Of the viral moments that marked the 2023 Grammy awards show, an appearance by Madonna was possibly the most upsetting to the social order. She appeared, at age 64, in a suit — a tailored jacket with a draped high-low bottom — white shirt and tie, fishnets, purple strappy platform…

Have you ever looked at somebody’s headshot and thought, something just doesn’t look right? The styling is good, the lighting is flattering, and the sitter knows their angles, but something seems off. More likely than not, what you are picking up on is the subject’s fake smile. In scientific parlance…

A tale of two impeachments and two Vogue covers — What do we wear in 2021? This is not a question I want to ask. I did not expect the first half of January 2021 to be about sartorial politics at all. …

We’re Not Going Back to the Office Anytime Soon About a week before Christmas, one of my favorite people tagged me in a FaceBook post linking to this Washington Post piece on our collective pajama moment. She wrote: I have recently had a clinical need to purchase nice pajamas — with button down tops. When I put on a…

Casual Pants Take Their Star Turn Amidst the uncertainty of last week’s nail-biter of an election, a new star emerged, complete with his own uniform. Steve Kornacki, dedicated worker of the big board on MSNBC, is now known the world over for his glasses, white shirt, striped tie, and belted khakis. …

Last week, I taught four different topics to four different sets of students. It was exhausting, it was a particularly contemplative week for me. …

The Setting Is the Message Like you, I have been processing a lot over the past few weeks. The news cycle has been moving quickly, as it has seemed to for the past three years, accelerating since March of this year. …

Kamala Harris Disproves the Fake It Till You Make It Myth At the urging of my friends, I have spent the week considering the meaning of Kamala Harris’s sartorial politics. Harris’s suit game is strong. She keeps it simple: classic silhouettes, sharp tailoring, and a palette that stretches from black…

(It’s not really hidden.) — Kamala Harris is a BOSS.* *Who occasionally makes an off-beat choice. Like a BOSS. **I also endorse this take.