Few people wear—and remember—clothes quite like Amy Fine Collins. The journalist, art and fashion historian, and co-owner of the International Best-Dressed List has spent decades chronicling style at its highest level, first at Vanity Fair and now as an editor-at-large at Air Mail. But her relationship to fashion is far more personal than professional. A true patron, Collins forms deep, lasting relationships with the designers she wears—past champions include Alber Elbaz and Ralph Rucci, while Thom Browne is a current favorite. She approaches dress with the same rigor she brings to her writing: graphic, disciplined, and entirely individual. A devotee of Geoffrey Beene at his peak in the 1990s, her earliest fashion memory is playing dress-up in her mother’s wedding gown, tucked away in the basement—a formative moment that perhaps explains her lifelong reverence for clothes with history. The pieces she’s chosen to part with reflect that sensibility: a Lanvin striped dress and jacket she calls “perfect,” layered with memories, alongside exquisitely made garments that speak to her deep appreciation for craftsmanship and design. For Collins, style is never accidental—it’s considered, lived in, and, when the time comes, thoughtfully passed on.