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When Upside-down Logic Makes Sense

The Hungarian Countess Louise J. Esterhazy was a revered — and feared — chronicler of the highs — and generally lows — of fashion, society, culture and more. It seems the Esterhazy clan by nature is filled with strong opinions, because WWD Weekend has been contacted by the Countess’ long-lost nephew, the Baron Louis J. Esterhazy, who has written from Europe to express his abhorrence of numerous modern fashion and cultural developments. The Baron’s pen is as sharp as his late aunt’s and here is his latest column on logic — or the lack thereof. Over the years I am frequently knocked sideways and often amused at what one can only best describe as wildly “odd ball” logic. Yet many a time there’s a weird type of intellectual rigor about it, despite it being entirely wrong.I recently was chatting with a Turkish friend who has lived in the U.S. for years. She described how she was accompanying her aged parents on a road trip down the Eastern Seaboard. At one point, with her...
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Dakota Johnson Goes Strapless in Valentino for the Red Sea International Film Festival 2025 Red Carpet

Dakota Johnson nodded to the cutout trend with her Valentino dress at the Red Sea International Film Festival opening night red carpet on Thursday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The “Splittsville” star wore a strapless black dress with a plunging neckline and cutouts at either side of the waistline, transitioning to a cutout between the bodice and skirt at the back. Black fabric bound the bodice and sleek skirt together, while a thigh-high slit up the front of the skirt added further dimension to the overall look. Dakota Johnson attends the opening night red carpet for “Giant” at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2025 on Dec. 4, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Getty Images for The Red Sea International Film Festival Johnson matched the mystique of her look with a pair of pointed-toe black patent leather slingback pumps courtesy of Paris Texas. With a muted and subdued sartorial statement, Johnson chose to add sparkle to her look via accessories. The actress wore a pair of statement chand...

Béis and Chipotle Collaborate on 11-piece ‘To Go’ Collection of Travel Essentials

Béis and Chipotle Mexican Grill have come together just in time for the holiday season. The travel brand and restaurant company have partnered on an 11-piece capsule collection of travel essentials, available beginning at 6 a.m. PT on the Béis app and at 9 a.m. PT on Béis official website on Monday. “We’re longtime Chipotle fans here at Béis and were excited to approach clever design in a new, fresh way through this collaboration,” Adeela Hussain Johnson, Béis chief executive officer, said in a statement. Béis x Chipotle Courtesy of Béis “Our goal was simple: create elevated silhouettes inspired by real Chipotle takeout habits that become an authentic part of superfans’ rotation. We’ve taken the function and the art of carrying your essentials to the next level. After all, during the busy holiday season and beyond, having your Chipotle burritos and bowls with you hands-free is a must.” Ranging in price from $18 to $378, the Béis x Chipotle collaboration features a range of travel produ...

Christiani Pitts Brings ‘Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)’ Home to Broadway

In the opening scene of “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),” lifelong New Yorker Robin gets to see her hometown through the eyes of an outsider. Cardboard sign in hand, she meets Dougal, a young Brit, at the airport, who’s arrived in town for his estranged father’s wedding to Robin’s sister. Before you know it, the pair are en route to Manhattan and Dougal is belting out his excitement for the Big Apple in a catchy pop-song tribute to the city.  Costars Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts have moved well beyond the strangers stage as Broadway costars. The show has a two-person cast, and the pair share the stage for practically the entire runtime. The new musical lands on Broadway after a well-received run in London’s West End, followed by a production in Cambridge, Mass., this past summer. “ Which was so low key compared to this,” says Pitts, who starred in the Stateside production along with Tutty, who began the Dougal role in London. “ The stakes are higher in a lot of beau...

Queen Camilla Dons Historic Sapphire Brooch for the German State Visit to the United Kingdom

Queen Camilla married contemporary royal style with historic reverence in an Anna Valentine coat and diamond and sapphire brooch for the official state visit and welcome ceremony for German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender on Wednesday in London and Windsor, England. For the official royal engagement, the U.K.’s queen consort wore a sapphire Anna Valentine coat, featuring an asymmetrical front placket with a scalloped design, which also carried over to the sleeves of the garment. Queen Camilla and King Charles III prepare to receive German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender at Datchet Road in Windsor, England. Getty Images Queen Camilla coordinated her coat with a hat designed by Philip Treacy. The hat was designed with sinuous lines and featured feathery embellishments to one side, continuing the asymmetrical aesthetic design of the British royal family member’s look. The queen consort broke up her monochrome blue look with a...

Martha Stewart Dethrones Sydney Sweeney as New American Eagle Campaign Star. Her Latest Recipe? Jeans.

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. “Dress your bird how you’d want to be dressed — in buttery-soft, stretch denim,” Martha Stewart tells us, with a healthy portion of sultriness in her voice, via a recently posted video on American Eagle’s Instagram. It’s official: The 84-year-old media maven and lifestyle guru can add “jeans ambassador” to her extensive resume, usurping Sydney Sweeney’s spot as American Eagle’s latest campaign star. Will Stewart’s proclamations about the label’s jeans being gift-worthy to the max generate as many headlines as Sweeney’s notorious “has great jeans” ad (you know the one)? Only time will tell. What we do know for certain is that the tastemaker is coming in hot with no shortage of inspiration for denim gifts that are “giving,” in her words: featuring what she calls the “perfect fit,” both size-wise and in regards to fitting the needs of every last person on yo...

Lilly Pulitzer Is Hungry for the Future. Its Spring 2026 Collection, Though, Reaches Back Into the Archives.

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. The seaplane whizzing above Lilly Pulitzer’s spring 2026 runway show, staged at Key West’s classy, upscale Casa Marina hotel, was no coincidence. The Lilly team — detail-obsessed and lighthearted all at once — used the opening detail to honor one of their brand founder’s most iconic, caught-on-camera moments, when Pulitzer is seen dashing out of a just-landed plane, circa 1963, with multiple fabric swatches in hand. While the grand entrance’s significance went over the heads (literally and figuratively) of many of the show’s front-row attendees, it was clearly taken straight from the archives, just like the SS26 Lilly Pulitzer launch at large. The label’s Vintage Vault is as extensive as you can imagine, with many of the original (and now-reissued) prints having been hand-painted right in Key West, making the presentation a kind of homecoming. Th...