The Library

Welcome to The Library, our ongoing section for musings, suggestions, pictures, stories… just stuff we generally like and want to share.

Several pairs of black shoes gathered on a white leather chair: padded leather thong sandals, a lace-up boot, and low suede sneakers.

the Wardrobe as a collection

How to build a wardrobe the way a collection is built: slowly, with intention, each piece earning its place. On 3sixteen, Studio Nicholson, and patience.

A model in a black wide-brim hat, black snap-front shirt, and waxed wide-leg trousers, photographed against a pale grey studio backdrop.

How We Look at Clothes

How we look at clothes, and why some take years to reveal themselves: Lemaire, Label Under Construction, Massimo Alba, Harris Wharf London, and Rick Owens.

Christopher Webster on stone steps at night, in a dark jacket, white shirt, and navy sneakers.

Getting Dressed as a Creative Act

Getting dressed is a creative act, not a problem to solve. Issey Miyake, Ann Demeulemeester, Comme des Garçons, Rick Owens, and Tibi as five lenses on it.

Models descend into the fountain pool at the rear courtyard of the Palais de Tokyo during the Rick Owens SS26 Temple men's show, beneath four stories of dark iron scaffolding.

Temple

The Rick Owens SS26 Temple collection has arrived at W Department on The Plaza in Santa Fe. What the pieces are, what they mean, and why this season lands differently.

Rick Owens SS27 Stone menswear show at the Palais de Tokyo, Paris, June 2026

Stone

Christopher Webster on the Rick Owens SS27 "Stone" menswear show at the Palais de Tokyo, moved to 10 a.m. as Paris broke 100°F. What we saw, and why it lasts.