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Sixteenth-century ornamental timepieces frame a crystal-studded metal bodysuit by Thierry Mugler. Gilded silver reliquaries with sculpted hands stand next to a pair of Hermès gloves. A ceramic hand warmer from Faenza, Italy,...

Sometime in the last two years, it became fashionable for men to wear brown shoes with blue or black pants. I thought there was a rule against this. How did the new...

The third scene of the new Broadway production of “Eureka Day” could be titled The Way We Discourse Now. As written by the playwright Jonathan Spector, the scene reliably has audiences laughing...

By 2 a.m. we were happily lost again. Dimly illuminated arches and doorways reflected off the green canal waters. My daughter, Vivian, 16, and I were on a lion hunt in Venice,...

So begins the year of fashion change. First out of the gate: Lanvin, where Peter Copping, who took the creative reins in September, wasn’t just tasked with giving an old name a...

Carol Downer, a leader in the feminist women’s health movement who drew national fame for her role in a case known as the Great Yogurt Conspiracy — so named because she was...

Good morning. I’ll eat oatmeal for breakfast every day for a month, adding blueberries and drizzling the bowl with maple syrup and cream. Then, for no reason I can discern, it’s a...

Here’s a small sense of how revered Hermès is by other fashion designers: A few hours after the Hermès fashion show on Saturday, just après-midi, I visited the showroom of the Japanese...

As an avid knitter, Gabriela Tilevitz has had, as she put it, “a lifelong relationship to sweaters.”The ones that Ms. Tilevitz, a 33-year-old sex therapist in New York City, has recently been...

Jeweled timepieces typically dazzle with sparkling gemstones set on glittering surfaces.But some brands now are prioritizing artisanal collaborations — so their jeweled watches showcase not just extravagant stones but also the craftsmanship...