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Dior wants you to rethink the possibilities of embroidery. For the fashion house’s Spring/Summer 2022 couture collection, Maria Grazia Chiuri, creative director of Dior’s women’s collections, paid tribute to the atelier. In the garden of the Musée Rodin in Paris, embroidery was not “merely a decorative detail” but an emblem of the craftsmanship of haute couture. A signature of the collection, embroidered tights can be seen under a grisaille-bedecked grey suit, evening dresses and draped leotards. Elsewhere, an embroidered fishnet vest over a long silk crepe skirt; a jacket set embroidered with a paving of sand-colored ‘Nacrolac’ patterns; an erening...

Looking for a vintage Gucci purse, '80s prom dress, floral mumu, Chanel tweed jacket, or wild pair of cowboy boots? You'll find it in San Francisco.Dating back to the fashions beloved by hippies and the Free Store opened by the Diggers during the Summer of Love, second-hand shopping has been an integral part of SF culture. How else can you shop sustainably, save some cash, and shake up your style with some one-of-a-kind pieces all at once? Here are our favorite vintage and thrift stores, plus flea markets and shopping events, around the Bay Area.The Best Vintage Stores + Collections...

You know the kind of woman we’re talking about. She’s never late for brunch reservations. She has a signature scent. She owns and actually uses a planner. She’s who we all aspire to be: the put-together woman who just doesn’t seem to need to try that hard. And the reason she doesn’t need to try hard? A good arsenal of closet staples. CURRENTLY TRENDING / HOME The Amazon Products Our Editors Bought and Loved This Month hit "add to cart" and thank us later READ MORE At some point, said woman has probably slept through a Zoom call or tripped...

Late last summer a herringbone cotton flannel in the Plaiditudes collection at Joann's caught my eye. It was thick, soft, and had an amazing drape. Immediately I started thinking it would be a fantastic fabric for a new 1890's ensemble for my sister. A few weeks later my sister told me she was going to play Sherlock Holmes' land lady, Mrs. Hudson, in an upcoming play. Well look-y there - A perfect excuse to buy the fabric and make my sister a new 1890's ensemble!!I told my sister I had her costume covered. She came to visit me one weekend and...

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple has extended its deadline requiring online group and event apps to comply with the company’s in-app purchase policy once again, as announced in a post on the company’s developer’s blog (via 9to5Mac). Apps in this category can now use alternate payment options until June 30th, allowing them to skirt Apple’s 15 to 30 percent cut the company takes out of in-app purchases. “In 2020, we chose to support apps and developers that needed to adapt services from in-person to digital as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Apple writes in the post....