Or the bursting archive of the Times’s own Bill Cunningham, the late, great “On the Street” columnist, who was as much an anthropologist of New York’s rare birds of style as he was a photographer. You never know what you’ll find in places like that. His family was shocked to find he’d left behind a memoir, typed and ready. As I reported this week, his surprise book, “Fashion Climbing,” will be published in the fall.
Of course, the world doesn’t stop when it snows; neither does the news. Dior announced the latest in designer shake-ups Monday morning: Its longtime men’s designer, Kris Van Assche, is stepping down, and the former Louis Vuitton men’s artistic director, Kim Jones, will take his place. On Thursday, word arrived that Lanvin’s new owners are parting ways with Olivier Lapidus, its beleaguered artistic director, and installing a new chief executive. Lawsuits are flying in the case of Who Really Owns the Bamboo It Bag, as small companies and big ones fight for the right to make and market a number of very similar-looking purses. (Alternate headline: “Whose 1940s Japanese Picnic Basket Is It, Anyway?”)
What could next week possibly hold? I don’t know, he said hopefully, sun?
The Story Behind the Image
Fantastical Hair Sculptures From the Detroit Club Scene: The extreme hairstyling showcase Hair Wars came to New York, with a parade of gravity-defying creations. See the towering — and, in some cases, illuminated, St. Patrick’s Day-themed, spinning or musical-instrument-shaped — looks in our slide show.
Your Style Questions, Answered
Every week on Open Thread, we will answer a reader’s fashion-related question, which you can send to us anytime via email or Twitter. Questions are edited and condensed.
Q: I am passionate about the overlap of fashion and sustainability and am interested in transforming my wardrobe to collect sustainable pieces. I struggle, as most of these items are expensive. How do you suggest I go about curating a sustainable — but not super-high-priced — wardrobe? — Neeharika, San Francisco
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