It has a similar design: it’s a button-down shirt with a relaxed fit, two chest pockets and made from velvet. Instead of 100% ...

Ora paired a canary yellow velvet button-down top with leather chap-inspired black pants and thigh-high boots while out to dinner in New York City on Jan. 23.

Forget “socially acceptable”—velvet is particularly trendy this year, one of fashion’s most sanctioned looks of fall 2016.Angela Merkel has embraced the leadership potential of velvet ...