Since the day I shaved it off, my wigs have sat in a box under my wardrobe-I haven't so much as looked at them. The finishing flourish, however, is all Kristen. Yet the beginning of my story, of how I developed alopecia, is hazy, suppressed by years of denial. It seems the Vogue consensus is to bring some of those easygoing wardrobe essentials with us as we all return to the World Trade Center....

Suddenly, though, my appearance was everything. And it strikes me as something-not discussed by this show, but absolutely visible-that there were centuries upon centuries, from the middle ages through the 18th century, when European menswear fashion for men in power just kept pointing at the penis. I didn't want to feel placed in an outfit-I wanted to feel an elevated elegance, and like it's...

The first layer of the dress was cut from a silk crepe back satin in a shade Gurung describes as New York pink-it's not a bright pink, it's almost like it has a light film of dust on it, he explains. It was then topped off with an ethereal, cloak-like double layer of transparent silk tulle, hand-embroidered with crystals, sequins, and bugle beads that Gurung and his team were sewing into the...

Whenever I wear a dressier blazer like this pinstriped, double-breasted style by Indigenous artist Justine Woods, I tend to wear it with black dress pants and dress shoes. Too obvious! As Sebastien Tellier has shown, you can also dress down an uptown jacket with light-blue jeans and a baseball cap, and it still looks totally polished. Much of the magic of 2022's Oscars wouldn't have been...

Given that they rose to the occasion of the Oscars, it's safe to say they only have a bright future ahead on the step and repeat. I am thrilled to have a reason to get gussied up because, to be honest, getting dressed for a Zoom screen just didn't really do it for me. It wasn't until I walked into Paks that I realized wearing a wig didn't have to be a heavy experience. Over the past few years,...