Beauty

Kate Barton is making her first foray into pre-collections. It’s a smart business move for the young designer who, in the past few seasons, has made an effort to expand her offerings and brand identity beyond the sculptural, liquid dresses for which she's known. This season, we see an evolution of the Barton identity that includes more daywear,...

The Alps—Europe’s tallest and most sprawling mountain range—stretches across eight countries and 750 miles of terrain, setting the high bar for the world’s skiing, hiking, and biking pursuits. But that’s not all the region is known for. A new crop of design-minded resorts and chalets has made the region a destination for aesthetic feats alongside its athletic ones.This...

This year, a number of Reem Acra’s clients ventured to Venice. After dressing them for their travels, Acra was so taken with the city—its drama and lavishness—that she decided to use it as the backdrop for her resort 2027 collection.The designer is known for opulent gowns covered in beading and embroidery. This time, she upped the ante, putting...

It’s an incontestable fashion fact: a crisp button-up shirt transcends trends and seasons. Part of a solid rotation of wardrobe essentials, this menswear-inspired It item has garnered a cult-like following that includes supermodels, from Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid, to our favorite celebrities like Katie Holmes. Like any closet classic, it’s likely that you already own a button-up...

For resort, Maximilian Davis returned once again to the 1920s, Ferragamo’s founding decade, a period he has mined with increasing focus. The glamorous Hollywood starlets who populated his vision for his last show were joined by the artists and cultural agitators orbiting them, bringing a more intellectually charged energy to his approach.“The reason I’m so drawn to the...

It was the girls’ night out seen around the world: on Wednesday, Taylor Swift and her longtime friends Alana and Este Haim joined Mariska Hargitay courtside at Madison Square Garden to cheer on the New York Knicks during the NBA Finals.Plenty has been written about Swift, the Haims, and Hargitay’s custom “Stevie Knicks,” “Knickelback,” and “Knickole Kidman” T-shirts...

I used to stay with him in Bridlington, and there you saw his level of work is ferocious, daunting. When he was working on all those big paintings—which were exhibited in A Bigger Picture at the Royal Academy in 2012—he would get everybody up to have a cup of tea while it was still dark. His argument was,...

Last night, Taylor Swift made history once more. She became the youngest female artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36—second as an artist only to Stevie Wonder who entered the American institution age 33. After being inducted by Stephen Spielberg, the pop star gave an emotional 21-minute long speech. She called songwriting...

Ever since I watched The Talented Mr. Ripley at an age that was, frankly, far too young—despite the film’s sophisticated trappings, Jude Law does get brutally clubbed around the head with an enormous wooden oar—I have been a sucker for the glamorous promise of an Italian vacation. It may be a cliché, but the reason I’ll always return...

Chanel is hitting the beach this summer with a “Parisian-inspired summer retreat,” per the brand. The first floor of the shop will sell this year’s summer capsule, Chanel Coco Beach—the first designed by Matthieu Blazy. It’s a seasonal store (and hopefully less crowded than other locations?), so go shop everything from swimsuits to watches there this summer. —A.G.L.The...