work can be seen in HALOSCOPE and the Parsons Fashion Studies Digest.

NYFW Loosens the Corset – and the Politics of Fashion,” Oct. 2025

Dressing the Part: How stylist Ellie Burns turned The Traitors’ Gabby Windey into a fashion star
Kaitlyn Rutledge Kaitlyn Rutledge

Dressing the Part: How stylist Ellie Burns turned The Traitors’ Gabby Windey into a fashion star

Last month, Gabby Windey appeared on The Jimmy Fallon Show to discuss her victory on season three of Peacock’s hit reality show The Traitors. While Gabby dazzled the late night crowd, the real star of the show was the silky purple, mid-length Wiederhoeft dress she arrived in– corseted perfectly and glittered to the gods. The mastermind behind the ex-Bachelorette-turned-social-media star’s styling operation? Twenty-three--year-old Los Angeles native, Ellie Burns.

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Declarations of Womanhood via Masculine Silhouettes
Kaitlyn Rutledge Kaitlyn Rutledge

Declarations of Womanhood via Masculine Silhouettes

If you’ve managed only a peek at the internet in the past month, you’re familiar with Doechii. 
The rapper recently won Best Rap Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards for her hit record Alligator Bites Never Heal, accepting the award in a grey Thom Browne suit with a shrunken jacket, tie, and a pair of exaggeratedly voluminous pants. Just a few weeks before, while performing selections from ABHN at an NPR Tiny Desk Concert, Doechii wore another oversized ensemble: a zip-front jacket paired with a wide-leg trouser by Willy Chavarria. Doechii frequently taps into traditional menswear to craft her preppy-eclectic, glamorous-“it girl” look – and it seems she’s not alone.

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CFDA Awards 2022: Best Dressed on the Red Carpet
Kaitlyn Rutledge Kaitlyn Rutledge

CFDA Awards 2022: Best Dressed on the Red Carpet

Last night at Casa Cipriani in New York City, fashion’s leading forces gathered for the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s (CFDA) annual award ceremony— I’ve gathered my favorite looks by this year’s event attendees.

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Your First Trip to Manhattan: A Transplant’s Guide
Kaitlyn Rutledge Kaitlyn Rutledge

Your First Trip to Manhattan: A Transplant’s Guide

So, you’re taking the plunge and going on the Great American journey—your first trip to New York City. While the city most definitely lives up to its title as the “Greatest in the World,” your first visit can be overwhelming when deciding what to do, where to stay, how to get around, and everything in between. To narrow down your abundance of choices, I have complied a list of my favorite recommendations and tips for your first time in Manhattan.

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The “It” Girl & Her Battle with Declining Longevity
Kaitlyn Rutledge Kaitlyn Rutledge

The “It” Girl & Her Battle with Declining Longevity

We live in an ever-evolving world filled with trend turnover. As a society, we are facing issues with sustainability and originality in this increasingly quick trend cycle, but does this phenomenon apply to our favorite “it” girls? With this week’s launch of Guest in Residence, “it” girl of the moment Gigi Hadid’s cashmere brand, this brings up the question—how much do our golden girls have to do to fight against the current of relevancy? And what happens if they don’t?

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