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Catering to a Fashionable Crowd

At his restaurants Sant Ambroeus and Casa Lever, Gherardo Guarducci seduces and pampers patrons. He knows they are not for everyone.

At 81, Martha Stewart Is the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Star

The domestic diva talks about shedding her inhibitions, and (most of) her clothes, for the cover shoot.

Karl Lagerfeld and the Controversies That Color His Fashion Legacy

The “iceberg.” The Quran verses. The fatphobia. Committed as he was to fashion, at times it seemed that the great love of Karl Lagerfeld’s life...

Christian Cowan Lets His Clothes Do the Peacocking for Him

Celebrities like Lady Gaga and Lil Nas X flock to Christian Cowan’s designs for their gleeful flamboyance (and liberal use of ostrich feathers). The designer...

Put a Crimp in It

Rihanna, Halle Berry and Zendaya are just a few of the high wattage stars to have revisited the Marcel wave.

Yulia Navalnaya Will Step Out at the Oscars

The wife of the jailed Russian dissident Alexei Navalny plans to stride the carpet in a red Chloé gown to deliver a message of resistance.

Yulia Navalnaya Will Step Out at the Oscars

The wife of the jailed Russian dissident Alexei Navalny plans to stride the carpet in a red Chloé gown to deliver a message of resistance.

Michelle Obama’s Secret Style Weapon

Known in some quarters as the first lady’s tailor and dressmaker, Christy Rilling is starting her own line.

Fashion and Art Collide to Tackle Cowboys and the American West

In the show “Helmut Lang as Seen by Antwaun Sargent,” artists tackle the fascination with the American West.

Pat Field’s New Hustle

The outfitter to Lily Collins and Sarah Jessica Parker can sell you a tutu or a pink merkin. In a new memoir she spills the...