Nadine Ijewere Flashes 'All Dressed Up' for WSJ Magazine Spring Women's 2021 Fashion

Models Sara Grace Wallerstedt, Tess McMillan and Tianna St. Louis — three redheads — are ‘All Dressed Up’, styled by Gabriella Karefa Johnson. in arty, loud shout-out fashions. Photographer Nadine Ijewere flashes the sensory fashion blast for WSJ Magazine’s Spring Women’s 2021 issue. / Makeup by Grace Ahn; hair by Edward Lampley

Writing for WSJ Magazine, Elisa Lipsky-Karasa swears that COVID-19 has not meant the end of high-octane fashion. All reports on the high-end luxury market are that she’s correct. In fact, the rich have become disproportionately richer during the pandemic, but I’m not seeing very much of a “let them eat cake” attitude going on out there.

In a nod to Stella McCartney’s fantastic pre-fall collection, let’s hope that women of means are at least thinking about sustainability before rapturing on the latest pair of 4” heels. My observations suggest that there’s very solid movement in the direction of fashion awareness on the sustainability front.

Arty Fashion Twists for Stylish Individuals

Individuality is key, and preferably with an arty twist as women look into our closets. We all can relate to Sarah Hoover, a director at Gagosian gallery, who said that she was so bored by her working-at-home clothes that by Christmas was in a hot-pink Valentino ruffled minidress.

Hoover’s story was not one of sneaking out to the private back room of one of New York’s best restaurants with four other couples. No. She wore her Valentino minidress with dainty black-bow pumps embellished with crystals—”all to eat takeout Chinese food at home with her husband, artist Tom Sachs, and their toddler son.”

Let’s Suspend Worrying About Being Over-Dressed in 2021

Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, who styled this WSJ Magazine shoot, suggests that many of us are so bored over wearing PJs and sweats that ‘freedom’ is to throw on everything we own.

“Clothes mean so much more to me…. I really buy into the idea that people are going to embrace eclecticism and also an eccentricity in dressing, because we have literally been shut-ins. I’m my only company, and I’m going to want to slay as soon as I can.”

Karefa-Johnson has the best story of all, admiting that “for one rare outing, she picked a purple zebra-print pleather and shiny black vinyl skirt from Swedish brand Stand Studio’s 2019 capsule collection with Danish influencer Pernille Teisbaek.”

“I wore it to an echocardiogram,” she says. “I don’t know what the doctor thought, but it felt so good to wear real clothes.”

Check out all the fashion credits and the eight-minute trend audio at WSJ Magazine.