Fashion Side Quests
The Row sample sale, rich girl manicures, uncovering Charvet's fabric mill, sourcing runway combs, social season dressing, and more.
In case you missed it, here are all the rabbit holes and side quests I’ve taken in the last few weeks…
When Chanel teams up with Charvet to create a tuxedo shirt that costs $4,350, you’ve got to ask: what’s really being sold here—fabric, brand, or belonging? This isn’t luxury as we knew it; it’s access encrypted in a price tag. Dive into how the new era of luxury is less about craftsmanship and more about the invite:
“Charvet sources its top-tier cotton from a Swiss mill called ALUMO. It’s on their made-to-measure floor in the fabric bolts. And if you order a shirt from Chava, guess what? You’re getting that same fabric from that same mill. (The Row also used to use ALUMO, but now uses Canclini Italian cotton). So the quality argument can’t really be made here — it’s strictly Chanel markup.”
- From The $4350 Shirt of It All
What does your manicure actually say about you? One new at-home nail brand broke the code, turning nail polish into a sign-of-life-sorted identity. Explore how Celisse’s launch rewrote the rules of beauty:
“Who understands what women want to wear better than women themselves? If you’ve never lived in a woman’s body, then what exactly are you creating, your fantasy, or ours?”
- From All-Girl Army, Part I
If I took one thing from Fashion Month, it’s that I’m tired of all these men. The world is already full of men telling women what to do — must we really let them dominate what we wear, too? Blazy for Chanel was God-tier, sure, but it doesn’t compensate for the glaring imbalance. The scale has tipped too far:
