Mel Ottenberg

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.

PARIS FASHION WEEK

“She’s a Very Rich Woman”: Mel and Dara on Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Balenciaga Debut

October 6, 2025

At Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Balenciaga debut, the former Valentino designer put forth a new vision for the storied house. As our editor-in-chief described it: “She’s rich, she’s middle-aged, and she loves to shop.”

PARIS FASHION WEEK

Liv Tyler and Mel Ottenberg Review Loewe’s New Look

October 3, 2025

On a crisp morning in Paris, we tracked down the “Stealing Beauty” icon to debrief about Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez’s triumphant Loewe debut.

PARIS FASHION WEEK

“I’m Seeing the Moodboard”: Mel Ottenberg on Balmain SS26

October 2, 2025

“He has a vision, he has a moodboard, and he knows what works for his clients,” said our editors of Olivier Rousteing’s Balmain SS26 collection.

PARIS FASHION WEEK

“Glamour Is Resistance”: On the Grounds at Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Womenswear Debut

October 1, 2025

Who is the Dior woman in 2025? After Jonathan Anderson’s womenswear debut, we tracked down VIPs like Rosalía, Law Roach, and Anya Taylor-Joy to find out.

PARIS FASHION WEEK

“It’s Time to Be Hard”: Saint Laurent Spring Summer ’26

September 30, 2025

After the star-studded Saint Laurent SS26 show, our editors convened to talk leather daddies and fascist aesthetics.

MILAN FASHION WEEK

Dara and Mel Ottenberg Deconstruct Prada’s New Elegance

September 26, 2025

Our fashion director dialed up Interview HQ after the SS26 show to talk soft silouettes, AI, and showing skin in a subversive way.

SMOKE BREAK

“I’m a Tompkins Girl”: An Eight-Minute Cig With Efron Danzig

September 10, 2025

Last night, skaters, actors, and downtown fashion people gathered at our NYFW kick-off dinner with Vans.

EDITORS

Peter Halley Takes Mel Ottenberg Inside 10 Years of Index Magazine

September 8, 2025

Ahead of a new retrospective with Wahter Studio in Paris, Peter Halley joined our editor-in-chief last week to reminisce on his 10 years at Index Magazine.

COVER

Sabrina Carpenter Is Glad You Like Her Sexual Content

September 2, 2025

One year after her sixth album launched her into the pop stratosphere, the former Disney star is picking up where she left off with “Man’s Best Friend.” To mark its release, she got on the phone with Mel Ottenberg to talk about music, men, and more men.