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2 months ago | editorialist.com | Brinley Knopf

Every September and February, New York Fashion Week is when we get our first look at the trends that matter, not only from the runways but from the showgoers themselves—and what they're wearing. This season, hosiery was huge. After years of going sans stockings, the week saw scads of hose-clad attendees legging it down snow-covered streets, delivering a plethora of tight styling ideas.

2 months ago | editorialist.com | Brinley Knopf

Charleston, South Carolina, is picture-perfect. Centered around its tallest steeple, from the Battery to a bevy of historical landmarks tucked between tall palms and rows of clapboard houses, there's no end to its old-fashioned charm. Heading to the Lowcountry soon? Don't give packing another thought. We've asked a local for advice on what to wear in Charleston, leaving you much more time to stop and smell the blue, blue hydrangeas spilling from every flower box.

Apr 12, 2024 | coveteur.com | Maraya Fisher |Brinley Knopf |Nicole Kliest |Seth Jubb

This is the first year since Obama was president that I will have Coachella fomo. Maybe it’s the current cultural obsession with 2014, the year I saw Neutral Milk Hotel play right before Lana Del Rey—the 30-year-old NMH fans making snide comments about the flower-crowned teens waiting for their queen as they fled the area after the final theremin flourish. That same year, Debbie Harry crashed the Arcade Fire set to sing a mash-up of "Heart of Glass" and "Sprawl II" (I sobbed).

Apr 10, 2024 | coveteur.com | Ama Kwarteng |Camille Freestone |Brinley Knopf

Are there any scents you’re drawn to in that same way, that bring out a specific part of yourself? AY: “I've always loved the scent of rose. I use rose oil on my body whenever I’m at a spa. And I love to spray lavender on my bed when I go to sleep. That’s what actually attracted me to this [Mugler] scent—the jasmine. I’m obsessed with florals.”What does this new Mugler scent bring out of you? AY: “This scent really makes me feel like I'm moving in slow motion, like a panther.

Feb 20, 2024 | coveteur.com | Andie Eisen |Camille Freestone |Sarah Kiernan |Brinley Knopf

Wednesday, February 7th“You look new,” a man told me after offering to light my cigarette outside the Interview Mag x Equinox party at Casino. I couldn’t tell if this was a dig at my arguably parochial turtleneck or if the post-flight fatigue gave me an uncharacteristically dazed air. I doubt it was a compliment—I’ve never heard of a nearly 30-year-old ingénue. Either way, he wasn’t wrong: this was my first time at New York Fashion Week. I’d arrived at the event at 11 p.m., fresh from LAX.