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fashion friend A Case for the Fall Closet Clean-Out Why stylist Allison Bornstein thinks it makes more sense than the spring closet clean-out. By Hanna Flanagan

astrology Your Weekly Horoscopes by Madame Clairevoyant: September 13–19 As Neptune and Pluto connect this week, you’ll have the courage to take charge. By Claire Comstock-Gay

new york fashion week Sporty Sex Appeal, Splashy Colors, and a Touch of Disco An exciting new era at DVF begins with Henry Zankov’s take on the wrap dress. By Cathy Horyn

first person Surviving What I Can’t Forgive I became a foster parent because I believed in second chances. Then the 17-year-old I took in attacked me. By Grace Spulak
street style The Best Street Style From New York Fashion Week See our favorite looks from outside this season’s shows. By Chinea Rodriguez

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Who Needs an Iron? By Imani Randolph
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We Tried Free People’s Newest Fall Jackets By Bianca Nieves
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niche drama The Rich Women Who Say Influencers Killed the Birkin “They’ve done to the Birkin what they did to avocado toast: taken something perfectly respectable and made it ubiquitous and tired.” By Emma Childs
we tried this We Tried Free People’s Newest Fall Jackets And we have thoughts. By Bianca Nieves

fashion By Samuel Hine Emily Dawn Long’s Hold on the Menswear Crowd The menswear world is enamored with Dawn Long, a 36-year-old designer who sells retro plaid button-up shirts, embroidered caps, and $200 vintage tees.

tastemakers Sydney Utendal Loves Giving Herself At-Home Facials The New York aesthetician tells us all about her go-to treatments, wellness hot spots, and more. By Asia Milia Ware
do i need this? Shop the Banana Republic x La Ligne Collaboration Here See whether the collection is worth the money, according to one editor who put it to the test. By Aemilia Madden
always shopping The Bike Shorts That Get Me Through Every Type of Workout From brands including Aritzia, Abercrombie, and Gymshark. By Chinea Rodriguez

parenting What Parents Really Want? Free Babysitting. Zohran Mamdani’s first Parents’ Night Out was a hit. By Erica Schwiegershausen
power Gloria Steinem Loved Women The feminist icon, who has died at the age of 92, epitomized the contradictions and hopes of the women’s-liberation movement. podcast By Rebecca Traister

power By Angelina Chapin Lindsay Clancy’s Trial Is Over After over 36 hours of jury deliberation, the judge declared a mistrial.

career ‘My Gen-Z Employees Treat Me Like Their Mommy’ You’re not alone in this trend. The key is to communicate empathy while setting firm boundaries. By Alison Green

power How the World Is Remembering Gloria Steinem The feminist icon, writer, and activist died Wednesday at the age of 92. By Emily Leibert

personal finance How to Resist the Constant Urge to Shop ‘Tis the season when the “shoppies” hit hard. By Charlotte Cowles

how i get it done It was only a matter of time before Morgan Stewart McGraw started a podcast. Ever since she hit television screens in 2014, she has charmed audiences with her honesty and her enviable lifestyle. In March, the Renggli founder and mom of two launched her new video-podcast show, on which she has interviewed Lisa Rinna and Tinx. Here’s how she gets it done.

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relationships By Lisa Zheutlin ‘Why Are You Telling Your Boyfriend About My Sex Life?’ When couples “tell their partner everything,” their single friends end up feeling violated.

sex diaries The Woman Hooking Up Despite Her Body Insecurity In this week’s story, a copywriter goes on dates and tries to be less hard on herself. By Alyssa Shelasky

first person I Fell for My Husband’s Doctor. Was It His Fault or Mine? My late husband’s oncologist was kind and available. I wish he hadn’t been. By Molly Saint-James

astrology Weekly Horoscopes by Madame Clairevoyant: September 13–19 As Neptune and Pluto connect this week, you’ll have the courage to take charge. By Claire Comstock-Gay

self What If Doctors Missed My Postpartum Psychosis, Too? There are so many details of the Lindsay Clancy trial that haunt me, but there’s one in particular I can’t stop thinking about. After her son Dawson was born in 2019, she was “elated with increased energy,” according to Clancy’s lawsuit against her doctors. My postpartum psychosis started the same way.

unpopular opinions I Should Be Allowed to Cold-Call My Friends A text-based social boundary is ruining my relationships with everyone I love. By Kathleen Walsh
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nightlife A Sweaty Scrapbook of New Yorkers Going Out This Summer We dispatched a photographer to the city’s raves, roller discos, and bingo halls. By Abby Schreiber

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in memoriam Thank God for Dolly’s Boobs Growing up, Dolly Parton’s unabashed femininity helped me define and embrace my own. By Xochitl Gonzalez

celebrity Celine Dion Made a Tearful Comeback to the Stage “I had promised myself not to cry.” By Kathleen Walsh
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first person Losing My Friend Over Wegovy She hid her semaglutide use, knowing that I would spiral. She was right; we haven’t spoken since. By Sophia Ortega
self Sex As a Single Mom by Emily Ratajkowski After my marriage ended, I began compulsively dating in order to figure out what kind of woman I wanted to be. By Emily Ratajkowski
health They Thought It Was Burnout or Aging. It Was ADHD. A wave of midlife diagnoses in women is revealing the disorder’s hormonal link. By Caitlin Moscatello
relationships The $1.75 Million Betrayal What do you do when your friend steals your husband and posts about it for her 3 million followers? Akira Montague went scorched earth. By Angelina Chapin
first person Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group I thought I found my village. Instead, I was back in high school. By Ashley French
first person Should We All Start Smoking Cigarettes Again? We quit our bad habits for the sake of our future selves. How naïve of us. By Xochitl Gonzalez
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self When Your Son Abuses Your Daughter Sibling sexual abuse forces parents to make an impossible choice: Do they forsake one child to protect the other? By Elizabeth Weil
chapters Lessons From My Me Too In 2017, I accused the Today show’s longest-serving anchor of sexual misconduct. I was no one’s perfect victim. By Brooke Nevils
parenting ‘I Regret Having Children’ Three women who wish they had chosen differently. By Bindu Bansinath
relationships I Love My Husband (Who Hates Me) Nothing inspires rage like a woman who defends her partner’s bad behavior. By Bindu Bansinath
families What Broke the Beckhams? After his marriage to Nicola Peltz, the wayward Brooklyn Beckham disavowed his superstar family for his billionaire in-laws. He may never go back. By Bridget Read