Oh Fuck, It’s Almost Shoe Season. Let Me Put You On…
GKJ’s definitive indie shoe edit: trans-seasonal beauts to take you from horny summer to freaked-up fall.
Brain Matter
Front-row access. Backstage chaos. Slow-burn cultural critiques and brutally honest hot takes. Penned by stylist and former Vogue editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson. This is your brain on fashion.
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ON ANGELS, POOP & THE POLITICS OF BEAUTY
Can I interest you in some Zendaya with a side of celestial aesthetics on this fine Sunday morning? Perhaps some poop culture for the lady? A K-Pax interlude to finish?
Where Has All the Shame Gone? Vol. II
Louis Vuitton protects its IP like a blood sport. So what happens when the house might be the one infringing?
Where Has All the Shame Gone? Vol. I
On Meta’s surveillance-chic rollout, the state of the influencer economy, and the increasingly expensive business of assuming your audience is stupid.
Jordyn Woods’ Secret Weapon isn’t that orange bag… It’s an Afro-Latina expert tailor from Jersey
The Knicks Won the Finals. Zunyda Didn’t Sleep.
Is This the Horniest New York Summer in History?
…or are we all just desperate to feel something? From developing a crush to devouring the perfect beach sandwich in a bikini, it’s time to bring sexy back.
On Love and Jesus, but Mostly the Arduous Quest for the Perfect Wedding Guest Dress
...Y'all already know the damn vibes...
The Met Gala is a Status Economy
And this year, I refused to participate.
People are smoking in fashion magazines again.
finally, I can take a break from lamenting that no one smokes anymore, and start complaining that we're photographing it
I’m Writing a Book. God Help Us All.
Half my table of contents is on the cutting room floor. Tell me what to finish.
Fashion Photography is Finally Fucking Fun Again
Beauty & bombast make a comeback, a maximal fashion editor rejoices (and reminisces...)
In Defense of the Slogan Tee
Anatomy of a Un-boring Uniform: The T-Shirt Formula I Accidentally Wore all Fashion month (and every other since I was 13...)
Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel Hits Paris Stores. Mayhem Ensues.
Are we okay??? Inside my fashion girlies group chat as we shop for our lives — sources say Rue Cambon is officially “ran through.”
The Price of Serving Cunt at Fashion Week
Thoughts on PnL (Packing for Prada & Losing All My Money) and a radical transparency experiment: the real cost of attending Fashion Month.
"What...? Like it's Hard?"
Process Piece: From runway to printed page—come inside my WSJ cover moment and see how a fashion story survives the editorial machine.
Group Chat with a Genius: Pierpaolo Piccioli
The Creative Director of Balenciaga shows Brain Matter what’s on his mind.
GEN-C: A Social Media Syllabus for Couture
By the transitive property, John Galliano has touched Lauren Sanchez Bezos via Jonathan Anderson and that just doesn't sit right with my spirit.
The Impossible Style of Jennifer Lawrence
What a rebrand reveals about the machinery behind celebrity style
Nothing Tastes As Good As Skinny Feels
SIKE. Loving yourself at any size is the real indulgence.
What to Wear at Midnight and the Morning After (If You’re the First Lady of New York)
A Swearing-In, Styled: Rama Duwaji, Zohran Mamdani, and What They Wore When Power Changed Hands