These days, a whole lot of American bands have their own takes on shoegaze, and Oakland’s Softie are among their number. Softie’s version of the genre is loose and hazy, with some of the shrugging ...

The Miu Miu interpretation of the boat shoe was different, of course, from the buttoned-up preppy stylings made famous by 20th-century icons like JFK or Princess Diana. This was a boat shoe ...

There, a model came down the catwalk wearing a matching dark brown leather jacket and skirt set, layered over a preppy-style collared shirt that peeked out of her polo sweater. “It took an ...