What Is Ye Trying to Tell Us Now?

When Ye speaks, his fans listen. Even if they have no idea what the heck he’s saying. This was on display in recent weeks as the artist formerly known as Kanye West released another crop of clothes through his Yzy Supply web shop, including a number of austere pieces with Cyrillic and Greek lettering on…

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Pete Hegseth Dresses for Defense

He may be President-elect Donald J. Trump’s most “unconventional” cabinet nominee (in the words of Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee), but when Pete Hegseth took his seat in room G50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building for his confirmation hearing as Secretary of Defense, he looked…

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Adult Bonnets Are The Winter Hat of the Moment

Each winter, it’s often the case that a specific cold-weather accessory — a rainbow-check scarf, for example — comes to define the season. This year that item appears to be a knit hat that could be described as a baby bonnet for adults. It also evokes a balaclava, leading some sellers to christen it the…

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Are the New Balance Snoafers Hideous or Genius?

Some shoes we simply wear. Others, we debate endlessly. New Balance’s mutant 1906L is clearly in the latter category. Introduced last year, New Balance’s shoe is a mash-up of a sneaker and a loafer, christened the “Snoafer” by the internet. It’s a mutt-like design caught in the liminal space between informal and formal. Whatever else…

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