In what may prove to be their last appearance as full-time “senior royals,” the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited London’s Canada House last week to say thanks for the hospitality they…
If you were in search of New York’s Old Guard social elite Wednesday night, you needed to look no further than Laverdin Gallery at 57th & Park. Here, about 100 of the…
Iconic photographer Harry Benson, who just celebrated his 90th birthday (December 2), took a very fashionable victory stroll (victory strut?) last night at the opening of “Harry Benson: Behind the Scenes,” his…
No need to pack your bags to take a power trip to MFIT. “This exhibition is meant to raise more questions than it answers,” said Curator Emma McClendon of the 50 items…
Christie’s New York wants you to know they’re not your mother’s auction house. The venerable institution probably best known in this (quickly fading) decade for the 2011 sale of Elizabeth Taylor’s over-the-top…
My Halloween night was one of those weird confluences of events that only happen in New York. Passing the window of the Amazon Book store en route to my main event –…
Although I am a junkie for fashion created in the ‘70’s – ‘80s era, the late textile designer Michael Katz (who passed away in April at the age of 66) was not…
In the wake of the “look at me” era, there’s some evidence that the tide may be beginning to turn. Completely hiding one’s face (and often head) in public, as well as…
Cricket anyone? What was once the realm of aboriginal tribes or “Survivor” participants is today’s social engineering lesson sponsored by the letters “B” “U” “G” and “S.” That’s right, kids! Put down…
We’ve always had retail,” said Professor Susan Scafidi, founder and director of Fordham’s Fashion Law Institute at Friday’s breakfast seminar. “Fashion is pointless unless you can get it to the consumer.” Whether…
New York, Fashion Week’s version of Paris’s “la rentrée” (the return from summer vacances/back-to-school season) had an authentic Gallic flair yesterday as FIT’s Award for Artistry in Fashion luncheon honored a bonafide…
I got “the calling” in mid-June. Like Capital One’s “What’s in your wallet?” I would reach out via email to various influential fashion insiders asking them to divulge, “What’s on their home…