Sunday Special: The Fashion Episode

This month kicked off the big four fashion weeks: New York, London, Milan and Paris. Each year, designers, brands, influencers and celebrities flock to these events to see and be seen.

On today’s episode, Gilbert sits down with Stella Bugbee and Jacob Gallagher, two of The Times’s foremost style experts and veterans of the fashion week circuit, to discuss clothes. They talk about what fashion week means in the frenetic fashion ecosystem of 2025, and they answer some listener questions about how to cultivate a personal style.

On Today’s Episode:

Stella Bugbee, the Styles editor for The New York Times.

Jacob Gallagher, a fashion reporter for The New York Times.

Background Reading:

Armani’s Influence on New York Fashion Week

Photo: Simbarashe Cha

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