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MODA Operandi

WE SHIP IT • Maritime motifs are top of mind for ELLE editor-in-chief Nina Garcia this month.

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WHO’S WHO • Meet some of the talents who brought our spring fashion issue to life.

New Arrivals

SPARKLE PLENTY • Gleaming bags, glittering jewelry, and a spectacular high-art theme park usher in spring.

WHAT WOMEN DESIGNERS WANT • Women are the beating heart of fashion, but female designers remain underrepresented in the industry. Here, 13 of the best on how their identities shape them, and how they’re pushing for change.

IMPERFECTION Is the New PERFECTION • From artfully disheveled, on-the-run looks to everydaycore, the rising runway aesthetic is one of considered undoneness. How will it translate in real life?

FINE LINE • Bold, graphic stripes are the shortcut to statement-making accessories this spring. Photographed by Mitchell Feinberg

SHORT & SWEET • From mod minis to underwear-as-outerwear, this season was all about the big reveal.

Take It OFFLINE • Instagram-famous artist Cj Hendry now wants fans to see and touch the work.

The Everything Shower • When you want to give your hair, body, face, and hands the most.

INSPIRED BY THE SEA • Chanel offers a new take on beachy beauty.

EVERYONE WANTS TO SMELL RARE AND DIFFERENT • Niche perfumes are helping you to be less like the crowd—and more like you.

YOUTH SERUM IN A SHOT? • Meet NAD+, the next jab, post-Ozempic, that’s winning over biohackers, fashion insiders, and Hollywood stars.

RUNAWAY GIRLBOSS • She coined the term that inspired a generation of women entrepreneurs—and then sunk them. Ten years later, Sophia Amoruso is ready to cast off the label for good.

Repainting Broadway • Lempicka is changing the narrative by making room for a new kind of character.

La Nuova BELLEZA • Confident, sexy, and at the height of the fashion world, Italian supermodel Vittoria Ceretti demonstrates how to dress for seduction—in spring’s sheer, feminine slipdresses and body-conscious looks from luxury labels in Italy and beyond.

Going West • When the open road calls, answer it with a crisp array of staples that play with proportions—the workwear-style jacket, the oversize shirt, the relaxed trouser—in sun-bleached tones to match the Mojave Desert setting.

The Light Fantastic • Channel a shape-shifting chameleon in highlights from the spring collections, from broad-shouldered silhouettes to eclectic bohemian layers and artful knits.

Fair Play • From Sweet pastels to the return of ruffles, ultrafeminine energy ruled the runway this season. These sheer, layered lingerie-inspired looks go everywhere—yes, even the playing field.

SHAPE OF SPRING • Meticulous craft, lush texture, explosive 3D silhouettes, and extreme volume—these were the watchwords for this season’s most risk-taking designers. Talents like Off-White’s Ibrahim Kamara, Y/Project’s Glenn Martens, and Melitta Baumeister are answering the question of what to wear now with inventive, conceptual creations for the fashion-forward.

THIS SIDE OF PARADISE • Inspired by the lives of famed female aviators and explorers, our heroine, the Italian model Paola Manes, sets out for the idyllic setting that is Mexico’s Maya Forest. Of course, she’s packed an adventure-ready wardrobe, from intricate crochets to sturdy workwear.

Shopping Guide

MARCH • Balance is the goal. On March 19, the spring...