ROME!
Lily Allen on Slags, Sequins, and Valentino FW26
March 13, 2026
The Londoner gives Mel Ottenberg her thoughts on Alessandro Michele’s latest show.
PARIS FASHION WEEK
Tweed, Lady Gaga, and Beat Up Bags: Mel’s Chanel FW26 Dispatch
March 10, 2026
“I loved what I got but I still wanted more.”
PARIS FASHION WEEK
Glossy Leather, Mini Dresses, and Chloe Cherry’s Lips: Balenciaga FW26
March 9, 2026
Mel Ottenberg takes us behind the scenes of the Euphoria-coded show.
PARIS FASHION WEEK
Power Shoulders, Jazzy Oxfords, and Mushroom Hair: Celine FW26
March 9, 2026
“Everyone in the front row looked chic and none of them looked foolish, which is a feat.”
Paris Fashion Week
Octopus Hoods and Rubber Coats: Loewe FW 2026
March 7, 2026
“It’s gloomy outside but in here the floors are sunshine yellow. Wake it up!”
PARIS FASHION WEEK
Mel and Dara Review Antonin Tron’s Bitchy Balmain Debut
March 5, 2026
“We’re experiencing something completely different here.” Our editor-in-chief and fashion director review Antonin Tron’s Balmain FW26 debut.
PARIS FASHION WEEK
“Naked but Not Vulgar”: Mel Ottenberg and Dara Debrief Saint Laurent FW26
March 4, 2026
Our fashion director and editor-in-chief review Anthony Vaccarello’s Saint Laurent FW26 collection in the city of love.
PERFORMANCE
Milk, Razors, Scissors: Martine Gutierrez on Her Paris Photo Meltdown
February 25, 2026
Over eggs, the artist, actress, and photographer tells Mel Ottenberg about her most subversive work yet.
HYPE
Aidan Zamiri Is the Moment
January 29, 2026
The director tells Mel Ottenberg how he got into bed with the brattiest pop star of all.
MAYOR-ELECT
Zohran Mamdani and Mel Ottenberg on Suitsupply, Scaffolding, and Sugar-Free Red Bull
December 29, 2025
Our editor-in-chief gets a little one-on-one time with the mayor-to-be of New York City.
SCION
Paul Anthony Kelly Tells Mel Ottenberg How He Became John-John
December 17, 2025
For the former model, stepping into the roller blades of JFK Jr. in Ryan Murphy’s new show is the debut of a lifetime. Inside the Waverly diner, he talked to our editor in chief about the sweat, the stakes, and the serendipity of becoming an American icon.
MAYOR-ELECT
A Dozen New Yorkers Tell Us What They Want From the Mamdani Administration
December 15, 2025
On a chilly Sunday evening at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, the Mayor-elect met face to face with his constituents. Then, they met with us.
FASHION PERSON
Alaïa Designer Pieter Mulier Thinks You Should Worry Less About Clothes
December 2, 2025
For our Winter 2025 Issue, the creative director tells Mel Ottenberg how he builds architecture out of Alaïa.
SNAPPED
Nadia Lee Cohen on Corn Sweat, Turkey Clubs, and Holy Ohio
November 25, 2025
The photographer tells Mel Ottenberg how she captured the last gasp of the American dream.
LOS ANGELES
Inside the Interview x Casablanca Party With Delilah Summer Parillo
November 17, 2025
On a rain-soaked evening in Beverly Hills, our editor-in-chief joined the internet It Girl—and a hundred other close friends of the magazine—for a smoke break at the new Casablanca flagship.
OFF-DUTY
Amelia Gray Makes Good Jeans
November 14, 2025
Ahead the release of her new collaboration with FRAME, the perennial It Girl got on the phone with Mel Ottenberg to talk denim, t-shirts, and raiding Lisa Rinna’s closet.
POP
“Heartbreak Is a Fucking Gift”: Lily Allen Bares All
October 28, 2025
When the British singer showed up at Mel Ottenberg’s apartment to promote “West End Girl,” her first album in seven years, everything, including toe pics, Raya dates, and her recent breakup, was on the table.
ANGEL
“It’s the Power of the Wings”: Inside Adam Selman’s Victoria’s Secret Debut
October 22, 2025
The morning after his debut VS Fashion Show, Adam Selman joined his ex-boyfriend—Interview EIC Mel Ottenberg—to talk angels, panties, and manifestation.
PARIS FASHION WEEK
Uma Thurman Reviews Michael Rider’s “Breathlessly Beautiful” Celine Show
October 7, 2025
Which looks was Uma Thurman thirsting over at Celine SS26? “I wouldn’t tell you what I would steal from the show,” said the “Kill Bill” icon, “because then everyone else would steal it too.”
PARIS FASHION WEEK
Real Women, But Make it Chanel: Mel Ottenberg on Matthieu Blazy’s Epic Debut
October 7, 2025
For his Chanel debut on Monday night, Matthieu Blazy transformed the Grand Palais into a solar system. After the show, we looked to the stars for their instant reactions.