Is it possible to call an election based on clothes? This is the kind of question that occupies my mind as I sit idly by the pool on vacation in the weird fallow period before the next big political event begins in the US: the presidential race.
Weird, I know. Some people watch clouds and see ice-cream cones and bunnies; I watch clouds and see donkeys and elephants. But I know I’m not the only one. Read more
What are we to make of the fashion industry’s focus on ageing women?
First came the book Advanced Style by photographer Ari Seth Cohen, a visual ode to the beauty of the over-60s. Then came the revelation that the Parisian brand Lanvin was featuring Jacquie ‘Tajah’ Murdock, an 82-year-old model, in its autumn/winter campaign. Read more
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Vanessa has been the FT’s fashion editor since 2003, and is based in New York, though she lived in London for 12 years.
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