman at a work table in the Garment District. I like how it treats a romper and an evening gown as answers to the same question.

ba&sh Jackets: The Manita and Other Standouts

ba&sh is the Paris label two friends started in 2003 to dress themselves, and it still makes clothes that look like they belong together. I came for the jackets and stayed for the knitwear.

Fait Par Foutch Dresses: What I'd Actually Buy

Fait Par Foutch is a Los Angeles label of romantic dresses and tops that never go fully sweet. Megan Foutch started it in 2021, and I keep admiring how much handwork shows in the clothes.

A.L.C. Dresses: Is the Sabine Gown Worth It?

A.L.C. is the Los Angeles label stylist-turned-designer Andrea Lieberman built on polished, easy clothes with a New York backbone. I have a soft spot for a designer who knows how people actually dress, and this edit is dresses, knits and tailoring.

LaPointe Tops: Color, Texture and Occasionwear

LaPointe is the downtown New York label Sally LaPointe and Sarah Adelson started in 2010, known for clean shapes with a streak of color and texture. I like clothes that are quiet in cut and loud in finish.

LAMARQUE Leather Jackets: Which Ones to Buy First

LAMARQUE is the Montreal leather house built around the biker jacket, with Ifigenia Hill as its design director. I came for the leather and stayed for the wool coats, suede skirts and feathered hems around it.

Cosabella Bras: The Best Pieces for Your Drawer

Cosabella is the Miami lingerie label Valeria and Ugo Campello started in 1983 with Italian lace and a lot of stubbornness. I think a good bra drawer is mostly about fit, and this edit is my short list.

Kate Barton Dresses: The Pieces Worth Buying

Kate Barton is the New York designer who turned a draping exercise into sculptural, slightly mischievous eveningwear. I am a little in love with a label that treats a dress like a problem to solve and a goldfish bag like a joke worth making.

Beyond Yoga Leggings: Fit, Fabrics and Best Buys

Beyond Yoga is the Los Angeles activewear label built on the idea that comfort should fit every body. I live in soft leggings more than I admit, so this edit is the pieces I would build a wardrobe around.

AFRM Dresses: Sizing, Fit and Best Buys

AFRM makes print-heavy dresses and tops with a one-line philosophy stitched in: get dressed like you mean it. I like a label that tells you its mood up front, so here is my read on the dresses, tops and shorts.

Sendero Provisions Co. Tees: What I'd Pick

Sendero Provisions Co. is a Waco, Texas label that started with a hat and now makes graphic tees, layers and accessories with a Western wink. I like clothes that feel like a place, and this edit is the pieces I would pick.

Alp N Rock Sweaters: A Guide to Alpine Layers

Alp N Rock is a Southern California label with a Swiss heart, making mountain-minded knitwear and separates for city days. I like how seriously it takes cold mornings and how little it shouts about it.

Negative Underwear Bras and Loungewear: Comfort First

Negative Underwear is a New York intimates label from two best friends who wanted bras and basics with nothing extra on them. I like it for soft, close-to-the-body pieces that stay quiet while the rest of the outfit talks.

Adrienne Landau Coats: A Guide to the Best Buys

Adrienne Landau is a New York label of capes, coats and fur collars, started by a painter who liked color and texture more than restraint. I like that these pieces make a plain winter outfit look like a decision.

AMOR MIA Dresses: What's Worth Your Money

AMOR MIA is a women-owned Bali label for dresses, swimwear and tops that are sheer, close to the body and a little dramatic. I like how romantic it is, and how much patience the studio asks for in return.

Enza Costa Tops: What I'd Actually Buy

Enza Costa is the Los Angeles label that started with one very good T-shirt and kept asking how good an everyday piece could feel. I like it for tops, dresses and skirts that stay quiet and still get a second look.

MAY MASHIAH Tops: Evening Pieces Worth the Price

MAY MASHIAH is the Tel Aviv label May Mashiah started in 2017 as a made-to-order atelier, now known for bridal, eveningwear and a lot of sparkle. I would go here for a real entrance, and this edit is the tops, jackets and skirts I would build a night around.

GUIZIO Dresses & Skirts: Is It Worth It?

GUIZIO is Danielle Guizio's New York label of corsets, knits and cut-out dresses, built on sensual clothes with a firm hand. I like how it plays soft against sharp, and this edit is the dresses, skirts and tops I would start with.