Mel Ottenberg

CANCELED

Designer Victor Barragán on Catholicism, Cock-Blocking, and Cancel Culture

February 13, 2023

“I was just having fun and being a slut.”

SOUND ADVICE

Sound Advice: Mel Ottenberg’s Blue Valentine’s Playlist

February 9, 2023

“Fuck Soundcloud, marry Apple, cheat on Apple with Spotify.”

FASHION WEEK

Mel Ottenberg and “Menswear Man” Conduct an Anonymous Paris Vibe Check

January 25, 2023

“It was like Gen-Z meets the Carter Administration energy.”

MEN'S WEEK

Alexander Fury and Mel Ottenberg on the “Big Dick Energy” at the Men’s Shows

January 19, 2023

“What’s Prada without a disgusting or complicated color?”

OWN IT

Dirty Work: Lisa Rinna Speaks Her Truth

January 13, 2023

“You don’t put me on pause. I go bye-bye.”

VOICE NOTES

“Madonna is God”: Dispatches from Saint Laurent’s SEX Party

December 5, 2022

“It’s so juicy and fun and naughty and hot.”

art week

Après Dinner, AMI’s Alexandre Mattiussi Wants to Go to Twist

December 2, 2022

“I want to be objectified, and Miami allows that,” said singer-songwriter Moses Sumney.

ICON

Kevin Aviance is Still Cunty

October 27, 2022

The New York icon transformed the lives of generations of children, including Mel Ottenberg’s. Here, they meet again.

ARIES

Laura Harrier Just Wants to Feel Hot and Bitchy

October 24, 2022

Fresh off a European getaway, the beautiful and talented actor gives our editor-in-chief Mel Ottenberg everything she’s got.

royalty

Emma D’Arcy Is on Fire

October 10, 2022

Mel Ottenberg jumped on the phone with the “House of the Dragon” star for a quick chat about epic sets, long takes, and high-adrenaline performances.

PARIS FASHION WEEK

Mel Ottenberg Gets Cozy With Louis Vuitton SS23

October 6, 2022

“I’ve been seduced.”

paris fashion week

Mel Ottenberg Gets Into the Mud at the Balenciaga SS23 Show

October 4, 2022

“My only complaint about the show is that I wanted 100 looks.”

PARIS FASHION WEEK

Loewe SS23: Minnie Mouse Shoes, Balloons, and 8-Bit Motifs

October 4, 2022

“I gotta say that this collection got me hot in the uncanny valley, baby.”

Schiaparelli SS23

paris fashion week

The Schiaparelli SS23 Collection Was a Lynchian Fever Dream

October 3, 2022

“I’ve been listening to a lot of ‘Come On Over’ by Shania Twain.”

PARIS FASHION WEEK

Ludovic de Saint Sernin Is Giving School Girl Gone Bad for SS23

September 30, 2022

Our editor-in-chief met the designer backstage for a tête-à-tête on fluid fashion, crystal chokers, and dressing the best derrières.

PARIS FASHION WEEK

Rick Owens SS23: Gelatinous Leather, Cher, and Boots With Hair

September 30, 2022

“I want everything. I don’t know how—maybe I have to rob a bank?”

PARIS FASHION WEEK

Maye Musk Is Ready to Serve Major Face on Mars, Courtesy of Dior

September 27, 2022

The legendary model caught up with our editor-in-chief after Dior’s SS23 runway show.

DESIGN!

Willo Perron Shows Mel Ottenberg His Giant Sausage Couch

September 22, 2022

The designer and creative director snuggles up with our editor-in-chief for a chat about all things cozy. 

Chloe Sevigny

STYLE

Chloë Sevigny on Bones And All, Sweater Season, and Her New Warby Parker Collab

September 20, 2022

Our editor-in-chief Mel Ottenberg called up the actor to discuss style, shades, and the joys of working with Timothy Chalamet.

NYFW

Enter Tommy Hilfiger’s Factory

September 12, 2022

“It’s Tommy’s Factory now, and we’re all living in it.”