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Merle Ginsberg

Merle Ginsberg has written about culture, entertainment and fashion for Rolling Stone, W, WWD, the New York Post, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, L.A. Magazine, The Cut, NY Times T, and Town and Country. On television, she’s been a style contributor to the Today Show, GMA, E.T., CNN, RuPaul’s Drag Race and E!. She’s also an author of The NY Times bestseller “Confessions of an Heiress.” She won a 2013 Southern California Press award for her THR story on covering the Oscars red carpet for several decades.

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The Real Reason Timothée Chalamet Has Been Thanking Kylie Jenner

Yes, he's been acknowledging his three-year partner, but it's recently been revealed that he's also utilizing these moments for another purpose.

SAG-AFTRA’s Actor Awards Now Have a Dress Code

For the first time, an awards red carpet will have a theme a la the Met Gala, as decreed by Elle Magazine. Will Leo show up in top hat and tails?

Outfit Change: The Only Agency Buys The Daily Front Row

The cult fashion magazine has been acquired by Kent Belden’s high-powered styling agency in a rare crossover between image-makers and media.

‘Valentino: The Last Emperor’ Is Perhaps the Greatest Fashion Doc of All Time. Valentino “Tried to Stop It.”

Director Matt Tyrnauer recalls how the late designer came around to embracing the 2008 film, which became a sleeper hit (thanks in no small part to Oprah).

The New First Lady of New York Sets Off a Fashion Firestorm

Democratic Socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani's wife, Rama Duwaji, along with her new stylist, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, courted controversy with a Balenciaga coat and a pair of $630 Shelley boots.

The Most Dressed Awards — Critics Choice Edition

A scorecard of last Sunday's other winners — the designers and stylists who dominated the red carpet at the first major awards show of 2026. Take a bow, Louis Vuitton!

The Return of Giorgio’s: L.A.’s Most Glam New Year’s Ball Is Back

Bryan Rabin resurrects his Black and White Masquerade at the West Hollywood Edition, complete with disco legends, cosmic DJs, and a Studio 54 royal or two.

Dr. Dre, Swizz Beatz, Benny Blanco Roll Up to Launch of New Skate-wear Line, Flipper’s

That's *roller* skating, mind you, the obsession of the brand's creator, model Liberty Ross, and her husband, music mogul Jimmy Iovine.

How Giorgio Armani Conquered Hollywood — And Changed the Red Carpet Forever

Call it the 'American Gigolo' effect: Beginning in the '80s, the late Italian couturier's elegantly swaggering designs were inescapable, from the agency boardrooms to the Oscars stage.

Giorgio Armani, Hollywood-Beloved Italian Fashion Designer, Dies at 91

The company he founded announced on Thursday that the legendary designer died at his home in Milan.

NYFW: Machine Gun Kelly, Iman and Zac Posen to Be Honored at Daily Front Row Fashion Media Awards

The 12th iteration of the event will be held on Sept. 12 in New York's Rainbow Room.

How Sports Stars Became the New Supermodels

Carlos Alcaraz in Louis Vuitton, Coco Gauff in Miu Miu, Jannik Sinner in Gucci: Forget actors, fashion brands are falling over themselves to attract A-list athletic ambassadors.