Fashion Month—which kicks off with New York Fashion Week before moving on to London, Milan, and, as of this week, Paris—is a flurry of shows, events, dinners, and parties (assuming you’re lucky enough to attend). Unfortunately, it’s rarely as riveting for those following from afar. These days, “reviews are mainly fluff pieces,” as designer and... See more

I still sometimes think about Timothée’s 2025 SAG speech—his casual comparisons of actors and athletes, as if making art were no different than playing a sport with objective wins and measurable outcomes. “I know we’re in a subjective business, but the truth is, I’m really in pursuit of greatness,” he said, at once understanding the contradiction... See more

Though nobody’s asking to go and chase Pokémon around the city in 2026, there are lessons to be learned about the value of big, flashy moments for cultivating communal experiences. “Fashion can learn from 2016’s embrace of spectacle as a uniting force,” Cummins says.