T’s March 8 Men’s Fashion Issue

Highlights

The Designer Changing How We Think About Fashion and Race in America
Kerby Jean-Raymond’s political, narratively rich designs for Pyer Moss presaged today’s gestures at activism on the runway. He still has much more to say.
By M.H. Miller
CreditPhoto by Michelle Sank. Styled by Jason Rider
Cover Story: The Forward March of Men’s Fashion
Utilitarian pieces and bondage-inspired accessories make for a radical new look, conferring strength in a harsh world.
By Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott and Ibrahim Kamara
CreditPhoto by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Styled by Ibrahim Kamara
The Tulip Revivalist
On her estate in the English countryside, one horticultural historian is cultivating a small empire of almost extinct varieties that once bloomed centuries ago.
By Nancy Hass
CreditSimon Upton
By Design
A Farmhouse Fantasy Tucked in the Woods of Upstate New York
The interior designer Billy Cotton imbued a couple’s old Greek Revival home with European antiques, Americana-inspired accents — and an easygoing mood that recalls the region’s agrarian heyday.
By Tom Delavan
CreditStephen Kent Johnson

Spring Fashion: Where Tailoring Meets Sportswear
On the streets of New York, blazers of all kinds and casual separates are on a collision course.
By Pascal Gambarte and Avena Gallagher
CreditPhoto by Pascal Gambarte. Styled by Avena Gallagher
In Fashion
The Architect Making Conceptual Art Out of Buildings
In exploring the contradictions between private and public, interior and exterior, constructed and natural, Sou Fujimoto has offered his own definition for what design should be.
By Nikil Saval
CreditBenjamin Hosking
What a Man Wants … to Wear
Gabriela Hearst joins a select group of women who, in addition to designing for their fellow women, are dreaming up clothes for men.
By Alice Newell-Hanson
CreditPhoto by Fumi Nagasaka. Styled by Alex Tudela
Notes on the Culture
Spring Fashion: Classic Tailoring Goes Off-Road
Polished men’s wear — from spare suiting to colorful trench coats — gets remade with the rebellious spirit of motocross.
By Kristin-Lee Moolman and Jacob K
CreditPhoto by Kristin-Lee Moolman. Styled by Jacob K
In Fashion
An Artist Whose Muse Is Loneliness
Haegue Yang seeks isolation and then mines the accompanying confusion to reflect on the nature of belonging.
By Zoë Lescaze
CreditShane Lavalette
Arts and Letters

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Of a Kind
Kenzo Takada’s Antique Artifacts
The designer, who founded the Kenzo label in 1970, relishes the storytelling powers of these ancient objects.
By John Wogan and Illustrations by Aurore de La Morinerie
Notes on the Culture
On the Cliffs of Italy, a Fortress for Rent
Forte San Giorgio, dating to the 16th century, is the rare Italian monument in which you can stay overnight.
By Sydney Rende
Letter from the Editor
T’s Spring Men’s Fashion Issue: Their Way
A rebel shows us it’s possible, and that is something we can all find hope in: Never compromise, never concede.
By Hanya Yanagihara
Making It
How Floral Arrangements Began to Take Over the Table — and the Entire Room
In recent years, once-tidy bouquets have become boundless, their diverse tangles of blooms, branches and weeds looking ever more like art installations.
By Nancy Hass
T Introduces
The Designer Making Surprisingly Humanoid Sculptural Ceramics
Jeremy Anderson, the co-founder of the modernist lighting studio Apparatus, is molding a space for himself with a collection of porcelain and stoneware vessels.
By Julia Felsenthal
Notes on the Culture
The Bard of American Privilege
The playwright Richard Greenberg has dedicated himself to chronicling urban elites. With his two new shows, he’s re-entering the theater in a heightened cultural moment.
By Kurt Soller
Notes on the Culture
The Chefs Reviving the Classic Parisian Brasserie
Gone are the days of pricey steak frites — but at Brasserie Rosie, friendly, homey dishes make a strong case for a French dining institution’s return.
By Dayna Evans
Mini Market
Spring’s Most Appealing Mules for Men
This season, the humble slip-on comes in bright blue hues, supple leather and python.
Inside a Couple’s Tranquil Greek Revival Home in Upstate New York
After purchasing an old farmhouse in Andes, N.Y., Thomas Christos Kikis and Derek Curl recruited the designer Billy Cotton to reshape its interiors.
Profile in Style
The Designer Ushering in a New Era for Lanvin
Bruno Sialelli has infused France’s oldest continually operating fashion house with a youthful energy, bringing together medieval motifs and manga.
By Lindsay Talbot