Raquel Laneri

Raquel Laneri is a writer and editor in Brooklyn, NY. She has written about culture and fashion for Newsweek, ELLE.com, Forbes, and The New Inquiry, among other publications.

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EVER AFTER

Fashion Is Having a Fairy Tale Moment

Dreamy examples from the runway, ‘Star Wars’ trends, and a new exhibition show how fashion is escaping raw, modern reality for the realm of fantasy.

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Threads

You Can’t Re-create a Fashion Great

The decision to use Zac Posen to recustomize the brilliance of fashion designer Charles James may make financial sense—but it’s an insult to James’s memory and aesthetic.

Raquel Laneri

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Sci-Fi Couture

The Year In Fashion Tech

From germ-repelling jackets and dresses that change color to a sweater that tells you about the sheep you're wearing, here are the most exciting—and life-changing—innovations of 2014.

Raquel Laneri

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Wardrobe Master

De La Renta: First Ladies’ First Choice

From Jacqueline Kennedy to Michelle Obama—via Nancy Reagan and Laura Bush—Oscar de la Renta created regal dresses for American first ladies.

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Tutu Couture

How High Fashion Saved the Ballet

The classical arts are having a tough time—labor disputes, slashed budgets, and a struggle to fill seats. But the New York City Ballet seems to have found the answer: Valentino.

Raquel Laneri

Raquel Laneri

Fashion Is Having a Fairy Tale Moment

You Can’t Re-create a Fashion Great

The Year In Fashion Tech

De La Renta: First Ladies’ First Choice

How High Fashion Saved the Ballet

Wearables Hit the Runway at Fashion Week

Scarlet Is the New Black

The End of Gendered Fashion

How Lingerie Got Sexy

Halston & Warhol: Ultimate Power-Pop Duo