“I had met many great designers before, but he was different: he wore worn Stan Smiths, spoke naturally, loved the same bands and artists I did, and shared my same appreciation and sense of humor about the idea of being ‘feminine,’” Sofia Coppola writes of Marc Jacobs in the introduction to the 2019 book Marc Jacobs Illustrated.
You can tell: it was love at first sight between Coppola and the New York designer, an immediate connection. One of those bonds so instant and true that it seems almost the residue of another life; so predisposed, spontaneous, easy. Their friendship was so monumental to both of them that it inspired Coppola to direct a documentary about him, giving the world a glimpse at their megawatt friendship.
Sofia Coppola and Marc Jacobs backstage at the Louis Vuitton spring/summer 2014 fashion show.
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As previously announced, Marc by Sofia—that’s the film’s title, winking at the Marc By Marc Jacobs fashion line—will be presented out of competition at the Venice Film Festival 2025 Tuesday. Rather than a classic celebratory biography detailing the designer’s (staggering) life and achievements, the film is presented as an intimate portrait of an unpretentious, straightforward friendship, which extended to an artistic and professional partnership. With Coppola behind the camera, audiences will be treated to a cinematic portrait created by someone who has known Jacobs since he was just a 29-year-old with a great passion for grunge.
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Marc Jacobs burst onto the scene on November 3, 1992, when he was creative director of Perry Ellis—a brand carved out of practical American elegance—and decided to pay homage to Seattle’s vibrant grunge scene. He incorporated flannel shirts, plaid skirts, Dr. Martens, worn-out T-shirts, deliberately offbeat patterns, and wild hair into his designs. It was an aesthetic cataclysm that short-circuited the entire fashion establishment—and riled the likes of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, who reportedly burned samples out of disdain. Jacobs was fired on the spot. While the press railed against him, with fashion journalist Suzy Menkes at the forefront, high-profile fans began to emerge in support of Jacobs and his shocking presentation. For Gianni Versace, the collection “is fresh, very New York, and besides, he’s a very nice guy.” For Sofia Coppola, it is “an epiphany.”
Lightweight linen, sharp denim, and rugged layers marked down just as the season turns.
The best Labor Day finds are the ones that bridge summer and fall: shirts that breathe now and layer later, jeans you’ll wear year-round, jackets you’ll break in over the next few months. These are the pieces worth grabbing before the long weekend’s over.
A classic pleated chino updated with subtle herringbone texture, giving you work-ready polish that also pairs well with a tee and sneakers. At 36% off, you’re getting elevated fabric and tailoring for the cost of standard office pants.
The block print keeps this camp shirt from blending into the rest of your short-sleeve rotation. Pair it drapey pull on chinos on hot evenings or layer it under a denim jacket once temps cool.
A neutral, straight-cut utility pant that works with an oxford at the office or a henley on weekends. The pockets give it a rugged edge without losing polish. A good option for our recent Late Summer Uniform Getup.
Banana Republic
Banana Republic’s denim section is stacked right now. At these prices you could cover multiple washes without guilt.
Selvedge denim that doesn’t need breaking in at a luxury price point. Clean lines and durable fabric mean these can be dressed up with a blazer or down with a hoodie all fall.
Linen is breathable and softens with every wash, making this shirt a summer-to-fall workhorse. It’s polished enough for work but easy to wear untucked on weekends.
Japanese selvedge denim for the price of fast-fashion jeans. The loose straight fit nods to current trends without being oversized, making them versatile for years of wear.
Elastic waist comfort that doesn’t read like sweats. The linen fabric makes these an easy summer-to-fall option. Another option for our recent Late Summer Uniform Getup.
The Venice Film Festival is always a glamorous affair, but this year’s prestigious competition just might be the most star-studded yet. The 11-day extravaganza, which kicks off on August 27 and runs through September 6, is filled with noteworthy film premieres, screenings and fêtes, all of which are attended by A-list filmmakers and celebrities.
Alexander Payne is the jury president for the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, and this year’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement which will be awarded to Werner Herzog and Kim Novak.
Glitzy movie premieres aside, let’s not forget about the sartorial moments at Venice, because attendees always bring their most fashionable A-game to walk the red carpet in front of the Lido’s Palazzo del Cinema. It’s a week-and-a-half of some of the best style moments of the year, and we’re keeping you updated with all the top ensembles on the Venice red carpet. Below, see the best fashion moments from the 2025 Venice International Film Festival.
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Emily Blunt
in Tamara Ralph
Halsey. WireImage
Halsey
Dwayne Johnson. Getty Images
Dwayne Johnson
Kaia Gerber and Lewis Pullman. FilmMagic
Kaia Gerber and Lewis Pullman
Gerber in Givenchy
Amanda Seyfried. Getty Images
Amanda Seyfried
in Prada
Thomasin McKenzie. Corbis via Getty Images
Thomasin McKenzie
in Rodarte
Stacy Martin. Deadline via Getty Images
Stacy Martin
Alexa Chung. Corbis via Getty Images
Alexa Chung
in Chloe
Alicia Vikander. Getty Images
Alicia Vikander
in Louis Vuitton
Cate Blanchett. Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/WireImag
Cate Blanchett
in Maison Margiela
Charlotte Rampling. WireImage
Charlotte Rampling
in Saint Laurent
Mayim Bialik. Getty Images
Mayim Bialik
in Saint Laurent
Alicia Silverstone. WireImage
Alicia Silverstone
Luka Sabbat. WireImage
Luka Sabbat
Jude Law. Corbis via Getty Images
Jude Law
Da’Vine Joy Randolph. WireImage
Da’Vine Joy Randolph
in Alfredo Martinez
Shailene Woodley. FilmMagic
Shailene Woodley
in Fendi
Molly Gordon. Getty Images
Molly Gordon
in Giorgio Armani
Mia Goth. Getty Images
Mia Goth
in Dior
Jacob Elordi. WireImage
Jacob Elordi
Kaitlyn Dever. Getty Images
Kaitlyn Dever
in Giorgio Armani
Callum Turner. Getty Images
Callum Turner
in Louis Vuitton
Leslie Bibb. Getty Images
Leslie Bibb
in Giorgio Armani
Paris Jackson. Getty Images
Paris Jackson
in Trussardi
Gemma Chan. Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/WireImag
Gemma Chan
in Armani Privé
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/WireImag
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
in Armani Privé
Sofia Carson. WireImage
Sofia Carson
in Armani Privé
Suki Waterhouse. Getty Images
Suki Waterhouse
in Rabanne
Tilda Swinton. Getty Images
Tilda Swinton
in Chanel
Julia Roberts. WireImage
Julia Roberts
in Versace
Ayo Edebiri. Getty Images
Ayo Edebiri
in Chanel
Monica Barbaro. WireImage
Monica Barbaro
in Dior
Andrew Garfield. WireImage
Andrew Garfield
in Dior
Chloe Sevigny. Getty Images
Chloe Sevigny
in Saint Laurent
Lady Amelia Spencer and Lady Eliza Spencer. Getty Images
Tilda Swinton took a break from her Venice Film Festival duties Friday (she’s there in support of Marianne Faithfull tribute Broken English) to celebrate a different star turn: Her role as the face of Tom Ford Black Orchid Reserve, a new fragrance that combines the scent of the original Black Orchid with the midnight-blooming Ghost Orchid.
Swinton stars in the brand’s campaign for the scent, which was conceived by the maison’s creative director, Haider Ackermann, and shot by photography team Inez and Vinood.
To celebrate the launch of the perfume and campaign, the maison held an intimate dinner at the Palazzo Contarini Polignac. In addition to Ackermann and Swinton, guests included Inez van Lamsweerde, Vinoodh Matadin, Farida Khelfa, Tish Weinstock, Kate Moss, Paris Jackson, Indya Moore, Saskia de Brauw, Noomi Rapace, Tom Guinness, Jordan Barrett, Malick Bodian, Chuck Junior Achikè, Kai-Isaiah Jamal, and many others.
The brand cites Tilda Swinton’s elegance, intellect, and innovative vision as the reason behind the pairing, saying her powerful and intense soul reflects the new fragrance. Swinton has won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement over the course of her career, defying convention all the while.
The inspiration for Black Orchid Reserve is the Phantom Orchid, a floral treasure that prefers dark, hidden spaces. From the synergy of the Ghost Orchid and Black Orchid accords emerges an intriguingly luxurious manifestation of the pure essence of orchid.
“It is a profound honor for me to be part of the story of the legendary Tom Ford Black Orchid fragrance,” Swinton said. “Transformation, crossing boundaries and celebrating extraordinary virtues have always attracted me; Black Orchid Reserve represents exactly this enchantment.”
For most, growing a beard is easy. Maintaining one that doesn’t look like a survivalist phase? That’s where things get less intuitive. I learned this the hard way entering my thirties, when I finally decided to give facial hair a real shot. The first two weeks lulled me into a false sense of confidence: My beard came in full enough, friends had (mostly positive) opinions, and for a minute, I thought I’d nailed the “low-maintenance grooming” thing. Then came the rude awakening: flyaways in every direction, jawline flakiness that rivaled bad weather, and one rogue patch that refused to cooperate no matter how I brushed, prayed or trimmed.
Here’s what no one tells you upfront: good beard care isn’t all about vanity—it’s about structure, too. Think about it: At its root (or follicle, if you will), it’s skincare, texture control, routine maintenance, and, occasionally, damage control. That doesn’t mean spending 45 minutes in front of a mirror or investing in a dozen serums, but it does mean graduating beyond that beat-up drugstore razor from undergrad. For me, that meant finding a grooming brand that didn’t feel like it was advertising from a man cave. Horace—French, straightforward and sustainably made—quickly earned my trust with products that actually do what they claim, without turning my sink into a chemistry lab. After a year of trial and error, I’ve landed on a set of tools that make your beard look deliberate, not overstyled, and your face a little less hot mess. From a wildly unaffordable handheld laser to a $7 dermaplaning blade, use one or all in rotation. Stick to the program, and the results show up—on your face and in your confidence.
The Venice Film Festival is always a glamorous affair, but this year’s prestigious competition just might be the most star-studded yet. The 11-day extravaganza, which kicks off on August 27 and runs through September 6, is filled with noteworthy film premieres, screenings and fêtes, all of which are attended by A-list filmmakers and celebrities.
Alexander Payne is the jury president for the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, and this year’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement which will be awarded to Werner Herzog and Kim Novak.
Glitzy movie premieres aside, let’s not forget about the sartorial moments at Venice, because attendees always bring their most fashionable A-game to walk the red carpet in front of the Lido’s Palazzo del Cinema. It’s a week-and-a-half of some of the best style moments of the year, and we’re keeping you updated with all the top ensembles on the Venice red carpet. Below, see the best fashion moments from the 2025 Venice International Film Festival.
Molly Gordon. Getty Images
Molly Gordon
in Giorgio Armani
Mia Goth. Getty Images
Mia Goth
in Dior
Jacob Elordi. WireImage
Jacob Elordi
Kaitlyn Dever. Getty Images
Kaitlyn Dever
in Giorgio Armani
Callum Turner. Getty Images
Callum Turner
in Louis Vuitton
Leslie Bibb. Getty Images
Leslie Bibb
in Giorgio Armani
Paris Jackson. Getty Images
Paris Jackson
Gemma Chan. Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/WireImag
Gemma Chan
in Armani Privé
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/WireImag
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
in Armani Privé
Sofia Carson. WireImage
Sofia Carson
in Armani Privé
Suki Waterhouse. Getty Images
Suki Waterhouse
in Rabanne
Tilda Swinton. Getty Images
Tilda Swinton
in Chanel
Julia Roberts. WireImage
Julia Roberts
in Versace
Ayo Edebiri. Getty Images
Ayo Edebiri
in Chanel
Monica Barbaro. WireImage
Monica Barbaro
in Dior
Andrew Garfield. WireImage
Andrew Garfield
in Dior
Chloe Sevigny. Getty Images
Chloe Sevigny
in Saint Laurent
Lady Amelia Spencer and Lady Eliza Spencer. Getty Images
Riley Keough stole the show on the second day of the Venice Film Festival in a sparkling Cartier necklace, in which precious sapphires are juxtaposed with the luster of yellow and rose gold. The granddaughter of Elvis Presley chose the Cartier creation to embellish the Chloé look she wore to the premiere of Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly, a film in which she plays the eldest daughter of the main character (who is played by George Clooney).
“It’s really exciting to embody Cartier elegance on the red carpet,” Riley Keough told Vanity Fair. “This was my first time at the Venice Film Festival, and I felt really lucky to be able to wear such an important piece of jewelry. The Festival itself is very elegant, and the necklace reflects that idea perfectly.”
The Cafayate Necklace, as worn by Riley Keough at the Venice Film Festival.
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A staggering 1460 hours were required to make the masterpiece, which is known as The Cafayate Necklace. The simple yet extravagant piece of jewelry belongs to the storied jewelry house’s En Équilibre collection, in which precision is achieved not by the search for excess but by the subtle balance between symmetry and asymmetry.
Riley Keough at the Venice Film Festival, bedecked by Cartier’s Cafayate Necklace.
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Two iridescent opals—5.64 and 4.59 carats respectively—give off shades of red, orange and yellow, evoked by the color of the precious sapphires that surround them. “It was the lines of the necklace that enchanted me, along with the shape of the gemstones. Opal is one of my favorite gems ever,” Keough revealed.
Riley Keough at the Venice Film Festival.
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Yellow and rose gold distinguish the jewel chain, in which 51 precious gems are set: so-called “umba” sapphires, named after their unique place of origin, Tanzania’s Umba Valley. Each sapphire has been specially cut to the shape of a half-moon, a cut that enhances its yellow, orange and pink hues, blending beautifully with the colors radiated by the central opals.
Late summer slows down, the light runs long, the air finally moves. A washed navy linen shirt does the breathing, sleeves rolled, collar open. Stone gray chinos keep a clean taper, hem skimming the ankle so the penny loafers read. Warm tortoise frames, a diver on bracelet, a simple signet and bracelet add quiet shine. Built for patios after six, last coffee runs, the walk home at sunset.
Structurally, it’s business casual. Maybe even a little nautical prep if you squint. But the linen has ease, the shirt stays open, and the details shift it. The whole thing feels more lived-in than styled. Less afternoon meeting, more early evening with nowhere to be.
Then there’s the metal. That’s where the temperature changes. A steel diver. A slim gold pendant chain at the collar. A signet with some weight to it. A thin gold bracelet that flashes when you move.
One more detail keeps it relaxed, a narrow woven cord at the wrist, the kind that looks picked up on a trip and stays. Nothing loud. But together, they bend the look. Less prep, less uniform, more presence.
Every piece does its part. Linen breathes. Twill holds shape. Leather catches the light. The proportions stay sharp: room up top, legs cut clean. Nothing piled on, details that give depth to affordable closet staples. Just a look that settles in and takes the summer evening as it comes.
The Venice Film Festival 2025 has begun, bringing with it a major spike in hair creativity. The fest is just beginning, but already several head-turning hairstyles have been spotted on the red carpet, drawing attention with their originality and detail.
Between long beach waves that nostalgically recall the soon-to-end summer and evergreen sophisticated crops, red carpet hair is getting a creative twist. Undoubtedly, in the crosshairs, Rose Villain‘s two-tone mohawk hair took the headline for the trend on opening night, and Barbara Palvin‘s disheveled braid studded with pearls rewarded close inspection. At first glance it looked like a cascade of curly waves, but was much more complex in reality. Paola Turani sported a two-in-one crop, Shannon Murphy opted for a high-volume chignon, and more stars locked in their place in the creative hair conversation. Take a closer look below at the most creative hairstyles of the 2025 Venice Film Festival.
Rose Villain’s mohawk
Rose Villain’s hairstyle certainly did not go unnoticed Wednesday, as she recreated the typical mohawk style in her hair by knotting her lengths, section by section, over her head. She gave it a pop of color with a two-tone treatment, sporting light blue tips offset by a dark base. Talk about being on the crest of the wave.
Rose Villain.
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Barbara Palvin’s disheveled braid
At first glance, they look like classic beach waves, except when you look closer, you discover that the model decided to style the ends of her lengths in a mini disheveled braid, with a relaxed, almost ruffled look. The result was a creative hairstyle complete with pearls applied here and there to give the whole thing a romantic touch.
Barbara Palvin.
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Paola Turani’s mix
Paola Turani went all out for a two-in-one style, mixing a “Croydon facelift”—that is, a pulled-back hairstyle capable of lifting the eyes—and a sleek bun divided in two with a sharp center part for perfect symmetry. It all exploded into a cloud of curls that falling softly on the top of her head.
There’s so much more to the Venice Film Festival 2025 than the movies. Yes, the Venice Film Festival, which officially opens on Wednesday, August 27, will see the premieres of Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, among other titles sure to top the box office and awards ballots this year—but it will also see fantastic style.
The A-list will be in Venice to support their starry premieres, with the fashion to match. You’ve seen George Clooney wear a custom suit, but in Venice, he will wear a custom suit while arriving on a boat. All film festivals have their distinct styles of dress: Across the pond, VIPs at the high-altitude Telluride Film Festival will be digging out their outdoor gear and sunglasses to glad-hand, and the Toronto International Film Festival will have its own site-specific micro-trends next month, but the fashion at Venice is traditionally all about the drama.
Ahead, take a leisurely scroll through all the looks at this year’s Venice Film Festival to see who made a splash with their ensembles. For more from the Venice Film Festival 2025, follow our live blog here.
There are few things more glamorous than a red carpet, but the Venice Film Festival 2025 has found a way to level up the whole idea of making an entrance: Do it on a boat.
Held on the barrier island of Lido, just outside Venice proper, stars attending the Venice Film Festival don their finest fashion for red-carpet premieres and then make the most chic entrance imaginable, arriving not in a stretch limo or chauffeured SUV or even on a litter carried by shirtless attendants, but literally gliding into the scene, ferried on a little wooden water taxi or a flashy speedboat.
Stars heading for the carpet are practically set up for a freeze-frame worthy of a Bond movie, thanks to the wind in their hair, the opportunity to wear sunglasses, and the built-in cool points of an aquatic arrival. But some stars, such as Amanda Seyfried, who casually draped herself over her boat’s windscreen in 2019, or Brigitte Bardot, who arrived complete with a scarf to protect her hairdo and a huge smile in 1958, really make a splash.
Ahead, take a look at our very favorite, most fashionable Venice Film Festival entrances through the years.
Kate Middleton is one of the world’s most watched, commented on, and admired personalities, not least for her impeccable sense of style. She has become one of the world’s most elegant style icons, a champion for British designers and an advocate of responsible consumption. Her looks, through their provenance or hues, often convey powerful messages that require meticulous behind-the-scenes work to prepare.
Until recently, this task has fallen to Natasha Archer. For 15 years, the Briton traveled the world at Kate’s side, planning her outfits, some of which have become iconic. A witness to major family events and royal tragedies, she ultimately became her confidante. But in mid-July, she announced that she was stepping down from her position to concentrate on launching her own fashion design firm. The big question remains: who will succeed her?
The British media are largely convinced that the future queen’s stylist will be Virginia Chadwyck-Healey, nicknamed Ginnie by friends. A former market editor at U.K. Vogue, she’s no stranger to grappling with both fashion and public relations. Today, while continuing to write about style for the Telegraph and Sky News, she also advises private clients through her styling firm, VCH Style. She encourages her clients to “embrace the need for less” and “shop better,” according to her website, a philosophy that fits in perfectly with Kate’s personal fashion ethics.
Virginia Chadwyck-Healey
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The daughter of a Lord, Chadwyck-Healey has moved in the same circles as the princess for many years. Like Kate, she studied art history at St Andrews University. Also like Kate, she met her future husband Oliver there—the couple were invited to the royal wedding of Kate and Prince William in April 2011. And like Kate, she now lives with her three children in Berkshire, west of London.
Beyond her CV and her proximity to Wales, Chadwyck-Healey has a third major asset: she has already been Kate’s stylist. In 2019, while Natasha Archer was on maternity leave, royal fans spotted a subtle change in style in Prince William’s wife. The journalist was the reason. “Ginnie is Catherine’s secret weapon,” a royal source told the Daily Mail. “She has made a big difference to the Duchess’s wardrobe for public engagements and has helped give her a whole new sense of confidence.” Catherine was said to be “impressed” and “very grateful” for Chadwyck-Healey’s help.
Fans of royal fashion are even more convinced of Chadwyck-Healey’s frontrunner status since Carole Middleton’s appearance at Wimbledon. She wore a loose-fitting striped dress, the result of a collaboration between Chadwyck-Healey and the Beulah London label, which Kate is particularly fond of. And we all know that the most discreet clues about royal fashion often speak the loudest.
Carole Middleton
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For the moment, nothing has been confirmed. The Telegraph also highlighted the possibility of another contender, Jamie Earlam, who, according to her LinkedIn page, is currently the personal clothing assistant to the Wales family. Will Kate Middleton buy Ginnie Chadwyck-Healey’s expertise, or will she surprise us by choosing an unexpected candidate? The answer can’t be far away.
On August 25, 2001, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway married fellow Norwegian Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby in the charming Oslo Cathedral. The princely pair are facing challenges because of the Marius Borg case (Mette-Marit’s son has been indicted by the Prosecutor’s Office on 32 charges). Next year, however, they will celebrate their silver wedding anniversary to the astonishment of those who believed the marriage was the result of a fleeting passion.
To make the leap from commoner to princess, Mette-Marit chose the diamond Daisy tiara, one of two tiaras given to her by her in-laws, King Harald and Queen Sonia of Norway, to commemorate the event. The other headdress was worn as a choker the night before the wedding at the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. Both baubles stand out for their original design, though neither is included in rankings of the world’s most expensive tiaras, even when referring only to the ones that belong to the Norwegian royal family.
Known as the Vifte tiara (Norwegian for fan), it imitates the shape of a fan. To be more precise, it resembles the silhouette of the open surface of a winnowing fan minus a few rods and guards. In this case, the surface is strewn with diamond flowers and leaves growing towards the sun. The base is formed by a riviere strand of princess-cut diamonds. The structure is made of gold and silver.
Princess Mette-Marit of Norway with the Vifte tiara, worn as a necklace, at her pre-wedding.
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The tiara was the gift from the wealthy Alfred, Leopold, and Marie Rothschild to Princess Maud of Wales when she married the future King Haakon II of Norway in 1896, though it was long believed to have been purchased by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Maud, the princess with the narrowest waist of her generation, was a cousin of Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain, the consort of Alfonso XIII and great-grandmother of current KingFelipe VI.
In 1938, Queen Maud took all her jewels to London and died of a heart attack on November 20, following an operation due to an abdominal obstruction. It was not until 1953, coinciding with the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, that the Norwegian royal family negotiated the return of these jewels, which were distributed among the heirs of the deceased on the occasion of the marriage of then-Prince Harald to Sonia Haraldsen in 1968. The mother of the current king, Martha of Sweden died in 1954, three years before her husband, Olaf V was proclaimed king.
Queen Sonia wore the Vifte tiara on several occasions before offering it to her daughter-in-law 24 years ago. It was not one of her favorites—she has always preferred the more ostentatious ones of the House. Princess Mette-Marit has worn the tiara as a necklace at her aforementioned pre-wedding and at a gala dinner almost two decades ago. Otherwise, she has only brought it out for a 2017 gala celebrating the 80th birthdays of King Harald and Queen Sonia at the Royal Palace in Oslo.
Savings on things you’d actually wear, pieces with design, heft, and dignity. No weird colors, no leftovers, no red-tag shame.
Most sales are like the back of your fridge. Odd, unlabelled, and vaguely sticky. But occasionally, you find something genuinely good that just got pushed behind the oat milk. This week’s markdowns from Todd Snyder, Madewell, and L.L. Bean are that kind of find, well-made, good-looking pieces that aren’t on sale because they’re awful. Selvedge chinos for the price of parking in a major city. A flight jacket marked down by $450. These are the rare times the clearance rack doesn’t feel like punishment.
A hoodie that doesn’t scream “forgot to get dressed.” French terry makes it lighter and less spongey than fleece, so it reads more off-duty director than bleary-eyed errand run. At $44, it’s less than the mystery fabric ones stacked by the checkout counter.
A knit polo with attitude. The silk-cotton fabric glides like a dress shirt, with tipping that nods to vintage clubhouses and doubles matches you didn’t show up for. Sharp enough to anchor a blazer, relaxed enough for old jeans. The real version but now affordable of the long sleeve polo I wore in this piece.
Like a vacation bracelet that grew up and got a job. The handwoven texture gives you personality without yelling, and the D-ring makes it feel international, or at least not like something hanging on the end cap of the sock aisle.
Soft like a sweatshirt, structured like you had a plan. Ideal for those days when a tee feels lazy but a button-up feels like a performance. At $65, it’s a low-commitment step into luxury polos with a strong work ethic.
Houndstooth got tired of being a blazer and wanted to party. This jacket keeps the pattern but loosens the formality, landing somewhere between weekend coffee and weekday drinks. You’re saving more than you’re spending, which feels like a scam, but legal.
A sweatshirt that looks like it once knew structure. The chest pocket gives it an air of responsibility, and midweight means you won’t melt on the subway. Collar v and raglan sleeves meet my vintage sweatshirt wishlist.
These are the chinos that turn into old favorites, not sad napkins with belt loops. Japanese selvedge at this price is rare, like a free upgrade on a full flight. They wear in like denim, and they’re cut to outlive trends, and possibly you.
Makes people assume you build furniture, even if your biggest project this month was changing your Wi-Fi password. Clean lines, dark wash, hardy fabric.
Military-inspired without feeling like cosplay. Big pockets, relaxed cut, serious wearability. The kind of pants you throw on Saturday morning and realize Sunday night you never took off. Read more about the OG-107 fatigue pants and their resurgence in men’s style.
Elastic waist, yes. But with restraint. These breathe like linen should, without looking like you got separated from your tour group in Santorini. Travel-ready, couch-friendly, the perfect swap for my late summer uniform outfit.
A dependable hybrid: shirt-light, jacket-tough. Works over a tee, under a topcoat, or by itself when you’re in that weird in-between zone that meteorologists call “a mess.” Less than half price for something you’ll use like a utility knife.
Heavy-knit and straight to the point, it layers well, holds its shape, and doesn’t beg for attention. Wear it with shorts on a late-summer beach or under a Barbour jacket when the fall weather rolls in.
Washed cotton, patch pockets, and a drawstring waist give these shorts a laid-back utility feel. The 8-inch inseam suits most builds, and the shape holds up well through repeat wear. A solid everyday option when the weather calls for simple and comfortable.
Comfort that handles AC blasts, hardware store stops, and everything in between.
Late August behaves like a moody houseguest: sunny one moment, wrapped in fleece the next, always “thinking about heading out” but never actually leaving. You open the door and it’s hot. You come back inside and now you need a blanket. Plans show up, cancel, then show up again wearing different shoes. Somewhere in all of this, you’re supposed to get dressed. For home. For errands. For a dinner that might be tacos or might just be someone texting “next time!” at 6:47 p.m.
It’s real clothes that whisper “loungewear” if you lean in close enough. The solution is absurdly simple and I refuse to feel smug about it, but here we are:
A little less jogger, a little more dress pants thanks to the stripes and texture.
$$$ Taylor Stitch Apres Pants One of the modern OGs in the pull-on-but-I’m-still-trying pants space. The Sashiko texture elevates these to something noteworthy.
$$$$ Faherty Dune Utility Pants Closest match to the ones I’m wearing in full size run and better quality.
Any list of fashion icons—the women who continue, unabated, to influence and inspire the looks of today—should include Grace Kelly. Her outfits and accessories, always exuding a unique and old-fashioned elegance, are repeatedly repurposed by celebrities and non-celebrities alike. Now, it seems Kelly’s own granddaughter Camille Gottlieb has been enchanted by her grandmother’s inexhaustible charm.
On the beach during a recent vacation in Corsica, the influencer picked up one of the iconic accessories from Alfred Hitchcock’s muse, the headscarf, repurposing it in a contemporary key.
Grace Kelly and her husband, Prince Rainier III, while attending the Olympic rowing competitions in 1960.
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It’s not hard to find photos of Kelly with a colorful and fanciful silk handkerchief knotted under her chin, and now Gottlieb is also sporting one. However, the granddaughter made a slight alteration, tying it behind her head for a modern and sunny allure.
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She is wearing a floral scarf with a burgundy background, with flowers in different shades —orange, blue and yellow—paired with a knit cover-up in a color reminiscent of sand and a ruffled bikini. It’s coordinated with numerous pieces of jewelry: a necklace with a turquoise and gold pendant and a series of earrings, hoops with a diamond sunburst charm and crab-shaped studs with pink stones, to complete the seaside atmosphere.
“Pure happiness,” was the caption that the daughter of PrincessStéphanie wrote under the roundup of photos posted on Instagram, and where she mentioned some of her favorite things: sunshine, love, a dog, pétanque (the French equivalent of bocce), stars, and family.
This is not the first time Gottlieb has been inspired by her grandmother. At last month’s Red Cross Ball, she arrived in a dress inspired by one of Kelly’s most iconic outfits, the famous black-and-white dress worn in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film Rear Window, which was designed by Edith Head.
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These days, boots are made for more than just walking. Returning as this year’s hottest accessory, cowboy boots have sparked a global phenomenon as the obsession with western style (or “Hoity Tonk Style,” as we’ve coined it) has become a wardrobe staple…
While launching a new website and rebranding If Only If, Campbell has kept the heart and soul of the company intact. She still works with the same family-run supplier her mom partnered with 15 years ago. “Our growth has been their growth, which has been really amazing,” she says. Meanwhile, the brand still carries the two styles her mom launched with — the Julia, a full-length gown with wide sleeves, and the Anna, which boasts a plunging, lace-adorned neckline. Campbell also strives to carry on Falkner’s founding tenet: To create well-made nightgowns — or “nighties,” as she refers to them — at prices that reflect their craftsmanship and quality. Most styles cost between $100 and $300, while the 100% silk satin style is priced above that range.
Most men own sharp clothes they barely see. Swap the hiding spots for prime real estate, flood your sightlines with the good stuff, and fresh outfit ideas will appear before the coffee finishes brewing.
“Hi Andrew, do you have anything that talks about the best way to organize a closet? What to hang, what to fold, how it should be laid out, etc? I want to redo my closet and I have no idea where to start.” – Primer reader Chris S.
What you’ll hear most often: hang what wrinkles, fold what stretches. This approach has been recommended for generations by fathers and professional cleaners.
Their logic is simple: shirts, suits, jackets, and items made from linen or rayon are best hung to avoid wrinkling that looks like they were stored in a clenched fist. Heavy sweaters and thick knits are folded because hanging them can distort the shoulders and cause them to lose shape. T-shirts? Folded. Tossed in drawers. Forgotten. Replaced with more t-shirts. It’s the circle of life, but with worse music.
That system works if the goal is to preserve the garment. But sometimes preservation is only half the equation. The other half is actually wearing the thing.
Here’s what I’ve come to believe: a closet functions as a compact visual catalog. The more you see, the quicker your mind can see patterns and latch onto ideas. The less you see, the easier it is to forget what you own.
This problem is specifically an issue in a community you might not expect to be on the cutting edge of wardrobe planning: people with ADHD, myself included. ADHD brains, according to every article that features a cheerful graphic of a cartoon brain juggling clocks, are wired for “out of sight, out of mind.” Meaning, if they can’t see it, it doesn’t exist. Not metaphorically. Literally. They don’t own it. Never did. Never saw it. Who are you?
Organization experts who specialize in ADHD-friendly design say you need to hang the things you need to see to make decisions. Use clear bins instead of solid drawers. Maintain general categories, keep items visible. Scan-ability is the new sacred metric.
This, it turns out, is a good system for everyone, even the neurotypical men with six identical pairs of pants and a sincere confusion about what the big deal here is. When visibility goes up, mental friction goes down.
You waste less time hunting. You wear more of what you already own. You stop buying duplicates because you thought you lost something that was actually just behind a stack of hoodies from college.
To apply this practically, rethink the priorities:
You want to be able to see your foundational pieces immediately, and ideally grouped by what they are. Shirts with shirts. Pants with pants. Group and hang similar types together and by dressiness level.
Items that require no decision like socks, undershirts, or gym shorts can be out of sight in drawers. Same for belts and other items you will grab regardless of mood. Drawers are suited for items that you select quickly and routinely.
Cut down on visual chaos. Use one color of hanger. Group items by category or color within their type. It’s calming. Like looking into a well-behaved crayon box. The advantage, like crayons, is you know exactly where something is supposed to be based on already seeing where everything else is.
These priorities will shift what you hang:
I now hang things like jeans, chinos, casual button-ups, and graphic tees. The kind of things clothing care experts would gasp about with a pinky up over a Chardonnay spritzer. But the alternative is letting them languish in a drawer like cast members of a buried alive horror movie.
What’s worse: slightly stretched denim or never wearing half your pants? I’ve made my peace with my choice prioritizing utility.
Folding still has its place. However, traditional stacked folding allows you to see only the top item. This limits visibility of the remaining items. File folding, where garments are folded and stand vertically in a drawer like file folders, greatly improves visibility. You see everything and you pick without digging.
Now for the crown jewel: Hot and Cold Zones.
Most men have never heard of this. It sounds like something a pickup artist uses to divide and conquer a club. But it’s actually a brilliant way to organize your closet based on visibility and effort.
Hot zones are the parts of your closet that are easy to see and reach. These are the areas you access daily. Cold zones include high shelves, floor corners, and that strange pocket in the back behind your partner’s ski gear, among other areas.
The trick is to use the physical shape of your closet to define these zones. The idea is to give your best real estate to the core items you’re choosing when building an outfit and place everything else into less prime areas. This is how your closet becomes a tool instead of a storage unit you paid up for in advance and forgot about.
For me, my hot and cold zones proved to be opposite of what I assumed them to be. I used to keep shirts and jackets on the top rod and pants on the bottom, the default approach for most people. Flipping them, shirts and jackets below and pants above, made the whole rack easier to read. Looking down, collars, patterns, and pockets present themselves clearly, looking up colors and fabric weight line up in a way that makes comparisons quick.
The change was noticeable for me, it sped up choices and broadened what I reach for, and it’s an easy experiment to run in your space (your eye height and lighting may steer a different result).
A few more practical upgrades:
Start with category, not color. Put like with like. Jackets with jackets. Pants with pants. Once you’ve done that, then you can group by dress level (casual button ups together then dress shirts) and finally a loose ordering by color. It helps you see combinations. You go from “What do I wear?” to “Ooh, that works.” Which, in adult life, is a kind of luxury.
Next, hangers. Toss the wiry free ones and the rainbow-colored plastic ones from your college move-in day. Get a matched set like wood. It reduces unnecessary visual distraction when scanning, and will help your clothes last longer, which is the least we could do for the screaming clothing care experts.
Use double rods if you’re short on space. Install a valet hook to stage outfits. Move seasonal stuff to high shelves. Use clear bins or baskets for small items. Label them if it helps.
And once you’ve got it all set up, maintain it. I do a 5 minute reset weekly. Turn the hangers the right way. Re-stack what’s toppled. Move neglected items forward.
There’s also the reverse hanger trick: start with all hangers backward, then flip them after you wear something. By the end of the season, you’ll know exactly what to keep and what to donate.
All of this adds up to something bigger than just a neat closet. It builds a dressing environment that encourages readiness. You start your day faster. You feel more put together. You stop wearing the same three shirts repeatedly.
So try one thing this week: identify your hot and cold zones or hang your jeans. File-fold your t-shirts. See if getting dressed feels just a little less like a pop quiz and more like a win. That’s the goal. And if not, you can always wear the same three shirts again. No one’s judging. Except maybe your closet.
