Accessories
How a Handbag Becomes a Cultural Object
A handbag begins as a practical proposition: a place to carry things.
Bloom Society / THE JOURNAL
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Fashion
The Little Black Dress Has Never Meant Just One Thing
The little black dress is often described as though it were a single object with a stable meaning.
Living
When the Bedroom Becomes a Place for Couture
A bed is one of the largest visual surfaces in a bedroom, yet bedding is often chosen as if it were a small practical afterthought.
Designers
Why Fashion Keeps Returning to Its Archives
An archive gives a fashion house something more substantial than a mood board.
Shopping
Before the investment piece, ask the ordinary questions
Price and prestige cannot decide whether something belongs in your life.
Runway
Look past the first runway image
A collection becomes more interesting when you follow the ideas that repeat.
Designers
The names behind the 2026 LVMH Prize honours
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Living
A working wardrobe beyond the uniform
Build around the demands of your week, with space for your own point of view.
Accessories
The everyday bag, considered properly
Shape matters. So does getting your keys out with one hand.
Accessories
Let one accessory lead
A study in restraint, with permission for something a little unusual.
Living
Define success before the world does it for you.
A more personal conversation about ambition, time and the life around your work.
Culture
Looking slowly is a skill worth keeping.
An invitation to spend more time with one work of art.
Style Diaries
An Introduction Beyond Your Job Title
Work can be part of an identity without providing its entire vocabulary.
Living
A better question to take into your next meeting.
Replace the urge to sound certain with the effort to understand.