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T Magazine

T's Aug. 20 Women's Fashion Issue

Highlights

  1. For Dua Lipa, Just Being a Pop Star Isn’t Enough

    Though the singer has maintained a strict line between her music and her private life, she’s leveraging her personal passions in a bid to become a media mogul.

     By Kurt SollerLuis Alberto Rodriguez and Carlos Nazario

    The pop star Dua Lipa, photographed in Paris on May 25, 2023, wears a Gucci coat (with brooch), $12,900, pants, $5,200, sunglasses, $695, and shoes, $1,250, gucci.com; and Skims bra, $34, skims.com.
    CreditPhotograph by Luis Alberto Rodriguez. Styled by Carlos Nazario

  2. Fall’s Sinuous New Silhouettes

    From ruched silk to crisp box pleats, expertly draped dresses and separates make a refined statement this season.

     By Bharat Sikka and Raphael Hirsch

    From left: Versace dress, price on request, versace.com; Balenciaga earrings, $1,200, balenciaga.com; Gui Rosa shoes, $640, guirosa.com; and stylist’s own bracelets and tights. Versace top, $6,500, and skirt, $5,500; Gui Rosa shoes, $840; Balenciaga earrings; model’s own nose ring (worn throughout); and stylist’s own bracelets and tights. Ferragamo dress, $3,800, ferragamo.com; Gui Rosa shoes, $840; and stylist’s own bracelets and tights.
    CreditPhotograph by Bharat Sikka. Styled by Raphael Hirsch

  1. This Season, Feminine Styles Have a Rough Edge

    Fall’s fashion is deliberately imperfect, with frayed hemlines, see-through dresses and floor-dusting pants.

     By Jessica Madavo and Delphine Danhier

    CreditPhotograph by Jessica Madavo. Styled by Delphine Danhier
    In Fashion

  2. Yes, These Gays Are Trying to Murder You

    Queer villains are all over our screens these days. What do they have to say?

     By Mark Harris

    The gay villain isn’t new, just newly relevant: The American writer Patricia Highsmith’s midcentury murderer Tom Ripley (here, played by Matt Damon in “The Talented Mr. Ripley” [1999]) certainly applies — Andrew Scott will recreate the character in a forthcoming Netflix series.
    CreditMPTV

  3. Where Did All the Broadway Sets Go?

    Elaborate theater backdrops are disappearing in favor of bare-bones productions.

     By Isaac Butler and Mari Maeda and Yuji Oboshi

    CreditPhotograph by Mari Maeda and Yuji Oboshi. Set design by Theresa Rivera
    on design

  4. Want to Buy This Painting? First, You’ll Have to Audition.

    A younger, more diverse generation of artists are demanding a greater say in which collectors end up with their work.

     By M.H. Miller

    CreditCourtesy of Trenton Doyle Hancock and James Cohan, New York. Photo: Izzy Leung
    Notes On The Culture

  5. In the Swedish Countryside, a Home With Space to Think

    A creative couple have transformed a former schoolhouse into a minimalist live-work space that spurs their art — and reflects it, too.

     By Nancy Hass and Mikael Olsson

    CreditMikael Olsson

  1. Florists Take to the Floor

    Designers are ditching vases in favor of dramatic arrangements on the ground.

     By Alexa Brazilian and Kyoko Hamada

    An arrangement of pincushion proteas, cockscombs, carnations, rattail statice, several varieties of gerbera and Sarracenia (a.k.a. pitcher plants) by the floral designer Emily Thompson.
    CreditPhotograph by Kyoko Hamada. Set design by Leilin Lopez-Toledo

  2. Pharrell Williams Shares His Inspirations, From Henry Taylor to ‘Jabberjaw’

    The multifaceted producer, designer and new creative director of men’s wear at Louis Vuitton gives T a glimpse of his creative world.

     By M.H. Miller

    CreditErik Ian
    Profile in Style

  3. Is Ice the Ultimate Luxury?

    Americans, in particular, tend to think of frozen water as essential. But this seemingly ubiquitous commodity is no longer something we can take for granted.

     By Ligaya Mishan and Esther Choi

    From left: frozen peony petals, berry-shaped ice atop an ice-enclosed plate, ice cube candles and delphinium spray flowers inside sheet ice.
    CreditPhotograph by Esther Choi. Set design by Martin Bourne. Food styling by Suea
    Food Matters

  4. Martha Rosler Wants to Know Why We Still Aren’t Outraged

    Since the 1960s, the artist has channeled her wit and her conscience into works that face American injustice head-on.

     By Alice Newell-Hanson and Sean Donnola

    The artist Martha Rosler, photographed in the garden behind her studio in Brooklyn on May 30, 2023.
    CreditSean Donnola
    arts and letters

  5. This St. Louis House Is a Pattern-Filled Time Portal to the ’80s

    In her home, the artist Katherine Bernhardt conjures the giddy heyday of the Memphis design group.

     By Kate Guadagnino and Emiliano Granado

    By painting the back of the house pink, Bernhardt channeled the architect Luis Barragán. The tiles in the barbecue area were inspired by a subway station in Brescia, Italy, that Nathalie Du Pasquier transformed last year in collaboration with the ceramics company Mutina.
    CreditEmiliano Granado
    By Design

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  5. Market Report

    Make Room for the Bucket Bag

    The classic accessory returns in styles ranging from sturdy to slouchy.

    By Mari Maeda and Yuji Oboshi

     
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  7. People, Places, Things

    Caviar Gets Even More Refined

    Plus: fashion inspired by fruit, Scandinavian-style glass lamps and more from T’s cultural compendium.

     
  8. Letter from the Editor

    Can One Artist Do Everything?

    Out of curiosity — or necessity — more creative people are trying their hand at multiple genres.

    By Hanya Yanagihara

     

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