Joan Summers

"People will say, ‘Oh, it’s an edit.’ No, it’s a mirror."

This is So Chic, Very Chic, PAPER’ s examination of Bravo’s sprawling cohort of fashion obsessives. From haute couture to TJ Maxx, they’ve literally worn it all. Sometimes they stunt, sometimes they turn the look, and sometimes they burn holes in retinas my ophthalmologist says might never heal.

Charli XCX looks right at me and waves as mouth twists into a wry grin. I’d like to think it was my dancing, or my outfit, or my very good new haircut, but it’s probably the disposable camera in my hand. I’d just raised it above the crowd like a flare gun. One last shot in the roll, and it’s her, looking directly into the lens, looking directly at me.

Alaska Thunderfuck can act, she can sing, she can do drag. In fact, she can do “a whole bunch of shit,” even bring an entire musical she wrote with her collaborators from Los Angeles to New York.

Kylie Minogue, pop music’s impossible princess, was asked the other day if she’s always made music that’s authentic. “I said, well, I think so! Even if it wasn’t authentic to me, the music was authentic, because that’s what I was going through at the time.”

This is So Chic, Very Chic, PAPER’ s examination of Bravo’s sprawling cohort of fashion obsessives. From haute couture to TJ Maxx, they’ve literally worn it all. Sometimes they stunt, sometimes they turn the look, and sometimes they burn holes in retinas my ophthalmologist says might never heal.

The exact date of “Halloweekend” has been up for debate this year, but who really cares? This is New York City, where there’s a party every night of the week. Still looking for something to do with that extra costume? Well, Violet Chachki and Gottmik have some ideas on how to put it to good use.

PAPER's weekly roundup of the outfits seen on Bravo's 'Real Housewives' series and more!

Slow Factory has become a foundational resource on social media for the voices of Palestinians, voices of resistance and displaced people worldwide. The platform’s distinct visual communication style is inextricably linked with its mission to combat mainstream narratives about oppression and violence. Céline Semaan, the pioneering founder of Slow Factory, wants to change “harmful narratives popularized and promoted in mainstream media,” which she jokes has become something of an Olympic sport.

I am in Canada this week — a place that historically and anecdotally feels like it should be generally colder than the mid-Atlantic, or even California. And surprise, surprise, it was 70 degrees Farhenheit in November. Excuse me: 21 degrees Celsius.