I remember once listening to an interview with Sex and the City writer/director/executive producer Michael Patrick King, who mentioned off-handedly that the show, save for a few pointed exceptions, mostly took place in the spring and summer.Thinking back, that makes total sense. Carrie Bradshaw is, essentially, a creature of the summer. While...

“People, in the beginning, were saying, ‘Why does it get dark?’ ” Lucas explains. “ ‘The animals eat us at night—why does that happen?’ So they said, ‘I’ll tell you the story.’ ”The first gallery in the Lucas Museum, introducing its central concept, opens with a scale reproduction of the cave paintings in Altamira, Spain,...

In the course of reality TV’s 20-some-odd years golden era, a cheating scandal is almost as certain as a public screaming match in an unsuspecting local restaurant. In today’s reality TV climate, however, scandals, wrongdoings, and grievances—and how these stars choose to address them—have the power to reverberate much farther, thanks to...

It’s been three years now since Pharrell Williams began his headline residency at Louis Vuitton menswear, following his earlier cameo design appearances for the house back in 2004 and 2008. During this period—the typical single orbit of creative director contracts in fashion—the luxury industry in which LV is a figurehead marque has...

111Skin founder Dr. Yannis Alexandrides is a practicing triple board-certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, with a clinic on London’s Harley Street. Back in 2007, he teamed up with two biochemists to find a solution that would help his patients’ skin heal faster post-surgery. They came up with an anti-oxidant, vitamin C-infused...

Short silk robes are the favored choice among many brides, and there are several stunning picks available from beloved loungewear brands like Eberjey and Petite Plume. Some labels, like Hill House Home and Abbode even offer customizable monograms on their wraps for a personal touch. Don’t be afraid to eschew tradition and...

In Aespa’s new music video for “Lemonade”—the title track on their second studio album, out today—the K-pop girl group swaps its signature Y3K aesthetic for mod fashion.The colorful shift dresses, bouffant hair, and clustered eyelashes will strike fans as a major break from the sleek, Matrix-like image that Karina, Giselle, Winter, and...

Phia, the AI shopping app launched in April 2025 by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, wants to win the AI shopping race.Phia’s browser extension tool scrapes the internet while you shop, offering alternatives to whatever product you’re looking at, like a similar item at a better price or the same pair of...

Dior’s ties to La Serenissima run deep. Back in Christian Dior’s heyday, the couturier and Salvador Dali devised extravagant costumes for a legendary ball thrown by Charles de Bestegui at his palace, Palazzo Labia. “The most marvelous spectacle I have ever seen, or hope to see,” Dior wrote in his memoir. “Parties...

I don’t know anything about auctions or really about jewelry. Could you educate me? How many pieces are in this sale? How often do you do sales? How does it all work?So there are 197 pieces in the sale. We have a jewels sale twice a year — one in June and...