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Marc Jacobs marks a poetic end to a fashion season of reassuring upheaval

Thursday, February 14 - 4:43 PM Alton Telegraph - Robin Givhan - NEW YORK

The Park Avenue Armory went pitch black Wednesday night at precisely six o'clock. The first model appeared in the spotlight - standing dramatically alone in... [Read More]

Fashion tells the American story that America wants to hear

Thursday, February 14 - 10:16 AM SFGate - Robin Givhan - NEW YORK

America does not like to ponder its dark side. It likes red, white and blue kitsch, swaggering cowboys, moonlit cityscapes and "amber waves of grain."... [Read More]

Blackface is white supremacy as fashion — and it's always been in season

Thursday, February 14 - 8:02 AM Virginian Pilot - Robin Givhan

People are wearing blackface it for the same historical reason they always have: It amuses them. It's an opportunity to dabble in otherness and then... [Read More]

Many runway shows are filled with clothes; this one was actually great fashion

Wednesday, February 13 - 11:03 AM SFGate - Robin Givhan - NEW YORK

It can be tough explaining the difference between fashion and clothes. The terms are used interchangeably but there is a distinction. Clothes are pragmatic and... [Read More]

This new fashion designer's collection is all about joy — with a zillion yards of ruffles

Tuesday, February 12 - 1:00 PM Lynchburg News & Advance - Robin Givhan - NEW YORK

A new designer came to town and reminded the fashion industry that there's a lot to be said for pure joy and color and brightness.... [Read More]

This new designer's collection is all about joy - with a zillion yards of ruffles

Monday, February 11 - 11:12 AM SFGate - Robin Givhan - NEW YORK

A new designer came to town and reminded the fashion industry that there's a lot to be said for pure joy and color and brightness.... [Read More]

These spectacular pants will remind you of your childhood snow days

Monday, February 11 - 8:42 AM Seattle Times - Robin Givhan

Rachel Comey's quilted pants are cozy yet sophisticated (and we really need them in Seattle right now). [Read More]

Many designers are inspired by celebrities, but Brandon Maxwell created a collection for the everyday stars

Sunday, February 10 - 12:51 PM SFGate - Robin Givhan - NEW YORK

A lot of designers talk about the strong women who inspire them but so often those women are celebrities whose lives seem far removed from... [Read More]

Provocative prairie dresses take over

September 16, 2018 - 6:00 AM Vancouver Columbian - Robin Givhan - NEW YORK

Inside Tribeca's vintage Square Diner, with its midcentury patina and aroma of over-heated coffee, about a dozen models are not so much posing as loitering.... [Read More]

Fashion is trying hard these days - too hard - and only occasionally making it work

September 14, 2018 - 11:39 AM SFGate - Robin Givhan - NEW YORK

The American fashion industry is desperate to find fresh grist for its mill. The gatekeepers of Seventh Avenue are declaring half-baked ideas ready for consumption.... [Read More]

Fashion is trying hard these days. Too hard. And only occasionally making it work.

September 14, 2018 - 9:38 AM Washington Post - Robin Givhan

Are rule-breaking designers pushing the industry towards the light or sending it tumbling into the abyss? [Read More]

Prairie dresses - yes, prairie dresses - are the most provocative thing in fashion right now

September 13, 2018 - 5:30 PM SFGate - Robin Givhan - NEW YORK

Inside Tribeca's vintage Square Diner diner, with its midcentury patina and aroma of over-heated coffee, about a dozen models are not so much posing as... [Read More]

The most provocative trend out of fashion week: Prairie dresses

September 13, 2018 - 3:21 PM Seattle Times - Robin Givhan - The retro

like 1800s retro - dresses are suddenly hot again on runways and the streets. [Read More]

Prairie dresses — yes, prairie dresses — are the most provocative thing in fashion right now

September 13, 2018 - 10:39 AM Washington Post - Robin Givhan

Batsheva Hay offers Laura Ingalls-style frocks as a vivid rejection of the slickness of contemporary life. And the fashion world is buying in. [Read More]

The time Calvin Klein put 'Jaws' T-shirts on the runway (it was a metaphor)

September 12, 2018 - 1:55 PM SFGate - Robin Givhan - NEW YORK

The show began when a wall-size screen surrounding the audience lit up with the brilliant blue of the ocean and the silhouette of a lone... [Read More]

The time Calvin Klein put 'Jaws' T-shirts on the runway. (It was a metaphor.)

September 12, 2018 - 12:01 AM Washington Post - Robin Givhan

Raf Simons asks: What is America? He eyes our blockbuster culture, and offers scuba suits, coral prints and shark t-shirts. [Read More]

At Proenza Schouler, big, rugged tent-like clothes for the hard times ahead

September 11, 2018 - 1:55 PM Washington Post - Robin Givhan

A big-shouldered Americana that's the fashion equivalent of man-spreading. Disconcerting, sure, but interesting. [Read More]

At Carolina Herrera, clothes so sweet they'll make your teeth ache

September 11, 2018 - 11:15 AM SFGate - Robin Givhan - NEW YORK

When Carolina Herrera was at the helm of her namesake brand, its sensibility was akin to Manhattans and negroni: grown-up, timeless, unsentimental but with... [Read More]

At Carolina Herrera, clothes so sweet they'll make your teeth ache.

September 11, 2018 - 9:38 AM Washington Post - Robin Givhan

Is it possible to be too happy? Many great ingredients in Wes Gordon's debut but too much sugar in the mix. [Read More]

Escada's high-tops belong on 1980s subway, not 2018 runway

September 10, 2018 - 4:52 PM Toronto Star - Robin Givhan

Escada designers have caved to pressure because fashion has declared sneakers cool and created an ugly set of footwear to complement a line of 1980s... [Read More]

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