When was the last time you marvelled over something in fashion?
I really enjoyed the Costume Institute’s “Costume Art” exhibition. I gasped when I saw Vivienne Westwood’s “Martyr to Love” corset jacket, as if I’d stumbled upon the Mona Lisa herself.
Where do you look for new ideas or voices in fashion?
To be honest, everywhere. My colleagues sometimes tease me for being one of the only journalists at a late-night student show in, like, a remote warehouse; but that’s where you find tomorrow’s stars. It’s also been my experience that when designers feel disenfranchised, or have a chip on their shoulder, they make their boldest work. Alexander McQueen, Miguel Adrover, Demna – none of them changed fashion by being part of the establishment.
In this attention economy, what or who has won over your attention right now?
I’m impressed by anyone who’s committed to trying something new: Lyas, Bella Freud, Matthieu Blazy, Lauren Amos, Matières Fécales.
Do you have an industry story or experience that you have never talked about?
In 2015, I went to Tokyo for the opening of a Miu Miu store. While waiting in line to meet Miuccia Prada, I started sweating – probably a mix of nerves, jetlag and the bright overhead lighting. When my turn came to introduce myself, I sort of lurched forward and instead of executing the double-check kiss as I’d planned, I accidentally kissed her on the lips.
Do trends still matter?
Of course. But the fact of their existence, or even their impact, is less important to me than the circumstances of their emergence. At the end of each fashion season, T’s fashion team looks for commonalities among the collections. Sometimes it’s just about noticing the popularity of a colour or silhouette. But often, trends – for example, the tradwife aesthetic we saw for spring 2026 – are responses to larger conversations about how we live, or how we’d like to.
Who are your fashion heroes?
I’m forever drawn to the ones who won’t give me an interview: Hedi Slimane, Martin Margiela, Rei Kawakubo, Phoebe Philo, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
What are you most curious to know about how designers work, how a collection comes together?
Conveying an idea is such a vulnerable act. I’m always interested in the very beginning of a collection what sparked a designer’s curiosity and how they communicated it to those around them.
What stands out as the most potentially disruptive influence on fashion on the horizon?
Well, A.I.
If you could change one aspect of how we experience fashion today, what would it be?
I’m ambivalent about phones. On one hand, they’ve made fashion more accessible. On the other hand, it’s hard – and unwise – to judge a designer’s body of work by scrolling through some pictures on a smudgy little screen.
Tell us something surprising about how you got to where you are today?
My dad drove me from Montreal to New York the day after my college graduation. I knew nothing about the city and had no friends here. But from the day I arrived, I knew I’d never leave.
What has been a highlight of your career so far?
The highlights, to me, are always the people: auditioning for an interview with Rei Kawakubo (like I said, she didn’t give it to me); sparring with Miuccia Prada; Demna locking us in his kitchen because he didn’t want his picture taken; discussing art in Jonathan Anderson’s London kitchen; watching Yohji Yamamoto smoke across from me at his Tokyo studio; eating Thanksgiving dinner with Rick Owens and Michèle Lamy at their Paris home; sitting with Donatella Versace the night before her penultimate show; comparing anxieties with Anthony Vaccarello; eating cheeseburgers in Shanghai with Michael Kors; gossiping with Raf Simons and George Condo in New York. At the risk of sounding too earnest, I’m incredibly proud and grateful to be a part of this community of weirdos.
Is there any fashion show – no matter how far back – that you would have loved to attend?
I wish I could’ve been in the room for Alexander McQueen’s Fall 1995 show. Or his Spring 1999 show. Or his Spring 2005 show.
What is one positive objective or goal that you would like to see the industry work towards?
I tend to think that climate-focused resolutions should be everyone’s priority.
If you could make any fashion wish come true, what would it be?
I’m way too superstitious to answer this one.
This interview has been lightly edited.
