Rachel Tashjian

New York City

Fashion writer in the Style section

Education: University of Pennsylvania, BA in English and art history

Rachel Tashjian is a fashion writer for The Washington Post's Style section, covering fashion and style on the runway, red carpet and street, and in the media and politics. She is also the creator of Opulent Tips, an "invitation-only" newsletter with a cult following providing shopping and personal style advice. Previously, she was the fashion news director at Harper's Bazaar, where she profiled leading designers including Miuccia Prada, Maria Grazia Chiuri of Dior and Nicolas Ghesquière of Louis Vuitton. She was a 2023 ASME nominee for her reviews and criticism. Before that, she was GQ's
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The pussy bow vs. the big red tie

The knot in Kamala Harris’s blouse recalled second-wave feminist corporate attire. Donald Trump’s big, long tie speaks for itself.

September 11, 2024
The presidential debate plays on a screen in D.C. on Tuesday.

Nobody does it like Alaïa

Pieter Mulier’s show at the Guggenheim Museum was a treatise on how to be sexy in 2024.

September 8, 2024
Denim: a truly American fabric made European in the hands of Alaïa designer Pieter Mulier.

Anna Wintour kicks off Fashion Week with Jill Biden

Jill Biden headlined Vogue’s Fashion for Our Future event, but Anna Wintour insisted it was nonpartisan.

September 7, 2024

Jill Biden joins Ralph Lauren’s luxury world in the Hamptons

Jill Biden was in attendance as Ralph Lauren reconstructed his celebrated Polo Bar at great expense for one night in Bridgehampton.

September 6, 2024
First lady Jill Biden at the Ralph Lauren fashion show at the Khalily Stables in Bridgehampton, N.Y.

Can fashion ever have a conscience? Indré Rockefeller thinks so.

Rockefeller founded the Circularity Project, a nonprofit that she hopes will encourage designers to think more critically about the end stages of a product’s life as they’re creating it.

September 3, 2024

How Diane Keaton redefined the movie star look

The 78-year-old actress has gathered a voluminous selection of her most celebrated, most treasured and most questionable looks in a new book, “Fashion First.”

August 31, 2024

Why Kamala Harris’s clothes matter

Kamala Harris delivered her DNC acceptance speech in a navy Chloé pantsuit — and showed viewers she was confident, comfortable and commanding.

August 23, 2024
Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday.

For Tim Walz, ‘a dad in plaid,’ dressing down is leveling up

The Minnesota governor may have worn a suit to accept the VP nomination, but his vibe is camo and Carhartt.

August 22, 2024
Tim Walz, when he was governor-elect, attends a news conference Jan. 3, 2019, in Hastings, Minn.

Fashion is back in politics

Michelle Obama’s appearance was just one piece of a DNC convention that so far has centered fashion to a surprising degree.

August 21, 2024
Former president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday. Her sleeveless, belted ensemble by American brand Monse, with its funky wrapped neckline, was a sign that the pure pleasures of fashion may be returning to the Democratic Party.

Fashion has swallowed the Paris Olympics, but style is winning

Even in the fashion capital, the Opening Ceremonies displayed how people around the world have something interesting to say with clothes.

July 26, 2024
The Liberian team wore Telfar Clemens for the second Summer Olympics in a row. (Annegret Hilse/Pool/Reuters)