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Articles by Robin Givhan
Robin Givhan on Culture: 'Fashion Show' Shoots From the Hip Without a Tim Gunn (May 24, 2009)
Robin Givhan on Carrie Prejean, Elizabeth Edwards and Wanda Sykes (May 17, 2009)
Robin Givhan: Donatella Versace, Finding Inspiration in American Politics (May 10, 2009)
On Culture by Robin Givhan: 'Model as Muse' at the Met Deconstructs Physiques (May 3, 2009)
Robin Givhan: Four of Michelle Obama's Designers Want Protection From Knockoffs (April 26, 2009)
Fashion: Robin Givhan Says Susan Boyle Would Do Well to Get a Makeover (April 21, 2009)
Robin Givhan: Famous Frocks That We Can All See Ourselves In (April 19, 2009)
Robin Givhan: 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' Lowers the Bar Even Further (April 12, 2009)
Robin Givhan on Culture: Why We Mistrust Celebrity Adoptions (April 5, 2009)
Robin Givhan on Culture: You Just Can't Be a Slave to the Runway Every Day (March 29, 2009)
Reality TV Takes a Wrong Turn, Says Robin Givhan (March 22, 2009)
Robin Givhan on Culture: Fashion Loves an It Girl but Still Doesn't Get It (March 15, 2009)
Robin Givhan: For Fall Collections, Designers Wistful for Warmer Times (March 14, 2009)
Paris Fashions: Less Ostentatious as the Recession Is Felt (March 11, 2009)
Givhan on Fashion: Comme des Garcons, Fall 2009 Shows (March 9, 2009)
Robin Givhan on Culture: Channeling the Ideal of Modern Beauty (March 8, 2009)
Milan's Runways Are Fashion Backward With '80s-Inspired Styles (March 4, 2009)
Jil Sander Fall Line Is More Linear Than Most (March 2, 2009)
Issues That Fashion Could Do Without: Robin Givhan on the Cozy Ties Between Magazine Editors and Advertisers (March 1, 2009)
Designers in the Red: The System's Wearing Thin (February 22, 2009)
Robin Givhan on Fashion Week Spring 2009 (February 21, 2009)
New York's Fall 2009 Menswear Shows (February 17, 2009)
Robin Givhan on Culture: You Gotta Love the First Lady. No, Really, You Have No Choice. (February 15, 2009)
Fashion Industry Braces for Economic Chill (February 10, 2009)
Robin Givhan on Culture: The Apollo Theater at 75 (February 8, 2009)
Robin Givhan on Culture: Society Is Sold on Whatever Fashion Is Selling (February 1, 2009)
Many Inauguration Attendees Turn Out for Obama's Big Day in Their Sunday Best (January 25, 2009)
On Culture by Robin Givhan: The First Lady's First Wardrobe, Speaking First to Mrs. Obama's Personality (January 21, 2009)
Robin Givhan on Culture: Peer Into the First Lady's Closet and You'll See an Entire Nation's Hang-Ups (January 18, 2009)
Fashion Icon Michelle Obama Puts Spotlight on Chicago's 'Fresh' Conservatism (January 15, 2009)
Robin Givhan: With Everyone on It, the Red Carpet Is Wearing Thin (January 11, 2009)
Robin Givhan Names Winner in Inaugural-Gown Design Challenge (January 11, 2009)
We Share Your Loss, And Your Gain: Robin Givhan on Oprah's Diet Rollercoaster (December 14, 2008)
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC Is Fun for All (November 30, 2008)
Givhan on "Entourage" and "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" (November 23, 2008)
Glamorous Achievement: A Definite Do (November 16, 2008)
A Role That Nicely Suits the Next First Lady (November 9, 2008)
The Olsen Twins: America's Perpetual Pint-Size Ingenues (November 2, 2008)
Deeper Meaning Below A Glossy Surface (October 26, 2008)
After a $150,000 Makeover, Sarah Palin Has an Image Problem (October 23, 2008)
The Pins and Needles of Outrageous Fashion (October 21, 2008)
Boxed Into a Corner, Men Can't Punch Back (October 19, 2008)
Gilded Age Fashions in a Bleak World (October 12, 2008)
Pursuit of Happiness (October 7, 2008)
It's an Ugly Business When Fashion and Reality TV Converge (October 5, 2008)
Paris Chic in Retreat (October 3, 2008)
Sarah Palin's Unassertive Fashion Statement (September 28, 2008)
Generic Gucci (September 27, 2008)
A Modish Proposal (September 25, 2008)
Finding the Goth in Gotham (September 14, 2008)
Going Places (September 13, 2008)
Age Of Youth (September 10, 2008)
Bling Makes a Bid For the Big Time (September 7, 2008)
First Ladies and the Fabric of the Nation (September 7, 2008)
The Freedom to Look Ludicrous (August 31, 2008)
The Man With All the Medals Blows a Golden Opportunity (August 24, 2008)
Whaddaya Make Of Larry King's Longevity? (August 17, 2008)
Fashion Designers Hope to Stitch Up an Obama Win (August 16, 2008)
Ailey's 'Revelations': In Step With Its Times, and Ours (August 10, 2008)
Changing Room (August 3, 2008)
A Rough Reality Beneath a Slick Surface (July 27, 2008)
Plunging Back Into 'Blackness' (July 20, 2008)
'Project Runway' Returns With Gently Worn Concept (July 16, 2008)
Dirty Laundry With Everyone in the Fold (July 13, 2008)
Proles vs. Pros: An Experiment In Curating (July 6, 2008)
The Editor Who Keeps Vogue in Fashion (June 29, 2008)
The Special-Effects Guru Who Animated Our Most Nightmarish Failings (June 22, 2008)
Scoring With A Makeover, but Facing a Net Loss (June 15, 2008)
Dressing To Impress Upon Memory (June 8, 2008)
He Put a Swagger In Women's Steps (June 2, 2008)
Tuning In to A Realm of Reality Where It Never Sinks In (June 1, 2008)
Sex, the City & Patricia Field (May 25, 2008)
When That Good Night Falls, We Want Our Stars to Shimmer (May 25, 2008)
Letting Her Hair Down, but Still Keeping Up Appearances (May 18, 2008)
What She Wore (May 18, 2008)
Instead of Breaking Hips, They're Breaking Into Hip-Hop (May 4, 2008)
The Flamboyance of Simplicity (April 27, 2008)
The Fashionable Voyeur (April 20, 2008)
Behold the Immaterial Girl (April 6, 2008)
At 10 O'Clock, It Just Doesn't Seem Like 'Today' (March 30, 2008)
A Failure to See Shades of Gray in The Black Church (March 23, 2008)
Edging (at Times Clumsily) Toward a Post-Racial America (March 16, 2008)
Alas, We're Just Wild About Hurry (March 9, 2008)
In Paris, Wearable Beats Out Whimsical (March 4, 2008)
A Vision of the Future Worth Seeing Again (March 2, 2008)
Old Names With New Faces (March 1, 2008)
In Paris, Some Teeter on the Edge, Others Hone Their Keen Wit (February 27, 2008)
Cool's Hot-and-Cold Constituency (February 24, 2008)
To Knee Or Not to Knee? (February 23, 2008)
Glamour, That Certain Something (February 17, 2008)
For Fall '08: Fresh Faces, Crisp Ideas (February 11, 2008)
Cindy McCain's Super Do Day (February 10, 2008)
Hard Times, For Fall (February 6, 2008)
Time to Wear More Than One Hat (February 3, 2008)
The Oscars Fade to Bleak (January 27, 2008)
On the Subject Of Race, Words Get in the Way (January 20, 2008)
From a Senate Wife, an Off-the-Wall Hair Idea (January 16, 2008)
Dating a President? Not Exactly Model Behavior (January 13, 2008)
A Chink in the Steely Facade of Hillary Clinton (January 8, 2008)
A Double Beefcake, Light on the Dressing (January 6, 2008)
Citizen Curators' Two Cents: Worth Every Penny (December 23, 2007)
Uniform in Uniforms (December 16, 2007)
In 'Kite Runner,' A Culture Swoops Into View: Our Own (December 16, 2007)
Scaled Down (December 15, 2007)
Waiving the Flag (December 14, 2007)
Picking Knits (December 13, 2007)
Not Dressing the Part (December 12, 2007)
Working It (December 11, 2007)
Anchored Away (December 10, 2007)
Wearing the Pants (December 9, 2007)
God Bless Us, Every Mushy One (December 9, 2007)
A Makeover for Jackson and Shades of Change for Ebony (December 2, 2007)
We're Struck Dumb (November 25, 2007)
Plastic Surgery's Allure Cuts Both Ways (November 18, 2007)
'Project Runway,' Falling Into a Pattern (November 14, 2007)
Oprahcadabra Won't Make It Disappear (November 11, 2007)
A Train Wreck on the Celebrity Mommy Track (November 4, 2007)
Touching Up (And On) Feminist Roots (October 28, 2007)
Symbols of Hatred in the Shadows (October 21, 2007)
Marion Jones, a Success On the Glamour Track, Too (October 14, 2007)
Where's The Woman? (October 9, 2007)
Glossy Reflections (October 7, 2007)
Valentino's Elegant Exit (October 6, 2007)
Once Again, White Is the New White (September 30, 2007)
Runway Romp (September 29, 2007)
Armani and Bottega Veneta, Expanding in the Wrong Directions (September 26, 2007)
Buffer the Children, and Imperil Common Sense (September 23, 2007)
At the Emmys, Glam Gowns Plus a Few Odd 'Grey' Hairs (September 18, 2007)
You Can't Sit and Lie On the Couch, Right? (September 16, 2007)
In Hip's Tight Grip (September 13, 2007)
Proving Their Worth? (September 10, 2007)
The Lauren Legacy: A Pony Tale (September 9, 2007)
'Tim Gunn's Guide to Style': A Button-Down Reality Show (September 6, 2007)
Sweetening The Purse (September 3, 2007)
For Those Who Rock, We Salute You (September 2, 2007)
The End of 'Gown in 60 Seconds'? (August 10, 2007)
Secondhand Nose (July 30, 2007)
Hillary Clinton's Tentative Dip Into New Neckline Territory (July 20, 2007)
A First Lady's Natural Beauty (July 13, 2007)
'Girl Power' Group's Look Gave Voice To Individuality (July 6, 2007)
Hard Time for an 'It' Girl (June 29, 2007)
The Boss of 9-to-5 (June 28, 2007)
By Executive Order, Crocs Aren't Chic (June 22, 2007)
Even Pants Worth $54 Million Won't Make the Man (June 15, 2007)
Star's Clothing Line, Bitten, Goes on Sale And Bargain Shoppers Scratch Their Itch (June 8, 2007)
Taking Off From the Runway Business: For Blass Designer, the Industry Wore Thin (June 1, 2007)
Back in Fashion (May 27, 2007)
Only Hide-Deep (May 25, 2007)
The Designer Who Gave Women A Chance to Breathe (May 11, 2007)
For Court, Slipping Into Something a Bit More Conservative (May 4, 2007)
Jeans Therapy (May 3, 2007)
Primping for President: A Little Dab'll Do Ya (April 20, 2007)
Hair and Gone: 'American Idol' Trims Sanjaya (April 19, 2007)
On 'Idol's' Country Night, Simon Is the Man in Black (April 18, 2007)
Tom Ford, Post-Gucci, Takes A Vested Interest in Menswear (April 10, 2007)
Nancy Pelosi, Respectfully Maintaining Her Own Image (April 6, 2007)
Sanjaya's 'Idol' Style: It's All in His Head (March 30, 2007)
Threads of Thought (March 6, 2007)
Yves Saint Laurent And Chanel, Looking Back and Moving Forward (March 3, 2007)
Le Grand Dior, Upstaged by the Upstarts (March 2, 2007)
Riddles on The Runways (February 28, 2007)
Simply Pretty & Pretty Ugly (February 22, 2007)
See You Next Fall (February 11, 2007)
True Designer Originals (February 8, 2007)
The Emperor's New Clothes. Seriously. (February 6, 2007)
Designers Face a Weighty Problem (February 2, 2007)
They're Going, Going . . . Gaunt (January 19, 2007)
Faux Steps on The Red Carpet (January 17, 2007)
The Donald And Rosie: Pas de Dreck (January 12, 2007)
In Oprah's South African School, Girls Will Get a Beautiful Education (January 5, 2007)
New Pages in the Annals of Luxury (December 27, 2006)
Dressed for Work? For Women, Suits Still Wield Power (December 22, 2006)
It's No Dream, Girl (December 17, 2006)
Al Sharpton's Strong Suit Is Making a Statement (December 1, 2006)
Abroad Jump (November 24, 2006)
Emmitt Smith, Undefeated By Satin Shirts (November 17, 2006)
Muted Tones Of Quiet Authority: A Look Suited To the Speaker (November 10, 2006)
A Trend Without A Leg To Stand On (October 27, 2006)
The Soiree Is Over (October 10, 2006)
The Shape of the Future? Behold the Birthday Suit! (October 7, 2006)
Dior's Duds (October 6, 2006)
Viva la Difference (October 4, 2006)
Milan's Come-Hither Has Got Up and Left (October 1, 2006)
Smooth as Satin (September 28, 2006)
Sensible Chic (September 25, 2006)
Pardon, Your Slips Are Showing (September 17, 2006)
Lost in Fantasy (September 14, 2006)
In New York, 'Black Style' Spins the Color Wheel (September 12, 2006)
In Politics, Folks, It's Never Pretty (September 8, 2006)
Hollywood's Red-Carpet Tax (September 1, 2006)
Sitcom Gowns And Drama Duds (August 29, 2006)
Rivers's Edge (August 26, 2006)
'Cover Shot': All Dolled Up and No Place to Go (August 18, 2006)
Mussed for Success: Barack Obama's Smooth Wrinkles (August 11, 2006)
Blue-Chip Socks (July 24, 2006)
Ageless Beauty: Supermodels Are Still in Vogue (July 21, 2006)
Ultimate Coverup (July 14, 2006)
Pinking Shears at 20 Paces (July 12, 2006)
The Guys Have It (July 10, 2006)
Bubbly Boycott? Oh Please, Jay-Z, Just Chill (July 7, 2006)
