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Camilla Williams

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Camilla Williams covers Fashion News, Style and Culture.

Articles by Camilla Williams

Wrapped shopping boxes and a brass storefront door in afternoon light

Saks closes its $2.7 billion Neiman Marcus deal, redrawing luxury retail

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Bolts of fabric and a worktable in an empty sample room

How the Garment District actually works, block by block

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Who Really Decides When a Designer Shows at Fashion Week?

Who Really Decides When a Designer Shows at Fashion Week?

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How New York's New Local Production Fund Actually Pays Garment Makers

How New York's New Local Production Fund Actually Pays Garment Makers

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Why Did Calvin Klein Choose Broadway Over Madison Avenue?

Why Did Calvin Klein Choose Broadway Over Madison Avenue?

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How New York's Biggest Design Prize Actually Pays Out

How New York's Biggest Design Prize Actually Pays Out

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Infographic-style flat lay of the New York uniform: black coat, sneakers, tote

Who Manufactures 'New York Style'? A Tour of the Export Machine

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Two leather handbags side by side on a neutral surface, one vibrant and one faded

Tapestry Is Becoming a One-Brand Company, and Kate Spade Is Paying for It

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Black cocktail dress with pearls and sunglasses styled on a vintage dress form

The Fictional Wardrobe: How Hollywood Invented a New York Most Residents Wouldn't Recognize

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Macro detail of black fabrics — wool, leather, knit — layered textures

Why New York Wears Black: A Field Guide to the City's Uniform Color

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Chart showing dress formality declining across office decades

The Great Office Dress Code Collapse: What FiDi Wears When Everything Is Allowed

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Shopper carrying garment bags past an upscale boutique window on a winter evening

Ralph Lauren Beats Again — and Warns Tariffs Will Bite This Spring

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Young designer adjusting a look backstage before a school fashion show

The Graduation Show Is the Interview: How Parsons and FIT Turn Senior Collections Into Careers

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Shoppers browsing racks outside a vintage clothing store on a city block

How the East Village Turned Secondhand Into Primary Retail

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Single sneaker displayed alone in a glass museum vitrine with spotlights

When the Sneaker Goes Behind Glass: Streetwear in the Museum, Explained

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Empty tailoring workshop with garments on hangers and sewing machine

Tailors and Dry Cleaners: The Hidden Industry Holding Up New York's Wardrobe

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Close-up of a camel wool coat lapel with leather gloves on a hanger backstage

Michael Kors Puts 'New York Chic' Back at the Center of Fashion Week

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Infographic showing markdown from retail price to sample sale price

Sample Sale Economics: Who Really Makes Money When a $900 Coat Sells for $90

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Infographic of a fashion archive: rows of garment storage with accession labels

Fashion as Archive: Inside the Two Institutions That Store New York's Style Memory

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