The best cashmere coats by style and budget, from Max Mara, Loro Piana, Brunello Cucinelli and more, plus what US labeling law makes a coat label tell you, how double-face construction works and what really makes a coat warm....
The ten fall wardrobe essentials, matched to the October and November dates when the weather turns, with the cloth weights to buy, the outfits they make together and what to buy first....
Our editors' guide to the best designer jeans: how luxury jeans should fit, straight, wide, barrel, slim, bootcut and flared legs, rigid versus stretch denim, each house's own sizing notes, and how to hem and wash a pair so it lasts....
How to tell good cashmere in a fitting room, and the crewnecks, cardigans, turtlenecks and half-zips from top houses worth buying this season, including pure cashmere under $1,000....
Silk, viscose or cotton velvet? How to choose a velvet dress for black tie, dinners and holiday parties, the best velvet dresses, blazers, shoes and bags from top houses, and how to keep velvet looking new....
Quiet luxury is not the absence of a logo. Our editors define it by cut, fiber, finish and fit, date the term's rise, list the quality checks to do in a fitting room, and build the look from six pieces: coat, knit, trousers, shirt, bag and shoe....