SENSE-MAKING
the week, read closely
What is it doing?
Short readings of the week, in text and on film. What happened, what it meant, what it cost.
what is it doing? is always the question
October 2, 2026
Au Revoir, Tastemaker. Bonjour, Sense-Maker
What isn't free is knowing why.
September 27, 2026
Gucci Is Back, and So Is Demna
At Balenciaga, Demna made the house his. At Gucci, he found a house whose heritage wants what he wants.
September 22, 2026
How Many Skirts Can Miuccia Prada Think Of?
Watching Prada S/S 2027 as re-run of the 1995, just on YouTube, peeking at the live chat, one skirt at a time. And trust Miuccia, there were manyyyyy.
September 16, 2026
Prada & Politics
A political scientist and former communist has been defining good taste for forty years.
September 14, 2026
Why is London Fashion Week in last place?
Ten years after Brexit.
September 12, 2026
Joyfulness is back in fashion
My main takeaway from NYFW.
September 9, 2026
Forty million to keep quiet
She turned the offer down. The 9th of September · Variety.
September 8, 2026
If Vaccarello leaves, what happens to Saint Laurent's taste?
The succession question. Departure reports remain unconfirmed.
September 2, 2026
Can one promise define an entire life?
August 30, 2026
We cannot know what was said in private rooms.
June 18, 2026
The Status Symbol of Hating Correctly
Why is it always easier to find the thing to be against than the thing to agree on?
May 20, 2026
Finding my limit wasn't easy.
Cannes, in black and white. Not going to say a lot about this one either.
February 4, 2026
Epstein, Picasso, and the Comfort of a Monster
On scapegoats, systems, and what the room decided was tolerable
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November 12, 2025
The Luxury of Being Right(ious)
Art, politics, and the lesson I keep returning to: ideals are a compass, results are the measure
October 27, 2025
When Performance Meets the Voting Booth
On why leadership is about responsibility not performance, and why New York should be loved, not rewritten.